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Welcome to ArtWorks for Milwaukee!

At ArtWorks for Milwaukee, we put the arts to work to develop our future workforce!

We're a non-profit organization that serves Milwaukee high school students, with and without disabilities, who face any of the following significant barriers to employability:
  • Underperformance – These apprentices have low GPAs and/or may drop out, despite having the capacity to graduate. At ArtWorks, we teach them that earning a high school diploma is key to finding employment success.
  • Disabilities– At ArtWorks, we teach our apprentices to overcome employment barriers inherent to misperceptions about their abilities.
  • Lack of resources and/or mentors– At ArtWorks, we provide our apprentices with resources and mentoring opportunities with ArtWorks’ staff and Lead Artists that can increase their chances of employment success.

    • Our Programs:

  • We provide paid apprenticeships in arts-based programs that teach the critical 21st Century soft employability skills our apprentices will need for future success.
  • Our programs promote teamwork, tolerance for diversity, and boost the employability of young people in our community.
  • Our programs provide youth apprentices the opportunity to earn a meaningful paycheck by working with professional artists in a wide variety of art mediums.
  • Our programs provide real-world work environments where apprentices explore the arts, learn from respected local professional artists, and create art work worthy of display in Milwaukee's most prominent public settings.
    • SUCCESSES | MISSION and GOALS



    Forms
    Apprentice Application | Lead Artist Application
    W9 (For Lead Artists) | W4 (For Apprentices)
    I9 (For all applicants)    

    Quick Links
  • ArtWorks Photos: See our programs & events in action!
  • Apprentice Art Gallery: NEW!! Looking for a unique gift? Or add a piece of art to your collection!
  • Apprentice-made Marketing DVD
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    FALL PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED!

    Program #1:

    Thanks to an ongoing collaboration with Wisconsin Community Services – Project Excel and Safe & Sound, Inc., ArtWorks for Milwaukee is happy to announce it is accepting applications for a fall 2010 program: Safe Place Mural II

     

    CLICK HERE to view the official job announcement and application form, which should provide you with all the information you need about the job offering.

     

    The deadline for Milwaukee County high school students to apply is:

    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 by 3:00 pm CST.

    Program #2:

    Thanks to the support of The Greater Milwaukee Foundation and The Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation, ArtWorks for Milwaukee is happy to announce it is accepting applications for one of its signature offerings this fall: The Positive Influence Project.

     

    CLICK HERE to view the official job announcement and application form, which should provide you with all the information you need about the job offering.

     

    The deadline for Milwaukee County high school students to apply is:

    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 by 3:00 pm CST.

    SAVE THE DATE!

    ArtWorks is hosting its 2nd Annual

    "Night By The River" fundraising event on

    Friday, November 5, 2010

    More information will be coming soon...

     

     
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