In 2015, best friends Bridget Robinson and Symphony Swan-Zawadi were looking for a way to combine art with activism in Milwaukee.
So the two created BlankSpace MKE, an artist cooperative.
“We share the same views on most things. We love Milwaukee, we love Black people, and we love art,” said Swan-Zawadi. “And we wanted a space to be able to create comfortably.”
Robinson, 42, and Swan-Zawadi, 33, also are the architects behind Milwaukee Black Restaurant Week, which ran through this past Sunday.
They started looking for studio spaces in Milwaukee and eventually found one at 9224 W. Burleigh St. The physical BlankSpace studio offered a space for artists to hone their skills and learn how to invest in themselves and their dreams.
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