ABOUT THE GALLERY

5 Points Art Gallery + Studios is a conscious reinvestment project, embedded in the operator’s childhood North Side Milwaukee neighborhood of 5 Points. 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios has served as an art exhibition, residency and cultural community space focused on increasing representation, collection and cultivation of local, national, and international contemporary art by artists of color and other marginalized groups. The space is a hearth for exploration, collaboration, professional development, and business expansion in the visual, culinary, and varying art genres.

The 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios building is a historical structure from the 1920s that previously housed the premier, black-owned Johnson-Goolsby Funeral Home and Services. This adaptive-reuse redevelopment was revived in 2018 into a mixed-use art space, consisting of a 3,000 square foot art gallery with a gift shop for professional visual art exhibitions and special events, 9 artist work studios, a shared commercial kitchen for culinary artists and caterers and 2 artist residency apartments to holistically support the professional, economic, social and emotional well-being and development of underrepresented artists and provide a safe and affordable respite to enhance their artistic journey.