Free Day + Celebration: Makers MaKE

About this event

Join us for a cozy free day celebrating the people, stories, and creative practices that inspire us and enrich our community. Meet artists, makers, and storytellers who share their work, perspectives, and traditions while creating and contributing within our community. Through creativity, craftsmanship, and connection, discover the people and the practices that shape our community. Event lineup 10 a.m.–4 p.m. | Making In the Milwaukee Room, experience a variety of creative and hands-on maker activities led by Neu-Life, a Near North Side nonprofit providing year-round educational and enrichment programs for youth, from early childhood through young adulthood. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. | Making In the Art Studio, gather to create a Mariposa designed by community artist and muralist Isa Castro. Meet and work with artist Isa Castro in the Art Studio from 3–6 p.m. 10 a.m.–8 p.m. | Holiday market Kick off your holiday shopping with artful gifts and handmade goods from local artists and makers. Shop one-of-a-kind finds while connecting with the creative people who bring their talents and traditions to our community. 10:30 a.m. | Story Time Join HIR Wellness Institute to hear a story and create a drawing inspired by what you’ve seen and heard, while connecting with other caretakers and their young children. HIR Wellness Institute provides accessible mental health care that promotes intergenerational healing. 10:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. | Film screening Watch a series of Wisconsin Life and Wisconsin Biographies animated shorts from PBS Wisconsin, featuring creatives stories celebrating everyday life, families, artists and educators in our region. Settle in and enjoy a cozy collection of tales, each with its own look and feel. 12 p.m. | Performance Enjoy a performance by Divine Strings, an award–winning chamber orchestra from Divine Savior Holy Angels High School. 3–5 p.m. | Live DJ Groove to the music with a live set by Ambulante y Clandestino, a DJ duo based in the southside of Milwaukee, WI. They incorporate music from the Latin Diaspora, grabbing influence from Clandestino’s hometown of CDMX and sonidero culture and Abulante’s love for vinyl. Enjoy an assortment of sounds from old school salsa, cumbias, latin alternative, and more. 3–4 p.m. | Gallery Talk: Work of George Morrison* Explore the loan of George Morrison’s Landscape with Thomas Busciglio-Ritter, Abert Family Associate Curator of American Art. Learn more about this special presentation. Meet in Windhover Hall. 5:30–6:15 p.m. | Beyond the Frame Tour* Join Justin Ponder, Vice President of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s African American Art Alliance, for an interactive tour of the Museum’s collection exploring Milwaukee’s creative legacy and the transformative role art plays in building community. Meet in Windhover Hall. 5–7:30 p.m. | Neu-Life Annual Art Show: Who Are You? Join Neu-Life Community Development for its Annual Art Show, featuring the creative work of local youth. This year’s theme, “Who Are You?”, explores identity, belonging, and how the places we call home shapes who we become. *Includes ASL interpretation.