Make Art MKE is an outdoor event on the

Mount Mary campus sponsored by re:Craft

and Relic and Lit MKE.

The Mount Mary Starving Artists' Show was

a staple in the Milwaukee art community for

over 50 years and like many others, Mike

Bate, the owner of local business Lit MKE

didn't want to see it go.

Seeing an opportunity to step in and revive

this long lasting art fair, Mike's vision for

Make Art MKE is all about honoring the

history of the Mount Mary event, while

pulling in local makers of handmade goods,

and a focus on supporting the surrounding

neighborhood. A portion of proceeds from

the 2023 art fair will go to revitalizing Cooper

Park as well as directly supporting art programming in two schools, Immanuel Lutheran school and Milwaukee German Immersion School.

re:Craft and Relic is passionate about

connecting small businesses to the

community around them and is excited to

help breathe new life to this art fair.

As a new event with new organizers, we want to carry on the spirit of

the Starving Artists Show and fill the Mount

Mary grounds once again with artists,

makers and creatives. supporting one

generation while inspiring the next.