Walker's Point Center for the Arts

Walker's Point Center for the Arts WPCA is a nonprofit organization in support of visual/performing arts and youth art education.

WPCA seeks to enhance the fellowship and vibrancy of Walker’s Point. We provide a welcoming, safe and diverse cultural environment for children, artists and the public in order to maintain an active community. The center fosters creativity in children through innovative teaching, in addition to encouraging public and community initiative through social development.

07/24/2026

Opens today 4-6pm!
Minding the Gap, a Featured Member Exhibition by Geornica Daniels

Through rope and thousands of zip ties, Daniels (Geornica) builds vessels that hold tension, repetition, and the ongoing work of becoming. These forms sag, strain, and reach toward stability — echoing the space between who we are and who we hope to be, where questions of intimacy, motherhood, Blackness, ambition, and self‑perception meet.

Minding the Gap invites viewers to reflect on that uncertain distance between desire and fulfillment, imagination and reality — the space we all inhabit at some point.

On view through Ocotober 2, 2026

*WPCA Update *Due to severe air quality, all programming scheduled for this evening is canceled.+ WPCA will also be clos...
07/16/2026

*WPCA Update *
Due to severe air quality, all programming scheduled for this evening is canceled.

+ WPCA will also be closed tomorrow, Friday July 17.
+ No Summer Art Camp tomorrow — campers return Tuesday, July 21
+ Interns & staff will return on site on Saturday July 18.
+ Gallery closed for installation.

Thank you for your understanding as we prioritize community health and safety.
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Debido a la calidad del aire severa, toda la programación programada para esta tarde está cancelada.

+ WPCA también estará cerrado mañana, viernes 17 de julio.
+ No habrá Campamento de Arte de Verano mañana — lxs campistas regresan el martes, 21 de julio.
+ Pasantes y personal regresarán al sitio el sábado, 18 de julio.
+ La galería está cerrada por el montaje de la próxima exposición.

Gracias por su comprensión mientras priorizamos la salud y seguridad de nuestra comunidad.

Last week’s CR8TV CONVO with  at WPCA held so much beauty. She shared openly about her beginnings, her growth, and how g...
06/26/2026

Last week’s CR8TV CONVO with at WPCA held so much beauty. She shared openly about her beginnings, her growth, and how grief, memory, and love shape this new body of work—how each piece carries what we hold and what holds us.

’s CR8TV CONVOS offers artists a space to speak from their own voice and on their own terms.

Liv’s full body of work remains on view at WPCA through July 8, 2026. Limited‑edition booklets available while they last. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Sat 1pm-5pm (closed July 4th).

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El CR8TV CONVO de la semana pasada con en WPCA estuvo lleno de belleza. Ella compartió con mucha apertura sobre sus inicios, su crecimiento y cómo el duelo, la memoria y el amor atraviesan esta nueva serie—cómo cada obra sostiene lo que cargamos y lo que nos sostiene.

CR8TV CONVOS ofrece un espacio donde lxs artistas pueden hablar desde su propia voz y en sus propios términos.

Su obra completa sigue en exhibición en WPCA hasta el 8 de julio del 2026. Folleto de edición limitada disponible mientras duren.

06/25/2026

There’s nothing like seeing Milwaukee through the eyes of its young creators. WPCA’s 14th Annual Youth Art Show lifts up the stories, cultures, and connections that make our city feel like home.

And this year, youth artists can go even further — with a chance to be featured in YardWorks, WPCA’s public art project bringing youth creativity into our neighborhoods (plus a $50 stipend!).

MORE INFO HERE / MAS INFORMACION:
https://wpca-milwaukee.org/announcement/14yas/

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No hay nada como ver Milwaukee a través de los ojos de sus jóvenes creadores. 💫
La 14ª Exposición Anual de Arte Juvenil de WPCA eleva las historias, culturas y conexiones que hacen que nuestra ciudad se sienta como hogar.

Y este año, lxs jóvenes artistas pueden llegar aún más lejos — con la oportunidad de ser parte de YardWorks, el proyecto de arte público de WPCA que lleva la creatividad juvenil directamente a nuestros vecindarios (más un incentivo de $50).

06/23/2026

Week 1 Guest Artist Spotlight: Oscar Quinto Zamudio el__oski

We’re kicking off Summer Art Camp with guest artist Oscar Quinto Zamudio, who is leading our first week of Painting. Oscar will guide youth through creating large‑scale environmental artworks, teaching them how to build texture with brushstrokes and modeling paste while exploring the animals and environments that coexist in nature.

Through collaborative design and hands‑on experimentation, students will learn how different beings — just like different people — thrive when they work together. Oscar’s approach brings our summer theme, Embracing Community, to life on every canvas.

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Artista Invitado de la Semana 1: Oscar Quinto Zamudio
Iniciamos nuestro Campamento de Verano con el artista invitado Oscar Quinto Zamudio, quien lidera nuestra primera semana de Pintura. Oscar guiará a lxs jóvenes en la creación de obras ambientales a gran escala, enseñándoles a construir textura con pinceladas y pasta de modelar mientras exploran los animales y entornos que coexisten en la naturaleza.

A través del diseño colaborativo y la experimentación práctica, lxs estudiantes aprenderán cómo distintos seres —igual que las personas— prosperan cuando trabajan juntxs. El enfoque de Oscar da vida a nuestro lema del verano, Cultivando Comunidad, en cada lienzo.

We’re excited to kick off eight weeks of Summer Art Camp (June 23-August 14, 2026) where creativity and community come t...
06/22/2026

We’re excited to kick off eight weeks of Summer Art Camp (June 23-August 14, 2026) where creativity and community come together. This summer, campers will explore painting, poetry, dance, textiles, ceramics, stop motion, sculpture, and community arts—all through the lens of embracing community. A kinetic exhibition opens July 24 4-6pm, featuring artwork from the first five weeks, and will continue to grow as each new camp week adds fresh creations. Here’s to a summer of making, connecting, and belonging.

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Estamos muy emocionados de comenzar nuestras ocho semanas de Campamento de Arte de Verano (23 de junio al 14 de agosto) donde la creatividad y la comunidad se entrelazan. Este verano, lxs jóvenes artistas explorarán pintura, poesía, danza, textiles, cerámica, stop motion, escultura y artes comunitarias—todo a través del lente de cultivar comunidad.

El 24 de julio inauguraremos una exposición cinética que presentará las obras creadas durante las primeras cinco semanas. Y lo mejor: la exhibición seguirá creciendo, ya que cada semana se añadirán nuevas piezas hasta completar las ocho semanas. Este sera un verano lleno de creación, conexión y pertenencia.

06/22/2026

TOMORROW, June 23, we kick off our 8‑week Summer Art Camp 🎨✨

Our staff, interns, and guest teaching artists have been pouring their energy into these past few weeks — prepping studios, organizing materials, and shaping hands‑on projects that welcome families into a summer full of creativity and connection.

Let’s embrace community and make art all summer long. ☀️

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MAÑANA, 23 de junio, comienza nuestro Campamento de Arte de Verano de 8 semanas 🎨✨

Nuestro equipo, pasantes y artistas invitados han estado trabajando con dedicación estas últimas semanas — preparando los estudios, organizando materiales y diseñando proyectos que reciben a las familias con creatividad y conexión.

A abrazar la comunidad y crear arte todo el verano. ☀️

Join us TODAY June 20 from 4–6pm for an evening with Featured Member Susan Simensky Bietila, legendary artist and lifelo...
06/20/2026

Join us TODAY June 20 from 4–6pm for an evening with Featured Member Susan Simensky Bietila, legendary artist and lifelong documenter of resistance.

We’ll gather at WPCA for a live talk, Q&A, and book signing of Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance.

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Únete a nosotros el 20 de junio de 4–6pm para una tarde con nuestra Miembro Destacada Susan Simensky Bietila, artista legendaria y cronista de resistencia durante toda su vida.

Nos reuniremos en WPCA para una charla en vivo, sesión de preguntas y respuestas, y firma de su libro Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance.

Join us June 20 from 4–6pm for an evening with Featured Member Susan Simensky Bietila, legendary artist and lifelong documenter of resistance.

We’ll gather at WPCA for a live talk, Q&A, and book signing of Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance.

Come learn, connect, and honor the power of activist art.

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Únete a nosotros el 20 de junio de 4–6pm para una tarde con nuestra Miembro Destacada Susan Simensky Bietila, artista legendaria y cronista de resistencia.

Nos reuniremos en WPCA para una plática en vivo, sesión de preguntas y respuestas, y firma de su libro Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance.

This gathering invites men into a guided, reflective experience of When Snow Banks Were Mountains by LIV, creating space...
06/18/2026

This gathering invites men into a guided, reflective experience of When Snow Banks Were Mountains by LIV, creating space to sit with and explore grief in community.
Facilitated by Kentrell Washington, LCSW, A black male therapist, this event will center care, honesty, and the often-unspoken weight men carry. Together, we hold space to process reflect, and be witnessed without expectation, only presence.
There is still space to reserve your spot!
Light refreshments will be available.

Link: https://www.thecr8tvhouse.org/event-details/when-the-weight-moves

Join us June 20 from 4–6pm for an evening with Featured Member Susan Simensky Bietila, legendary artist and lifelong doc...
06/15/2026

Join us June 20 from 4–6pm for an evening with Featured Member Susan Simensky Bietila, legendary artist and lifelong documenter of resistance.

We’ll gather at WPCA for a live talk, Q&A, and book signing of Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance.

Come learn, connect, and honor the power of activist art.

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Únete a nosotros el 20 de junio de 4–6pm para una tarde con nuestra Miembro Destacada Susan Simensky Bietila, artista legendaria y cronista de resistencia.

Nos reuniremos en WPCA para una plática en vivo, sesión de preguntas y respuestas, y firma de su libro Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance.

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839 S 5th Street
Milwaukee, WI
53204

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Tuesday 1pm - 5pm
Wednesday 1pm - 5pm
Thursday 1pm - 5pm
Friday 1pm - 5pm
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