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SUMMARY:Through the Lens: Photography Crash Course
DESCRIPTION:Events\nThrough the Lens:  Photography Crash Course\nRegister for Classroom Session – Option #1  \n3PM – 5PM @ UWM School of Freshwater Sciences \nRegister for Classroom Session – Option #2 \n7PM – 9PM @ forMartha \nDescription:\nIn this 2-day crash course (June 13-14)\, you’ll learn from Troy Freund\, a professional photographer and one of Milwaukee Riverkeeper’s 2024 River Heroes! \nChoose from one of the available classroom options on June 13th\, and both groups will come together for a field session on the Westabrook Trail\, June 14th from 1 – 3 PM\, to practice skills learned in the classroom. \n\nLearn photography skills\, with visual examples of concepts being discussed\nConnect your interest in photography with your passion for our waterways\nGet outdoors + build your portfolio\nAll ages\, all gear welcome\n\n$40 total – Reach out to Shirley (shirley@milwaukeeriverkeeper.org) about scholarship availability! \n📷 Special thanks to Mike Crivello’s Camera and Imaging Center for making this possible! \nEvent Details\nDate\nClassroom Session (Two Options): \nJune 13th\, 2026\n3PM – 5PM or\n7PM – 9PM \nField Session & Hike: \nJune 14th\, 2026\n1PM – 3PM \nPrice:\n$40 \nPhysical Demand:\nEasy.  The field session should not be physically demanding. \nLocation:\nClassroom Option #1 – UWM School of Freshwater Sciences\n600 E Greenfield Ave.\nMilwaukee\, WI 53204\nGet Directions \nClassroom Option #2 – forMartha\n825 E Center St.\nMilwaukee\, WI 53212\nGet Directions \nField Session & Hike – Westabrook Trail\n4700 N Port Washington Rd.\nMilwaukee\, WI 53212\nGet Directions \n*Note: You will need to get a (free) parking pass from the front desk at the hotel. Just tell them you are there to hike the trail! \nContact Info:\nScholarships are available.  For more information or questions\, please contact Shirley at shirley@milwaukeeriverkeeper.org or call us at \n(414) 287-0207 \nThanks to our partners for their generous support of this event!
URL:https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/event/photography-crashcourse/
LOCATION:School of Freshwater Sciences\, 600 E Greenfield Ave\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education / Classes,Physical Demand: Easy
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Creatives Meetup - Bay View Gallery Night
DESCRIPTION:Events\nSustainable Creatives Meetup\nDescription:\nJoin us at Component Brewing for Bay View Gallery Night\, as we highlight artwork from our Sustainable Creatives network.  \nWe invited artists to share water-inspired works to promote conversations about conservation\, and we can’t wait to share their contributions with you! Whether you’re a creative\, an art appreciator\, or just love Milwaukee’s waterways\, this free event is a great place to connect with others who care about making the Milwaukee River Basin an even better place to live. Cheers! \n					\n					Event Details\nDate\nMay 29th\, 2026\n5PM – 9PM \nLocation:\nComponent Brewing\n2018 S 1st St #169\nMilwaukee\, WI 53207 \nGet Directions \nContact Info:\nIf you have questions please call: \n(414) 287-0207 \nFeatured Artist Information:\nEmma Bastian\nSide by side\, oil paint on canvas\, 20 x 30”\, 2026 \nI approach nature from a spiritual perspective\, recognizing that when I care for nature\, it cares for me in return\, both physically and emotionally. Through this painting\, I want to share this connection and invite others to experience it for themselves. The glowy\, transparent figures represent anyone\, anywhere\, participating in the care of the environment. They symbolize a collective responsibility that when we nurture our earth\, a shared glow emerges that connects us all. \nInstagram: emmabastian_art \nJenna Hoard\nJenna is presenting two photographs for the exhibition: \n8×8 framed to 12×12\nRipples \n11×14 framed to 16×20\nFog \nJenna’s Website \nLee Behm\nTitle: “Field Notes”\nMedium: Ink\, watercolor\nSize: 11″×14″\nDescription: “A collection of beings found along the Milwaukee River during a summer of creeling” \n\n\n\nInstagram: naudiir\nTroy Freund\nTroy is an independent photographer in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin with over 20 years of experience in on-location portraiture for editorial\, non-profit\, and commercial clients. Troy is dedicated to sincere\, authentic photography\, his career-long motto has been “keep it real”. \nIn addition to portraiture\, Troy enjoys running through the Milwaukee River Greenway and documenting what he sees along the trails. Troy has partnered with Milwaukee Riverkeeper to offer hands-on workshops for aspiring photographers interested in nature and conservation photography\, and the Sustainable Creatives Meetups grew from the camaraderie that developed during one of those workshops. \nTroy will be presenting a series of 16×20 photographs. \nTroy’s website \nInstagram – Portrait photography \nInstagram – Personal photography \nPatrick Zettel\nHartung Park Pond\n11×17\, Photo print on foam core\nA neighborhood park pond that filters storm water before draining into the Menomonee river on the way to Lake Michigan.\n\n  \n\nMilwaukee Harbor Sunrise\n11×17\, Photo print on foam core\nThe harbor between Discovery World and Lake Shore State Park\, at sunrise.\n  \n\n\n\nFrigid Sunrise\n11×17\, Photo print on foam core\nFrigid morning at a Milwaukee breakwater light surrounded by sea fog steam.\n  \n\n\nInstagram: patrickz_photos\n\nPatrick’s Website (some prints for sale)\nNicole Shaver\nNicole Shaver (she/her) grew up along Lake Michigan\, where she skipped rocks and watched fisherman gut salmon as a child. Largely inspired by ideas of place and belonging\, she researches geographical sites and employs them as metaphorical compasses to navigate the space between reality and fantasy\, the banal and the sublime. \nShe received her BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her MFA from the University of Iowa.  She has attended artist residencies in Colorado\, Iceland\, North Carolina\, Ohio\, Portugal\, Vancouver\, and Wisconsin\, while exhibiting widely throughout the United States and Scandinavia.  Her work has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and published in New American Paintings and Studio Visit Magazine. \nShe maintains a painting studio in Saukville\, Wisconsin\, shoots 35mm film\, runs\, swims and throws rocks when permitted. \nNicole will be sharing wood panel paintings from her Coastal Collages and Water Paintings collections. \nNicole’s website \nSophia Rohlfsen\nArtist Bio: Born in Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, degree in visual art from Rice University in Houston\, Texas\, lived in Milwaukee post graduation. \nPiece Details: The diptych “Two Fishermen” is an observation of the 2025 Milwaukee River salmon run and its importance as a marker of seasonality in the city. It celebrates the perseverance of natures rhythms that find a way to blossom even within environments explicitly hostile to their existence. \nMedium: 35 mm\, inkjet print \nInstagram: sophia_rohlfsen_photo \nSara Kierzek\nSara’s passion for all things fused glass began over fifteen years ago after participating in a beginner’s class at a local glass shop. She quickly purchased her first kiln and began taking as many in-person and online classes as she could find\, learning new techniques and experimenting with color\, texture and design. Her pieces reflect her love of discovery and the joy of turning glass into something vibrant\, layered\, and full of light. Sara’s passion for all things fused glass began over fifteen years ago after participating in a beginner’s class at a local glass shop.She quickly purchased her first kiln and began taking as many in-person and online classes as she could find\, learning new techniques and experimenting with color\, texture and design. Her pieces reflect her love of discovery and the joy of turning glass into something vibrant\, layered\, and full of light.\n  \n\n“Splash” is fused glass.  I was inspired by the splash made by a fish jumping upstream in the Milwaukee River.\nDimensions are 14″ x 10″ wide and 4″ in height.\n  \n\n“River Currents” evokes the ever changing colors reflected in river water as it moves and flows.\nFused glass\, 12 1/2 height by 15 1/2 width.\n  \n\n“River Riffles” is done with multiple layers of fused glass to give it the look of water riffles going over rocks and pebbles in the shallows of a river.\n9 1/2″ height by 11 1/2″.\n  \n\nSara’s Facebook Profile\nSara’s Website\nMaura Ross & Mike Schroeder\nMike is Milwaukee Riverkeeper’s Communications and Outreach Specialist. Growing up near Cedar Creek helped inspire his love for the outdoors. Mike has hiked hundreds of miles\, throughout the United States and beyond\, and enjoys helping others connect to nature and discover parks and other public lands to explore. He is presenting a series of photographs taken mostly in the Milwaukee River Basin but entirely within Wisconsin. \nMaura is presenting her North American rug hooking. Rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff backing material\, such as burlap or linen. A hook mounted in a handle\, usually made of wood\, is used to pull the loops through the backing material. These rugs are made using sustainably-sourced natural fibers and are inspired by some of Mike’s photographs. Maura will also be demonstrating on-site during the Gallery Night event. \nInstagram: OutOnTrail \nThanks to our partners for their generous support of this event!
URL:https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/event/sustainable-creatives-meetup-may-2026/
LOCATION:Component Brewing\, 2018 S 1st St #169\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53207
CATEGORIES:Meetups & Networking
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Creatives Meetup - Jan 2026
DESCRIPTION:Events\nSustainable Creatives Meetup\nDescription:\nAre you a creative person with a heart for sustainability and community? \nJoin us for our next Sustainable Creatives Meetup on Wednesday\, January 28 at Boone & Crockett from 6-8pm! \nWe’re creating a space to meet fellow environmental creatives\, share ideas\, support one another\, and imagine where we can go together. Help us determine what our event schedule should look like for the rest of 2026! \nFREE + welcoming all creative spirits \nHosted by Milwaukee Riverkeeper\, Mike Crivello’s Cameras\, and Troy Freund Photography \n					\n					RSVPs Appreciated: Please email Comms@milwaukeeriverkeeper.org. \nEvent Details\nDate\nJanuary 28th\, 2026\n6PM – 8PM \nLocation:\nBoone & Crockett\n818 S Water St.\nMilwaukee\, WI 53204 \nGet Directions \nContact Info:\nIf you have questions please call: \n(414) 287-0207 \nThanks to our partners for their generous support of this event!
URL:https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/event/sustainable-creatives-meetup-jan-2026/
LOCATION:Boone & Crockett\, 818 S. Water St.\, Milwaukee\, 53204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meetups & Networking
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Creatives August Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Events\nSustainable Creatives Meetup\nDescription:\nAre you a creative person with a heart for sustainability and community? \nJoin us for our second Sustainable Creatives Meetup on Thursday\, August 28 at the South Shore Beer Garden from 6-8pm! \nThis is a beginning — not a blueprint. We’re creating a space to meet fellow environmental creatives\, share ideas\, support one another\, and imagine where we can go together. \nFREE + welcoming all creative spirits \nHosted by Milwaukee Riverkeeper\, Mike Crivello’s Cameras\, and Troy Freund Photography \n					\n					Save Your Spot \nEvent Details\nDate\nAugust 28th\, 2025\n6PM – 8PM \nLocation:\nSouth Shore Terrace Kitchen and Beer Garden\n2900 S. Shore Dr.\nMilwaukee\, WI 53207 \nGet Directions \nContact Info:\nIf you have questions please call: \n(414) 287-0207 \nThanks to our partners for their generous support of this event!
URL:https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/event/sustainable-creatives-august-meetup/
LOCATION:South Shore Park Beer Garden\, 2900 S Shore Dr.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53207\, United States
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