Artigras fine arts festival returns to Green Bay
For fans of the summer fine arts festival, Artstreet, Artigras is an opportunity for the community to continue supporting artists year round.
For fans of the summer fine arts festival, Artstreet, Artigras is an opportunity for the community to continue supporting artists year round.
Artigras is in a new location but still the same showcase for artists, happening March 5 and 6
By John McCracken Correspondent GREEN BAY – Laura Schley is the only paid staff member at the City of Green Bay’s Public Art Commission (GBPAC), a division of the community and economic development department. A single full-time employee devoted to public arts in Wisconsin’s third largest city is not uncommon. Wisconsin provides less state support …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – For nearly four decades, artists have filled the streets of downtown Green Bay for one weekend every August for Artstreet. However, this year, the uncertainty of COVID-19 has squashed those plans. “Cancelling Artstreet was a tough decision, but we felt it was the smartest and safest decision to …
By Ben Rodgers Editor GREEN BAY – With 60 percent of the 40 local nonprofits selected for this year’s Give Big Green Bay being new to the event – awareness of the issues they support is at the forefront for participating organizations. The Jackie Nitschke Center has a campus downtown, and unless a person has …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent GREEN BAY – Take just under 100 artists ranging from glass blowers and metal artists to makers of original jewelry and painters of silk. Put ingredients into four large rooms at the KI Convention Center, add live music and art demonstrations. Blend in 7,000 people and simmer for 14 hours over …