ArtWorks for Milwaukee, Inc.

ArtWorks for Milwaukee, Inc.

Professional Training and Coaching

Milwaukee, WI 1,115 followers

Preparing youth for tomorrow by providing transferable career skills through art internships today.

About us

Our vision is for all Milwaukee youth have access to career readiness opportunities. We are contributing to equity in the workforce by providing collaborative opportunities to diverse groups of students. "The internship gave me a purpose and reason to do something. I knew I had a task to accomplish.” This is from a recent ArtWorks' intern and there are 1,400 more like her who have had a paid internship with ArtWorks since it was founded in 2001. Each year, ArtWorks’ interns work on murals, videos, and other projects which strengthen their confidence and work ethic, and provide outlets for positive creative expression. With the addition of public art and positive perceptions of the city’s youth, these projects also contribute to the quality of life in our community. Throughout the years, we have worked with a variety of partners to provide a diverse range of offerings for teens. For at least a dozen years, each of our interns has participated in career coaching in partnership with ManpowerGroup. Interns learn about professionalism during guided sessions on personal branding, career exploration, resume writing, and interviewing. Other recent partners include Walnut Way Conservation Corp., Uniting Garden Homes, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, and Silver Spring Neighborhood Center. Two of our most notable projects include the Culture Work mural on 1st and Mitchell Streets and a set of murals that we created to beautify a stormwater management basin in the Garden Homes neighborhood. In both of these internships high school students gained community input to create public art murals. The internships both culminated in unveilings in collaboration with the project partners, and received lots of positive press coverage. Make a donation: https://www.artworksformilwaukee.org/make-a-donation

Website
http://www.artworksformilwaukee.org
Industry
Professional Training and Coaching
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
Milwaukee, WI
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
2001
Specialties
Workforce Development, Arts Education, and Youth Development

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Employees at ArtWorks for Milwaukee, Inc.

Updates

  • ⭐ We are hiring ⭐ Are you interested in the environment, slow fashion, or community-based art? Our environmental arts internship is a great opportunity to jump start your career and explore your interests and passions in these topics! Apply now for a chance to work alongside like-minded students, learn and practice job skills, and create community art projects with a local artist. Click the link below for more information and to apply: https://lnkd.in/daXKqMbe #artworksformilwaukee #milwaukeecommunity

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  • 🌟 There's still time to support ArtWorks, even if becoming a monthly donor isn't an option right now. Stop by MobCraft's Milwaukee Taproom on Thursday, September 26 between 5:30 and 8:30 pm and make any purchase - 15% of all proceeds will be donated to ArtWorks for Milwaukee to support paid art and skill-building internships for Milwaukee youth! 🌟 It's a great way to show support as part of a community! 🙂

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  • Have you ever wondered what a monthly donation of $15 can really do? The truth is: a lot! The ArtWorks Allies are our supporters who give monthly to support our important mission! Because of our Allies, whose monthly donations provide consistent, flexible dollars, our 2024 Environmental Arts interns were able to: 🌿Tour Green Tech Station, an environmental education destination in the Garden Homes neighborhood which showcases green infrastructure and research and development 🌿Attend the first annual "Drawn to Lead" event at Arts@Large, an artist panel and small group discussions about careers in character-driven art 🌿Experience FuzzPop's Deep Lake Future, an immersive adventure exploring the impacts of invasive species on our Great Lakes 🌿Hike and explore Riveredge Nature Center, a beautifully restored, independent natural sanctuary featuring forests, prairies, ponds, and Milwaukee River frontage 🌿Tour MMSD facilities and learning about water quality testing These experiences aren't just fun and learning for a day – as high school students, our interns begin to build a professional network of individuals and organizations who are working on real solutions in our community. Become an ArtWorks Ally today with a monthly gift of any size and help us continue to provide these critical career readiness experiences for our interns. Imagine what we can accomplish through the power of collective giving! Will you help us reach our goal of 100 new monthly donors? Click the link below to donate! ⭐ https://lnkd.in/gpnCsRk7 ⭐ We know that, together, we can do so much. If we reach our goal of having 100 new ArWorks Allies giving $15 a month, we would have $18,000 more to put toward our internship program and improve the lives of Milwaukee youth. Thank you for your consideration and for supporting our important mission!

  • ⭐ BE THE DIFFERENCE ⭐ We're trying something new with a fall campaign focused on monthly giving. We are fortunate to have many dedicated supporters - we call them ArtWorks Allies - whose monthly gifts provide flexible and consistent income. This income allows us to be responsive and to weather the ebbs and flows of other income streams each year, and we appreciate every gift ❤️ For the month of September, we are asking you who believe in the value of our mission to sign up as ArtWorks Allies at https://lnkd.in/gFPpKbYw #artworksformilwaukee #milwaukeecommunity

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  • ⭐We are hiring ⭐ Do you know a high school student passionate about the environment, slow fashion, or community-based art? Our environmental arts internship is a great way for students to get a head start in their career and explore their interests and passions in these topics! Apply now for a chance to work alongside like-minded students, learn and practice job skills, and create community art projects with a local artist. This paid Internship is open to Milwaukee area high school students only. Internship runs January 2025 -October 2025. Click the link below for more information and to apply: https://lnkd.in/daXKqMbe #artworksformilwaukee #milwaukeecommunity

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  • ⭐ Listen in as one of our wonderful board members, Rashidah, explains why she is a proud monthly donor for ArtWorks ⭐ We're trying something new with a fall campaign focused on monthly giving. We are fortunate to have many dedicated supporters - we call them ArtWorks Allies - whose monthly gifts provide flexible and consistent income. This income allows us to be responsive and to weather the ebbs and flows of other income streams each year, and we appreciate every gift ❤️ For the month of September, we are asking you who believe in the value of our mission to sign up as ArtWorks Allies at https://lnkd.in/gFPpKbYw #artworksformilwaukee #milwaukeecommunity

  • ⭐ Listen in as our ED breaks down the details of our fall monthly donor campaign! ⭐ We're trying something new with a fall campaign focused on monthly giving. We are fortunate to have many dedicated supporters - we call them ArtWorks Allies - whose monthly gifts provide flexible and consistent income. This income allows us to be responsive and to weather the ebbs and flows of other income streams each year, and we appreciate every gift ❤️ For the month of September, we are asking you who believe in the value of our mission to sign up as ArtWorks Allies at https://lnkd.in/gFPpKbYw If we get 100 new donors giving an average of $15/month - roughly the cost of a good sandwich - we will earn an additional $18,000 in revenue per year. To put it another way, $1500 a month in additional revenue is roughly the cost of a professional development opportunity for a staff member, one additional educational experience for our interns, or an intern/alumni networking event. We purposefully set an extremely ambitious goal - to more than double our monthly support - because we believe when we shoot for the moon, we'll land among the stars! 🌟 #artworksformilwaukee #milwaukeecommunity #milwaukeeart

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    Last Saturday, we were joined by over 55 attendees from our diverse ArtWorks' community in celebration of the Environmental Art's Final Unveiling, and we are greatly appreciative of everyone who came out to support! ❤️ It was a wonderful day to recognize and celebrate our amazing environmental arts interns and all of the work they have accomplished over this past year 🌿 Special thank you to Quad for hosting and to everyone who helped organize the memorable day! 🎉

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  • We are just 3 days away from our Gather to Grow event Havenwoods Taproom and Beer Garden! Our goal is simple: 100 new donors giving $15 (or more) each month. This level of support would enable us to make key changes, such as: • raising the starting wage for interns in 2025 & beyond • supporting unanticipated program opportunity costs • increasing our intern alumni engagement & support services For more details and to register for the event, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/gU9ciFua We hope to see you there 🙂 #artworksformilwaukee #milwaukeecommunity

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