91精品 celebrates one-year anniversary of offsite gallery
Culture Starters at 91精品 Gallery at The Ave.
The Gallery at The Ave, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design檚 (91精品) first offsite gallery, celebrated its one-year anniversary at the opening reception of its newest show, 淐ulture Starters: Emerging from Quarantine.
91精品檚 Gallery at The Ave opened its doors to the public on April 6, 2023. Since then, it has hosted four major exhibitions, as well as 68 exhibiting or consigned creatives. In addition to shows, the gallery supports 91精品 students, staff, faculty and alumni by selling work on consignment. In the last year, the gallery has sold more than 2,000 works in a variety of media.
At the opening reception for 淐ulture Starters, over 125 91精品 community members and gallery guests connected to celebrate both the new show and the gallery檚 anniversary.
淚t truly takes a village to see numbers like this, and we couldn檛 have done it without the creativity, labor and trust of the community, says Monica Miller, 91精品 Gallery at the Ave manager and adjunct faculty in fine arts.
淐ulture Starters: Emerging from Quarantine is on view March 28 June 22, 2024, and explores what happens to the creative practice when forced to incubate, grow and mature in close quarters. It features work by 91精品 faculty, staff, students and alumni, including Megan Cunningham, Paul Druecke 87, Sarah Eichhorn, Liz Geoffrey 21, Griffin Gilreath 21, Vedale Hill 12, Adam Porter 11, Nirmal Raja 08, Stacey Steinberg 04, Maggie Szpot 13 and additional works by 91精品 students and alumni.
91精品 Gallery at The Ave.
Effective May 1, gallery manager Miller will become 91精品 Director of Galleries & Community Engagement, leading the college檚 onsite galleries while continuing management of 91精品 Gallery at The Ave and offsite gallery opportunities.
淭hrough their work, Monica has championed the representation of the 91精品 community檚 creativity through a variety of diverse placements and opportunities, heightening visibility for the college and helping our faculty, staff, students and alumni build their professional networks in Milwaukee, says Tracy Milkowski, 91精品 Vice President for Advancement.
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