Exhibit Opening: I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960–1970
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesOpening day for the Civil War Museum's "I AM A MAN" exhibit, running through August 11.
Opening day for the Civil War Museum's "I AM A MAN" exhibit, running through August 11.
Friday, July 7 | 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Speaker: Cassandra Griffen, Photojournalist Cassandra Griffen’s program will showcase her images of the foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement who, though largely unknown to the nation, served as integral parts of Reverend Fred Lee Shuttlesworth’s determination to undo Jim Crow laws in the South. These images will […]
Mondays, July 10 – August 14 | 10:30am – 1:30pm | Instructor: Barbara Farrell | $100 ($125 non-members) | Register Here Designed for painters of all skill levels. Each of the six sessions will begin with a demonstration showcasing a technique of the day. Students are instructed on color mixing, application and removal, brush strokes, and […]
Thursday, July 13 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Jayne Herring | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Create a decorative fused glass round dish. All supplies are included in the workshop price.
Friday, July 14 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Calvin Watts, Academic Advisor, UW-Parkside Only two years old when Fort Sumter was fired upon, Theodore Roosevelt would spend the rest of his life reckoning with, and trying to live up to, the legacy of the Civil War generation. Acutely aware of the sacrifices made by those […]
Friday, July 14 | 6:00pm - 10:00pm | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Kenosha's favorite progressive museum party is back! Make your way through our three museum stops, sampling delicious food and beer from local restaurants and breweries, while enjoying live music and playing crazy games we'd never usually allow indoors. Must be 21+ […]
Saturdays, July 22 – August 12 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Instructor: Kathy Laybourn | $76 ($95 non-members) | Register Here Be enchanted with texture and color in acrylic paint. Students will learn how to construct a painting by determining basic composition, blocking in the underlying dark, middle, and light values, and layering color. Students […]
Join a painter represented in the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and see the annual exhibition, now in its 47th year, through the eyes of an artist. earn techniques, discuss composition, and ask any questions you have about the art form.
Friday, August 11 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Rob Girardi Camp Douglas, located on the south side of Chicago, was Illinois’ largest Civil War training camp. More than 40,000 Union volunteers mustered here. In February 1862, the camp was converted to accommodate Confederate prisoners of war. About 24,000 Confederates were held there during the […]
Saturday, August 12 | 10:00am – 4:00pm | Instructor: Sandy Bulgrin | $76 ($95 non-members) | Register Here This slope-sided basket is woven with natural reed for the base and dyed reed is woven for the sloped sides, separated with twined rows. A beautifully wrapped handle finishes off this basket. Several color choices will be available. […]
Saturday, August 12 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Instructor: Tiffany Knopow | $44 ($55 non-members) | Register Here Use the beauty of nature to make these special prints. Hapazomes are prints made directly from the natural pigments in the flowers and leaves. Students will create at least 2 prints that will be ready to frame using […]
Opening day for the Kenosha Public Museum's "Planet or Plastic?" exhibit, running through January 14, 2023. "Planet or Plastic?" shines a spotlight on the fragility of the natural environment due to the global plastic waste crisis. The exhibition endeavors to raise awareness of society's dependence on plastic by visually depicting the crisis through 70 photographs […]