Past Events

The Branch
1501 Washington Avenue

Join ArtRoot at The Branch for the fall 2022 ArtsMixer! Music by DJs FLY VS FLY and complimentary food from Kabab and Grill with vegan options. A cash bar will also be available. Click here to see the flyer.

Find out more about:

• Fab Lab at Gateway Technical College. Fab Lab will have equipment, including 3-D printers, on hand.
• Doses of Reality, LLC featuring writer and publisher Mboya Sharif.

ArtRoot is proud to announce the completion of the fourth mural in the Wall Poems of Racine project! An unveiling will take place on Sunday, September 25 from 2 – 3 pm at 814 S. Memorial Drive. Street parking is available near the building.

The featured poet, Adwoa Asentu, will recite her poem, We The Trees, and the mural designer, Janet Arriaga, will be in attendance. A reading of We The Trees will also be given in Spanish. Attendees are invited to take part in a short educational exercise as part of the event and provide feedback to ArtRoot about the Wall Poems of Racine project. ArtRoot will also share future project plans with the public.

The Branch
1501 Washington Avenue

ArtRoot is excited to restart its ArtsMixer events after a long hiatus due to Covid! The spring 2022 ArtsMixer will take place at The Branch, and will provide both indoor and outdoor options for mingling, weather permitting. Enjoy complimentary food from Dragon Pit BBQ with vegan options. DJ Feed Me will be providing the evening’s music, and a cash bar will be available. Click here to see the flyer.

Attendees will be invited to introduce themselves and hear quick updates about:

• Kenosha/Racine Poets Laureate Program
• Wall Poems of Racine
• RAM Community Art Show in partnership with Black Arts Council of Racine

ArtRoot is thrilled to announce the completion of the second mural in the Wall Poems of Racine project! An unveiling party will be held this Saturday, October 23rd, at 1346 Washington Avenue. The event begins at 3 pm.

Several other new murals from Art for Uptown will also be unveiled on the wall opposite ArtRoot's wall poem. Members from @artforuptown will lead a public art tour throughout the Uptown area and discuss their plans for a new public art installation. Kelsey Marie Harris, the poet featured in the wall poem, will give an artist talk at Mahogany Gallery. Food and drinks will be available behind The Branch at 1501.

2:00 – 2:45 pm Unveiling at 1530 Junction Ave
2:45 – 3:00 pm Walking Tour of Uptown Art
3:00 – 7:00 pm Afterparty in the back parking lot of The Branch at 1501

Food will be available for curbside pickup from SapSap (Lao BBQ Style). Menu and ordering can be placed through their fan page starting on Saturday, July 11, 2020. Drinks will be available for purchase outdoors through The Branch at 1501. Music provided by Kevin Peterson aka DJ Feed Me and Emerson E-Holla Holliday.

ArtRoot is asking for your help to bring more of these wall poems to life:

1. Sorting/collecting poems and tracking Racine poets

2. Identifying buildings and owners to offer up a wall

3. Funding/sponsorship support for supplies and artists.

If you would like to offer assistance in any of these areas, please use our Contact page to send us a message.

RAM’s Wustum Museum of Fine Arts
2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine WI

ArtRoot will be in attendance with over 25 other arts organizations providing information about funding and exhibition opportunities, classes, membership, studio rentals and more. The Krazines Zine Fest will be held concurrently in the museum’s galleries.

While at the event, please be sure to see the RAM Artist Fellowship Exhibition, which runs through Saturday, November 16..

Free headshots by Camela Langendorf, Varitay Studios, will also be available.

This event is part of the Professional Artist Development series. To learn more about the series, visit https://www.ramart.org/artist-resources/artist-development/.

The Branch
1501 Washington Avenue

ArtRoot’s fall ArtsMixer will take place at The Branch. Enjoy complimentary food from Chit Chaat. Electronic duo Zetsumetsu will be providing the evening’s music. Click here to see the flyer.

Attendees will be invited to introduce themselves and hear short presentations about:

• Racine Electronic Arts Collective Takeover (REACT)
• SE Wisconsin Artist Resource Fair and Krazines Zine Fest
• 16th Street Studios Annual Open House

The Branch
1501 Washington Avenue

ArtRoot’s spring ArtsMixer is just around the corner! We’ll be hosting our spring event at The Branch, where you’ll be able to network with area creatives, enjoy complimentary food from The Egg Plant Cafe and Catering, and order drinks at the cash bar. DJs Annatomic and E-Holla will be in the house playing your favorite beats. Click here to see the flyer.

There will be a chance for attendees to introduce themselves along with quick presentations by representatives from:

• Over the Rainbow Aerial Student Showcase
• ArtRoot Welcome Wagon
• Family Reunion Music Festival

Aerialists from Over the Rainbow will also perform a short demonstration.

The owner and head chef of The Egg Plant Cafe and Catering, Aaron Morris, will be in the house serving up one of the offerings!

The menu is as follows:
-Vegan Roasted Sweet Potato with Bruschetta
-Vegan Mushroom Tacos with a Cashew Sour Cream Sauce
-Roasted Garlic Hummus, Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, and a Dill Sauce with an assortment of vegetables.

Wustum Chas A Museum of Fine Arts
2519 Northwestern Ave, Racine

ArtRoot will be there, along with more than 20 other arts organizations who will be sharing information about funding and exhibition opportunities, residencies, fellowships, classes, workspace rentals and more.

Read more about the event on Facebook.

The Branch
1501 Washington Avenue

ArtRoot’s autumn ArtsMixer is just around the corner! We’ll be hosting our fall event at The Branch, where you’ll be able to network with area creatives, enjoy complimentary food from Pico’s Tacos and Cerveza, and order drinks at the cash bar.  Origins of Hip Hop DJ Dario Wilson will be in the house playing your favorite beats. Click here to see the flyer.

Attendee introductions take place at 7:15.  You’ll also be able to meet with and ask questions of representatives from:

• Uptown Art Projects
• 16th Street Studios and Gallery on 16th
• SE Wisconsin Artist Resource Fair

The Branch
1501 Washington Avenue

Mingle with local creatives, enjoy complimentary Pakistani food from Uptown’s Kabab and Grill, and grab a drink at the cash bar while DJs Annatomic and E-Holla of Get Hype Entertainment spin your favorites. Click here to see the flyer.

At 7:15, we’ll have a special presentation of the Racine Arts Council Arts Award, followed by a short performance by Sweatshop Movement and attendee introductions. Throughout the evening you’ll also be able to chat with representatives from:

• Beat Council
• Over Our Head Players
• Sweatshop Movement

Racine Arts and Business Center
1405 16th Street, Racine

Four members of ArtRoot will be exhibiting work at the 22nd annual 16th Street Studios Open House: Maureen Fritchen, Samira Gdisis, Emily Montgomery and Jessica Zalewski. The public is invited to attend, and there is no admission fee.

The event offers the public a chance to explore and purchase artwork from 65 resident artists and their guest artists. The range of media includes paint, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, photography, ceramics and jewelry. View the winter exhibition at Gallery on 16th where many resident artists have work on display. Additional attractions include live music performances, a step back in time at the Spirit of the Racine Entrepreneur Exhibit and lunch at Chez Bob’s.

For more information visit www.racineartsandbusinesscenter.com/16th-street-studios/ or contact Emily Montgomery at 262-637-3958, sixteenthsteetstudios@gmail.com

Wustum Chas A Museum of Fine Arts
2519 Northwestern Ave, Racine

ArtRoot will be there, along with 24 other area organizations who will be sharing information about funding opportunities, exhibitions, residencies, fellowships, networking, memberships, art classes, and studio rentals.

For more information, visit http://www.ramart.org/content/se-wisconsin-artist-resource-fair.

The Branch
1501 Washington Avenue

Join ArtRoot at The Branch to mingle with local creatives, enjoy complimentary Pakistani food from Uptown’s Kabab and Grill, and grab a drink at the cash bar while Origins of Hip-Hop DJ Dario Wilson spins your favorites. Click here to see the flyer.

6:30 pm – Meet everyone (quick intros)
7:30 pm – Learn about what’s happening now

Meet and catch up with folks in the Racine arts community, exchange new ideas, and explore exciting projects.  At 7:30 pm, hear quick pitches about the following creative projects now in the works, and learn how you might get involved:

• Bamboo Creative
• Racine Creative Center
• Racine Arts Council Writer in Residency Program and Write Around the Corner

Lincoln Park
2200 Domanik Drive, Racine

Join ArtRoot at the Root River Festival. Several members of our committee will be on hand to distribute information about our organization as well as other local arts groups, events and opportunities. Read more about it in the Journal Times.

Dr. John Bryant Community Center
601 21st Street

Come meet some of the ArtRoot crew at the Dr. John Bryant Community Center’s Juneteenth Day Celebration from noon until 8:00 p.m. We will have a table by the Rock where we’ll be handing out information about ArtRoot as well as other local arts organizations, events and opportunities.

The Branch
1501 Washington Avenue

6:30 pm – Meet everyone (quick intros)
7:30 pm – Learn about what’s happening now

Join us at a new location for a great night of live music by soul/jazz music composer Ryan D. Thompson, complimentary appetizers from Olde Madrid, and mingling with creatives. A cash bar will feature beer from Benjamin Brewing Company.  It’s your chance to meet and catch up with folks in the Racine arts community, chat about new ideas, and explore exciting projects.  Click here to see the flyer.

At 7:30 pm, hear quick pitches about the following creative projects now in the works, and learn how you might get involved:

• Racine Art Guild/Starving Artists Fair 50th Anniversary
• What’s Up Racine and Gallery on 16th
• The Center for Collaborative Research @ Kenosha Creative Space
• iMET Fab Lab

WGTD 91.1 FM

Tune in to WGTD (91.1 FM) at 8:10 am on Tuesday, December 20 to hear an interview with several members of ArtRoot during The Morning Show with Gregory Berg.

Greg will be talking with Samira Gdisis, Robert Osborne, Nick Ramsey and Jessica Zalewski about ArtRoot’s vision for Racine and the tactics ArtRoot is pursuing to make that vision a reality, including the new Writer-in-Residence program at the Racine Arts Council.  This program, which launches on January 1, 2017, awards local writers a stipend and four-month residency at the RAC’s space on 6th Street in downtown Racine.  Congratulations to Peg Rousar-Thompson who has been chosen as the RAC’s inaugural Writer-in-Residence!

The Morning Show features one-of-a-kind interviews with locally and nationally renowned authors, regional newsmakers, opinion leaders, educators, performers, athletes and other intriguing members of the community.  The program airs weekday mornings at 8:10.

A recording of the show is available in the Archive section of The Morning Show web page.

Racine Public Library (Lee Room and Atrium)

At 5:45, dinner will be provided:

• Pizza and salad from Infusino’s

• Dessert and coffee from Wilson’s Coffee and Tea

ArtRoot and Visioning a Greater Racine invite you to join members of the arts community on Monday, November 21st from 6 – 7:45 p.m. for a discussion about how we can turn Racine into a city we are proud to call home. Come early if you’d like to share in a free meal at 5:45. The session on November 21st is one of a series of VISIONING sessions organized by Visioning a Greater Racine, a community initiative using the visioning process to connect the community in a united effort to enrich the region. The VISIONING process has been successful in transforming other cities into vibrant places to work and live.

We are inviting members of the arts community to the November 21st session in the hope that a critical mass of arts supporters will lead to more in-depth discussions about how a vibrant and growing arts community is critical to the larger vision of transforming Racine. The discussion will cover all aspects of change and renewal in Racine, in addition to the arts.  You will have the chance to meet representatives from many different arts organizations, individual artists, and supporters of the arts as part of this process.

If November 21st does not work with your schedule, you are welcome to attend any of the other VISIONING sessions hosted by Visioning a Greater Racine.

McAuliffe’s Pub
3700 Meacham Road

6:30 pm – Meet everyone (quick intros)
7:30 pm – Learn about what’s happening now

Join us at a new location for a great night of live music by the Dave Braun Trio, complimentary appetizers, and mingling with creatives. It’s your chance to meet and catch up with folks in the Racine arts community, chat about new ideas, and explore exciting projects.

At 7:30 pm, hear quick pitches about the following creative projects now in the works, and learn how you might get involved:

• UW-Parkside Theatre’s FreshINK
• Racine Arts Council’s Writer’s Residency
• OTIS Lifestyle Brand
• Artist Resource Fair at RAM’s Wustum Museum
• Case High School Theater Program
• Visioning a Greater Racine

George’s Tavern
1201 N. Main Street

Enjoy live music, appetizers from Circa Celeste and mingle with other creatives. It's a chance to meet others in the Racine arts community, chat about your projects, and explore new ideas. Hear from local creatives about their projects in the works, and learn how you might get involved to help make dreams a reality!

This event is sponsored by the Racine Arts Council and spearheaded by ArtRoot.

George’s Tavern
1201 N. Main Street

Enjoy live music with Jamey Buencamino, appetizers from Circa Celeste and mingle with other creatives. It's a chance to meet others in the Racine arts community, chat about your projects, and explore new ideas. Hear from local creatives about their projects in the works, and learn how you might get involved to help make dreams a reality!

This event is sponsored by the Racine Arts Council and spearheaded by ArtRoot.

George’s Tavern
1201 N. Main Street

Enjoy live music from pianist Amy Dienberg, appetizers from Circa Celeste and mingle with other creatives. This is a chance to meet others in the Racine arts community, chat about your projects, and explore new ideas.
Bonus: we'll make some art!

This event is sponsored by the Racine Arts Council and spearheaded by ArtRoot.

George’s Tavern
1201 N. Main Street

Enjoy live music from local jazz group the Dave Braun Trio, appetizers from Circa Celeste and mingle with other creatives. The evening offers an opportunity to share your role in the community and discover how others share your goals.

This event is sponsored by the Racine Arts Council and spearheaded by ArtRoot.