John Michael Kohler Arts Center

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center and @Kohler Co. are thrilled to announce the 12 artists selected for the 2026 Arts/Industry residency! 🎉 Since 1974, Arts/Industry has been a forum for creative exchange, welcoming more than 600 artists to the Kohler Co. factories to advance their practices in ceramics and metalwork. This competitive three-month program invites artists to experiment with industrial materials and techniques, creating ambitious new works in ceramic, cast iron, and brass. This year’s Arts/Industry residents bring together diverse perspectives and practices from across the globe. The 2026 cohort includes: @AbigailLucien , @AnaBuitragoh , @AnnieDuncan_ , @BenEGould , @ChaseCBarney , @Malikta.Esther , @FunlolaCoker , @Jason_S_Yi , @MoonJiha , @LouisCharlesDionne , @Michelle.S.Im , and @Sharif5 . Learn more about the program at the link in bio, and stay tuned throughout the week as we introduce each of the 2026 Arts/Industry cohorts here on @JMKAC ’s profile. #JMKAC #KohlerCo #ArtsIndustry #ArtsIndustry2026 #ArtsIndustryResidents

For more than 20 years, the National Endowment for the Arts has been a firm supporter of community arts projects and public art in Sheboygan, providing the John Michael Kohler Arts Center over $1 million in funding. We were informed that due to a shift in agency priorities set by the current administration, funding that the NEA had already pledged to host acclaimed artist and musician Lonnie Holley (@LonnieHolleysUniverse ) for a residency at JMKAC is now being withdrawn. Art that you experience here in Sheboygan every day is being targeted, and we need your help. Learn more at jmkac.org.

Grottoes like these can be found all throughout the state and the Midwest! I never knew Wisconsin was home to so many of these unique sites. Grotto architecture is mainly comprised of concrete and embellished with objects like shells, marbles, colored glass, toys, figurines, fossils, and geodes. The John Michael Kohler Arts Center (@JMKAC ) in Sheboygan, Wisconsin is the only institution in the world that collects artist-built and artist home-based environments. “A Beautiful Experience: The Midwest Grotto Tradition” is currently on view through May 10th, 2026 and explores the regional tradition of hand-built grottoes. Pictured in the video: 📍Rudolph Grotto Gardens | Rudolph, Wisconsin 📍Fred Smith Concrete Park | Phillips, Wisconsin Head over to the link in my bio to see a map of all these unique grotto locations! (Click ‘View the Handout’ on the JMKAC webpage) Paid partnership with @JMKAC #jmkac #discoverwisconsin #travelwisconsin #onlyinwisconsin #travelwi #explorewisconsin #wisconsinhiddengems #wisconsinhistory #sheboygan #grotto #secretgarden

And the Get the Gig 2026 winner is… @plutoniates_ 🎉🎶 Congratulations to this talented group for taking the top spot at last night's live showcase at @paradigmcoffeeandmusic . The energy was electric, the turnout was incredible, and every band brought their best to the stage. We can’t wait to see Plutoniates perform this summer as the opening act for a Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series concert! Thank you to all the bands who submitted and performed, and a big thank you to Paradigm for hosting such a lively and unforgettable night.

Preschool spots are filling fast — but we still have a few openings for fall! 🎨 Our 3P Blue Class still has spots available! Perfect for children who turn 3 by September 1. 📅 Wednesdays & Fridays ⏰ 9:00 – 11:30 AM We also have a couple of openings in our 4K afternoon Yellow Class, offered in partnership with through SASD, for children who turn 4 by September 1. 📅 Tuesday – Friday ⏰ 1:00 - 4:00 PM If you’ve been thinking about preschool for your little one, now is the perfect time to reserve your spot before classes are full! 💛 🔗 For more information ➜ https://ow.ly/vWtI50YYlXk.

#OpeningSoon ✨ | Guadalupe Maravilla with Emery Blagdon: The star exploding in the body This exhibition brings together, for the first time, the work of Emery Blagdon and Guadalupe Maravilla—two artists devoted to healing through art. Blagdon’s "Healing Machine" channels unseen energies through handmade materials, while Maravilla’s sculptures and sound-based "Disease Throwers" draw from his migration story and Indigenous practices. JMKAC will bring together these two bodies of work. Central to the exhibition will be Maravilla’s Mariposa Relámpago, a school bus that has been reimagined as a healing temple. Throughout the exhibition, the healing machines will be activated by Maravilla and various other healers, playing the sculptures to turn on and amplify the energy in the gallery—transforming the space into an immersive healing environment. Simultaneously, a selection of Maravilla’s Disease Throwers will be installed with elements of Blagdon’s “Healing Machine” at the Art Preserve. ⟶ Learn more about the exhibition:/exhibitions/ or with link in bio. 📷 (1)(2)(3) Emery Blagdon, "The Healing Machine" (site detail, interior, 1979), Garfield Table, NE, c.1955-1986. Photo: Sally and Richard Greenhill/ Alamy Stock Photo. (4) "Guadalupe Maravilla, Si no sanas hoy, sanarás mañana (installation view), P·P·O·W, New York, NY, March 1 – April 6, 2024. Courtesy of Guadalupe Maravilla and P·P·O·W, New York. Photo: JSP Art Photography. (5)(6) Guadalupe Maravilla, Mariposa Relámpago (detail), 2023; bus, volcanic rock, steel, and objects collected from a ritual of retracing the artist's original migration route; 110 x 108 x 420 in. Commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Installation view, Guadalupe Maravilla: Mariposa Relámpago, The Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria, 2024. Courtesy the artist and P·P·O·W, New York. Image courtesy The Contemporary Austin. Photo: Alex Boeschenstein. #EmeryBlagdon #GuadalupeMaravilla #ArtPreserve #ArtistBuiltEnvironment

💐 Celebrate Mother’s Day at the Arts Center Make it a day to remember—explore contemporary exhibitions, share a delicious meal, and create something special together. Admission is always free! ✨ Enjoy Mother’s Day specials in the CAFE + seasonal entrées, drinks & desserts ✨ Stop by the Social STUDIO for complimentary art activities ✨ Find the perfect gift in the SHOP Make it a meaningful day with Mom—we can’t wait to see you! ⟶ Plan your visit today at or tap the link in our bio. (2) Bringing Bub to Life with Artist Sarah Rowe, 2025. (3) Visitors enjoy dining in the CAFE, 2023. (4) How do you throw a brick through the window... installation view at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2026.

Mark your calendars for June 25—the kickoff of the Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series! 🎶 Grab your friends and family and head downtown for an unforgettable season of free, live music featuring an impressive, genre-spanning lineup. Enjoy local food trucks, a beverage tent, and hands-on art activities for all ages. Most concerts take place Thursday nights on the City Green (with a few special exceptions). Explore the full schedule, band lineup, and details—and start planning your summer now: /engage/programs/levitt-amp-sheboygan-music-series/ or with link in bio. The Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series is supported in part by the @levittfoundation , which partners with changemakers and nonprofits across the country to activate underused outdoor spaces, creating welcoming and inclusive destinations where the power of free, live music brings people together, fosters belonging, and invigorates community life. #JMKAC #Sheboygan #MusicMoves #LevittAMP2026

🎶 Help choose who takes the stage this summer! Featuring: @dancebullies • @socialcig • @plutoniates_ Three bands compete for your vote at Get the Gig 2026—winning an opening spot at the Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series on the City Green. 📍 May 14 @ @paradigmcoffeeandmusic | 6:00–9:00 PM 🍔 Vegan Burger Night + drinks (coffee, beer, wine, cider & NA options) 👨‍👩‍👧 FREE + All ages welcomed. Come support local music and pick your favorite! 🔗 Register + learn more ⟶ /get-the-gig/ or link in bio.

#ArtistSpotlight | Ana Buitrago & Ben E. Gould: 2026 Arts/Industry Foundry Residents 🎉 Ana Buitrago, from Bogotá, Colombia, is an artist and designer working across ceramics and object-based practices. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (@saicpics ), her work has been exhibited internationally and featured in publications including @voguelatam and Architectural Digest Latam. Ben Gould is a New York–based interdisciplinary artist whose work spans performance, sculpture, and film. His practice explores the body, disability, and systems of care, with exhibitions and performances at institutions including the @palaisdetokyo and @KANAL.CentrePompidou . We’re thrilled to have both @AnaBuitragoH and @BenEGould in the Arts/Industry program and we can’t wait to see what they create during their residency ✨ 🔗 Learn more about these artists: /arts-industry/ 📸 (1)(2)(3)Arts/Industry artist-in-residence Ana Buitrago in the Kohler Co. Foundry, 2026. Photo: Kohler Co. (4)(5) Arts/Industry artist-in-residence Ben Gould in the Kohler Co. Foundry, 2026. Photo: Kohler Co. (6)Arts/Industry Foundry Technician Bill Rice (left) and artist-in-residence Ben Gould (right) in the Kohler Co. Foundry, 2026. Photo: Kohler Co.

Mark your calendars for a special evening on Thursday, May 7, with @paohouaher as we celebrate the release of her new book, "The Imaginative Landscape". ✨ Meet the artist, enjoy refreshments, and have your copy of The Imaginative Landscape signed ✨ Books available for purchase in advance or on-site for signing ✨ Members receive a special 20% discount on Pao Houa Her: The Imaginative Landscape when purchased on 5/7 ✨ FREE and open to all Join us for an evening of reflection, storytelling, and community. 🔗 Learn more at /events/

YOU’RE INVITED! 📚 Join John Michael Kohler Arts Center (@jmkac ) and Tufts University Art Galleries (@tuftsartgalleries ) in Chicago with Gallery 400 (@gallery400 ) for the publication launch of “How do you throw a brick through the window…”, produced alongside the exhibition of the same name. Both the exhibition and publication take inspiration from artist and activist Johanna Hedva’s (@bighedva ) question, “How do you throw a brick through the window of a bank if you can’t get out of bed?” Hedva’s statement questions the rights and opportunities of individuals with disabilities who navigate forms of protest 🌀 🗓️ May 21, 2026 🕑 6:00-7:30PM 📍UIC Architecture and Design Studios (@uicsoa ) 845 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607 Room 1100 The evening will include a talk by contributing author Amanda Cachia (@amanda_cachia ) , who will discuss her essay in the publication alongside related scholarship from her recent book, “Hospital Aesthetics: Disability, Medicine, Activism” (2025). Exhibition co-curators and publication co-editors Tanya Gayer (@tanyagayer ) and Laurel V. McLaughlin (@lvmclaughlin ) will present an overview of the publication, including its design by Body & Forma (@bodyandforma ), essays by Amanda Cachia, torrin a. greathouse (@tagreathouse ), and Mev Luna (@mev_merized ), and the artworks and artists featured in the exhibition: Yani aviles, Chloe P. Crawford (@chlo_faux ), Nat Decker (@nat_decker__ ), Jeff Kasper (@jeffkasperstudio ), Carly Mandel (@0carl ), Jeffrey Meris (@jeffreymeris ), and Libby Paloma (@libbys_arty_party ) ✨ Free and open to all. RSVP at the link in our bio by May 7 to reserve your spot 🔗