Graphic courtesy of BearBear.
The African American Roundtable (AART) is a nonprofit organization focused on serving Milwaukee’s Black community and centers its work around the theme of Black liberation while fostering joyful, interconnected communities.
Executive Director Markasa Tucker-Harris joined The African American Roundtable (AART) a decade ago as a member to further the grassroots efforts of the family of Dontre Hamilton after he was murdered in 2014 by a Milwaukee police officer. Deepening her engagement with the community, Tucker-Harris became co-chair of the African American Roundtable in 2016 and stepped into the role of executive director in 2021. Her love and passion for people and justice grounds her work as she helps to lead a coalition of community leaders and organizations focused on improving civic engagement and organizing people to build power.
BearBear is a Milwaukee-based, self-publishing risograph studio established in 2019 by Diana Chu and Benjamin Grzenia.
Cactus+ Accessibility Initiative centers those we haven't been able to serve or host, braiding infrastructure improvements into artist resourcing and community programming. Think: ramp to the front door, multimedia residency, an expansive understanding of accessibility, skill shares and beyond.
She Was A Public House is an ongoing social practice project and pop-up bar started by artist Molly Hassler and completed by all of the patrons of their nomadic dive.