LYNN CHAPPY ARTS EDUCATION WING

The Lynn Chappy Arts Education Wing was created specifically to showcase the work of students, educators, and education-based organizations. The purpose of this gallery is to show the process and discovery that is at the core of art-making.

Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

To learn more about the Lynn Chappy Arts Education Wing, please contact us at 262-373-5037.

PREVIOUS WORK

CREATIVE POWER
ARTS for ALL Wisconsin’s Traveling Exhibition
January – March, 2020

CREATIVE POWER: ARTS for ALL Wisconsin’s Traveling Exhibition is a collection of 30 award-winning works of art by Wisconsin artists with disabilities. Each year, ARTS for ALL Wisconsin issues a statewide Call for Art, and a panel of arts professionals review the submissions. They look for originality, creativity, and craftsmanship, with 10 entries selected for addition to the exhibition. CREATIVE POWER travels across the state and is enjoyed by more than 135,000 people each year.

The mission of ARTS for ALL Wisconsin is to expand the capabilities, confidence, and quality of life for children and adults with disabilities by providing programs in dance, drama, creative writing, music, and visual art. To learn more, visit artsforallwi.org.

Veterans in Focus: “Exploring the Milwaukee Community through Photography"
July – August, 2018

The Zablocki VAMC Veterans Photography Group was offered through the Recreation Therapy program to Veterans receiving treatment in the HUD/VASH (Housing Urban Development/Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing) and Mental Health programs. Participants in VA’s photography group learned how to use the techniques of photography such as lighting, framing, subject matter, and composition to help them capture images in the community. The group started off by taking pictures of the grounds of the VA and then went into the community to various places including: Washington Park, Kaszubes Park, Jones Island, Lake Front-South Shore, US Bank Building-Top Floor, and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Some of the Veterans also included pictures of other images they captured on their own. 
 
Why Photography: The use of photography provided Veterans with mental and/or physical health disorders (e.g. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Use Disorder/Addictions, Obesity, Chronic Pain, Social Isolation, etc.) to experience many therapeutic benefits including: increased knowledge and exploration of various community sites new to them; improved focus and attention; decreased stress, increased self-esteem and confidence, sense of personal accomplishment, decreased social isolation and improved social skills, and acquisition of healthy leisure skills. 

This exhibition is curated by Courtney Zeller, C.T.R.S. Certified Therapeutic Recreation & Brianna Mueller, Recreation Therapy Intern, with special thanks to Elmbrook Rotary for their support and to Anita Burgermeister and Tim Holte for their time as volunteers and for offering their art expertise.

KM Perform: Senior Show
May, 2018

The graduating class of 2018 from Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance is hosting an art show as their senior project. As the Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance is a school focused on individualized and interdisciplinary learning, each of the students have an artistic focus in addition to their normal academic work. The focuses in KM Perform include art, music, writing, and theater. The students are often given the ability to integrate their art into their academic work, leading to an open and creative environment that encourages exploration and self-motivated learning. In order to graduate, all students must create a body of work personal to them and their specific art as a final project. These art focused student portfolios of work are the culmination of the time spent at the Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance and demonstrate the artistic skills that the students have developed. Each body of work is planned by the students during their junior year, and presented to a community panel before it is allowed to be finalized and worked on during their senior year. The art being shown is the final portfolio work of the senior visual art focus; students that have taken four years of visual art courses in addition to their academic work.

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