Rozalia Hernandez-Singh and Marisa Hernandez-De Windt, daughters of legendary Milwaukee artist Reynaldo Hernandez, reflect on their upbringing and their father’s legacy in their lives.
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Teens share their stories through new Mitchell Street Library mural
The Mitchell Street branch of the Milwaukee Public Library recently unveiled a new public art installation: a mural designed by a team of eight teenagers in collaboration with visual artist Erick Ledesma.
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Silver City students go door to door seeking support for outdoor mural
Seventh- and eighth-graders from Anna F. Doerfler School are asking residents to support their mural at the intersection of 30th and Scott streets in Layton Boulevard West.
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Silver City students go door to door seeking support for outdoor mural
Seventh- and eighth-graders from Anna F. Doerfler School are asking residents to support their mural at the intersection of 30th and Scott streets in Layton Boulevard West.
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Milwaukee Mural Map documents some of city’s visual treasures
After taking a bus tour of Philadelphia murals, Milwaukee community organizer Caitlin Sprague created a Milwaukee Mural Map to help bridge the divide between city and suburbs.
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Interactive art project plants “LUV” seats at bus stops
Tree stumps topped with artistic mosaics are brightening up bus stops along Wisconsin Avenue.
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Riverwest, Harambee artists transform space into creative ‘ARTery’
Artist Vedale Hill is working with neighborhood youth to express their “Hoop Dreams” through art. The project is one of many taking place in a new “art park” on the Beerline Trail, between Riverwest and Harambee.
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Viewers say Burnham Park public art ‘looks like life’
People walking through the intersection of 31st and Burnham encountered Typeface, a public art project that recently bloomed on a boarded-up corner store.
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Amani youth art show complements Bloom and Groom
Colorful artwork portraying the aspirations of neighborhood youth and vibrant flowers combined to brighten up the Amani neighborhood.