The Pfister Hotel, known for its expansive Victorian art collection - the largest of its kind of any hotel in the world - announced the addition of a new artist-in-residence program.
The program, which features a working art studio and gallery that is open to guests and visitors to enjoy at the downtown Milwaukee hotel, will be officially launched during Spring Gallery Night & Day this weekend.
Local artist Reginald Baylor, who works with acrylic on canvas, has been named the hotel's first resident artist. He will spend a significant amount of his workweek and weekends in the hotel studio, working on large-scale, linear paintings, which he sells throughout the country for tens of thousands of dollars. He will conduct tours for guests as part of The Pfister's overnight art package.
Pfister general manager Joe Kurth said, "For decades, The Pfister has hosted the much acclaimed Victorian Art Collection, the largest of its kind in any hotel in the world. We want to expand on our reputation as a destination hotel for art connoisseurs by offering our guests and the public a glimpse into the world of art as it is being created - in real time, by amazingly talented artists."
For more information about the program, visit www.pfisterhotel.com/special_packages/special.asp.
For more information about the Historic Third Ward Association's spring Gallery Night and Day celebration this weekend, read about the latest activities in Miwaukee's art scene at ThirdCoast Digest, a media partner of BizTimes Milwaukee.
Pfister Hotel launches artist-in-residence program
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