Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 4, 2009
A how-to guide for the first-time art buyer
There comes a time when everybody must shed their hand-me-down furniture and collectibles and start decorating their first "adult" dwelling with some decent art pieces. Selecting something appropriate is no easy task, but there are ways to suit every taste and budget.
Tags: art, collectibles, paintings, sculpture, Gingrass, galleries

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 28, 2009
Artists wanted!
We are looking for the area's finest artists and crafters to participate in the first ever OnMilwaukee.com-hosted Art on Murray, an art and harvest festival.
Tags: art on murray, art and harvest festival, murray avenue, art

Living - July 14, 2009
Karma Kraft prints custom fabric on demand
Karma Kraft is a new custom digital fabric printing service based out of Raleigh, N.C., but co-founder Scott Jeffreys says his team of CAD designers and printers are filling orders for customers as far away as Brazil, Australia and France. Creative crafters are taking over the world.
Tags: karma kraft, craft, art, diy, faythe levine, susan lu, custom fabric, screenprinting, design, textiles

Arts & Entertainment - June 2, 2009
New Bay View studio says Bring Your Own art
Milwaukee's art scene took some hard hits this past year with the loss of Paper Boat Gallery, Spackle Gallery and recently, The Armoury Gallery. A recession can be devastating to artists trying to make a living and new gallery owners Kerry and Ken Yandell understand that. They suggest artists just BYO.
Tags: byo studio, art, art gallery, art studio, bay view, gallery night

Arts & Entertainment - May 31, 2009
Welcome to the "Loom Room" at Rochambo
The East Side's Rochambo, 1317 E. Brady St., has been a long-standing sanctuary for artists, writers, group organizers and lone thinkers to tinker with creativity and intellect over a cup of coffee or tea. A big part of what makes the space more than just another café to quench your thirst is the rotating art exhibits gracing the walls of the common areas.
Tags: rochambo, coffeehouse, brady street, loom room, vanessa andrew, madam chino, sparrow collective, art

Movies & TV - Feb. 6, 2009
"Handmade Nation" knits together a close community
The only thing more extraordinary than the showing of the locally made feature documentary "Handmade Nation," was the locally produced buzz and turnout that greeted the film at the Oriental Theatre last night.
Tags: faythe levine, handmade nation, oriental theatre, craft, art

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 30, 2008
Jensen sculpts the artist's economy with "Big, Big Bangs/ Small, Small Bucks"
This Friday, the Dean Jensen gallery opens "Big, Big Bangs/ Small, Small Bucks: An Exhibition for the Post-Bust Economy." Unlike any gallery showing Jensen has done before, this show combines over 100 works from nearly 40 artists. The show is the largest in the gallery's history and takes an old approach during new economic times to cut prices and pump up selection.
Tags: dean jensen, kyle fitzpatrick, karen laudon, bradley warsh, Peter Barrickman, Santiago Cucullu, Paul Druecke, Amanda Tollefson, Lynn Tomaszewski, Scott Espeseth, big big bangs, small small bucks, art, wisconsin artists, gallery

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 19, 2008
Sunday Sound-off: The most you'd spend on art?
This weekend, Milwaukee celebrated fall Gallery Night & Day, featuring dozens of art galleries free and open to the public. Do you purchase art frequently? Have you at least purchased one original art piece from a local artist? What's the most you'd spend on a piece of art?
Tags: art, art shopping, Gallery Night & Day

Kids & Family - Sept. 22, 2008
Motherfest: What is art, anyway?
You would think the story that Molly Snyder-Edler is about to tell would cure her of having too many expectations with her kids, but she still finds herself wanting things to turn out a certain way.
Tags: art, kid's art, crafts, parenting, messy kids

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 9, 2008
Online art dealer aids artists, college art programs
On Campus Creations is based out of Franksville in Racine County, but operates as an online art dealer for students with national reach.
Tags: on campus creations, art, student art, art school, milwaukee institute of art and design

Arts & Entertainment - April 29, 2008
InSite installs local creativity
In the last 10 years, Milwaukee has magnetized its drawing power in both the local and national art arena. InSite, a local movement for installation art, reveals its fifth community project this month, and in doing so, reminds us that it belongs on that list.
Tags: insite, public art, art, sherman park, peggie taylor, jeremy novy, vibranc, sherman perk cofee shop, green gallery

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 10, 2008
Present Music, MAM join forces for "Art, Architecture and Music"
Labeled a gallery night for the eyes and ears, "Art, Architecture & Music" brings together a night of juxtapositions: audio and visual, old and new.
Tags: art, architecture, music, present music, milwaukee art museum

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 27, 2007
Discovery World dishes local, D.I.Y. holiday gifts
Discovery World's first ever Artisan & Entrepreneur Holiday Market happens this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 1 and Sunday, Dec. 2, and offers the kind of gifts you definitely won't find on the clearance rack during the final Christmas countdown.
Tags: discovery world, holiday market, gifts, diy, dina kashou, art, jewelry, handmade, crafts

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 2, 2007
November at Paper Boat Boutique & Gallery
Paper Boat Gallery has some really interesting things going on this month.
Tags: paper boat boutique, gallery, art, michelle blade, diem chau, faythe levine

Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 14, 2007
Fall brings beauty through the arts
One could argue that the Wisconsin landscape becomes an artistic canvas in the autumn.
Tags: art, museum, gallery, kohler, sheboygan, tellen, black river, painted forest, valton, Forevertron, Baraboo, Grandview, Hollandale, Wisconsin Concrete Park, Phillips