Mini Makers
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
At the Museum of Wisconsin Art, we believe that where we live is important and we are passionate about everything Wisconsin.
We also believe enjoying art should be easy and welcoming, not an exclusive privilege. That’s why instead of single-day admission, your entrance fee is an affordable membership providing unlimited museum access for an entire year. Learn more
The Pleasure of Seeing
Opening Party April 27 | 2:00–4:00
MOWA | West Bend
Mark Mulhern: The Pleasure of Seeing features over 30 works—paintings and monotypes—spanning more than 40 years of the career of Milwaukee-based artist, Mark Mulhern. Widely recognized for his vibrant palette and unconventional compositions, this exhibition highlights Mulhern’s ongoing commitment to abstraction, figuration, and color in a wholly personal, inventive way.
A Teen Perspective on Joy
April 27–July 21
MOWA | West Bend
In This Little Light of Mine: A Teen Perspective on Joy, teen artists explore what feeds the human spirit.
From Ripon to the RNC
April 12–June 23
MOWA | DTN inside Saint Kate—The Arts Hotel
On view in one of Milwaukee’s finest hotels and scheduled in anticipation of the Republican National Convention, POW-litical Comics: From Ripon to the RNC will attract considerable national attention thanks to hundreds of reporters descending on the city
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Musings on Dairy Farms
April 4—June 23
MOWA on the Lake inside Saint John's On The Lake
ukwé·tase (newcomer/stranger)
March 13–January 2025
MOWA | West Bend
At once installation, sculpture, and architectural form, this building like structure with a title in the Oneida language was designed for the 2023 Chicago Architectural Biennial. An accompanying land acknowledgment statement reminds visitors that the building stands on what was once indigenous land.
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
MOWA | DTN
139 E Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
MOWA | DTN
139 E Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
MOWA | West Bend
205 Veterans Avenue, West Bend, WI 53095
A network of locations and community partners
MOWA can be found around the state with two permanent venues—the West Bend “Mothership” and MOWA | DTN in downtown Milwaukee—and two partnering community organizations that make its programs and collections accessible and free.
Land Acknowledgment Statement
The Museum of Wisconsin Art stands on the ancestral lands of the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, and Potawatomi people. We pay respects to their elders past and present and acknowledge the Ho-Chunk, Menominee, and Potawatomi people who have stewarded this land through the generations.
To our members, donors, and community partners—thank you for being an important part of our journey.
Your contribution to the 2022 MOWA Fund will help MOWA continue to fulfill its special role in the arts and culture of our state for generations to come.
04
locations around the state
175+
programs & community events per year
200k
annual visitors
FREE ADMISSION TO THE NATION’S ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES
Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America, offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve. The 2024 Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, and ends on Labor Day, Monday, September 4.