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

Andrew Linderman
Arena, WI

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 are:

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.

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
Andrew Linderman Chairperson
Rebecca Ikes-Carra
Geryn Roche
Kippian Inglis
Philip Ankney

Membership Committee

Lyn Chevrier

Chairperson

Maria Gehrke
Amanda Neal

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

Patricia Blauvelt

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!

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!

Get Involved

Wisconsin Craft

8469 North 50th Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223

info@wisconsincraft.org