The Milwaukee Riverwalk is a continuous pedestrian walkway along the Milwaukee River in downtown Milwaukee , Wisconsin .
6-631: Conceived in the 1990s to increase public access to the waterway, the Milwaukee Riverwalk has grown to include art displays called RiverSculpture! , the RiverSplash! festival (which ended a 20-year run in 2009), Riverwalk Park, water taxi landings, and other venues such as cafés , and brewpubs . The Milwaukee Riverwalk extends from the Historic Third Ward district to Caesars Park near Brady Street. It also links to
12-560: A committee of educators, artists, business people and architects, to lend artworks for installation along the Milwaukee River. The first installment included: Stephen Feren's OK Ready for Zora, Narendra Patel's Cuculidae, Bilhenry Walker's Epiphanic Recurve Redux, John Richardson's Dura-Membrane, Claire Lieberman's Riversponge, Thomas Uebelherr's Bath Tub Madonna, and Peter Flanary's Island. An initial 30,000 brochures were printed to describe each piece and give locations to
18-724: The Hank Aaron State Trail , Lakeshore State Park , and Erie Street Plaza . There are three segments of the Milwaukee Riverwalk: the Beerline B, East Town (Juneautown) & Westown (Kilbourntown), and the 3rd & 5th Ward. The Beerline B runs from McKinley Avenue to Caesars Park, the East Town (Juneautown) & Westown (Kilbourntown) section from Juneau Avenue to I-794 , and the 3rd & 5th Ward section from I-794 to Lake Michigan . Cemented in to
24-808: The Milwaukee Riverwalk in downtown Milwaukee , Wisconsin . Information kiosks stationed near each presentation offer self-guided walking tours of this annual outdoor exhibition. Each year, new sculpture pieces are unveiled at the opening of RiverSplash! , a three-day summer festival held annually along the Milwaukee River , until the festival's cancellation prior to the 2010 festival. The 2009 exhibition featured 15 unique contemporary sculptures from various artists, which are positioned at locations between Wisconsin Avenue and Cherry Street. In 1998, seven sculptors from Wisconsin were selected by
30-609: The various sculptures, which also included permanent sculptures by Seymour Lipton, Allen Ditson and Gwendolyn Gillen. The sculptures are intended to be on loan for one year, but the artists or owners of the artworks have allowed for longer displays, and a few are owned by the Milwaukee Riverwalk District which organizes the exhibit. Since its first presentation, RiverSculpture! has displayed works by more than 75 sculptors, and includes 12 permanent sculptures. John Ready's River Gems Urban Jewelry Collection which
36-761: The walkways are 18 bronze medallions drawn by elementary school children, depicting how they see the Milwaukee River. In 1995, students were invited to examine artifacts from the Milwaukee County Historical Society and walk the river. Among drawings submitted by over 200 students from Milwaukee Public Schools , 18 were selected to be cast by artist Peter Flanary. Imagery varies from whimsical fish and downtown buildings to ducks and Native Americans. 43°02′25.63″N 87°54′40.10″W / 43.0404528°N 87.9111389°W / 43.0404528; -87.9111389 RiverSculpture! RiverSculpture! are public art displays found along
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