How to get involved
Board and Staff
A.W.E. Board of Directors
Read our e-newsletter and follow us on Facebook
Volunteer to assist with our community outreach programming
Hire the Truck Studio to provide children’s art activities for your school, company or
organization’s special event
Apply for a School Studio Residency for your school
Lynn Rix, President
Visit one of our programs to witness A.W.E. artists in action
Contribute financially to A.W.E. to keep its programs in operation. (A.W.E. is a 501c3
charitable organization.) Here’s what your investment can provide:
Pamela Woodard, Treasurer
John Fitzgerald
Casey Flanagan
Katie Loss
A full School Studio Two-Discipline Visual Arts Residency at a Milwaukee School - $7,500
Janice Lutton
School Contribution Scholarship - $500
Barbara Manger
One week of art activities at a Milwaukee park with the Truck Studio - $3,200
One visit to a neighborhood event by the Truck Studio- $330
Four weeks of Truck Studio programming at a Milwaukee Public Library - $1,200
Two hours sponsorship of a Truck Studio Lead Artist - $50
You can donate online at www.awe-inc.org
For more information please visit our website or contact the
A.W.E. office at: 414-933-3877 or admin@awe-inc.org
Income and Expenses
Witness to a year of growth and success
Having recently joined the A.W.E. community, I am already awe-struck not only by the
incredible dedication of the Board, staff, artists, and volunteers, but also by the critical
work they are doing for our City’s children and their arts education. To paraphrase the
American writer James Baldwin, I am already a witness and but not yet a spokesman to
A.W.E.’s progress, successes, and challenges in 2011.
Carolyn White-Travanti
Honorary Board Members
Barbara Brown Lee
Polly Daeger
Janet Matthews
Program Services
School Studio...................................................$124,867
Truck Studio..................................................... $105,553
Other Programs.................................................. $6,933
Supporting Services
Management & General............................. $65,099
Fundraising......................................................... $28,250
Total Expenses................................ $330,702
Increase in Net Assets........................ $2,168
Joan Michaels Paque
8% Fundraising
To provide youth in the Milwaukee area with arts enrichment programs to
enhance human potential, advance learning and cultivate community.
Robert Wenner
EXPENSES
Sally Duback
Nancy Gazzana
Mary Kamps
Julilly Kohler
Staff
Jeanne Fehr, Bookkeeper
jeanne@awe-inc.org
Kim Loper, Program Assistant
kim@awe-inc.org
William Nimke,
Interim Executive Director
bill@awe-inc.org
Mary Osmundsen,
Program Coordinator
mary@awe-inc.org
32% Truck Studio
Donate Online at:
www.awe-inc.org
Janine Smith
NET ASSETS
20% M
anagement
& General
Our MISSION
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Karen Shapiro
Contributions.................................................... $69,754
Grants................................................................... $220,124
Program Fees..................................................... $38,491
Other Revenues.................................................. $4,501
Total Revenue/Support................ $332,870
38% School Studio
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Anne Schoenenberger
Cash & Equivalents...................................... $328,101
Other Current Assets.................................... $32,077
Fixed Assets........................................................ $10,119
Total Assets..................................... $370,297
Current Liabilities............................... $5,585
2% Other Programs
December 2011
Sandra Robinson
REVENUE & SUPPORT
2010 EXPENSES
414-933-3877
Fax 414-344-7071
Betty Quadracci
CURRENT ASSETS
Unrestricted..................................................... $341,595
Temporarily Restricted................................ $23,117
Total Net Assets . ........................... $364,712
Total Liabilities & Net Assets.......... $370,297
PAID
Milwaukee, WI
Permit No. 4553
Natanya Blanck, Secretary
Diane Buck
Collect recyclables for our Summer Truck Studio Program
Non Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
Ann Bowe, Vice President
Jane Brite
Attend one of our AWEsome art events
Artists Working in Education, Inc.
2819 W. Highland Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Reanna Ottoson,
Program Outreach Specialist
reanna@awe-inc.org
ABOUT A.W.E.
Artists Working in Education, Inc.,
founded in 1998 by a group of artists,
educators and museum curators,
sponsors professional artists to work
creatively with Milwaukee children
and youth through two main
initiatives: The School Studio artistin-residence program is designed to
advance learning through the visual
arts. The Truck Studio mobile art
program brings free art experiences
directly to children at parks,
playgrounds, libraries and community
centers in challenged Milwaukee
neighborhoods year-round.
To be sure, A.W.E’s work is more important than ever before, as the MPS District
continues to cut its in-school arts curriculum. Numerous teacher layoffs occurred this
past summer. The result? The district this year has roughly one arts teacher for every
17 schools! In response, A.W.E. mobilized and developed a strategic plan for growth to
increase studio program hours in schools and also in communities.
One of the many things that distinguish A.W.E. is our belief that we need to take art
into the community and where the kids are. Our very successful Truck Studio Program
enables us to do exactly that. This past year, the traveling program brought
memorable art experiences to 4,250 children at 58 different parks, community centers,
and libraries. For the first time, we now offer free drop-in art programs for children at
the libraries year-round!
Finally, with the departure of Sally Witte after seven dedicated years as executive
director, the A.W.E. Board successfully secured funding from the Nonprofit
Management Fund to conduct a very thorough leadership assessment and launch a
search for her successor. A.W.E. is witnessing exciting growth. I am honored to serve
as the Interim Executive Director and look forward to being a part of A.W.E.’s expansion.
A.W.E. is an arts education organization you can be proud of. More than ever, with
your continued generous support, A.W.E. will continue to do what it does best:
Fostering creativity through a loving and supportive network of artists, youth, and
their communities working together. I invite you to join me as I continue to witness
first-hand the exceptional projects in the school studios, truck studios, and library
programs. Please join me on a visit to these programs any time. On behalf of all of us
at A.W.E., I thank you for your support of our artists, our children, and our community!
William J. Nimke, Interim Executive Director
2011 Truck Studio Program partners:
COA HIP Program, Malaika Early
Childhood Center, Milwaukee Public
Libraries, Preserve Our Parks / Garden
Homes Neighborhood, Summerfest,
Academy of Accelerated Learning,
Thoreau Elementary, Townsend Boys
and Girls Club, Zablocki Elementary;
Children’s Service Society of Milwaukee, National Kidney Foundation of
WI., Lake Park 4th of July Committee,
St. John Vianney Parish, Westown
Farmer’s Market, WI Designer Craft
Council
Foundations
Bayshore Community Foundation Fund
Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation
Crysdahl Foundation, Inc.
Gretchen & Andrew Dawes Charitable Trust
Find Your Light Foundation
Four-Four Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
19 In-School Residencies,
2 After-School Residencies
25 Artists (Including 9 Intern
Artists) Direct Participation: 874
students. Indirect Participation:
8,487 students
Average daily attendance at
each site: 21.2
Number of child visits: 2,880
Alice’s Garden (Johnson’s Park)
Carmen Park
Clarke Square
Columbia Playground
Dineen Park
Franklin Square
Gordon Park
Kops Park
Lindsay Park
Mitchell Park
Merrill Park
Modrzejewski Park
Rose Park
Scooter’s Garden of Hope (Holmes)
Smith Park
Tiefenthaler Park
Washington Park
Wahl Park
Walker‘s Square
MANY THANKS TO OUR DONORS – NOVEMBER 1, 2010- OCTOBER 31, 2011
School Studio
Residencies
Park &
Playground Sites
June 27–August 5
Robert LaFollette School
Ceramic and Writing
DuBois Christian Leadership
Academy-Painted Outdoor Mural
Frances Starms Early Childhood
Center-Felt and Fiber
Rogers Street Academy
Mosaic Mural
Wedgewood Park International
School-Mixed Media Mural
photo by Troy Freund
2011 Summer Truck Studio
Professional Learning Institute
Traditional Photography
Hartford University School
Outdoor Mosaic Forms
• “ The feeling of bonding with a community really hit me when one girl asked all of the
Truck Studio members to sign an autograph page for her. It is touching to see how A.W.E.
can impact a community in just one week’s time. I feel grateful to have the opportunity to
be a part of such a positive organization.” Brandon McGee, intern, Carmen Park
Academy of Accelerated LearningClay Mask and Writing
• “ I flagged down a bike riding boy and asked him if he wanted to do art. He stopped in his
tracks - “I LOVE art!” He ended up getting a college level portrait drawing lesson from
Brittany, he made a wonderful drawing.” Reanna Ottoson, Lead Artist, Smith Park
Animation and Fiber Collage
• “ I will never forget the experience of working with the children from Burma who spoke
Karen. Despite the language barrier, I was able to teach the children how to draw
proportionate portraits through a universal visual language on the very first day. This
sort of interaction reaffirms my beliefs that art can be used as a tool to connect people. “
Laura Dorow, Lead Artist, Modrzejewski Park
Clara Barton School
Weaving
Milwaukee German Immersion
Garden Homes Elementary
Ceramic and Writing
Tenor High School
Painted Mural
Shalom High School
Zines: Photography and Writing
La Causa Charter School
Garden Mosaic
2010-2011 School Studio
• “ Four years ago I walked into a 7th grade class, which was in utter chaos. The videographer
and I were trying to figure out a strategy to get the kids to calm down when one of the
boys confronted me. I felt he was ready to hit me. I didn’t back down. He challenged us
for the entire 8 week residency. Two years later, I was back in the school for another A.W.E.
residency when the same boy ran up to me excitedly calling my name. He had come back
to the school to show off the straight A’s he received on his high school report card. I truly
believe that we made a difference in this boy’s life because our programs not only teach
art but also self-discipline. The students can witness two professional artists interacting in
a positive way to provide a strong community and a safe space in the classroom.” Valaria
Tatera, Lead Artist in Residence
• “ This project allowed our students to really capture who they are, where they want to go
and what Shalom meant to them on this journey of becoming an adult.”
Gwendolyn Spencer, Director, Shalom High School
Anonymous
Terry A. Hueneke Fund
Mary L. Nohl Fund
Shapiro Family Fund
Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation
Susan B. Ettinger Fund
Bill & Idy Goodman Fund
Jack & Lucy Rosenberg Fund
Herb Kohl Charities, Inc.
Lubar Family Foundation
Nia Fund
Nonprofit Management Fund
Bebe & Bob O’Toole Foundation
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Meyer & Norma Ragir Foundation
Steer Charitable Trust
Windhover Foundation
Corporations/Businesses/
Organizations
A.R.T. Artists Rallying Together
A.O. Smith Foundation
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Kohl’s Child Development Center
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP
Stephanie Bartz Photography
Wisconsin Designer Crafts Council
Wisconsin Energy Corp. Foundation
Government
City of Milwaukee Arts Board
MPS Partnership for the Arts
Wisconsin Arts Board
Alliance High School
Collective Quilting
Oliver Wendell Holmes School
Painted Garden Sculpture
“A.W.E.’s summer truck
studio is sponsored in
part by a grant from
the Milwaukee Arts
Board and the Wisconsin
Arts Board with funds
from the State of Wisconsin”
After School Residency:
Individuals
Painted Mural
Trowbridge School
Felt and Writing
Gwen T. Jackson Elementary
Abstract Painted Mural
After School Residency:
Painted Mural
Alexander Mitchell Integrated Arts
photo by Joshua Ballew
“ You get to learn how to draw and it helps get you ready to go to school” 11 year old artist
Elementary-Video
photo by Crystal Miller
“ We were making art and learning and having fun at the same time – yes it is possible” 3rd grader Trowbridge School
Gina & Jason Airuadi
Kent & Dianne Anderson
Anonymous
Anonymous – c/o Stephen M Fisher
Marianne Arpe
Wayne & Pattie Babler
John Bach & Pat Gorence
Al Balinksy
Thomas Bartz
Amy Baumgart
Donna Baumgartner
Anthony & Priscilla Beadell
Lisa Becker & Scott Schulick
Bill & Kathe Biersach
Mr. & Mrs. Terence Bischoff
Natanya Blanck
Mark & Kathy Bonady
Kevin & Cheri Boreen
Ann T. Bowe
Bill & Karen Boyd
Britten A. Brenner Stenson
Jane Brite
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Brogan
Daniel & Janet Brophey
Patricia Brown-Wagner
Diane Buck
Pat & Tony Busalacchi
Barbara & Donald Buzzard
Janet Carr
Constance L. Clark
Jamie Pierce Clark
Michael & Jeanne Cohen
Daniel & Tracey Cowell
Robert & Karie Dahlen
Gary & Nancy Dawkins
Dorothy Dean
Audrienne Eder
Dwight & Lin Ellis
Marissa Endter
Charles & Susan Engberg
Patrick Farrell
Casey Flanagan
Sandy Folaron
Christine H. Foote
Mark Foreman
Tim & Sue Frautschi
Susan Freeman & Dick Kahn
Troy Freund
Daniel & Jean Frey
Stewart & Kathleen Friend
Tom & Nancy Gazzana
Joshua & Julia Gimbel
Katie Gingrass
Adam & Carol Glass
Brigid Globensky
Ryan & Jamie Kober
Ruth De Young Kohler
William Collins Kohler
Gregory & Ann Marie Kreitzer
Gail F. Kursel
Melvin & Susan Laehn
Barbara Brown Lee
Peter Lee & Karen Levy
Ken & Shauna Leinbach
Robert & Mary Lemer
Catherine A. Loss
Wayne & Kris Lueders
Mary Ellen Lukaszewicz
Jane Lukic
Delos & Janice Lutton
Marina Maller
Paul & Jane Mandel
Barbara Manger
Brian Mani & Marie Kohler
Elaine Marshall
Janet D. Martin
Mae Carol Matousek
Janet Matthews
Julie Meier
Steve & Amy Meni
Tony & Donna Meyer
Bob & Jan Montgomery
Patricia Mueller
Robert Munger & Dedra Walls
Douglas & Amy Nash
Thad Nation
Fred & Annette Niedermeyer
Marilyn Nowak
Sandra Pape
Kate Parent
Jamshed & Deborah Patel
Daniel & Jodi Paynter
Mark & Julia Petri
Pete & Louise Petrie
Claire Pfleger
Bruce & Candy Pindyck
Miriam Reading
Kathy Reed
Bryan & Christy Graceffa
Randy Grebel
Leslie Grinker
Michael & Sharon Grinker
Dan & Sue Haislmaier
Susan Hale
John & Veronica Hammes
Bill Hansen
Mary Harrison
Peter & Sue Hitler
Helen Jacobs
Jeanne Jacobs
Russ Jankowski
Dana Jones
Paul & Patricia Joseph
Mary Kamps
Mary Kasun
Sharon Kayne Chaplock
Raymond & Susan Kehm
Ted & Mary Kellner
Carolyn Kenney-Carter
Joan Kessler
Brian & Susan Ketterhagen
Harold & Sandra Klabunde
Todd & Amanda Reinemann
Janice Rhodes
Pat Rieselbach
Lynn & Paul Rix
Alan Roberta
Peter Rogers
Aaron & Annie Rosenstock
Phil & Terry Rozga
Grace Salkowski
K. Scheuermann
Leslie Schmerin
Curtis & Lisa Schroeder
Jim Seder
Jean Skogg
Janet Slater
Mooie Slater
Bruce & Janine Smith
Minna Smith
Shirley Spelt
Yvonne St. Angel
G.D. Stark & K.M. Kern Stark
Genevieve Steege
Christine Straw
David & Jessica Summerfield
Donna Tanzer
Marc Tasman & Bonnie Klein-Tasman
Mark & Tanya Tatera
Michael & Samantha Teeters
William & Nicole Teweles
Peggy Thurston Farrell
Karen Tibbitts
Charles Trainer & Anne Booth
Kristin Trainer
Mary Beth & Harry Van Groll
Greg & Keely Welton
Robert Wenner
Carolyn White-Travanti & Leon Travanti
Tina Williams
Brian Wilson
Curt & Marilyn Witte
Scott & Sally Witte
Michael Wolf
Pamela Woodard
Alfred & Lisa Zamora
Jane Zeft
Gifts in Honor Of
In Honor of Ameer Adawi
Marilyn Nowak
In Honor of Diane Buck
Lucia and Pete Petrie
In Honor of Polly Daeger’s 85th Birthday
Helen Jacobs
In Honor of Sally Duback
Barbara Brown Lee
Minna Smith
In Honor of Kari George
Patricia Brown-Wagner
In Honor of Amelia Lukic-Kegel
Jane Lukic
In Honor of Barbara Manger
Jean Skogg
In Honor of Lynn Rix
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Petri
In Honor of Sarah Spelt
Shirley Spelt
In Honor of Kristin Trainer & Amy Trainer
Charles Trainer and Anne Booth
Gifts in Memory Of
In Remembrance of Mr. & Mrs. B.G. Clark
Constance L. Clark
In Remembrance of Charles L. Salkowski
Scott & Sally Witte
In Remembrance of Sheri Vanden Boom
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Haislmaier
Gifts In-Kind
Ann Bowe
Aurora Health Care
Barbara Brown Lee
Barbara Manger
Betty Quadracci
Diane Buck
Katie Hedrich
Laughlin Constable
Milwaukee Art Museum Docents
Milwaukee County Parks
Milwaukee Public Market
Natanya Blanck
Quad/Graphics
Pieper Electric
Sally Duback
Susan Kwas
Susan Peterson
Troy Freund Photography LLC
Urban Ecology Center
Interns
Josh Ballew
Stephanie Rasmussen
Madeleine Schweitzer
Taylor Pieper
Francesca Narvaez
Courtney Morgan
Izzy Solvang
Volunteers
Sylvie Armstrong
Lindsay Bartel
Gretchen Baus
Kelly Betz
Jamie Bilgo
Tasha-Nova Borozny
Kelly Darrah
Michael Daughault
Emily Everson
Olivia Ewert
Melanie Facinger
Gimbel Family & Friends
Kaitlyn Hau
Ashely Henderson
Josh Hintz
Dylan Hoff
Dana Jacobsen
Jenny Janecke
Michael Joerres
Mary Beth Johnson
Tiffany Knopow
Lauren Langsford
Tessa Lisowe
Cierra Mckissick
Liz Meyer
Crystal Miller
Monica Miller
Maura Murphy
Sallie Nelson
Amy O’Brien
Charlene Olive
Alli Olson
Lorraine Phillips
Caresse Reiland
Benjamin Rothschild
Ana Sessler
Allyson Smith
Alexis Stanley
Amelia Toporsh
Ryan Travers
Kalluru Venkateswar
If your name has been omitted,
misspelled or listed incorrectly, please
accept our sincere apologies and
contact the
A.W.E. office at 414-933-3877
with corrections