Community Celebration: Exhibition Openings
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesNovember 18, 2023
Ashwini Ramaswamy’s Invisible Cities
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesFeaturing ten dancers, this reimagining of Italo Calvino’s metaphysical novel interweaves cultural perspectives through a dynamic group of lead artists who work in different movement styles—Ashwini Ramaswamy with Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy (Bharatanatyam), Berit Ahlgren (Gaga), Alanna Morris (Modern/Afro Diasporic), Joseph Tran (Breaking)—and visual artist Kevork Mourad.
Arts/Industry 50th Anniversary Community Celebration: Work in Progress
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesExperience new exhibitions. Enjoy hands-on art making. Connect with current and past Arts/Industry artists. Festivities will also include entertainment, demonstrations, and conversation.
Cloth as Land Symposium
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesApril 6 & 7, 2024
Levitt AMP: OLATUJA
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Levitt AMP: Humbird
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Levitt AMP: Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Levitt AMP: AJ Lee & Blue Summit
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Levitt AMP: Buffalo Nichols
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Levitt AMP: The Grammy Award-Winning Rebirth Brass Band
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Levitt AMP: Copper Box
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Levitt AMP: Patty PerShayla & The Mayhaps
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Levitt AMP: Matthew Whitaker
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Levitt AMP: Lone Piñon
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Levitt AMP: Kyshona, Tall Tall Trees
Gather with friends and neighbors on the Sheboygan City Green for free live music! Enjoy art-making activities for all ages, a lineup of local food trucks, and a beverage tent.
Rhythm of Inspiration and Creativity: A Workshop with Sunny Jain and Ankur Malhotra
Join us for a panel discussion about liberation through rhythm, movement, and creativity with drummer Sunny Jain.
Levitt AMP: Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East
This concert has been canceled due to inclement weather.
Wayside Days: Art Preserve Tours
Never experienced the Art Preserve before? Looking for more information about your favorite artist featured in the building? Sign up for an hour-long tour at 1:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.
Wayside Days: Yoga and Sound Meditation
Join an instructor from Yoga on the Lake in an open space on the third floor of the Art Preserve for a yoga session to unwind, stretch, and get into the flow of JMKAC’s Community Day.
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Wayside Days: Community Day at the Art Preserve
Spend an afternoon wandering through the captivating displays of artwork and the lush grounds at the Art Preserve. Enjoy hands-on art making, live music, and moments with guest artists.
Wayside Days: Community Day at Tellen
Explore the fascinating artist-built environment created by James Tellen. Arts Center Exhibitions, Collections staff, and docents will be on hand to provide information about stewardship of the site and sculptures.
This event has been canceled due to inclement weather.
Wayside Days: Jack Duros and Chris Rosenau
Enjoy hands-on art making, live music, and moments with guest artists at Wayside Days.
Wayside Days: MATTHÚ
Enjoy hands-on art making, live music, and moments with guest artists at Wayside Days.
Sunset Sessions at the Art Preserve
Join Curator Laura Bickford at the Art Preserve to experience artist Randy King Lawrence’s site-specific sculpture at the golden hour. Designed to be viewed at sunset, the work comes alive with, as the artist says, “a million tiny skies.”
Art Talk
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesArts Center Associate Curator Tanya Gayer will discuss artist Cathy Lu’s Nuwa's Hands with Brian's Plants Nuwa's Hands (In Blue) Nuwa's Hands (In Blue), on view in the Arts Center’s Glass Gallery.
Social Hour with Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra
Join Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Music Director Ernesto Estigarribia and composer Jacob Bancks at the Art Preserve as they talk about their recent collaboration.
SPARK!: The Original Rhinestone Rattlesnake Boy
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesArtist in residence Shae Bishop and his serpent sidekick Rodeo will make an appearance at this SPARK! session, where we will learn more about Bishop’s artistic practice and his sources of inspiration.
Family Fiesta
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesJoin artist Justin Favela and his relatives at Family Fiesta, a free all-ages event with food, games, dancing, music, and piñatas!
Iron Pour
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesGuests will have a front row seat to the same process Arts/Industry residents use in the Kohler Co. Foundry—employing resin-bonded sand molds and molten metal to create beautiful works of art!
Workplace: Hands-On Activity
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesParticipate in a hands-on activity inspired by Martha Poggioli’s (Foundry ‘20 & ‘24) creative process.
Lunch Break: Artist Talk with David Ross Harper
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesDavid Ross Harper (Pottery, ’12 & ’14) will discuss his series of mask-like forms titled A Fear of Unknown Origin.
Workplace: Artist Talk with Jerry Toerpe
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesHear how Jerry Toerpe developed unique casting equipment and tools that Kohler associates, and artists, use to this day.
Mad Dash: Artist Talk with Tom Uebelherr
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesArtist Tom Uebelherr (Foundry, 1993) will discuss his work, Pink Barrel Stove, and the story behind each detail.
Slip Cast Demo with Arts/Industry Technician Nicole Woodard
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesJoin Pottery technician and artist, Nicole Woodard, as she demonstrates the slip casting techniques used by Arts/Industry artists in the Kohler Co. factory.
Sandy Sachse Gratitude Fountain: Artist Talk with Lily Cox Richard
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesLily Cox-Richard will share her process, inspiration, and how the Sandy Sachse Gratitude Fountain was created in the Kohler factory.
BRKFST Dance Company: STORMCLUTTER
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesBRKFST Dance Company presents two wildly different works: Wisconsin premiere of STORMCLUTTER, with composition by BRKFST member Renée Copeland, and a restaging of Dancers, Dreamers and Presidents by composer Daniel Bernard Roumain.
Teacher Recharge: A Work in Progress
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesClassroom teachers of all disciplines and art educators of all backgrounds are invited for a day of engagement and exploration at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.
SPARK!: Milestones in the Making
The exhibition Milestones in the Making honors decades of Arts/Industry alumni and the visionary Ruth DeYoung Kohler II who established the program.