artist-in-residence
TCD Spring 2013 Gallery Night Recap
Milwaukee’s Spring Gallery Night & Day took place on Friday and Saturday (April 19 & 20), find and Third Coast Daily was all over the city capturing the highlights. The quarterly event marked the opening of many new shows (at locations including the Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Sky High Gallery, Katie Gingrass Gallery […]
The Pfister® Hotel Names Stephanie Barenz Next Artist in Residence
Home to a collection of more Victorian-style art than any other hotel in the world, the historic Pfister Hotel, which is owned and managed by Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, has hosted a popular Artist-in-Residence program for the past four years. The Pfister’s selection committee has chosen painter Stephanie Barenz as its fifth resident artist. She […]
Sound and Vision
Editors Note: This is a follow-up to “It’s in the Details,” Anna’s recent blog about fiber artist Timothy Westbrook and his use of repurposed materials. Originally from upstate New York, Westbrook has enjoyed becoming part of Milwaukee’s robust arts community, itself at the center of a vibrant place of invention. “Blue, blue/ electric blue/ that’s […]
Ryan Braun Favors Wauwatosa Artist’s Work for Malibu Home
A Wauwatosa artist whose work has been gaining attention for a couple of years now has one really big-league admirer – Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun. Last year, Braun bought four large-format paintings from Anderson to decorate his California home. On Saturday, he and girlfriend Larisa Fraser stopped in at the Pfister Hotel in […]
It’s in the Details
We think a lot about sequins here—about their care and conservation—the history of their invention and evolution—and they ways their sparkle conveys the magic and glamor of performance. From the Hollywood movies of Judy Garland to the honky-tonks of Patsy Cline, pilule sequins have played an important role in audience enchantment. Their very glimmer […]
The Pfister Hotel Launches Four Diamond Experiences Program
THE PFISTER® HOTEL LAUNCHES FOUR DIAMOND EXPERIENCES PROGRAM Each weekend package includes an exclusive experience in culinary arts, fine arts or creative writing, overnight stay, Sunday Brunch, and parking Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 28, 2012 – The Pfister® Hotel, which is owned and managed by Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, invites guests to take a creative, hands-on […]
Pfister Expands its Artist-in-Residence Program to Other Hotels
Original Article by Mary Louise Schumacher for JSOnline.com Marcus Hotels has decided to expand its artist-in-residence program, which it launched at the Pfister Hotel in 2009. Similar programs will be implemented in The Marcus Corporation’s Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, Mo., and the Skirvin Hilton in Oaklahoma City. The Pfister’s annual program includes a studio […]
Profile Reginald Baylor
For Reggie Baylor, it all started in kindergarten at Milwaukee’s Siloah Lutheran School. It was there that his teacher, Mrs. Arnt, encouraged his passion for art. “She recognized how intense I was,” Baylor recalls. “In fact, she called my mother about a finger painting I did. My mother still has that painting.” Today, Baylor is one […]
Susan’s Travels Tours + Trips
A few weeks ago, the Pfister hosted a reporter from the San Mateo Daily Journal (California). Timothy spent a lot of time speaking with her and showing off the hotel. Her article was published over the weekend. MILWAUKEE’S HISTORIC PFISTER HOTEL WEAVES THE PAST AND THE PRESENT WITH ITS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM. Fabric Artist Timothy Westbrook […]
Westbrook Creates Fiber Art at Pfister Hotel
The Pfister Hotel’s latest artist in residence, pills Timothy Westbrook, hails from upstate New York. In May 2011, Westbrook graduated from Syracuse University, where he majored in fiber arts and material studies because, he says, fiber is the foundation of everything. His innovative gowns, constructed from contemporary materials, prostate hang on plastic models in the Pfister’s […]
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