Sarah Gail Luther
Let The World Entertain You
ABOUT
Sarah Gail Luther
Sarah Gail Luther is a Milwaukee-based artist who lovingly explores and documents the familiar, the average, or the forgotten. The results of these inquiries is always a little different, but often they manifest in drawings, performances, public events, or distributable objects. Her work strives to build an understanding of its subject, not necessarily to elevate it, but to appreciate its intricacies, humor, or humanity.
Public PRojects
Online Content
H.A.S.T. Exchange Blog
The H.A.S.T. Exchange Blog is an archive of explorations along the Hank Aaron State Trail, documented through photos, writing, videos, and drawings.
Nature Newsletter
Reading the Landscape is an ongoing Newsletter published by the Lynden Sculpture Garden. You can find a digital version here along with educational resources for teachers or families.
Public Projects
Thoughts, musings, and ruminations.
There are no published blog posts yet.Drawings
Exhibitions
Illustrations
Commissioned Work
CV
Public Projects
My Grandma Is a Living Legend, final installation, public text piece, Milwaukee, WI, 2018
Portrait Booth, Silver City International Festival, 2017
H.A.S.T. Exchange, trading post, trading cards, and blog exploring Milwaukee’s Hank Aaron State Trail, Wisconsin DNR, 2016
Found Floral Arrangements, adornments for the Blue Dress Park - Full Moon Celebration, 2015
Getting to the Good Stuff - Iowa Public Art Conference, An interactive project used to instigate dialog between visitors participating in the conference, Dubuque, Iowa, 2014
Kite Flying Club, Weekly meetings open to the public to instigate play in interesting Milwaukee locations, 2013 - 2014
Porch Sitting Club, Weekly gatherings on the porches of boarded-up houses, 2013 - 2014
Milwaukee: Spaces to Places, Performances to distribute field guides and flowers picked on abandoned plots of land, 2012
The Amplifier, A community-driven public storefront used as a classroom, event space, gathering place, created with support from Wisconsin Arts Board and Layton Boulevard West Neighbors, 2011
IN:SITE - On and Off Capitol Drive, Neighborhood Interviews and portraits displayed on a billboard, field of yard signs, and building board-ups, 2010
IN:SITE - Tourism Series: Let The World Entertain You, Souvenir Stand, Sunset Theater, Walking Tours exploring Milwaukee’s Park East Corridor, 2009
Group Shows
Mary Nohl and the Walrus Club, John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, 2018
The Nohl Fellowship at 15, Haggerty Museum, 2018
Milwaukee: Spaces to Places, Mandel Creative Studio, MARN Salon, 2013
Frame of Season, nAbr Gallery at the Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2013
Interstice, Begovich Gallery, Fullerton, CA, 2012
Milwaukee: Spaces to Places, INOVA Gallery, Nohl Exhibition, 2012
30 Under 30, Turner Hall Ballroom, Present Music, 2012
Generation Next, MIAD Gallery, 2011
Complex Intersections, UW Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, 2011
Positive Evasions, nAbr gallery, 2010
MisPlace/ReTrace, 2 person show, Stairway Art Space, Kansas City, MO, 2010
Annual Auction, Transformer Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2010
Happy Tree Friend, La Esquina Gallery, Kansas City, MO, 2009
Art Workers, Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, 2009
Thresholds: Inscapes and Adaptations, Crossroads Gallery, Kansas City, MO, 2007
The Small Painting Show, Ulrich Project Series: The General Store, Wichita, KS, 2006
Landscapes, two person Exhibition, The Green Gallery, 2006
Guides / Publications
H.A.S.T. Exchange, 14 Trading Cards with drawings and informational poetry from the Hank Aaron State Trail, Milwaukee, WI, 2016
Living Up to Louisville, A brochure exploring expectations through topics like Olmsted parks, and little league teams, 2014
Real Estate of the City Flyer, A flyer illustrating the scope of the foreclosure crisis, 2012
Milwaukee: Spaces to Places, Set of 5 informational Maps featuring interesting abandoned lots across Milwaukee, 2011
A Field Guide to the Silver City Neighborhood, A collection of thoughts and drawings from the 3 months the Amplifier was open, 2011
Complex Intersections, A driving tour of some of Milwaukee’s complicated intersections, 2011
Raising Savannah, A study of the Public Library system, influential women in Savannah’s history and interviews with residents about the most influential women of the present, 2011
Cowboys and Businessmen: a Guide to Kansas City, A brief history of Kansas City and the role of failure discussed in interviews of Cowboys and Businessmen, 2010
Weeds and Wildflowers: Guide to the Park East Corridor, Tourism Projects: Let the World Entertain You, Milwaukee, WI, 2009
Commissioned Works
Suitcase Export Grant Destinations Map, Nohl at 15 catalog, 2018
Nohl Fellows: Where are They Now Map, Nohl at 15 catalog, 2018
Bookworm Gardens Visitor Map, Bookworm Gardens, 2018
Guided Sketchbook, Bookworm Gardens, 2017
Non-Fiction Illustrations, “Aloha Adventure” by Sharp Literacy, 2017
Milwaukee Neighborhood Map, Present Music, 2016
Stacked Animal Mural, River Hills, WI, 2016
Poppy Mural, Bayside, WI, 2016
Coloring Page Design, Coalition of Justice, 2016
Wedding Field Guide, Personalized visitor guide to Milwaukee, 2014
Drawings for The Floor That Made Milwaukee Famous, 30 for 30 , ESPN, 2014
Wedding Field Guide, Personalized Visitor Guide to Milwaukee, 2013
Tour De Sherman Park, In collaboration with Sherman Park Community Association, a tour of neighborhood points of interest and community assets, 2013
Seasonal Stationary Drawings, Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2013
Project Board, Drawings, and Interviews, Paul Woebling Home Construction, 2012
“Dave” Project Map, Chipstone Foundation, 2011
Drawings for A Conversation with Barbra Brown Lee, Milwaukee Art Museum, 2009
Solo Exhibitions
Your Public Space, Innovation Gallery, Bayview high school, WI, 2017
Gather, Borderline Gallery, 2016
Milwaukee: Spaces to Places, UW Milwaukee, Urban Studies Anniversary Event, 2013
Ordinary Drawings, Riverwest Co-op, 2011
Kids Section, Monte Video Gallery, 2009
We Are All Always Moving, The Green Gallery, 2008
Workshops / Teaching
Creating Your Own Field Guide, 3rd Grade Students, Waukesha, WI, 2018
Public Art Making, Artists Working in Education 5x3 project, Escuela Verde and O.N.G., 2018
Neighborhood Stories - Digital Storytelling, Bayview High School, 2018
Native Flowers / Mapping Mural, Bayview High School, 2018
Exploring, observing and recording, Workshop, Bookworm Gardens, 2017
Good Citizens Club, In school club, Messmer Prep, 2016
K4-8th Grade Art Classes, Messmer St. Rose, 2017
Recycled Kite Making, Workshop, MIAD, 2014
Experience
Artist in Residence, Bayview High School, 2017-2018
Princess Canopy Tent, Poor Farm Experiment, 2016
Friends of Blue Dress Park Secretary, January 2016 - Current
Instrumentalist and vocalist in Warhola Cats, 2015 - Current
Friends of Blue Dress Park Board Member, January 2015 - Current
Grand Central Art Center Residency, MKE<=>LAX, Residency 2012
Project Consultant, IN:SITE, 2011
Committee Member, Darling Hall Performance Venue, 2009
Talks / Discussions
Temporary Public Art, Panel, Iowa Public Art Conference, Dubuque, IA, 2014
Place and Milwaukee, Alverno, 2012 & 2013
After Art School, Social Practice Class, MIAD, 2013
MKE<=>LAX Residency, Panel, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA, 2012
Generation Next, Gallery Talk, MIAD, 2012
The Making of Milwaukee: Spaces to Places, Gallery Talk, INOVA, 2012
Public Performance, Presentation, Chicago Art Institute, 2011
Performances / Tours
Blue-Dress-Park-Like, Walking Tour, Friends of Blue Dress Park celebration, 2016
Wisconsin Avenue Walking Tours, Newaukee Night Markets, 2 unique hour-long tours, 2014
12-12-12, Performance Showcase, Redline, 2012
Park East Corridor Tour Series, Tourism Projects: Let the World Entertain you IN:SITE, 2009
I have been away in transitional bliss, Darling Hall, 2008
Melt, Melt! Sing, Sing!: Ode to a Coffee Pot, Living Gallery, 2008
Events
FofBDP Friend’s Potluck, Friends of Blue Dress Park, 2016
Kite Flying Club at Winter Carnival, Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2014
Polka Party, Fundraiser for The Amplifier, Kochanski's, 2011
Rummage Sale, Jazz Gallery, 2012
Sunset Theater, Tourism Projects: Let the world Entertain You, IN:SITE, 2009
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