Our Projects
Gallery 507
Gallery 507 serves as the BCA’s headquarters and is the organization’s first development in the heart of Milwaukee’s Bronzeville District at 507 W. North Ave. The 3,500 square foot facility is also home to an artists’ gallery, a makerspace, and retail area.
Art Museum
The Bronzeville Center for the Arts (BCA) is transforming the vacant former DNR building at the northeast corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and North Avenue into Milwaukee’s future African American Art Museum. Work to clear the site is paving the way for a 3.4-acre redevelopment that will include a major new museum, original landscaping for public use, public programming, and neighborhood beautification. Through this project, the BCA is expanding Bronzeville’s legacy as a vibrant artistic hub of the Midwest and making experiences with African American art accessible to everyone.
Since 2021, the BCA has been gathering critical community and stakeholder feedback to support the project. In November 2023, Governor Tony Evers allocated $5 million in federal funds for the museum, a major step forward as planning continues. Throughout the design process, the BCA will continue to seek community input as it brings this vision closer to reality.
