Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Your neighborhood. Your News.

Milwaukee NNSnewsMilwaukee NNSSearch
Subscribe to NNS today!
Advertisement
  • Home
  • News
    • Arts and Recreation
    • Community
    • Economic Development
    • Education
    • Health and Wellness
    • Housing
    • Public Safety
    • NNS Spotlight
    • Special Report
  • Posts From Community
    • Submit a Story
  • Community Voices
  • How To
  • Multimedia
    • NNS Local Video
    • Photos
    • NNS on Lake Effect
    • NNS WGLB 1560 Radio
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
  • About
    • Staff
    • Partners
    • News 414
    • The neighborhoods we cover
  • News414
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University


Language: English English Spanish Spanish

You are here: Home / Posts from Community / Isabel Castro selected as artist in residence for Cesar E. Chavez Drive

Isabel Castro selected as artist in residence for Cesar E. Chavez Drive

August 3, 2018 by Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative and Cesar Chavez Drive BID 1 Comment

Share this...
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on LinkedIn
Linkedin

Isabel Castro, Chavez Drive’s Artist in Residence for Fall 2018, signs the contract that finalizes her acceptance of the Residency, as CSNI’s Executive Director, Ian Bautista, looks on. In the background is pictured Castro’s new studio – a converted storefront that is still in process of being transformed into an art making space. (Photo by Jessica Luebbering)

This fall, the Farm Project will implement its second Artist in Residence program. Milwaukee artist Isabel Castro has been selected from a deep and talented pool of artists to work out of the public studio & gallery space on S. Chavez Drive from August to December 2018. The Farm Project is a broad partnership effort (of the Chavez Drive BID and the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative) to seed arts and culture on the commercial corridor. The primary goal of this initiative is to establish Cesar Chavez Drive as the home of Latino/a arts and culture in the hearts and minds of Milwaukeeans.

Castro creates work using paint and other media and plans to continue exploration of different media. During her residency, she will create five to seven new pieces of art, including public art that will be installed along the corridor. While developing her personal arts practice, Castro shared that she plans to “build connections with businesses and organizations, in and around the neighborhood for collaborations on events and art projects.” She plans to engage the community in art making workshops that also provide opportunity for personal reflection.

Isabel Castro, Chavez Drive’s Artist in Residence for Fall 2018, in front of the recently installed “¡Si Se Puede!” mural on the SE corner of Chavez and Mineral. Chavez Drive’s 2017 Artist in Residence, Erick Ledesma led the creation of the “¡Si Se Puede!” mural as part of his residency. (Photo by Jessica Luebbering)

Castro exuded excitement at her new position. “I’m so very much excited for this opportunity,” she said. “I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen, what’s going to take place here. I hope to contribute to this neighborhood and this community. I’m very excited to see what awaits us in the future.”

Erick Ledesma, Chavez Drive’s 2017 Artist in Residence and member of the selection committee was also very positive about Castro’s future work on Chavez Drive. “Isabel Castro’s exploration of identity through visual arts, dedication to community involvement and passion to expand her craft make her a great fit for the residency. I am excited to see her flourish within the space and with the Clarke Square Neighborhood,” says Ledesma.



Castro is a 2017 graduate of Escuela Verde and a rising sophomore at UW-Milwaukee. During her residency, Castro’s artwork will touch on identity, culture, community, and growth. “As I focus on those topics, it will give me the opportunity to share my own stories as a young Latina, and connect my experiences with others,” she shared.

Castro shared that she has planned art-making activities every month that will inspire the creation of a larger public art piece, such as a mural. “Not just painting, different activities. We’re going to be working with different art mediums for sure, and that’s where people can have the opportunity to get their feet wet on certain things and what they would like. From there, we can start brainstorming what we’d want to do together as one big art piece. It’s baby steps to a big picture.”

The Chavez Drive Artist in Residence is part of the Farm Project, an effort to cultivate Cesar E. Chavez Drive as a destination for economic and cultural experience and commerce. In addition to the artist in residence program, the Farm Project has been instrumental in coordinating Ciclovia MKE, an annual open-streets event, an annual Cesar Chavez Day celebration, the installation of a Cesar Chavez memorial statue and plaza, and community art exhibitions. This residency is made possible through private grants and contributions from the Mary L. Nohl Fund, the Zilber Family Foundation, the Chavez Drive BID, Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative, individuals and other sources.

To stay up to date with the progress of the Artist in Residence program and other Farm Project initiatives, “like” the Cesar E. Chavez Drive Business Improvement District (BID) and the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative on Facebook. The studio is located at 1000 S. Chavez Drive, on the southeast corner of W. Mineral Ave. and S. Chavez Dr..

Share this...
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on LinkedIn
Linkedin

Filed Under: Posts from Community

About Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative

About Cesar Chavez Drive BID

Comments

  1. Lucas Alamo says

    August 13, 2018 at 9:17 pm

    Interesting

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Advertisement

Recent News

5 things to know and do the weekend of May 26

He spent 20 years in prison. Now he’s spending his life helping those who have been incarcerated.

Leaders once again ponder future of The Domes

Advertisement
Give today to support our mission. Donate to Milwaukee NNS.
Advertisement

News

  • Arts and Recreation
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Health and Wellness
  • Housing
  • Public Safety
  • NNS Spotlight
  • Special Reports

Engage with us

  • Posts from Community
  • Community Voices
  • Submit a Story

About NNS

  • Milwaukee NNS Staff
  • Partners
  • News414
  • The neighborhoods we cover
  • Careers
  • Terms of use
  • Advertise

Connect with us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS feed

Communities

Contact

mailing address
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Diederich College of Communication
Marquette University
1131 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Johnston Hall 430
Milwaukee, WI 53233

email
info@milwaukeenns.org

phone & fax
PHONE: 414.604.6397 FAX: 414.288.6494


Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service is a project of Diederich College of Communication and Marquette University.
© 2020 Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. Terms of use.
1131 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee WI 53233 • info@milwaukeenns.org

Copyright © 2023 · News Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in