Trash to Treasure – and Art – Hidden Away in Riverwest Posted on April 26, 2015August 6, 2021 by Erica Peckarsky To some it may be a gross thing to go dumpster diving, venture into abandon buildings or clean out farms. But on the edge of Riverwest in Milwaukee, there is a shop called the Riverwest Compound where artists do exactly that. As Erica Peckarsky discovered, they’re turning found objects into sculpture and musical instruments.