http://www.portalwisconsin.org/graphics/portal_rss.jpg http://www.portalwisconsin.org http://www.portalwisconsin.org Culture, arts, humanities and history in Wisconsin Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:11:25 CST Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:11:25 CST http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=63121 What was Appleton and the Fox Cities like during the Progressive Era (1890-1920)? The turn of the century was a period of speculation and excitement. Americans felt the excitement of world fairs and new technologies entering their daily lives. This exhibit focuses on Appleton and the Fox Cities' evolution from a fledgling manufacturing town to a modern industrial center. Through a collection of 3,000 photographs, amateur photographer W.D. Schlafer captured this rapidly changing environment during the Progressive Era in the Fox Cities. -- History Museum at the Castle, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=67979 Enjoy our show-stopping fashion exhibit that puts the spotlight on 100 years of high-class style and clothing embellishments. The display explores the art of fashion through the exhibition of haute couture styles dating from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Gain backstage access to the richest styles of the century and showcases over-embellished fashions and designer duds, all from the collections of the Oshkosh Public Museum. Ornate bustle dresses, elegant Titanic-era gowns and dazzling flapper sheaths sparkle with 100 years of bling. Presidential inauguration gowns, bridal trousseaus and dresses fit for queens are accented by an eclectic display of tres chic accessories, including hats, clutches and parasols. -- Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=68169 Morris Panych's dark comedy is the story of a selfish bank drudge tending to the dying aunt he hasn’t seen in 30 years. Be careful what you wish for. -- Next Act Theatre / Off-Broadway Theatre, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=69002 Million Dollar Quartet is the smash-hit musical from Broadway, inspired by the true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. Million Dollar Quartet brings that legendary session to life, an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring a score of rock hits including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more. Content Disclaimer: May contain mature content and strong language. -- Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=69079 "An Up North State of Mind" by Mary Rypel Anderson is on view at the NWTC Art Gallery, located in the library on the Green Bay campus. -- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70013 Isabelle "Izzy" Grossman is a smart, Jewish twenty-something working at a New York bookstore. She has a good job, a great apartment, and she’s happy to be independent and single. She’s not anxious to marry, but her grandmother Bubbie Ida wants her granddaughter to settle down with a "nice man." While Izzy is captivated by the intellectual world of authors like Anton Maes, Bubbie calls on a local matchmaker to set Izzy up with Sam, who owns a pickle shop. The romantic triangle that ensues reveals a clash of cultures and customs across the generations--while it shows that real love crosses all boundaries. This fun romantic comedy challenges the attitudes of both generations with wit and warmth--as Izzy eventually "crosses Delancey" to find love. -- Waukesha Civic Theatre, Waukesha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70080 E Pluribus Unum: Artists Picture Society offers the perspectives of modern and contemporary American artists whose works ponder ethnicity, gender, race, class and political belief. It is the second in a trilogy of exhibitions that examines defining themes in the art of our time, in this case the nature of society. -- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA), Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70143 Using steel and bronze, as well as organic materials such as beeswax, bone, hair and mother-of-pearl, Kim Cridler creates vessel forms that connect her interests in history, craft, ornament and function with an investigation of material and metaphor. Comprised of several sculptural works utilizing patterns and motifs based on the environment around Cridler’s current residence, "My Wisconsin Home" also references "open storage areas in museums that facilitate the formal and cultural study of objects and their histories." -- Racine Art Museum, Racine http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70698 Most of the two dozen games displayed in the new temporary exhibit Native Games can be found, with some variation, among tribes in the United States and Canada. All tribes played games of skill and chance, racing and relay games, throwing and catching games, games that imitated hunting and war, games that were played alone and those that were played with a group. This small exhibit, located on the second floor between the Southeast and Southwest Native American halls, is divided into four topics: lacrosse and other stick games, games of skill, games of chance, and traditional European games adapted by Native Americans. While some of these games may be recognizable to you, many will likely be unfamiliar though they existed before European arrival in North America. -- Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70745 The art of Pamela Diaz Martinez is alive with magical realism, detailed scenes of lifelike clarity with whispers of surreal circumstances that provoke a sense of otherworldliness. Martinez frequently uses her canvases to address the ever-present pull between the physical and the spiritual. Like a palindrome, a word or phrase that is spelled the same forwards or backwards (such as "civic," "racecar," or "Was it a rat I saw?"), many of the pieces in Following Palindrome Series #2: Conversion offers surprises and revelations for those that explore the drawings' and paintings' themes and intricacies from all angles. -- Latino Arts, Inc., Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71151 For Wisconsin, the Civil War began in April 1861 with a single piece of paper, a declaration of war from Governor Alexander Randall that assured his state would protect and defend the Union until its last breath. By the end of 1862, Governor Randall's promise manifested itself on the battlefield, as Wisconsin soldiers that began in gray militia coats and hand-me-downs now stood tall in radiant blue frock coats and forage caps, while some, outfitted in ominous black felt hats, became the most feared fighting force in the Union Army. In just over eighteen months, the men of Wisconsin--farmers, laborers, teachers and merchants--entrusted with destroying Confederate forces and preserving the Union, were no longer just flesh and blood. They were iron--strong, unflappable, and soon to be unstoppable. This exhibit is their story, how Wisconsin's soldiers trained for, fought in, and eventually won the Civil War, from Paper to Iron. -- Wisconsin Veterans Museum , Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71604 Three phenomenal actors, armed with an outrageous assortment of outerwear and props, cram the Bard’s entire canon of plays (and sonnets), into 90 minutes of high-speed, over-the-top hilarity! The whole family will love this endearingly irreverent and lightning-paced romp through the greatest plays of all time. -- Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71606 One of the most beloved and beautifully compassionate stories ever written comes to breathtaking life on stage. Set in small-town Alabama during the Depression, and seen with brilliant clarity through the eyes of a young tomboy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning tale is about innocence, tolerance, family and the courage to live what you believe. The Rep will partner with leading community organizations, including the Milwaukee Public Library, to create a city-wide series of events and discussions around To Kill a Mockingbird, including dramatic readings, book and panel discussions, talkbacks with artists moderated by university scholars and additional special events. -- Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71700 UW-Waukesha's wood-fired kiln is modeled after the 17th-century Japanese anagama ("cave" or "single chamber") kilns and slopes into a hill. -- Inova/Zelazo (Mary L. Nohl Galleries), Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71701 Lisa Bulawsky's ideas filter through her knowledge and investigation of printmaking and its physical and philosophical implications. For our Artists Now lecture series, she discusses private and public impulses, as well as the metaphorical role of print in her work and in culture through recent projects. -- UW-Milwaukee, Arts Center Lecture Hall, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71759 Born and raised in Wyoming, Jason Lanka received a MFA at the University of Connecticut in 2006. The space at which our culture comes in contact with the environment inspires Jason's creative work. Much can be understood about the nature of how our society defines its role and place within the natural world by the observation of this boundary. After spending almost 25 years as a chef and restaurant manager, Kathleen returned to school and received a BFA in Sculpture at UW-EC in 1991. She has participated in numerous group shows. -- Janet Carson Gallery, Eau Claire http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71785 This exhibit showcases Lincoln's political rival and shows how, during Douglas' lifetime, he was the more popular of the two men. -- Civil War Museum, Kenosha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71915 Don't miss the Neville’s own major, juried art exhibition. This annual exhibition has been held each year (with a few exceptions) since it was established by Museum Director Earl G. Wright in 1942. Paintings, drawings, original prints, photographs, sculpture, and ceramics are all entered by artists living throughout Northeast Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Always highly competitive, only one in three or sometimes only one in two artworks entered were selected for the exhibition. This year’s juror is Randall Berndt, co-director and curator at the James Watrous Gallery of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters in the Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, Wis. -- Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71916 See a small exhibit on what, where and how bulk raw materials are delivered to, and removed from, Green Bay and the economic impact it has on our local economy. -- Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72084 Come and enjoy this holiday tradition. Original figures from the Prange's department stores come to life at the Neville Public Museum. Snow babies play in the enchanted forest, animal musicians fiddle and dance and the Dolls of Christmas Past are showcased in all new window scenes. Children can purchase inexpensive holiday gifts for their family in the charming gingerbread Children Only Shop. Bruce the Spruce, the magical talking Christmas tree, and Santa delights fans of all ages. -- Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72154 Harrington and Isaac's collaborative multimedia installation work explores themes of dislocation, migration, and the way nostalgia distorts and narrows the idea of "American-ness." -- James Watrous Gallery of the Wisconsin Academy, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72264 All That Glitters, an exhibition of contemporary, cold-worked sculpture, features contemporary glass artists Chirstopher Ries, Toland Sand, David Huchthausen, John Kuhn, Sidney Hutter and others. -- Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72380 This exhibition provides a compelling, continental perspective on wolves today. It features wolves and their closely related cousins, the red wolf and coyote. Organized by region, each animal is presented in its human and natural-history context. For every region where wolves thrive--or struggle to survive--cultural and economic pressures continue to shape their existence. The exhibit includes five wolf specimens and one coyote specimen on loan from the Bell Museum of Natural History, in cooperation with the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minn. -- Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72471 This exhibition draws from the permanent collection of the MMoCA, whose holdings in Mexican prints are one of the finest and most extensive in the Midwest. Tierra y Libertad! presents linocuts, woodcuts, lithographs and etchings, and includes a broad array of prints produced by the Taller de gráfica popular. -- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA), Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72571 Leslie Fitzwater brings legendary and celebrated French chanteuse, Edith Piaf to life in this dramatic and newly expanded musical revue. Fitzwater embodies Piaf in this captivating evening of song and story. For show dates and times, or to order tickets, visit <a href="http://www.skylightopera.com/onstage/2011.12%20Season/therivals.html">www.skylightopera.com</a>. -- Broadway Theatre Center, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72587 Wendy Wasserstein's award winning comedy/drama about three middle-aged Jewish-American women and their lives. Underlying the play is an empathetic concern for the prospects of women today. -- Off the Wall Theatre, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72593 Local teachers exhibit recent work at Carroll University. -- Carroll University - Rowe Art Gallery and Marceil Pultorak Art Gallery, Waukesha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72659 This exhibition includes a selection of paintings made by French artists who succeeded some of the most popular and iconic painters in art history--the Impressionists. Some were attracted to and perpetuated the ground-breaking style and techniques of their predecessors, while others broke new ground with color and form. All paved the road toward modernism. Included in the exhibit will be work by Paul Signac (French, 1863–1935), Maxime Maufra (French, 1861–1918), Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947), Eugène Galien Laloue (French, 1854–1941). Open September 16 with free admission from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. as part of Appleton’s Art on the Town. -- Trout Museum of Art, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72660 An exhibition of Russian paintings, featuring work by Vycheslav Pichugin (Russia, b. 1935). This exhibition is organized with the assistance of the Fox Cities-Kurgan Sister Cities Program. Open September 16 with free admission from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. as part of Appleton’s Art on the Town. -- Trout Museum of Art, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72701 Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail. Fox Prairie Elementary hits the stage with all your favorite characters, including Aladdin, Jasmine, and of course, the Genie. Filled with magic, mayhem, and flying carpet rides, audiences' spirits will soar with excitement. Most of all, the tuneful, Academy award-winning score makes this musical a favorite for many years to come. Directed by Paul Otteson. -- Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72929 Six guest curators were invited to study MIAD's significant design catalog and create their own mini-exhibitions from the database information. The six curators are Richard Wright, Kipp Stevens, Vicki Matranga, Melissa Buchanan, John Caruso and Ryan Ramos ’07 (Industrial Design). -- Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73165 This exhibit features the works of five artists of Mexican/Chicano heritage who share a strong cultural vision. Works in painting, drawing, photography, video and installation highlight how identity, gender, family, community and political issues can generate images or objects of beauty, reveal cultural misperceptions, and illicit deep emotional response from the viewer. The artists in this exhibit--Maria Gaspar, Ricardo Gonzalez, Salvador Jimenez, Xavier Tavera and Maria Tomasula--present a complex portrait of Mexican and Chicano people. -- Carthage College - Johnson Art Center, Kenosha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73294 Las Vegas has been home to the world’s greatest entertainers and the most exciting shows. The Fireside continues its cherished tradition of live band revues with a sparkling tribute to the ultimate center of music, laughter, glitz and glamour featuring a stunning cast of performers and our own live band. -- Fireside Dinner Theatre, Fort Atkinson http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73482 Ceramic artist Debbie Kupinsky is currently the Uihlein Fellow in Studio Art at Lawrence University. This exhibition introduces the Lawrence community to Kupinky's installation and ceramic works. Hoffmaster Gallery. -- Lawrence University - Wriston Art Center, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73483 Bernard Gilardi (1920-2008) started painting in the late 1950s and continued to make folk inspired oil paintings throughout his life in his basement studio. By the time he died at the age of 88, he had completed about 400 paintings. Kohler Gallery. -- Lawrence University - Wriston Art Center, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73759 The relationship between a work of art and the private collector is direct and personal--and the Chazen's primary criterion in acquiring paintings has always been beauty or appeal to the "eye." This freedom is particularly enviable when it results in a truly outstanding collection like the Chazen's. Though their interests are broad, their collection of paintings is especially noteworthy and includes some of the most beautiful work by the most important artists of the twentieth century. This exhibition of mostly late-twentieth-century American and European abstract paintings includes works by such artists as David Hockney, Robert Motherwell, Hans Hofmann and Gerhard Richter. -- Chazen Museum of Art, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73771 Discover the diverse array of inventions, concepts and traditions that originated, in one way or another, in Wisconsin. You probably know about Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie-style architecture and Les Paul's musical innovations. Maybe you know about the Wisconsin origins of the typewriter and the snowmobile. But what about the National Weather Bureau? The supercomputer? Professional wrestling? The modern surfboard? Explore the authentic stories behind the inventions you know, and the surprising stories behind the innovations you might not expect. -- Wisconsin Historical Museum, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74041 Figures and landscapes on canvas, fabric, leather and wood explore the cultural divide, questions of place and self-identity, boundaries and places of harmony, unity and coexistence. -- Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74044 The exhibit features photographs and paintings by Brad Anthony Bernard, Mutope J. Johnson, Scott Pollard and Tony Frontier. Their lively and soulful works offer a peek into the kaleidoscopic world of blues and jazz musicians. From gritty street musicians to polished jazz performers, these intriguing photographs and vivid paintings capture the rhythm of their lives. -- Cardinal Stritch University--Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74203 To Wear or Not to Wear showcases artist-made garments and objects of adornment that are both wearable and non-wearable. Visitors to the museum will discover a dress constructed of ceiling tin, a collar of airbrushed aluminum, and shoes made of discarded lottery tickets. This exhibition includes the work of emerging and established artists from various backgrounds including metalsmithing, sculpture, fiber and commercial photography. -- Racine Art Museum, Racine http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74206 One World, One People' features portraits of significant Jewish figures by renowned photographer Arnold Newman. From artists and entertainers to philosophers and politicians, Newman--known as the Father of Environmental Photography--captures his subjects in a manner unique to the personality of those being portrayed. -- Jewish Museum Milwaukee, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74382 An exhibition featuring portraits of people and creatures. -- Wings Over Alma Nature and Art Center, Alma http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74571 Dean Valadez uses an imagery that feels much like a deconstruction of space and matter. Using acrylic, paper collage and printing Valadez creates futuristic, mechanical worlds in his works. Valadez draws his inspiration from George Orwell’s book 1984 and focuses on the ways in which technology shapes our experience. Valadez has studied in both Milwaukee and Boston. He currently resides in Milwaukee. The exhibition is on view in the Ploch Gallery, located in the upper level of the Wilson Center's Grand Hall. -- Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74635 "The Europeans: Photographs by Tina Barney" provides an intimate look at wealthy Europeans at home through the eyes of American photographer Tina Barney (b. 1945). Known for her large, lush and colorful photographs, Barney began capturing images of friends and family in 1975 and quickly gained art-world attention for her often candid, tableau-like images. To produce the works in the exhibition, Barney embarked on her own modern version of the Grand Tour of Europe between 1996 and 2004. She traveled to Austria, Italy, England, Spain, France and Germany, photographing people of means who earlier would have commissioned painted portraits of themselves. The exhibition presents 20 works from that series including a 2010 Haggerty acquisition, "The Daughters." The Haggerty exhibition of The Europeans is the first time a large selection from the series has been seen in an American museum. -- Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74636 Philip Guston's "Inevitable Finality, The Gemini G.E.L. Prints" presents for the first time, in one place, all 25 lithographs created in the last two months of the artist’s life. As a collection, the works reveal Guston’s lifelong passion for drawing, his return to the figurative, and his deep appreciation of the immediacy and liveliness inherent in drawings. Spontaneous and quite personal, Guston’s prints feature images of objects found in his studio--a chair, an easel, a set of paintbrushes--along with fantastic forms that defy easy interpretation. In addition to the Gemini prints, this exhibition includes a series of photographs of Guston in his studio by Sydney Felsen, cofounder of Gemini G.E.L., a printmaking workshop in Los Angeles. -- Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74637 John Stezaker's "Marriage" is an exhibition of nine 'Film Portraits' made between 2009 and 2011 by the British conceptual artist John Stezaker (b. 1949). The artist mined boxes of old photographs, specifically vintage film stills and publicity shots of classic movie stars from Hollywood's Golden Age to create a new series of collages that are simultaneously whimsical, ironic and uncanny. -- Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74639 "The Tool at Hand" brings together artworks resulting from an unusual and slightly eccentric experiment. Last spring the Chipstone Foundation invited fourteen contemporary artists to break from their usual practice and make a work of art with one tool alone. This exhibition presents these works, and the tools used to craft them, together with short, explanatory videos produced by each artist. Silversmith Ndidi Ekubia, woodworker David Gates, and painter Joy Garnett all employed a traditional tool for their work on view: hammer, saw, paintbrush. Others, such as ceramist Caroline Slotte and designer Tavs Jorgensen, used new or non-traditional tools, from dental drills to customized 3D printers. -- Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74640 For more than thirty-five years, the Milwaukee Art Museum has presented the outstanding artistic talents of our area’s youth. Students in grades 7–12 annually awe Museum visitors with their creativity and skill. This year’s Scholastic Art Awards exhibition features over 325 artworks in the categories of Architecture, Ceramics and Glass, Comic Art, Design, Digital Art, Drawing, Fashion, Film and Animation, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture. Twenty-four visual artists and art professionals carefully selected the works from more than thirteen hundred entries based on the students’ handling of the materials and the expressive execution of the work. -- Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74660 Bring your favorite valentine, your teddy bear! Create a take home placemat, set the table Victorian style, and then we enjoy ‘tea’ (water) and waltzing with our teddy bears. This program is designed for ages 3-5. -- Waukesha County Museum, Waukesha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74717 Before there was Harry Potter or Percy Jackson, there was Meg Murry, the original sci-fi/fantasy hero. She is an outcast at school. Her father is missing. The town thinks her brother is some sort of freak. Meg Murry is angry at a world that makes no sense to her. But when a strange visitor arrives at her family’s home on a dark and stormy night, she embarks on a wild journey through space and time to rescue her father from the evil forces that hold him prisoner on another planet. Don’t miss this production sure to propel your imagination on the journey of a lifetime. For everyone ages 8 and up. -- Marcus Center for the Performing Arts - Todd Wehr Theater, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74962 Doug Rosenberg, professor of video, performance and installation, speaks about his current work. The Compendium 2012 Art Faculty Gallery Talk series provides a forum for students, as well as the campus and broader communities to engage with the work and the artists. -- Chazen Museum of Art, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75034 The exhibition takes a contemporary approach, while it emphasizes the possibilities inherent in painting on paper in a wide range of sizes and formats. Encouraged to experiment and explore all the possibilities of painting on paper, the artists in the show have created works as diverse as their own imaginations. -- Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75039 Be transported to an island where dinosaurs not only live in harmony with shipwrecked travelers but also speak and vigorously participate in commerce and culture. Inspired by his lifelong fascination with archaeology and ancient civilizations, James Gurney’s detailed illustrations blend scientifically accurate depictions of dinosaurs with fully imagined lost cities. -- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75040 An exhibition of forty-three works acquired from the Museum’s three hot-glass exhibitions presented in 1978, 1981 and 1984, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the studio glass movement in the United States. Among the glass artists featured are Harvey Littleton, Marvin Lipofsky, Joel Philip Myers and Howard Ben Tré. -- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75073 Russian lacquer has become well-known for the beauty and quality of the meticulously small detailed paintings. The idea to create lacquer boxes with detailed paintings originated more than 1,000 years ago in Asian countries including China and Japan. Europeans adopted the process during the 17th and 18th centuries--often used to create snuffboxes which were then were in great demand throughout Europe. A Russian merchant who visited Germany in 1795 is credited with developing the art of lacquer in Russia. He hired a team of German artists and carpenters to travel to Russia, where he opened a factory of lacquer miniature and a school, and children learned the miniature painting from Germans. -- Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75137 This exhibit showcases pieces from the Rahr-West Art Museum Collection, which was rated one of the Top Ten Museum collections in small communities by USA Today. -- Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75139 Expressionist retrospective works by John Steines. -- Common Wealth Gallery , Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75156 The Reminiscence Speaker Series features talks that illuminate the "spirit of Stout." The original series was held in advance of the university's centennial in 1991 and made a significant contribution to Stout’s oral history. The institution has seen considerable change in the years since and the association reinstated the series to continue documenting the university’s unique culture and history. Bring a lunch for an interesting hour highlighting the university’s rich history. -- UW-Stout, Menomonie http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75165 Where can you play the stock market, run your own lemonade stand, put your face on a million dollar bill and see samples of currency from pounds to pesos? In Moneyville, that’s where! This exciting new exhibit at the Neville will have you seeing money in a whole new way! -- Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75182 This compelling memoir by Dr. Yvonne Thornton reveals how she learned from her father's teachings to overcome bias and rise to the top of her profession as the first African-American woman to be board certified in the obstetrical sub-specialty of maternal-fetal medicine. The memoir is read on Wisconsin Pubic Radio by Cynthia Woodland for Chapter A Day. -- Wisconsin Public Radio (Ideas Network), http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75210 Joan Miro was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramicist born in Barcelona in 1893. Internationally acclaimed, his work is most often interpreted as surrealism with its child-like forms. The original prints in this exhibit were donated by Robert and Barbara Bromberg and are a part of the permanent collection of New Visions Gallery. -- New Visions Gallery, Inc., Marshfield http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75222 Winter may mean skiing, or skating, as in an antique poster or the fresh clean snow on a sunny winter morning, painted in plein air by Wisconsin artists who know the beauty and the chill of our Wisconsin winters. Winter may also mean enjoying activities indoors--a glass of wine, an abundant table. For this show we’ve asked a few dozen artists to "surprise us" with what winter in Wisconsin means to them. Come be surprised and delight in this show. -- DeLind Gallery of Fine Art, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75223 Our annual vintage poster show returns! Our poster exhibition includes a wide variety of American and European advertising posters from the 1880s through the 1980s. -- Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75224 Constantly changing, New Exchanges includes work created onsite, a revolving series of guest curators, audience-oriented interactive comment areas, and dynamic forums for creating dialogue and sharing ideas. Explore the concepts informing the creation and process of an artwork, and the responses it elicits. -- Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75225 "Return of the Men," featuring David Anderson, Christo, Warrington Colescott, Robert Cottingham, Jim Dine, Waldek Dynerman, Sam Gilliam, Robert Girsh, John Gruenwald, David Lynch, Alex Katz, Santiago Moix, Ed Paschke, Philip Pearlstein, John Sayers, Art Spieglman, Andy Warhol, William Weege, Khinde Wiley, William Wiley and more. -- Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75229 Batet’s classic School of Paris style recalls the spirit of Paris in the 1920s. Weisbuch: Homage to Leonardo da Vinci Series. Lester Johnson (Second Generation New York School): Figurative street scenes. -- David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75266 The works of Alex Murtaugh, an artist who specializes in digital collages of urban scenes, and Seth Albertson, who draws traffic signals and freeway interchanges, is featured in the VSA Wisconsin Gallery. -- VSA Wisconsin, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75271 This evening's Wednesday Nite @ the Lab presentation is titled "Tracking the Origins of the Lager Beer Yeast," by Chris Hittinger, professor in UW-Madison's Genetics Department. Join the discussion as learners of all ages find out more and share their ideas, questions and insights. -- UW-Madison Biotechnology Center, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75306 An exhibition by artists from the Adaptive Community Approach Program (ACAP) and Art Links 333. -- Delafield Arts Center, Delafield http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75307 "Aqua Bella" features Colette Odya Smith's soft pastel paintings; Amy Arntson's watercolor paintings; and Vicki Reed's photography. -- Delafield Arts Center, Delafield http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75320 In the mid-1970s, Anne began keeping journals recording daily activities in list form which became a testament of ordinary things--the small repetitious things that form our daily lives. These lists are now hand sewn art works and objects. -- Redline Milwaukee, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75321 An exhibit and sale of outsider art by national and local artists including Perkins, Sudduth, Finster and artwork from the Grand Avenue Club of Milwaukee. -- Blutstein Brondino Fine Art, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75323 We’re kicking off our third year of bringing you original fine art! Nine artists, nine distinctive styles represented in painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, sculpture and fine jewelry. -- THE Fine Art Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75331 Tim Decker captures the grace of creative movement in his gestural drawings and wire mesh sculptures. Mr. Decker’s work is informed by his study of tai chi and travel in southeast Asia. Make it a double feature by staying for Danceworks Performance Company’s performance, "The Sequel." Exhibition January 20 through March 30. -- Danceworks Studio Theatre, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75334 The Art*Bar is hosting a group exhibit called "Urban Perspectives," featuring painted works and photography of the urban landscape. The art shown is based in architecture and Americana including some Wisconsin roadside kitsch. -- Art Bar, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75344 Jennifer Steinkamp is a Los Angeles-based artist who employs computer animation and new media to create projection installations that explore ideas about architectural space, motion and phenomenological perception. -- Inova/Kenilworth Square East, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75345 Organized by Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Chicago, guest curator Lisa Stone. -- Inova/Kenilworth Square East, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75347 CiCLOP, the Cincinnati Composers Laptop Orchestra Project, performs. -- UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts, Recital Hall, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75456 Enjoy lunch, then Waukesha Floral visits to share the secret meaning behind each flower, used to send messages during the Victorian Era. Also included is a flower arranging demonstration! -- Waukesha County Museum, Waukesha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75480 Wisconsin woodcarver Alan Bennet grew up on his grandfather's farm in Horicon Marsh in southeastern Wisconsin. His experiences as a wildlife biologist fuels his imagination and ability to create realistic carvings of birds. -- Portage Center for the Arts, Portage http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75485 "Winter's Garden" features 82 floral artworks created by nearly 70 local and regional artists. It includes everything from pottery, fiber arts and paintings to glass work, jewelry and photographs. Some of the more unique pieces include a pendant with live moss and a floral, silk fusion chair. -- Riverfront Arts Center, Stevens Point http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75486 Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt features nearly 150 artifacts from Cleopatra’s time and helps visitors experience the present-day search for the elusive queen, which extends from the sands of Egypt to the depths of the Bay of Aboukir near Alexandria. -- Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75558 The Lynden Sculpture Garden hosts the Wisconsin Visual Artists juried exhibition featuring the works of WVA Southeast Chapter members. The exhibition is juried by Fo Wilson, Assistant Professor at Columbia College in Chicago. -- Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75615 Absolutely Art and Café Zoma are proud to feature the artwork of Megan Monday and Mariko Kostreva for the month of February. Please join us at the opening reception for live music by the FORWARD! Marching Band, catering by Bunky’s Café and spectacular artwork the night of the reception. -- Absolutely Art, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75707 Photographs from the Capitol uprising. -- Tamarack Studio and Gallery, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75755 The College of Fine Arts & Communication (COFAC) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is pleased to present a month-long exhibition and program of events on contemporary Chinese art and culture. The highlight of 'COFAC Creates: Xu Bing-The Art of Rewriting China' is a special exhibition in the Edna Carlsten Gallery of the Noel Fine Arts Center (NFAC) on campus, featuring the work of groundbreaking contemporary Chinese artist Xu Bing. To encourage and facilitate dialogue on contemporary Chinese art and culture, this interdisciplinary program include a series of lectures, workshops, films and performances. -- UW-Stevens Point - Noel Fine Arts Center & Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75830 Kathleen Jahn has been drawing and painting with watercolors for the past fifteen years. -- Portage Center for the Arts, Portage http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75889 Cabin Fever features the works of Kendra Bulgrin, visiting lecturer in Arts and Visual Design (painting/drawing); Toni Damkoehler, associate professor of Arts and Visual Design (graphic design); Minkyu Lee, assistant professor of Arts and Visual Design (ceramics); and Alison Stehlik, assistant professor of Arts and Visual Design (sculpture). -- UW-Green Bay - Lawton Gallery, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75990 Explore the underwater world of Lake Michigan through an exhibit of the photography of Wisconsin Historical Society underwater archaeologist Tamara Thomsen. Surround yourself with the shipwreck stories of the steamers Continental and Francis Hinton and the schooners Rouse Simmons and Home. View diving equipment up close and see artifacts from the Home, one of the oldest known shipwrecks in Wisconsin. -- Wisconsin Historical Museum, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=76129 Dr. Stanley A. Temple, a renowned conservation ecologist and professor emeritus at UW-Madison, discusses the massive efforts of Aldo Leopold in collecting phenology data, how that data compares to more recent findings and what the climate-related implications might be for wild species in Wisconsin. -- UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=76130 Dennis "Bose" Biddle speaks about his unique experience in baseball's Negro League during the 1950s. Biddle was known as "the man who beat the man who beat the man" because Gerald "Lefty" McKinnis, one of the few pitchers to beat Satchel Paige, was outpitched by the 17-year-old Biddle. -- UW-Eau Claire - Davies Center, Eau Claire http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=76132 About every four years, the Chazen hosts an exhibition of current work by the UW–Madison Art Department faculty, affiliates and emeriti. Compendium 2012 represents the breadth and scope of contemporary art today and highlights the diversity of this dynamic faculty. Work by 34 current faculty, staff and affiliates, as well as 12 emeritus faculty, showcases the vibrant talent and history of the department. Watch for our series of Art faculty talks, in conjunction with the exhibition. -- Chazen Museum of Art, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=76143 Join the Milwaukee Public Library in celebrating Black History month by stopping by to hear stories by and about African Americans during our Black History Month Read-ins. Read-ins will occur throughout February at all of our locations. We hope to see you there! -- Milwaukee Public Library - Center Street Library, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=76145 Join the Milwaukee Public Library in celebrating Black History month by stopping by to hear stories by and about African Americans during our Black History Month Read-ins. Read-ins will occur throughout February at all of our locations. We hope to see you there! -- Milwaukee Public Library - East Branch, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=76146 Join the Milwaukee Public Library in celebrating Black History month by stopping by to hear stories by and about African Americans during our Black History Month Read-ins. Read-ins will occur throughout February at all of our locations. We hope to see you there! -- Milwaukee Public Library - East Branch, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=76168 On today's edition of "Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders:" Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria--the list of wars seems to go on and on. But in his new book, Winning the War on War, our guest Joshua Goldstein argues that the tide of war is, in fact, receding. He claims that fewer wars are starting, and more are ending. -- Wisconsin Public Radio (Ideas Network), http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=76207 This is the first major museum exhibition of Bernard Gilardi’s paintings. Essentially self-taught, Gilardi’s work deals with such subjects as race relations, American history, fantasy, sexuality, portraiture and personal experience. His remarkable sense of imagination, use of color and surrealism make Gilardi one of the most remarkable artistic finds in recent years and places him in the firmament of "outsider" Wisconsin artists. -- Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=76208 In a series of mixed media sculptures, Lisa Koch encapsulates short moments in time. Koch's work is created in glass and accentuated by wood and metal, and her inspirations often come from the analytical world of the sciences. In the Focus Gallery. -- Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend