Governance


Wisconsin Craft is committed to continuing the tradition of advocating and celebrating fine craft in Wisconsin communities and the broader region, just as our organizational predecessors did for over 105 years! 

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Wisconsin Craft Board of Directors

Kate Marotz
Marshfield, WI

 President

Jean Wells
Brown Deer, WI

President Emeritus


Ann Cook
Milwaukee, WI

Secretary


Sherri Sippel
Milwaukee, WI

Treasurer






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Education & Programs


Kathy DeVries
Milwaukee, WI

Development Chairperson


Lyn Chevrier
Port Washington, WI
Membership Chairperson


Sarah Weh
Fort Atkinson, WI
Marketing Chairperson


Kate Salas
Ripon, WI
Member At-Large


Kippian Inglis
Lodi, WI
Member At-Large


Claire Konrath
West Bend, WI
Member At-Large


Get Involved

Are you interested in getting more involved in WI Craft to build support and interest for craft and craft makers around the state? Would you like to develop and share your leadership skills? If yes, we invite you to consider joining our WI Craft Board of Directors. Board of Directors commit to 2-year terms and run from April through March of the following year. 

If you would like to join the Board of Directors or have more questions, please reach out to our current Wisconsin Craft President: at info@wisconsincraft.org


Current Board Openings in 2025:

Treasurer 

Secretary

Development Chairperson

Programs & Education Chairperson

Attorney 

  • In our dreams, an Attorney familiar with non-profit organizations and love of the arts would attend our board meetings 6 times a year and give advice and assistance when needed.

Wisconsin Craft Committees

Development Committee
Kathy DeVries

Chairperson
Jean Wells
Ann Cook
Linda Vieth

Morning Glory Committee
Jan Raven

Director
Linda Franzblau
Jeannette Payne
Karen Higgins

Andrew Krueger
Kristopher Tryczak
Sarah Weh
Lyn Chevrier

Education & Programs Committee
OPEN

Chairperson
Rebecca Ikes-Carra
Geryn Roche
Kippian Inglis


Membership Committee

Lyn Chevrier

Chairperson

Maria Gehrke
Amanda Neal
Emily Trainor

MKE Fine Craft Studio Tour Committee

Jean Wells

Chairperson
John Bowers
Diane Evans
Lyn Chevrier
Cayla Mrnik
Kyle Hendrix
Rosemary Krause

Rebecka Nicholas

Kelli Greentree

Marketing Committee

Sarah Weh

Chairperson

GG (Green Goodies)

Cayla Mrnik

Lauren Marie Nitka 

Dan Walker


Kelli Greentree

Betsy Davis  

Rebecca Ickes Cara 

Aiyana Robinson 

Contract Graphic Designer 

Exhibitions Committee
Joan Kennedy

Chairperson

Kate Marotz
Pam Bronk
Ann Wydeven
Lauren Marie Nitka

Lyn Chevrier

Kipp Inglis

Committee Descriptions

Development Committee

  • Oversees our organizations development and fundraising to ensure the WI Crafts efforts in carrying out our mission. 

  • Skills needed:  Development Ideas, Business Connections, Grant Writing

Membership Committee

  • Helps recruit new members and oversees member management. 

  • Skills needed: Social Media, Organization, Computer Software, Involved in your local art scenes, connected with diverse communities 

Education & Programming Committee

  • Plans and implements member and community focused programing throughout the year

  • Skills needed: Organization, Planning

Marketing Committee

  • Oversees promotions and advertising for WI Craft

  • Skills needed: Content Creation, Social Media Management, Videography, Event Photography, Graphic Design (Adobe Software), Google Suite, Web Design, Email and Marketing Automation(Mailchimp)

Exhibitions Committee

  • Organizes and runs our Biennial Exhibition and any other opportunities for exhibitions around the state.  

  • Skills needed: Connections to Art Gallery/Museum, Organization, Planning, Spreadsheets and Google Suite

Morning Glory Art Fair Committee

  • Plan, organize and run our annual Morning Glory Art Fair

MKE Studio Tour Committee

  • Plan, organize and run our annual MKE Studio Tour


If you would like to join a committee or have more questions, please reach out to our current Wisconsin Craft President at info@wisconsincraft.org.


ByLaws of Wisconsin Craft

NEW Updated ByLaws Coming Soon!


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. Wisconsin Craft is an IRS-registered 501(c)(3) public charity. Federal Tax ID: 86-3186271 

Volunteering 

Wisconsin Craft is a volunteer organization. If you are interested in helping out on a committee, at one of our Fine Art Shows, or just get more involved overall, please fill out a google forms, linked below.

We'd love to hear from you!   

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Wisconsin Craft

8469 North 50th Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223

info@wisconsincraft.org


Wisconsin Craft is a IRS Registered 501(c)(3) Public Charity.
Federal Tax ID: 86-3186271

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