West Bend, WI – Museum of Wisconsin Art is thrilled to announce Potawatomi Community Free Day on Saturday, July 12, a special day of free admission and creative experiences for all visitors.
From 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. visitors will enjoy free admission all day and participate in hands-on art activities inspired by celebrated Wisconsin artists.
Guests of all ages are invited to design surreal animal collages, craft tie-dye pencil pouches, and bring artwork to life with a puppetry workshop inspired by Lon Michels’s Dancing Bear. All art activities are taking place from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Visitors can also take in MOWA’s latest exhibitions, including Dormant Season, a striking display of 29 personal and evocative photographic series by Wisconsin-born artist Erinn Springer and Mukashi Mukashi, an exhibition of hand-carved wooden masks by Madison-based artist Hideki Suzuki.
In addition to the exhibitions and art-making, MOWA is proud to host Big Plant, a regional initiative working to revitalize the Milwaukee River Basin through tree planting and environmental education.
Visitors will have the opportunity to take home a free tree to support this important effort in stormwater management and urban greening.
Join MOWA for its upcoming Community Free Day on Saturday, July 12, a special event that reflects the museum’s mission to make art accessible and meaningful to everyone in the community.
The Museum of Wisconsin Art’s Community Free Day is generously sponsored by Potawatomi’s Heart of Canal Street program. Admission is free throughout the entire day for all visitors.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART
A vital cultural center, educational institution, an expanding network of ideas, the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) collects and interprets American art through the lens of a single state. Informed by dynamic initiatives and collaborations, MOWA is an innovative forum for contemporary artists, socially relevant exhibitions, lectures by artists and industry experts, and engaging classes and activities for all ages.
MOWA has two permanent venues—the West Bend “Mothership” and MOWA | DTN in downtown Milwaukee’s Saint Kate—The Arts Hotel—as well as two partnering community organizations that create access across the state. MOWA annually welcomes 200,000 visitors, making it a cultural destination for the art and artists of our time.
