SWAN Day MKE

A Celebration & Exhibition of Milwaukee Women Artists

Artists from all over Milwaukee celebrate the power and diversity of women’s creativity at SWAN Day MKE, an Exhibition at RedLine Milwaukee that is part of the International 9th Annual Support Women Artists Now Day. Come enjoy the FREE Opening Reception for SWAN Day MKE, Saturday, March 19th, 10am-12pm at RedLine Milwaukee.

Exhibition: Runs March 10th – April 2nd, 2016  at RedLine Milwaukee

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 19th 10am-12pm  at RedLine Milwaukee

 

RedLine Milwaukee

2nd Floor Artist in Residence (AIR) Gallery

1422 N. 4th St. Milwaukee, WI 53212

www.redlineartmke.org 414-491-9088

Hours: Thurs 10-7, Fri & Sat 10-3

Free & Open to the public

 

Organized by Jamie Bilgo Bruchman

Artist in Residence at RedLine Milwaukee

Email: jamiebruchman@gmail.com

 

Women artists of all ages, disciplines and levels of artistic experience residing in Milwaukee and surrounding area were invited to participate in an informal, non-juried celebration and exhibition of art held at RedLine Milwaukee, as part of Support Women Artists Now Day (SWAN Day), an international celebration of women artists and the power of their work to change the world.  “Women artists are creating change in their communities and around the world,” said Martha Richards, the co-founder of SWAN Day. “This day of celebration will help people imagine what the world would be like if women’s art and perspectives were fully integrated into all of our lives.”

 

All works in SWAN Day MKE contain a “swan” element or theme, drawing inspiration from this symbolic bird and its place in nature, travel, folklore and history. It’s an animal that represents transformation, contrast, inner beauty and creativity.

 

Along with each piece, on display will also be artist’s responses to three questions, designed to cultivate an awareness of community, both among women artists all over the world and within our geographical community of Milwaukee:

1)Who is your favorite woman artist and why?

2)What do you need today and What do you have to offer?

3) What’s one thing that makes you feel supported as a woman artist in Milwaukee & the world?

 

Find out more on social media:  #swandaymke #SWANday

Official Facebook Event Page: www.facebook.com/events/921968891232303/

 

About RedLine Milwaukee

RedLine Milwaukee, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is an urban laboratory that seeks to nourish the individual practice of contemporary art and to stimulate the creative potential of the local community to which we are linked. Through residency, education, outreach and challenging exhibition programs with a focus on social justice, RedLine inspires and impacts new generations of cultural and civic transformers.

 

Participating artists include:

Kath Vandenberg, Cynthia S. Hayes, Rebecca Sykalski, Jody Emery with daughters Lauren & Jamie Toscano, Monica Gorko, Grace Glembin, Gina Glembin, Jamie Bilgo Bruchman, Shalisha Porter, Carmen D. Williams, Melanie Ownley, Christine Burke, Katie Gamb, Allison Beilke, Maeve Jackson, Jenna Miller, Katie Groth, Nirmal Raja, Elissa Palmer, Kristin Gjerdset, Lauren Bugenhagen, Alli Smith, Sabrina J. Price, Charlotte Enders, Johanna Larson, Zoë Darling, Daryll Michaelis, Anja Notanja Sieger, Laura Dorow, Dara Larson, Jordan Acker Anderson, Pacia Sallomi, Kathleen Walter, Tracy Thomas, Katurah McNichols, Alexa Hollywood, Kat Rodriguez, Tori Tasch, Cynthia Brinich-Langlois, Mari Marks, Michele Parliament, Stacey Williams-Ng, Min Kyoung Sung, Amber S. Anderson, Dominique Williams, Sue Lawton, Marsha McDonald, Valaria Tatera, Jennifer Klemens, Emily Adrienne Liefke, CaBeatrice Hart, Colleen Sherry, Bianca Brandolino, Lizzy Salvaggio, Marna Brauner, Heidi Koester, Darlene Wesenberg Rzezotarski, Katie Ryan, Ann Mory Wydeven, Lindsay Marx, Pat Hidson, Michel Dabel, Leila Mousai, Megan Cunningham, Lynn Reif

From Oak Creek High School (Instructor Laura Dorow): Kiersten Czarnecki, Nancy Yang, Melissa Nurre, Allison Dennick & Victoria Smikowski

From Mount Mary University (Instructor Jordan Acker Anderson): Becca Basten, Denisse Hernandez, Shannon Franklin, Emily Williams, Lauren Kidd, Elizabeth Mueller

From Alverno College (Instructor Dara Larson): Tai Hardie, Emma Rybacki, Britney Perkins, Molly Thornton, Jenna Burke, Cecilia Castro, Lauren Cepulis, Na-Tiyana Davis, Tashira Feliciano, Gabrielle Lynn, Alesia Milliner & Namiko Ookawara, Lynda Sommers

Collaborative SWAN Day photoshoot piece organized by Lexis Zenobia & 75 women of Milwaukee Ladies United #mlu

image: Kiki Smith, “White Swan”

Iris print, 1999 18 1/2 x 25 5/8 inches Edition of 20
Published by Pace Editions, Inc.