Local artists on display during Gallery Night MKE

713 and tonight you can also take part in Gallery Tour MKE, a citywide event letting you meet local artists and view their work. Our Angie Muzu is live there now with one of them getting ready for the crowds that are about to start pouring in. Good morning. Good morning. It is so cool to wake up and being able to see a variety of different arts, not just paintings on a wall, but sculptures as well. And that's just a sneak peek. This is just going to be a sneak peek of what you can expect on Gallery Night. four for four here um this year we're joined by Tony who's the owner of two galleries here in the Marshall Building Tony we sort of walked through it a little bit beforehand but tell us really about what these spaces have to offer for people that come through these doors the other space you're in to start with is got Eugene Donner's work it's his estate um part of 230 pieces that were found in his home and then in here we have Karen Loudon's work abstract she's a Madison based artist you know painting related to nature she does a lot of work in the yard and walks in nature so that affects her abstract paintings here yeah is that really the goal here where it's Wisconsin-based artists i mostly cover Wisconsin artists yes um particularly emerging artists and it's great to be able to give an emerging artist a show of a dozen or 15 pieces here in this this space yeah and there's a variety of things that i mean people can obviously see you just um saw it just seconds ago for people who this might be the first time that they go to event like this what is something that you always tell people to be mindful of especially when it comes to artwork that they may not be familiar with well one of the things i see my job is just to say a few words to people because it's easy if you if you don't understand art just to walk in and not be quite sure what's going on don't be afraid of it um i'll point to the art just get people to look at it and begin to enter into it yeah yeah and even with everything that we're seeing here is there a certain type of art that you like to point out or is it just like all around i do a lot of figurative work i mean Karen Loudon's work is abstract but you saw next door there's a lot more figurative work in that artists for sure yeah are we able to walk back here to see what's what's behind here i often bring work from different shows and yeah this is a variety of artists, particularly from shows that I've had in the past. Christine Heinrich, her work on silk, where she's printing her photographs on three layers of silk. It's really changed what what she does. I have Desiree Fonseca, she's just turned 30, self-taught artist in Milwaukee, great painter, she does three-dimensional work, fairly intense, but then she's 30 and allowed to be allowed to be intense yeah i mean hey 30 got some youngsters here so that that's really cool to see that i'm old yeah listen i think age is just a number i mean if you can do art you can do art and that is definitely something that you are seeing here we're just getting started we have uh plenty more to showcase here at the marshall building and even other spaces too but for now brian we'll send it back to you in the studio as we continue to check out some really cool artwork here i know looking forward to seeing what else you have in store we'll see you around 7:45 andrew next event may be perfect for you if you're looking to stay indoors today local galleries they are opening their doors for gallery night mke allowing you to check out art created by local artists andrew mizzou is checking out one of the galleries now to give us a preview of what you can expect andrew good morning good morning we are in yet another room full of art and obviously this is a space pam that you have truly made your own here i feel like i'm just in art galore color galore over here you're also the owner of this gallery space here on the sixth floor what can we expect here because i know you're not alone here no 22 artists and a variety of disciplines practices everyone in here is fully engaged this group is such an interesting collaborative group of people one of the best group of artists i've ever worked with yeah and I mean, I feel like we only have, like, three minutes when it comes to these hits. And I'm like, okay, how do we showcase all of it? But we kind of are, we're just going with it right now. So I'm seeing a variety of things here. When it comes to getting a group of artists together, is there a certain focus of, okay, they have to have this certain type of art or art style or anything like that? It sort of magically always just ends up being very diverse. and there's poetry in here poetry they have a poet and paintings of course are a lot of artists disciplines that they follow but we also have sculpture pottery a variety of different things Wow and obviously this is something that people can expect when they come here I asked the last person this too and I'll ask you this when it comes to art galleries for people who may not you know go to these very often what is a piece of advice that you would have especially you know looking at such a diverse array of different artwork and and everything like that this is a group that you can come into this space and you'll see them actually working making their pieces their artwork and a lot of people who either collect or go out to see things like this just see the finished pieces So it's really great for them to come in here, meet the artists, hear their stories, talk with them. And I always encourage everyone that they should be thinking about starting a collection if they haven't yet, because art adds so much to your life. Yeah, and it even continues to stretch down here. And as we wrap up here, I feel like you put it perfectly as far as encouraging more people to continue to pursue something like this. do you feel like when people are able to walk through these doors it really provides them with the inspiration like hmm one day i could see myself having my own space like that absolutely um a lot of people if they don't do it full-time they even do it as a hobby you know as something is for relaxation and mental well-being emotional well-being and so i think coming into a space like this with the energy that we have in here and the amazing art it really does inspire people it truly is and to see the variety the diversity of different spaces different artwork and seeing the artists do the work themselves this is truly what what makes a very special space so i know we only had three minutes we literally went through the entire space or tried to uh at that fact so if you guys are able to come down here make sure you take your time go go through each of the spaces and really get immersed in this entire space because you definitely don't want to miss out on the excellence here absolutely i'll send it back to you you heard it there from the man please go out and visit you heard her as well thank you guys so much for sharing the gallery space with us yeah lovers dreams today in milwaukee it's gallery night in pay where galleries will be opening their doors for visitors to check out and purchase local art right in the heart of the city our andrew muses live checking out some of the art andrew what you found this time well brad we are at stop number three second floor of the marshall building and there is plenty to show here and i kind of want to get right into it frank you're the gallery owner here we're seeing a whole lot on the walls here this is a remodeled space too this is a beautiful space i mean this is there's a wide variety here yeah yeah so i've been in the marsh building for 14 years i feature mostly local artists some international um this show i have seven local artists that i'm featuring wow okay let's sort of just take us through what we're sort of checking out here obviously a variety of artists here um and different things that we're looking at even framing too yeah actually so i feature mostly original paintings oils and acrylics on canvas and i do all in-house custom framing i generally look for artists that are prolific and have a long you know a career of creating art and creating a style and working really hard to make a cohesive group of paintings that i can represent yeah and you even told me 14 years you've sort of been doing this and you've seen the evolution of the uh you know this entire event throughout the years you also mentioned that people from chicago even drive up too yeah actually last night i had quite a few couples from chicago i think uh our scene up here is getting well known more and more because gallery nights have been going on for 40 years i believe and i've been down here for 14 which it's been great you know and they just keep growing and growing and i think getting more and more well known yeah yeah as a art hub down here in a big art community yeah and you're just seeing just the the wide variety here and even i feel like we're also getting closer to a popular section that you say right over here yes Jack Scoville's work um i think people resonate with these because they're all you know Milwaukee scenes yeah so they can identify with them uh and the red dots mean they're sold right yes correct yeah had quite a few of jack's pieces last night a number of pieces sold so it was a good night and today we're here from 11 to 3. so if anyone likes to come down and check out the space you're welcome to come in and enjoy the paintings and yeah it's a great building the Marshall Building come in lots of people here Third Ward for sure yeah especially in this remodeled space i'll even ask you this too because you said you're you're a Maya product yeah evolution not just yeah here in the art scene but also the Third Ward what does it mean now that more people are are driving here you even called it sort of this growing art hub but now you're seeing even more of that you're showcasing artists on full display here yeah yeah i would say you know the building and uh Bob Detwiler who manages and owns this building he's great at supporting all of us and keeping the building active and of course the historic Third Ward association and their promotion of everything that goes on down here so it's a great community and we really enjoy it we really enjoy it so if you're looking for something to do, the Third Ward is where to come, you make you make it really easy to really enjoy this space, and this is three of four and the next one coming up is that a different building but there's a variety of things that you can always check out, not just here in the Marshall Building, but a variety of locations. We'll get into more of that later on. But, yes, definitely a lot to see and a lot to show here at the Gallery Night MKE. Today is Gallery Day because it is during the day. So check out all you can see here in Milwaukee. But for now, we'll send it back to you, Bria, in the studio. All right. Thanks, Andrew. We'll be right back after the break. See you there. Showcasing their work to people downtown. Andrew, I'm happy you survived that attack there. Oh, my gosh. talking about the the chairs from yesterday oh my that was entertaining for sure and listen there's going to be another entertaining day ahead of us especially here in Milwaukee of course for Gallery Night MKE with it being uh throughout the day today it's Gallery Day so make sure you head out to different locations we're at a new location we're at the Marshall Building okay all morning long now we're at a different place you sort of want to tell them where we're at and i know the name is pretty familiar to you because it's your own. Yes, we're at my gallery, which is Torrey Follier Gallery, and I've been here for 38 years, I was just telling Andrew, and we represent probably the largest collection of Wisconsin artists as our primary group, but it's mainly, the rest of them are from the Midwest, if there's not a Wisconsin connection, but they are from abstract to realistic painters sculptors photographers quite a great combination and they're from also emerging to established artists and right now we're having a show of Charles Munce, excuse me, stuff right here yes these are the paintings in here and he is one of my older artists meaning he's been with me for well 35 years and yes yes and he's extremely talented as you can see. He is Wisconsin-based. He lives just outside of Spring Green in Lone Rock, Wisconsin. And his work is all about nature and man's relationship to nature. And they're all bold and colorful, as you can see. I mean, they're just great, great, great paintings. But in there all, I mean, there's quite a variety of sizes. He works, he's an interesting artist in that he does several versions of the same painting. So in other words, every time he changes the size it becomes a different painting he can add things to it or remove things and he all the colors are always the same and he's a wonderful colorist as you can see he loves color definitely variety and there's even more back here right well this is this is the other artists that i represent they're all through the gallery and then i have another small show for gallery for this period of time it's uh from Robert Cook and he's in the east gallery up front we can go we can walk through here this way yeah we can go through here but these are artists from all over the country well this is represented all over the country Tom Utick is one of probably our most prominent artists right here uh those are all landscapes fred stonehouse another big name in wisconsin art and we can keep coming through here because you're tori there's a lot of artwork here and i've been asking people this question because it's really interesting with this being obviously here for decades what is something that you would you know tell people this is their first time going to an art gallery they want to learn more or they're an artist themselves and they picture themselves no pun intended of their work being on the walls right what advice would you give those type of people well if you mean if they're looking for representation because that's a whole nother subject okay and i think artists that look for representation well they have to have some background. For me, they have to have a career in art, or sometimes just through the number of galleries they have exhibited. That's important. I look for, does the style match what we do here? Whether it's abstract or realistic, does it feel the same quality as what we have? So that's what I look for within an artist, is the quality of the art. Yeah. And you're definitely seeing a lot of high quality stuff here, a lot of nature things. And I think that's really something that we're putting it on display. Lisa, I know we're talking about all things nature. I know you have a lot coming up for us in the forecast.