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Rozalia Hernandez-Singh depicts female pride with “Our Beauty in Strength”

Posted by Lee Matz | Jun 16, 2017 |

Rozalia Hernandez-Singh is one of the five female artists who was hired by the Kinnickinnic Avenue BID to paint a large-scale mural along Bay View’s main retail corridor, with a work titled “Our Beauty in Strength.” The “Street Canvas” project is part of an overall enhancement initiative long the main street of the Southside artery, once the most frequently traveled road connecting Milwaukee and Chicago. The five commercial buildings selected along the mile-long stretch of Kinnickinnic Avenue, or simply KK as the street is commonly known, are as architecturally diverse as the area is culturally. Nova Czarnecki, Jenny Jo...

Jenny Anderson colors faces that “Fade Into Blue”

Posted by Lee Matz | Jun 15, 2017 |

Jennifer Anderson is one of the five female artists who was hired by the Kinnickinnic Avenue BID to paint a large-scale mural along Bay View’s main retail corridor, with a work titled “Fade Into Blue.” The “Street Canvas” project is part of an overall enhancement initiative long the main street of the Southside artery, once the most frequently traveled road connecting Milwaukee and Chicago. The five commercial buildings selected along the mile-long stretch of Kinnickinnic Avenue, or simply KK as the street is commonly known, are as architecturally diverse as the area is culturally. Nova Czarnecki, Jenny Jo Kristan,...

Dena Nord splashes shapes that “Flow”

Posted by Lee Matz | Jun 14, 2017 |

Dena Nord is one of the five female artists who was hired by the Kinnickinnic Avenue BID to paint a large-scale mural along Bay View’s main retail corridor, with a work titled “Flow.” The “Street Canvas” project is part of an overall enhancement initiative long the main street of the Southside artery, once the most frequently traveled road connecting Milwaukee and Chicago. The five commercial buildings selected along the mile-long stretch of Kinnickinnic Avenue, or simply KK as the street is commonly known, are as architecturally diverse as the area is culturally. Nova Czarnecki, Jenny Jo Kristan, Dena Nord,...

Jenny Jo Kristan takes women on a journey “Nearer The Moon”

Posted by Lee Matz | Jun 13, 2017 |

Jenny Jo Kristan is one of the five female artists who was hired by the Kinnickinnic Avenue BID to paint a large-scale mural along Bay View’s main retail corridor, with a work titled “Nearer The Moon.” The “Street Canvas” project is part of an overall enhancement initiative long the main street of the Southside artery, once the most frequently traveled road connecting Milwaukee and Chicago. The five commercial buildings selected along the mile-long stretch of Kinnickinnic Avenue, or simply KK as the street is commonly known, are as architecturally diverse as the area is culturally. Nova Czarnecki, Jenny Jo...

Female artists transform Kinnickinnic streetscape into mural tapestry

Posted by Editor | Jun 12, 2017 |

For the second summer in a row, Milwaukee has seen a partnership between local businesses and the art community to improve the city’s economic health and social wellbeing. In 2016 it was the installation of Black Cat Alley, a project on the east side that turned a troubled space into an art destination. This summer, two projects in as many months have rolled out with the purpose to put Milwaukee on the art map and generate more tourist driven foot traffic. In May, Steve Marcus rolled out his Sculpture Milwaukee installation along downtown’s Wisconsin Avenue. This week Bay View’s...

Nova Czarnecki paints a poetic “Witness to the Wild”

Posted by Lee Matz | Jun 12, 2017 |

Nova Czarnecki is one of the five female artists who was hired by the Kinnickinnic Avenue BID to paint a large-scale mural along Bay View’s main retail corridor, with a work titled “Witness to the Wild.” The “Street Canvas” project is part of an overall enhancement initiative long the main street of the Southside artery, once the most frequently traveled road connecting Milwaukee and Chicago. The five commercial buildings selected along the mile-long stretch of Kinnickinnic Avenue, or simply KK as the street is commonly known, are as architecturally diverse as the area is culturally. Nova Czarnecki, Jenny Jo...