Art is an important fabric of Walnut Way and the community we serve. It provides a space for expression, civic engagement, and transforming the built environment. Thanks to program partnership with ArtWorks for Milwaukee, several teens took part in mural internships. Learn more about the most recent project in this latest interview with TMJ4 Julia Fello.
Now Recruiting Young Artists for Spring Program
This spring, ArtWorks for Milwaukee will offer a Spring Arts Internship at Walnut Way. Teenagers from Lindsay Heights will create a small mural to beautify Sunshine Park, on 14th and North Avenue. The group of eight to 12 participants will learn about the process of creating a mural through lessons on content development and painting.
In the Media: 18th Annual Harvest Day and Caring Neighbors Mural Restoration
Harvest Day has wrapped up but we’re still in celebration because the Caring Neighbors Make Good Communities mural is fully restored and lighting up the alleyway next to Walnut Way. The mural gained a lot of attention at Harvest Day and youth, artists, and ArtWorks Executive Director, Terry Murphy, were present to unveil the hard work they did to restore the mural this summer. Read all about it in the latest article by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, Grace Connaster. Click here to read the article.