Artists at the SAGE event

The Pulaski branch was excited to continue our summer of spreading kindness by hosting SAGE, an artist advocacy non-profit based in Green Bay, for an after-hours event celebrating local arts and artists on July 30th.  SAGE and several of its contributing artists joined the event to present an evening showcasing the impact arts and culture have on a thriving, socially engaged community.  It was a packed evening that included:

• Five local artist vendors selling their original works
• An exhibit of art to be displayed in the Pulaski Police Department
• Unveiling of a new graphic design for the Police Department’s “Paws of Pulaski” – an initiative to help raise money for a new K9 Officer
• A hands-on community art mosaic project
• Appetizers and wine samples provided by community partner Karcz Liquor

The Pulaski team, including Teller Karen Jach, Assistant Branch Manager Caitlin Maloney, Community Engagement Manager Katie Longsine, and Lead Teller Zach Burmeister present a check to Stacey Von Busch, president of SAGE.

The event also gave SAGE a platform to share a big announcement—they are expanding the Open Studio program into a few rural Wisconsin communities, starting with Pulaski! To assist with SAGE’s free community programming in Pulaski, North Shore Bank is holding an art supply drive at the branch through the month of August. To kick off the donation drive, we were pleased to present SAGE with a financial contribution of $500.

This event was part of our Bank on Kindness™ initiative, which kicked off in Pulaski earlier this summer with the unveiling of the giant “BE KIND” letters.