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• Wisconsin Craft Sponsorships 2026-2027

  • Start
    09 Dec 2025
  • End
    12 Dec 2026

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  Wisconsin Craft, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is excited to offer meaningful sponsorship opportunities that strengthen creative community across our state.

  Your support helps:

  • Spark creativity and champion Wisconsin's makers

  • Build connections that bring artists and communities together 

  • Provide inclusive spaces where everyone can take part

  • Bring important professional programming to craft artists!

  • Honor craft heritage and inspire future makers
  • Fuel artist growth and opportunity statewide

  Online Payments Accepted.

  Checks can be made out to Wisconsin Craft Inc. and mailed to:
  Wisconsin Craft
  8469 N 50th Street
  Brown Deer, WI 53223
  (Create an invoice via the registration form "Invoice Me")

  We are flexible and ready to turn your ideas into impact. Reach out to customize your sponsorship.   

  Contact our Development Chairperson, Jean Wells:
  development@wisconsincraft.org

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• 2026 Newsletter Ad Payment

  • Start
    01 Jan 2026
  • End
    31 Dec 2026
  • Location
    Friends of Fine Craft Digital Newsletter
  • Spaces left
    19

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  Wisconsin Craft is excited to offer ad placements in our monthly Friends of Fine Craft Newsletter! This is a fantastic opportunity to promote your business, event, workshop, open call to artists, gallery exhibition, or services to a highly targeted audience of over 2,100 subscribers consisting of 250+ Wisconsin Craft Members, art enthusiasts, collectors, and creatives across Wisconsin.

  Ad Details:

  • Ad Placement Includes: 1 horizontal graphic, 1 clickable link(url)
  • Graphic Size: 1800 x 1200px (estimated 4" x 6" print)
  • Graphic Resolution: 144dpi (min) or 300dpi max
  • Graphic Format: .jpg or .jpeg 
  • Cost: $50 per Ad per Placement
  • Audience Reach: 26.6% open rate and 4.6% click rate - our Ads get the highest engagement in our Newsletters!

  Space is limited to a maximum of 3 ads per newsletter, ensuring your message gets noticed. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect directly with the fine craft community and share your offerings in a meaningful way.

  Month	Payment & Ad Content Due	Newsletter Published
  January	January 23	January 30
  February	February 20	February 27
  March	March 20	March 27
  April	April 17	April 24
  May	May 22	May 29
  June	June 19	June 26
  July	July 24	July 31
  August	August 21	August 28
  September	September 18	September 25
  October	October 23	October 30
  November	November 20	November 27
  December	December 18	December 25

  Ad content must be paid and submitted one week prior to the newsletter send date. Our newsletter is sent out on the last Friday of each month.
  

  Pay for your ad and complete the form. You will then receive an email with a google form link to submit your Ad content.

  View 2025 November Newsletter to get an idea of what our Friends and Fine Craft Monthly Newsletters look like. 

  
  

  Refund Policy: Thank you for supporting Wisconsin Craft. As a charitable arts organization, your contributions enable us to fulfill our mission of bringing art and creativity to communities across Wisconsin. Due to the nature of our work, all donations, membership dues, and event, exhibition, or program fees are considered final and non-refundable. If you need to cancel and have not received any goods or services in exchange for your payment, your fees can be recognized as a contribution to our organization.
  

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• Handling Sales & Security During an Event

  • When
    09 Sep 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    On Your Computer

  Register

  
  

  In preparation for a festival rich fall leading into bountiful holiday events, let’s explore best practices with Point of Sales (POS) systems and secure cash handling.

  Join this virtual panel discussion about Point of Sales (POS) systems for making and recording secure transactions, maintaining inventory and ensuring that your money is safe during in person events. Register now and come with your questions, curiosities and professional experiences to share on September 9th!

  This is a virtual workshop and will not be recorded—participants must attend live to receive the information and take part in the discussion.

  Registration Fees:

  • Wisconsin Craft Members: Free

  • Non-Members: $10

  Not a Member Yet? If you're not a member of Wisconsin Craft but would like to be involved in more events like these, you can become a member by visiting https://wisconsincraft.org/Become-A-Member.

  Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow artists, share your craft, and gain inspiration from the creative community. We look forward to seeing you there!

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• 8th MKE Studio Tour

  • Start
    03 Oct 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    04 Oct 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    16 various locations throughout Milwaukee County

  
  

  MKE Studio Tour

  Saturday, October 3, 10AM - 4 PM
  Sunday, October 4, 10AM - 4 PM

  Various Tour Stops around Milwaukee County

  Visit the Studio Tour Website

  
  

  The MKE Studio Tour is one of Wisconsin Craft’s signature events, connecting artists, fine craft, and the community through a unique behind-the-scenes experience. Organized and hosted by Wisconsin Craft, this self-guided Milwaukee County studio tour invites visitors to step inside working artist studios, meet the people behind the artwork, learn about their processes, and purchase handcrafted work directly from participating artists.

  Unlike a traditional art fair where artists gather at one venue, the MKE Studio Tour encourages you to explore Milwaukee County at your own pace. Build your own route, visit the studios that interest you, discover new neighborhoods, and experience the environments where creativity happens.

  For Wisconsin Craft, the Tour is an important extension of our mission to connect artists with communities. It creates opportunities for established and emerging artists to share their work while giving the public a more personal understanding of contemporary and traditional fine craft.

  

  2026 Artist Listing Released

  Meet the artists of the 2026 MKE Studio Tour! This year’s artist listing brings together a diverse collection of creative practices, perspectives, and fine craft mediums.

  Visitors can use the artist listing to discover new artists, learn more about their work, and start deciding which studios they want to include on their route. Throughout the weeks leading up to the Tour, we’ll also be highlighting participating artists and sharing more of their stories.

  View 2026 MKE Studio Tour Artists

  

  Explore Our Host Studio Locations

  The host studios are at the heart of the MKE Studio Tour. These working creative spaces open their doors to the community, with many locations also welcoming guest Wisconsin Craft artists for the weekend.

  Our Host Studio Location Listing makes it easy to begin planning your self-guided adventure. Choose a few favorite stops or make a day—or two—of exploring studios throughout Milwaukee County.

  View 2026 MKE Studio Tour Host Studios

  

  Demonstrations & Activities

  One of the best parts of stepping inside an artist’s studio is getting to see how the work is made. Throughout the weekend, select locations will feature demonstrations and additional activities that offer an even closer look at artists’ materials, tools, techniques, and creative processes.

  Check our 2026 Demonstration & Activity Listing as you plan your route and look for opportunities to experience artists at work. These special additions help make every studio stop a little different—and make the MKE Studio Tour an experience that goes far beyond simply viewing finished artwork.

  View 2026 Demonstrations & Activity Schedule
  

  

  Whether you’re a longtime supporter of Wisconsin Craft or experiencing the MKE Studio Tour for the first time, we encourage you to explore, ask questions, meet the artists, and discover something new. We’ll see you in the studios!

  If you are interested in receiving artists emails for MKE Studio Tour, please sign-up here: Artist Email List

  For more events by Wisconsin Craft sign-up for our Friends of Fine Craft Newsletter

  
  

  
  

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