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Clandestine Possessions & Family Time

New collaborative work by James Pederson & Mariah Tate Klemens and paintings by James Pederson and Jackson Hunt

11/16/2017 – 4/15/2018

It is now tradition for the grand prize winner from our Forward juried art exhibition to be invited to present a solo exhibition the following year. Painter James Pederson (Madison, WI), winner in 2016, has taken the invitation a step further......

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Inspiring Change: The Photography of Chip Duncan and Mohamed Amin

5/10/2018 – 10/21/2018

Featuring the work of internationally recognized author, photographer, and filmmaker Chip Duncan alongside acclaimed African photographer Mohamed Amin (1943–96), this exhibition showcases photography as a catalyst for broad, lasting, impactful change....

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Carlos Hermosilla Álvarez & Colin Matthes: Echoing Concerns

3/16/2017 – 6/25/2017

Carlos Hermosilla Álvarez and Colin Matthes: Echoing Concerns features the work of two artists working in distant eras, but toward similar goals......

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Forward 2018

A Survey of Wisconsin Art Now

11/15/2018 – 4/14/2019

Forward is our biennial juried exhibition of local and regional artists....

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Nohl Fellowship Anniversary Screenings

7/12/2018 – 9/13/2018

As part of a celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Mary L. Nohl Fellowship program, we offer a series of three screenings showcasing many of the filmmakers and media artists who have received the Nohl Fellowship....

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Threshold

11/5/2015 – 2/28/2016

Threshold transforms the Charles Allis Art Museum this winter....

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Rising Artists

Selections from the Rufus King High School International Baccalaureate Senior Art Exhibit

4/26/2019 – 5/19/2019

This exhibition represents the culmination of a collaborative relationship between the museum's curators and the International Baccalaureate Art students at Rufus King High School....

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Delight, Inspire, Educate: The Allis Collection as Catalyst

5/12/2019 – 12/26/2021

The exhibition highlights various aspects of the Allis art collection, from paintings and sculptures to decorative arts objects and print materials....

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Dressing the Abbey

2/4/2022 – 5/30/2022

The Charles Allis Art Museum will turn into the Highclere Castle for this one of a kind exhibition....

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Milwaukee Women's Art Library

8/18/2020 – 8/15/2021

The MWAL will act as a space for the collective remembrance of women and non-binary people of all ethnicities whose actions, work and narratives may otherwise become lost in the ebb and flow of the constantly shifting cultural landscape....

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Ghosts of Segregation

7/28/2022 – 12/4/2022

Photographer Richard Frishman explores the lingering presence of segregation, slavery and institutional racism hidden in everyday American architecture....

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Connecting Galleries

Contemporary + Experimental

10/27/2022 – 1/29/2023

Featuring three experimental spaces, the Connecting Galleries feature rotating works by contemporary artists, each creating dynamic conversations with visitors and the museum itself....

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Sarah Ball Allis Art Museum

A celebration of artmaking and feminism

1/26/2023 – 6/11/2023

Celebrating Sarah Ball Allis and highlighting work by femme, women and nonbinary artists, the "Sarah Ball Allis Art Museum" presents the its collection as though Sarah were actively collecting today, underscoring feminism in art and life....

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On the Grounds Of

New Work by Siara Berry

6/22/2023 – 9/22/2023

See boundary-making from a new perspective in Allis Artist in Residence SIara Berry's solo exhibition "On the Grounds Of" on view in the Allis courtyard....

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