Events
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Generation to Generation: Conversing with Kindred Technologies
Kenilworth Square East Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesAbout Artists Sasha Stiles and Nathaniel Stern install their show Generation to Generation: Conversing with Kindred Technologies for a week-long run at Kenilworth Square East Gallery from February 12 to 20.   AI is a transformational force in human history, akin to …
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Human Club: MUD Potluck
Curtin 939 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesCome eat, share, and grow with Human Club and the Milwaukee Urban Demo Farms (MUD) Network! Guests are invited to bring a potluck-style dish or a recipe to share as we gather for food and conversation. Participants will also have …
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Information Session: C21 Collaboratory Applications
Center for 21st Century Studies 3243 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesC21 Leadership Team will host an information session about the FY27 collaborative project application in person, at C21, with a virtual option on Tuesday, March 3, 9-10 AM. C21 believes that the complex challenges we face in the 21st century are best met through collaborations across areas of expertise and …
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Aesthetics, Art, & AI: Kite
FeaturedArts Center Lecture Hall 2400 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesJoin the Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) for an artist talk with Kite, an Oglála Lakȟóta artist, composer, and scholar. Her groundbreaking scholarship and practice investigate contemporary Lakota ontologies through research-creation, computational media, and performance, often working in collaboration with family and community members. Kite develops body interfaces for machine learning driven performance, sculptures generated by dreams, and experimental sound and video work. Working with machine learning techniques since 2017 and developing body interfaces for performance since 2013, Kite is a first American Indian artist to utilize Machine Learning in art practice.
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Story Cart with Symphony Swan – (W)rites of Spring
Havenwoods State Forest 6141 N Hopkins St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesEvent Details C21's Story Cart project and Symphony Swan, '25-'26 Story Fellow present W(rites) of Spring, a radical attention workshop with artist Mia Rimmer. As the land transitions out of winter into bloom, W(rites) of Spring calls us to communicate …
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Story Cart With Adam Carr – Skyward Ho!
FeaturedMilwaukee Winter Farmers Market 5305 W. Capitol Drive Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesSkyward Ho! At Milwaukee Winter Farmer's Market, we'll meditate on the sky with our mind, body and soul with Story Fellow Adam Carr and yogi Matthew Lewis (@stillhoneyblk), gathering thoughts on sanctuary and refuge, especially for attention. Then, we'll talk …
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Cactus Book Club with C21: Attensity!
Cactus Club 2496 S Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesC21's Story Cart program invites you to join Katie Waddell, C21 Managing Director, for the April 2026 edition of the Cactus Book Club. Cactus Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 in the back room …
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Collaboratory & Working Group Applications Due
About C21 believes that the complex challenges we face in the 21st century are best met through collaborations across areas of expertise and experience, and that the humanities are a vital part of addressing these challenges. Collaborative project funding provides an opportunity to bring together teams of …
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En-Vision Embodied Writing Workshop
Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, Room 1150 3135 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WisconsinHosted by Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) co-founder Milo Miller, this workshop will blend mindfulness and creative writing to explore themes of slowing down, radical self-care, critical disability studies, and fostering networks of mutual support and caregiving. The workshop will …
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Story Cart with Symphony Swan – Stills in Milwaukee
Fruition MKE 819 N 27th St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesEvent Details C21's Story Cart project and C21 Story Fellow Symphony Swan present Stills in Milwaukee, a radical attention workshop and portrait session with photographer Terrance Sims. Stills in Milwaukee is a documentary-style photography project aimed at capturing the diverse …