“Art as Transformation: Using Photography for Social Change” Nov. 14 Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 273 E. Erie St.
MIAD features MacArthur grant-winner, TED Fellow and photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier in the museum’s Fourth Floor Raw Space for her presentation, “Art as Transformation: Using Photography for Social Change.” Frazier draws from her award-winning book, The Notion of Family, and works of art by Frederick Douglass, August Sander, Julia Margaret Cameron and Langston Hughes to discuss how she uses photography to fight injustices such as poverty, health care and gender inequality, environmental contamination and racism. For more information, visit miad.edu.
Women’s Speaker Series: Elizabeth Berg Nov. 14 Lynden Sculpture Garden 2145 W. Brown Deer Road
Night of Miracles is a delightful novel about surprising friendships, community and the way small acts of kindness can change a life. Its author is Elizabeth Berg, who also wrote The Story of Arthur Truluv. Lucille Howard is getting on in years, but she stays busy. Thanks to the inspiration of her dearly departed friend, Arthur Truluv, she has begun to teach baking classes. A new assistant, Iris, it turns out, can’t bake but needs to keep her mind off a big decision she sorely regrets. Other complications ensue, leading to hard choices and uncertain futures. Berg will be at Lynden to discuss her book. For more information, visit lyndensculpturegarden.org.
Homeschool Day: Reclaiming Spaces Nov. 15 Lynden Sculpture Garden 2145 W. Brown Deer Road
How do we understand the spaces we inhabit every day—our homes, communities, surrounding natural environments? What histories, memories and identities shaped these places and how we understand them? Answers to these questions may be found in the work of artists John Grade, Juliana Santacruz Herrera and Jan Vormann. In the studio, attending youth (ages 6-15 recommended) will create colorful felt sheets that are then taken outside (along with yarn and string) to repair worn or weathered spaces they find as they meander about the grounds. For more information, visit lyndensculpturegarden.org.
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