We love the spark. It’s what you see when kids get really excited over a science experiment, when a little girl yells “I did it!” as she and her daddy drop magnetic pieces from our crane, as a kid exclaims “That was SO much fun!” when leaving a program. In everything we do we reach [...Read More]
School is officially out for summer – which means you are now trying to fill your time with fun activities to keep the kids busy! Luckily for you, Downtown Appleton is full of great events geared towards family-fun to spark creative energy. Starting this Friday, June 16, head out to Houdini Plaza for Creative Kids! [...Read More]
The second annual Creative Economy Week, hosted in partnership by Arts Wisconsin and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, will take place May 13-20, 2017, focusing on civic engagement through the arts, creativity, and public art. This week allows cities across the entire state of Wisconsin to share the ways in which the arts play a [...Read More]
Winter means many things here in Downtown Appleton! Don't let the cold keep you cooped up with a case of cabin fever. Take a look at the ABCs of Surviving Winter here in Downtown Appleton and stay involved with our great community all winter long! A=Angels. Although the holiday season is over, the angels will [...Read More]
Wisconsin War Stories is a collection of photographic portraits of Wisconsin war veterans featured in Wisconsin War Stories", produced by Wisconsin Public Television. This award-winning series of documentaries about World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War is a collection of personal stories of Wisconsin men and women who fought in these [...Read More]
Trout Museum of Art and Fox Cities Building for the Arts reflects on a great 2015. Hello friends, members and supporters! Impact and effectiveness are two of the things I look for as a donor to organizations that are important to me and share my values. From the vantage point of the President of the [...Read More]
2nd Annual Festival of Trees - Nov. 1 - 21: Join the Trout Museum of Art for this free celebratory exhibit! The Fox Cities Building for the Arts rings in the holiday season with unique experiences for the entire family. Local artists and businesses display colorful wreaths, trees, and stockings, available for silent bidding throughout [...Read More]
The Trout Museum of Art will extend its hours starting Thursday. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays to coincide with efforts to engage community members with downtown Appleton’s art, music and food scene. The museum’s extended hours will give patrons extra time to visit the Norman Rockwell: A Portrait [...Read More]
Place your piece on the Trout Museum of Art's community art project - an American flag mosaic masterpiece! Stop by the Downtown Appleton Farm Market THIS Saturday to help out, then drop-by Family Studio at the Fox Cities Building for the Arts from 9:30am-1pm to create your own mini mosaic to take home! $5/person. Thank [...Read More]
FREE Admission to spectacular exhibits at the Fox Cities Building for the Arts for Art on the Town! Travel back to the early 20th century through the family 'Photography of Loretta Judson'. Also, this weekend is the last chance to see the 35th Annual SECURA Fine Art Exhibition - Northeast Wisconsin's Premier Juried Art Show. [...Read More]