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

Jean Wells

President

Kate Marotz

Vice President


Ann Cook

Secretary


Sherri Sippel

Treasurer

Andrew Linderman

Education & Programs


Kathy DeVries

Development Chairperson


Lyn Chevrier
Membership Chairperson

Sarah Weh
Marketing Chairperson


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Kippian Inglis
Member At-Large


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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 DirectorsBoard of Directors commit to 2-year terms and run from April through March of the following year.

Current Openings on the Board are:

Member At-Large Position     (1 available)

  • Members at large-attend six Board meetings annually and are encouraged to join at least one committee. At-large members are encouraged to share their skills and services as needed throughout the year with the hopeful intention that they eventually become a Chairperson or Officer.

Attorney (1 available)

  • 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.

If you would like to join the Board of Directors or have more questions, please reach out to Jean Wells: at info@wisconsincraft.org

WI Craft Committees

Development Committee

Kathy DeVries

Chairperson

Jean Wells
Ann Cook


Morning Glory Committee

Jan Raven

Director

Linda Franzblau
Jeannette Payne
Karen Higgins

Jason LeGear

 Jen Arpin
Sarah Weh



Education & Programs Committee

Andrew Linderman

Chairperson

Rebecca Ikes-Carra
Geryn Roche
Kippian Inglis
Philip Ankney


Membership Committee

Lyn Chevrier

Chairperson

Jean Wells

Maria Gehrke

MKE Fine Craft Studio Tour Committee

Chairperson Needed

Chairperson

Jean Wells
Diane Evans
Lyn Chevrier
Cayla Mrnik
Kyle Hendrix
Rosemary Krause

Rebecka Nicholas

Kelli Greentree

John Bowers

Marketing Committee

Sarah Weh

Chairperson

GG (Green Goodies)

Cayla Mrnik

Kelli Greentree



Exhibitions Committee

 Chairperson Needed
Kathy Eggert
Joan Kennedy
Kate Marotz
 Jacki Caprioli
Dionne Wachowiak

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:

    • Social Media

    • Graphic Design

Exhibitions Committee

  • Organizes and runs our Biennial Exhibition and any other opportunities for exhibitions around the state.  Need to form a strong committee to start planning for the 2025 Biennial Exhibiton

  • Skills needed:

    • Connections to Art Gallery/Museum

    • Organization

    • Planning

    • Spreadsheets and Google documents

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 Jean Wells at info@wisconsincraft.org


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

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