The Pfister Hotel, which is owned and managed by Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, will bid farewell to Artist-in-Residence Stephanie Barenz with a public reception on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in the hotel’s Rouge Ballroom. During the event, guests will enjoy complimentary appetizers and dessert, a cash bar, and music […]
Stephanie Barenz won the post of Pfister Artist-In-Residence and moved into her studio space in the storied hotel this past April (see the TCD interview for more about Barenz and her work). Recently, store Barenz described the new projects that have emerged from her previous work, dovetailing with her new position. “When I got the Pfister residency, I was […]
From beast-inspired tattoos to brightly colored model trains, from folk art dolls with stories to tell to a feminist impersonation of Barbara Bush, the lineup of exhibitions for the summer Gallery Night & Day is not lacking for originality. The quarterly, citywide art crawl is Friday evening and Saturday during the day. Of the scores […]
Stephanie Barenz, the current artist-in-residence at The Pfister Hotel, was born in Houston. She lived there with her family for five years before moving to Nebraska and finally to Wisconsin. “I’ve called Wisconsin home for about 15 years,” she says. Barenz is the fifth artist-in-residence, four of which were from Wisconsin. The unique program […]
