Billed as a “haven for our community’s many voices,” a critical arts journal called SNAPMilwaukee will launch Thursday. The online-only journal will cover architecture, visual art, film, music and performing arts.
SNAP will be a place for “informed critical discourse in and around the arts through in-depth study, commentary, historical analysis, synthesis and discussion of what’s going on in this place at this time,” according to a post on Facebook announcing the launch.
A few articles have already been posted to SNAP, including a piece on the Menomonee Valley by Don Hanlon, a professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee., and a piece on book arts in Milwaukee from Petra Press. Other categories show only headlines, images and the tag “Coming Soon.”
Artist Joe Riepenhoff will serve as editor. Other editors and production staff include artist Cat Pham, Green Gallery East owners John Riepenhoff and Jake Palmert and co-owner of the recently closed Armoury Gallery Jessica Steeber.
Section editors include Pham for architecture, Sarah Buccheri for film, Julie Strand for letters, Amelinda Burich and Carly Rubach for music and Neil Gasparka for visual arts. The performing arts editor has not been named yet.
The Journal is being launched with a party at the Green Gallery East, 1500 N. Farwell Ave., Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m. Parking is available at the gallery and adjacent lot on Curtis St.
