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The Grilled
Cheese Grant
An annual community fundraiser that supports emerging artists in Southern Wisconsin by making grilled cheese sandwiches.By artists, for artists
March 21st 2026,
3-8PM
At Vanguard Sculpture Services
3374 W Hopkins St, Milwaukee, WI 53216
2026 Jurors
Rachel Reichert is an artist and cultural worker whose practice bridges making, looking, and learning from others. Her work includes co-founding experimental art schools and residency programs, stewarding artist legacies, building small museums and exhibition spaces, and working across art philanthropy, publicly funded arts programs, non-profits, and artist-run initiatives
Symphony Swan Zawadi (she/her) is a practicing artist, educator, and arts leader from the Northside of Milwaukee. She is the Founder and Executive Director of THE CR8TV HOUSE ( pronounced Creative), an artist-led organization supporting Black and Brown artists through space-making, archival care, and community-centered programming. Her work bridges art, education, and cultural stewardship. She currently serves as a Trustee of the Milwaukee Art Museum, was a 2023 Gener8tor Art Grant recipient and Shepherd Express Milwaukeean of the Year.
Lonesome Bill Walker is a self-taught painter, sculptor, and performance artist blending exhibitions and exhibitionism to confront censorship and fascism in the art world. Using kitch, kink, and satire to establish mood, Walker curates events centering Trans artists and audiences to gouge a deep, queer mark into Midwest history. Walker has a degree in Sociocultural Linguistics from UCSB, shown works in Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis, and San Francisco, and has been interviewed for Radio Milwaukee, WUWM, and Death, Sex, & Money.
Thank You to Our 2025
Community Sponsors
Artdose Magazine, aryn kresol, Blanket Editions, Cactus Club, Current Projects, docMyArt, gener8tor art, Heinn Chapman, Hill Valley Dairy, Facilitating Situations, Lynden Sculpture Garden, MIAD, Moody the Zine, Mullins Cheese, Nice Hair MKE, No Instructions Gallery, Oddly Yours Creative, One MKE, Portrait Society Gallery, Purple Door Ice Cream, Riverwest Coop, Sculpture Milwaukee,Tanager Sculpture Works, Task Creative, Troubadour Bakery, Vivarium/Pabst Theatre Group, Wonderstate Coffee, YngSpc