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Milwaukee Repertory Theater Presents
January 13, 2021 (Milwaukee, WI) – Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents We Rise: MKE’s Celebration of Black History Month with four Facebook Live events every Monday night in February at 7pm CT. The celebration is in honor of the rich contributions that African American artists, administrators, audiences, and board members have made to the growth, strength and development of Milwaukee Rep over its 67-year history. Connect to each of these free events on Facebook.com/MilwRep.
“This year we saw the rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement and the second great civil rights movement in our country,” said Milwaukee Rep Associate Artistic Producer Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj. “We are excited to present four nights of free virtual events, because even with our stages empty due to COVID-19, it is important to honor the past, present and the future of our dynamic theater and the tremendous contributions African Americans have made to Milwaukee Rep and the city at large.”
Each Monday night virtual event will have a different focus starting Monday, February 1 with To Be Young, Gifted and Black: A Celebration of Lorraine Hansberry. The night will feature interviews with icon in African American film, television and theater Phyllis Yvonne Stickney and Tony and Grammy Nominee Valisia LaKae who played Lorraine Hansberry in the Off-Broadway production of Sweet Lorraine; and a reunion of the artists from Milwaukee Rep’s 2012/13 Season production of A Raisin in the Sun including Mildred Marie Langford, Greta Oglesby and Director Ron OJ Parson.
Monday, February 8 continues with Keep Your Eyes on the Prize a look at the African American artists and administrators, past and present at Milwaukee Rep who are onstage and behind-the-scenes, showcasing the many roles that create art in Milwaukee. This will include costume designer Kara Harmon (Eclipsed and our upcoming production of Toni Stone), stage manager Tara Kelly (West Side Story), actor and hair/wig designer Nikiya Mathis (The Mountaintop), and Milwaukee Rep staff members Chief Diversity Officer Tammy Belton-Davis, Associate Director of Engagement N’Jameh Camara, Associate Artistic Producer Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj and Educator Hope Parow.
Monday, February 15: It Takes a Village provides a platform for the Milwaukee Black Theater Community to showcase their work and discuss the plethora of contributions African American artists, administrators and audiences have made over the years in Milwaukee. The event will feature La’Ketta Caldwell from Boys & Girls Club and LUMIN Schools; DiMonte Henning founder of Lights! Camera! Soul! and Milwaukee Rep EPR alum; Chiké Johnson actor and founder of Cheeks Films; Dr. Donte McFadden of Milwaukee Film Fest Black Lens; and Malkia Stampley actor, director and co-founder of Milwaukee Black Theater Festival.
Monday, February 22: The Ground on Which I Stand honors the life and legacy of August Wilson in the American Theater. Keynote speaker Ebony Jo-Ann will kick things off detailing her personal and professional relationship in collaboration with Mr. Wilson over her 40+ year career in the entertainment industry. Presentations from past and current August Wilson Monologue Competition participants will then take center stage followed by a discussion on the Women of August Wilson and the power of his characters with panelists including actors Sadé Ayodele, Ebony Jo-Ann, Greta Oglesby and Malkia Stampley.
We Rise: MKE’s Celebration of Black History Month is in partnership with Media Sponsor 88Nine Radio Milwaukee. For more information, please visit www.MilwaukeeRep.com
Film Features Commentary from Actor Marcus Scribner of ABC’s “Black-ish;” Actor Timon Kyle Durrett of OWN’s “Queen Sugar;” Actor Roshon Fegan of OWN’s “Greenleaf;” Attorney Todd Belcore of Social Change; and Civil Rights Attorney J. Wyndal Gordon, The Warrior Lawyer
In an effort to change the negative perceptions of African American Men in the media, 5J Entertainment in collaboration with a prominent assembly of Black leaders and professionals is pleased to announce the pioneering documentary “What About Me” will air in syndication February 6 – 28, 2021. The men featured in the film include actor Marcus Scribner of ABC’s “Black-ish;” actor Timon Kyle Durrett of OWN’s “Queen Sugar;” actor Roshon Fegan of OWN’s “Greenleaf;” attorney Todd Belcore of Social Change; and Civil Rights Attorney J. Wyndal Gordon, The Warrior Lawyer.
“What About Me is a riveting look into the experience of African American men and their history in America,” said D. John Jackson of 5J Entertainment. “Black men and boys have endured extreme racism and prejudice in every aspect of their lives from, economics, jobs, politics and even social existence to this very day. Yet, we are still succeeding. However, the struggle continues, and our stories, emotions and traumas need to be explored, heard and discussed.”
The first trailer for the documentary can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/zuV8yFXTNp0
In addition to Jackson, the other executive producers for “What About Me” are Darryl Pitts, a documentary film producer, and Taroue Brooks, an event planner/publicist. The hour-long is program expected to reach 70% of U.S. televisions around the country during its run in February.
Brooks explained that the documentary was created to foster engagement with Black men during one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.
“I was frustrated that most news outlets only portrayed African American men as celebrities, athletes, criminals, or victims of deadly police violence,” Brooks said. “This documentary creates a place where you can hear what African American men have to say in their own diverse voices about how they view their positions in American society.”
“It is extremely important for us to tell the stories and control our narratives of many rarely seen and untold stories of black men and boys,” Jackson added. “This documentary looks to inspire, connect, and encourage black men to remain strong and seek out each other to bond and unleash their ideas, creativity, and wonderful talents. Oftentimes in America, we see a narrative from our media of young Black males that is all too unflattering. Their hopes, dreams, and aspirations have been muted…Until now.”
For more information about the film, please visit us on Facebook and Instagram at @whataboutmedocumentary
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If this story doesn’t make your heart flutter, nothing will. If Sylvie and Robert don’t make you root for love, no one can. The dialogue is either so completely natural it’s invisible or so poetic it conveys deep feelings and profound thought. Says the career-orientated Sylvie to her very traditional husband: “I can’t be the woman of your dreams when I want to be the woman in mine.” Husband: “I never wanted you to be the woman of my dreams—I wanted to be the man in yours.”
It’s love at first sight. That’s true for the couple in this romantic period film and for audiences who will be transfixed by the stunningly beautiful footage.
It’s the summer of ’57. Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), a twentysomething, works in her dad’s (Lance Reddick, John Wick) small Harlem shop, Mr. Jay’s Records. Though she tries not to show it, she is smitten the day Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha) walks in looking for a job. They spar verbally. Flirt. She is bent on becoming a TV producer. He, a tenor sax player in the jazz group the Dickie Brewster Quartet, wants a solo career. They’re young and ambitious.
Sylvie is engaged to Lacy (Alano Miller), a well-to-do GI who is serving overseas. Her mom (Erica Gimpel) pushes her towards this potentially safe, secure marriage and away from the pauper musician, while her cousin Mona (Aja Naomi King, How To Get Away With Murder) champions the saxophonist. A romance ensues regardless; in bedrooms, on rooftops, in theaters. They’re so in love. Lost in it.
As the ‘50s turn into the ‘60s, divergent career paths lead them away from each other, back together again, away, back… Their yearning is best summed up by the lyrics to the jazz standard “The Nearness of You,” which chanteuse Nancy Wilson sings as the film opens: “If you would only grant me, The right, To hold you ever so tight, And to feel in the night, The nearness of you.”
Writer/director Eugene Ashe has a strong feel for this epoch, the allure of jazz music and what it takes to make a charming, exquisite and completely irresistible love story. The characters he’s crafted, their obstacles, rivalries, miscommunications and misunderstandings underline his ingenuity. The yo-yo effects love creates, which makes lost souls try and try again to mate, verify Ashe’s understanding of what undying devotion truly means.
If this story doesn’t make your heart flutter, nothing will. If Sylvie and Robert don’t make you root for love, no one can. The dialogue is either so completely natural it’s invisible or so poetic it conveys deep feelings and profound thought. Says the career-orientated Sylvie to her very traditional husband: “I can’t be the woman of your dreams when I want to be the woman in mine.” Husband: “I never wanted you to be the woman of my dreams—I wanted to be the man in yours.”
As a director, Ashe has some minor hiccups. There are scenes that are too stagey, where characters talk and do nothing. Also, sometimes he uses previous footage to reflect the past, which is an unnecessary crutch. Those mild transgressions are counterbalanced by the pop culture icons he sprinkles throughout the movie: A drop of TV’s I Love Lucy, “The Chocolate Factory” episode; a pinch of Sam Cooke singing “You Send Me” and of course a dash of Nancy Wilson’s jazz inflections.
Many scenes are gorgeously crafted and as beautiful as paintings. Mayne Berke’s handsome production design—from NYC stoops, to apartments, houses, offices and TV production sets—artfully recreates Harlem and Bronx neighborhoods, and were surprisingly constructed on a Warner Bros. backlot. Her magical handiwork is captured by cinematographer Declan Quinn’s perceptive lens, which flatters the interiors and exteriors as much as the cast’s incandescent skin. In particular, his lighting of the Blue Morocco Night Club scenes, with the green, blue and black accents, is so mood-setting and vivid you’d expect Coltrane to take the stage.
The musical score, either filled with sumptuous string music or brooding jazz, comes from the mind and heart of composer Fabrice Lecomte. While editor Dana Congdon (The Basketball Diaries) gives the footage a steady rhythm. Together, the technical elements cast a visual and audio splendor that’s sustained for 110 minutes.
In her finest showcase ever, Tessa Thompson summons up the mid-century spirits of Lena Horne, Eartha Kitt and Diahann Carroll. She acts young and innocent, then mature and strong-willed and finally older and circumspect, seamlessly balancing frailty and unbridled ambition. One moment your heart bleeds from her bad decisions, the next you’re exhilarated by her success. Nnamdi Asomugha, a producer (Harriet, Beasts of No Nation) as well as an accomplished actor (Crown Heights), is 2020’s top romantic leading man. He exhibits the quiet pride of Sidney Poitier and the stoicism of Denzel. When Robert begs Sylvie to “Come with me to Paris,” women will swoon.
The two leads are surrounded and supported by vibrant performances: King, Reddick, Gimpel, Tone Bell, Alano Miller, Eva Longoria, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Regé-Jean Page, Jemima Kirke…
Gorgeously crafted. A sweet embrace. As romantic as a first-night kiss.
Available on Prime Video.
Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/SbjakuJZgww
Visit NNPA News Wire Film Critic Dwight Brown at DwightBrownInk.com and BlackPressUSA.com.
“Lonely in America” is a politically conscious new single with an amazing visual on MLK Day 2021. I wanted to give you a first look to see if this is something you would be interested in covering.
Recording artist and content creator Javon Alvin releases politically conscious visual “Lonely in America.” This track was crafted with the intention of moving fans of all cultural and political backgrounds toward united progression.
The “Lonely in America” visual highlights the generational struggles of African Americans in America and encourages listeners to acknowledge the contributions and simultaneous tribulations of black men and women in this country.
Alvin creatively takes a 360°approach to the development of his music. As an artist who directs, edits, produces and records his own projects, “Lonely in America” personifies his personal reality and the experiences of his peers during the current social climate in America.
This ‘feel good’ track was created to inspire, enlighten and encourage all listeners to live life with love and compassion despite differences of race, creed and color.
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Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division to Host Virtual Premiere of
“Pieces: In My Own Voice,” Dec. 21 at 7 p.m.
MILWAUKEE – (Dec. 17, 2020) – There is no question that the need for mental health services is of utmost importance for Milwaukee and the nation at this time. As a way to bring awareness to the resources currently available and warning signs friends and loved ones should look for, Light & Unite Red, a campaign spearheaded by the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division (BHD), is partnering with Brenda Wesley to host the virtual premiere of her play, “Pieces: In My Own Voice.” It can be viewed on Monday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. by visiting www.lightunitered.org.
“There is always an increase in need for mental health services during the holidays, and that’s only been exacerbated this year because of the pandemic,” said Nzinga Khalid, Prevention Coordinator at BHD. “Our hope is that by showing ‘Pieces’ virtually, it will allow viewers to connect and spark a conversation that will continue to help us break the stigma around mental illness.”
“Pieces” is an engaging play that will bring viewers into the world of someone living with a mental illness. Throughout the play, the audience will journey through the turmoil and pain of a crisis, they will feel the relief of self acceptance, and they will be uplifted by recovery. Various stories will be told through short vignettes and monologues that cover a wide range of mental health diagnoses. Music and dance will drive these stories while live theater and recorded video will weave together entertaining and educational messages.
At the conclusion of “Pieces,” there will be a short Q&A session with writer and director Brenda Wesley, along with a discussion about community resources available to those in need.
“I created ‘Pieces’ as part of my mission to educate communities, create awareness, and decrease stigma around mental illness and addiction,” said writer and director Brenda Wesley. “Two of my family members live with mental illness, so I know firsthand how this can impact those you care about. ‘Pieces’ offers a glimpse at the hardships faced and how we can overcome them. It’s important that people know even in their darkest moments, there is help out there and resources available.”
As always, please remember there are local mental health resources available to help residents:
Those interested in learning more and registering for the event can do so by visiting www.lightunitered.org or responding to the Facebook event.
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About the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division
The Behavioral Health Division provides care and treatment to adults, children, and adolescents with mental illness, substance use disorders, and intellectual disabilities through both County-operated programs and contracts with community agencies. Services include intensive short-term treatment through our crisis services and inpatient services, as well as a full array of supportive community services for persons with serious mental illness and substance use disorders.
Emerging from 2020 is like coming out of a bad relationship. We all need to learn how to love life again.
From award-winning global diversity and inclusion strategist, international inspirational speaker and unstoppable optimist Kimberly S. Reed comes the encouragement and the tools to launch the new beginning we all need: Optimists Always Win!: Unlocking the Power to Reach Life’s C-Suite.
“Difficulties and struggles are unavoidable in life, but a person has complete control over one’s personal response to the situation,” Reed says. “This book offers readers a plan for responding with optimism for both the challenges and blessings that come their way.”
Optimists Always Win! isn’t another collection of platitudes and motivational mumbo jumbo. Reed’s book digs deep into her most powerful principles and life knockouts (LKOs) and walks readers through an actionable process for building resilience and choosing optimism over anger.
Reed uses her own experiences, including her heroic battle with her mother’s terminal illness and sudden loss as well as her own subsequent battle with cancer, to show readers that it’s possible to rise above pessimism and hopelessness when faced with hardship.
Relying heavily on her faith in God and the optimism that she learned to cultivate, Reed teaches readers 10 “discouragement eliminators,” which helped her succeed not just in her fight against cancer but as she lives each day as her best self.
Reed’s inspirational messages touch on every aspect of life, to help readers grow in their faith, remove self-placed stumbling blocks and adopt the optimistic attitude needed for reaching the C-suite of life.
All book royalties are being donated to the American Cancer Society AstraZeneca Hope Lodge in Philadelphia and to a premier Academic Research Institution for Integrated Breast Cancer Fund and Patient Care.
Author Kimberly S. Reed, MEd, CDP, is an award-winning diversity, equality and inclusion expert, international speaker and corporate trainer. As founder of the Reed Development Group, LLC, she has developed a distinguished reputation as having one of the most distinct and powerful voices on the lecture circuit, engaging audiences on topics ranging from diversity and inclusion and talent innovation, organizational leadership, intrapreneurship, entrepreneurial leadership, and personal and professional development. Reed earned a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and Public Administration from Westchester University; a certification in Global Organizational Leadership, Human Resource Management, from Fox School of Business; a Masters of Education, Adult Organizational Development and Public Policy; and certifications in Training and Development and Communication and Conflict from Temple University. She has also been a senior partner and advisor for one of the world’s leading CEO branding companies, The Ascendant Group.
Optimists Always Win!: Unlocking the Power to Reach Life’s C-Suite
Publisher: HCI Books
Release Date: January 12, 2021
ISBN-10: 0757321054
ISBN-13: 978-0757321054
Available from Amazon.com
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Film announced on Monday that applications are officially open for the 2021 high school filmmaking
“These are strange times, so we’re thrilled to still have the ability to engage with students who share a deep love of film in a fun, collaborative way,” said Marielle Allschwang, education manager for Milwaukee Film.
The high school filmmaking
The Teen Screen selection committee is an opportunity for young film enthusiasts to select films for the 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival. The committee will meet virtually for eight weekly sessions, beginning in February. With weekly check-ins and time spent viewing films independently, the total commitment for each student is about 30 hours.
Both programs are free for all participants thanks to generous grant support from the Wisconsin Arts Board and The Herzfeld Foundation. Applications are available online and will close on Thursday, Jan. 14. All applicants will be notified of their status by Monday, Jan. 18.
Full details and more information of the programs can be found at mkefilm.org/
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About Milwaukee Film
Milwaukee Film is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to entertaining, educating, and engaging our community through cinematic experiences, with a vision to make Milwaukee a center for film culture. Milwaukee Film operates the magnificent Oriental Theatre, a historic cinema palace committed to high-quality and accessible film and education programming. The 13th annual Milwaukee Film Festival will be held May 6-20, 2021. For more information or to become a Member, visit mkefilm.org.
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About the Milwaukee Film Board of Directors
Milwaukee Film’s independent board is made up of the following members: Chris Abele (Past Board Chair), John P. Bania, Donna Baumgartner, Kristina Bell, Elizabeth Brenner, Lori Brissette, Kathryn Murphy Burke, Héctor Colón, Karen Ellenbecker, Jeff Fitzsimmons, Alexander P. Fraser (Past Board Chair), Carmen Haberman, Susan Haise, Katie Heil, Jasmine M. Johnson, Patti Keating Kahn (Immediate Past Board Chair), Michael G. Klein, Tracey L. Klein (Past Board Chair), Michael J. Koss Jr., Ken Krei (Board Chair), Alexander Lasry, Steve Laughlin (Past Board Chair), Emilia Layden, Michael R. Lovell, Joan Lubar, Marianne Lubar, Steve Mech, Susan Mikulay, Mark Mone, Heidi Moore, Kenneth W. Muth, John Ridley, Joseph A. Rock, Lacey Sadoff, Dave Stamm, James E. Stoll, Julia Taylor, John Utz and Kimberly Walker, and emeritus members Tom Barrett and Jacqueline Strayer.
Five Artists Share $70,000 in Eighteenth Cycle
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Five recipients of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists have been selected from a field of 151 applicants in the eighteenth annual competition. Ck Ledesma and Nirmal Raja were chosen in the Established Artist category and will each receive a $20,000 fellowship. Janelle Gramling, Rosy Petri, and Leah Schretenthaler will receive Emerging Artist fellowships of $10,000 each. All of the 2020 fellows are based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to receiving an award, the Nohl Fellows participate in an exhibition at the Haggerty Museum of Art and receive professional development services such as studio visits. An exhibition catalogue will be published and disseminated nationally.
Nirmal Raja, one of the two fellows in the Established Artist category, has generously elected to share her award with the five finalists in her category: “I value tremendously the support and camaraderie of the artists’ community in Milwaukee and find it truly unique. There is so much talent and generosity here and I feel lucky to be part of it. This has been a tough year for many and I would like to share the prize money with the other five finalists. Their work is strong and opportunities for recognition and growth are few. It is my pleasure to share this prize, in admiration and respect, with all of them. I am grateful for the opportunity to do so.”
Polly Morris, executive director of the Lynden, who administers the fellowship program, adds: “Nirmal Raja has always been quick to share her time, support, and opportunities with her fellow artists. Her wish to share her Nohl award is the latest episode in a long history. It confirms my belief that the artists in this community are very quick to help and support each other. This year has been a real test of their capacity for mutual support.”
Finalists in the Established Artist category included Portia Cobb, David Niec, Heidi Parkes, Valaria Tatera, and Della Wells.
Finalists in the Emerging artist category included Phoenix Brown, Molly Hassler, Kelly Frederick Mizer, Open Kitchen (Alyx Christensen & Rudy Medina), Nicole Shaver, Janelle VanderKelen, and Carey Watters.
The panel of jurors included Kimberli Gant, McKinnon Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA; Ashley James, Associate Curator, Contemporary Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York; and Shamim M. Momin, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, WA. For the first time, the entire jurying process was conducted virtually. It unfolded in several stages over a period of seven weeks, culminating in virtual studio visits with the seven finalists in the Established Artist category.
Funded by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund and administered by the Lynden, the Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists provide unrestricted funds for artists to create new work or complete work in progress. The program is open to practicing artists residing in the four-county area (Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties). The Mary L. Nohl Fund also supports a Suitcase Fund for exporting work by local artists beyond the four-county area.
Artist Mary L. Nohl of Fox Point, Wisconsin, died in December 2001 at the age of 87. She left a $9.6 million bequest to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Her fund supports local visual arts and education programs, keeping her passion for the visual arts alive in the community.
About the Fellows
Established Artists Ck LEDESMA Ck Ledesma is a transdisciplinary artist from San Juan, Puerto Rico, living in the diaspora in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their socially engaged practice is centered at the intersections of history, place, experiences, community, and how these influence the creation of our identity(ies). Most recently they’ve been exploring the legacies of slavery and colonization within Afro-Caribbean food systems, as well as the effects they have had on the formation of Afro-Caribbean cultures. Ledesma is the co-founder of Cosecha Creative Space, served as the Cesar Chavez Drive Artist-in-Residence and the Milwaukee Public Library, Mitchell Street branch Artist-in-Residence. Recent exhibitions include 2 Productions at Reginald Baylor Studios and From the Heart at the Racine Art Museum. Their public art pieces can be found at the Milwaukee County Court House, Woodland Pattern Book Center, and the Milwaukee Public Library.
NIRMAL RAJA
Nirmal Raja’s work examines global movement, the cultural and material legacies of colonialism, and its human consequences. She approaches her practice as a means of inquiry and a way of exercising citizenship. She experiences the local through a global lens and proposes alternative ways of encouraging empathy and human connection through installations, sculptures, and video performance. She chooses materials and processes intuitively, drawing from objects and imagery that have both cultural and personal significance. Born in India, she lived in South Korea and Hong Kong before immigrating to the United States in 1991. She holds a BA in English Literature from St. Francis College in Hyderabad, India; a BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She has participated in solo and group shows in the Midwest, nationally and internationally. She collaborates with other artists and strongly believes in investing energy in her immediate community while also considering the global. She curates exhibitions that bring people from different cultures and backgrounds together. She was a mentor at RedLine Milwaukee, a community arts incubator, for six years and is now a mentor for the Milwaukee Artists Resource Network.
http://www.nirmalraja.com/ Emerging Artists
JANELLE GRAMLING Janelle Gramling is a sculptor who works primarily in fiber, wood, and ceramic. Her work puts materials in conversation with each other and explores the histories, contexts, and narratives within them. In her wall-hung and ceiling-hung installations, she uses gravity as an important element to activate the form. Themes of ecology, economy, gender, and personal symbolism speak through the ways in which her traditionally craft-centric materials interact with each other in a contemporary minimalist aesthetic. Gramling grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is self-taught and community-taught in all of her ceramics and fiber art techniques. http://janellegramling.com/ ROSY PETRI
Rosy Petri is a mother, self-taught artist, and storyteller. While her primary medium is fabric portraiture, a background in printmaking, photography, and journalism facilitates multimedia storytelling that invites participants more deeply into conversations about collective liberation. In 2020, the City of Milwaukee Arts Board named Petri a recipient of the Mildred Harpole Artist of the Year award. As the 11th Pfister Artist in Residence in 2019, she created a space to showcase her fabric portraits, record podcast interviews, and celebrate traditions of the African diaspora. Petri was also a Milwaukee Artist Resource Network mentee under Della Wells in 2018. Petri’s work can be viewed in several locations across the city, including at the Pfister Hotel, where Shavonda’s Bridal High Teacommemorates her residency. Her gestural portrait series Together is featured in Northwestern Mutual’s Giving Gallery, and the MKE WI series is installed in the Milwaukee County Courthouse outside of the County Executive’s office. Her art and fine craft can be found at www.thisisparadisehome.com.
LEAH SCHRETENTHALER
Leah Schretenthaler was born and raised in Hawaii. Even after relocating to the mainland, Hawaii continues to be a point of reference for her research and studio practice. Her work uses traditional photography, laser etching, and metal casting to create images. Through her art practice, she presents a connection between land, material, and performance. Her ongoing series, The Invasive Species of the Built Environment, focuses on the controversial manmade builds of her home state. Schretenthaler completed her BFA at the University of South Dakota and holds an MA in art education from Boston University. She earned her MFA last spring at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She was recently awarded the College Art Association Professional Development Fellowship in the Visual Arts. In 2019, she received the Rhonda Wilson Award through FRESH2019 at the Klompching Gallery; was awarded 2nd place in the Sony World Photography Awards; and received the Film Photo Award. She was named one of LensCulture’s Emerging Talents of 2018.
https://www. For more than a century, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation has helped individuals, families and organizations realize their philanthropic goals and make a difference in the community, during their lifetimes and for future generations. The Foundation consists of more than 1,400 individual charitable funds, each created by donors to serve the charitable causes of their choice. The Foundation also deploys both human and financial resources to address the most critical needs of the community and ensure the vitality of the region. Established in 1915, the Foundation was one of the first community foundations in the world and is now among the largest.
For further information about the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists program, please visit http://lyndensculpturegarden.
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