Stop by Giant Jones and check out some great ArtWorking art, and enjoy one of the many rich and yummy beers that they have in their tasting room. AW loves any time we get to work alongside of Giant Jones, and we are excited for our AW community to join us in supporting this wonderful local business.
We are having a casual reception on Friday Jan 24th. Come by then, or stop in until Feb 10th to catch the AW show!
Time for a gallery party! ArtWorking’s fall sale event has gone by many names over the years, pop-up, boom + snap + clap, and hootenanny just to name a few. This year we decided just to call it what it is- a PARTY!
Come join us for holiday shopping, music, drinks, and community! We have lots of new products to show off and an awesome selection of original art from artists you know well as well as new artists!
Friday, November 8th from 5 - 9 pm we are welcoming folks into the studio for a groovy evening! Enjoy live music by the magical Mannie Fae, drinks, and snacks while you stock up on gifts for the people on your list this year.
Saturday, November 9th the party continues from 10 am - 4 pm. This will be our ONLY Saturday shopping day of the season- so if you are looking for an opportunity to shop in person for the holidays on the weekend- this is your day! Donuts and hot apple cider will be available!
We know this will be a wonderful time to share in community and festive joy together! If you would like to share this graphic and event with friends and family, check out our Gallery Party Facebook event.
“The Colors on My Mind” is a show of recent paintings by Blake Edison. Inspired by the rhythmic and lyrical qualities of soul music, Edison creates colorful gestural abstractions that hold complexity and radiate joy. Seemingly both improvised and delicately considered, each work is embedded with delightful surprises–opaque smudges of muted pastel satisfyingly harmonize with fluorescent passages of acrylic paint, as a density of marks unexpectedly dances with wide open expanses of raw canvas. Leaving each work untitled, Edison allows these visual poems to speak for themselves.
The exhibition The Colors on My Mind will be open in Union South's Gallery 1308 from April 12th to May 24th of 2024. Galleries are open from 8am -10pm, Monday through Sunday.
Singer and Riel creatively depict everyday objects with distinct styles, using vibrant colors to highlight details. Riel focuses on food and everyday items, painting in oil on canvas. Singer employs multimedia techniques to create prints and illustrations notable for their whimsy and atonement to detail.
The show will be open to the public March 19th 2024 through June 9th 2024 during normal Overture business hours.
SEEKING PART TIME ARTIST MENTORS!
ArtWorking is a Madison based non-profit art studio and entrepreneurship program for adults with disabilities. We are currently seeking part time Artist Mentors. Artist Mentors work at AW’s dedicated studio space, supporting artists and small business owners with disabilities. The studio is open Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30pm, and work shifts take place during these times. Additional hours may be available for a variety of events, exhibitions, and sales throughout the year.
ABOUT US
ArtWorking is a nonprofit program supporting artists and entrepreneurs with intellectual and developmental disabilities,. AW currently has about 40 people on its roster of Resident Artists, most of whom have started their own small businesses. In addition to our commitment to providing person-centered support, AW is proud of its commitment to artistic excellence, as Resident Artists successfully compete for opportunities to show and sell their work locally, regionally, and nationally. AW maintains a beautiful 6000 square foot studio on the far East side of Madison, which features studio space, printmaking resources, and a newly redesigned retail storefront.
ABOUT THE WORK
Artist Mentors provide direct support to artists with disabilities, working alongside Resident Artists to help facilitate their artistic and professional goals, while providing support with general daily routines.
Artist Mentors are expected to share knowledge, techniques, and practical advice in the visual arts. Drawing, illustration, acrylic painting, and watercolor painting occur on a daily basis. Prepping art materials and substrates, providing live art demonstrations, and offering visual art guidance is a large part of the Artist Mentor position. Being able to help foster and promote the personal vision of another artist is essential.
Artist Mentors also frequently use adaptive strategies to help with art-making. This may be using color charts, choice cards, or adaptive communication software to aid in communication between Mentors and Resident Artists.
At the end of the day though, our work is about people. Building relationships with artists and helping them to minimize the barriers to their professional goals is the bread and butter of what we do. Sometimes this means troubleshooting to help someone communicate their needs and wishes more effectively. Other times it means assisting someone in taking ownership of their process to insure that their creative vision is uniquely their own. Sometimes it is just helping someone to get a drink of water and remember to take a break. Whether mundane or sublime, our Artist Mentors work to provide whatever support is needed in the moment.
ABOUT YOU
You will need at least some personal or professional experience with people with disabilities to do this job well. A passion for creating and making, working with your hands, and enjoying the process are essential. Having good interpersonal skills, active listening skills, flexibility, creativity, and patience are needed. All in all, we’re looking for professional, cheerful, and enthusiastic individuals who can be mindful, attentive, and aware. Right now, we especially need people with ceramics or printmaking experience.
Requirements:
Practical or formal training/experience in studio arts
Practical experience working and/or living with people with disabilities.
Ability to pass a criminal background check
Vaccinated for Covid 19 and able to wear a mask while working
Preferred:
Experience in ceramics
Experience in printmaking practices, with an emphasis on screen printing
Experience with digital image manipulation
Experience providing personal cares to individuals
Experience working with people on the autism spectrum
Experience working with adaptive communication
Hourly compensation for the position begins at $15 an hour DOE, and includes 4 weeks of accrued paid time off (prorated) in your first year. Looking for staff to work 12-24 hours/week, Monday-Friday, between 8:30am and 4:30pm.
If interested in applying, please submit the following:
A one page cover letter describing your qualifications and interests
Current resume
3-8 images of your artwork
Applications can be emailed to info@artworking.org with “Artist Mentor” in the subject line. Applications can also be mailed/delivered to:
ArtWorking
1966 S Stoughton Rd.
Madison, WI 53716
For best consideration, please apply by November 15th.
The south wall of the ArtWorking store showing prints on our new display units.
SEEKING PART TIME ARTIST MENTORS!
ArtWorking is a Madison based non-profit art studio and entrepreneurship program for adults with disabilities. We are currently seeking part time Artist Mentors. Artist Mentors work at AW’s dedicated studio space, supporting artists and small business owners with disabilities. The studio is open Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30pm, and work shifts take place during these times. Additional hours may be available for a variety of events, exhibitions, and sales throughout the year.
ABOUT US
ArtWorking is a nonprofit program supporting artists and entrepreneurs with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who earn income through creating and selling original artwork and art-related goods and services. AW currently has about 40 people on its roster of Resident Artists, most of whom have started their own small businesses. In addition to our commitment to providing person-centered support, AW is proud of its commitment to artistic excellence, as Resident Artists successfully compete for opportunities to show and sell their work locally, regionally, and nationally. AW maintains a beautiful 6000 square foot studio on the far East side of Madison, which features studio space, printmaking resources, and a newly redesigned retail storefront.
ABOUT THE WORK
Artist Mentors provide direct support to artists with disabilities, working alongside Resident Artists to help facilitate their artistic and professional goals, while providing support with general daily routines.
Artist Mentors are expected to share knowledge, techniques, and practical advice in the visual arts. Drawing, illustration, acrylic painting, and watercolor painting occur on a daily basis. Prepping art materials and substrates, providing live art demonstrations, and offering visual art guidance is a large part of the Artist Mentor position. Being able to help foster and promote the personal vision of another artist is essential.
Artist Mentors also frequently use adaptive strategies to help with art-making. This may be using color charts, choice cards, or adaptive communication software to aid in communication between Mentors and Resident Artists.
At the end of the day though, our work is about people. Building relationships with artists and helping them to minimize the barriers to their professional goals is the bread and butter of what we do. Sometimes this means troubleshooting to help someone communicate their needs and wishes more effectively. Other times it means assisting someone in taking ownership of their process to insure that their creative vision is uniquely their own. Sometimes it is just helping someone to get a drink of water and remember to take a break. Whether mundane or sublime, our Artist Mentors work to provide whatever support is needed in the moment.
ABOUT YOU
You will need at least some personal or professional experience with people with disabilities to do this job well. A passion for creating and making, working with your hands, and enjoying the process are essential. Having good interpersonal skills, active listening skills, flexibility, creativity, and patience are needed. All in all, we’re looking for professional, cheerful, and enthusiastic individuals who can be mindful, attentive, and aware.
Requirements:
Practical or formal training/experience in studio arts
Practical experience working and/or living with people with disabilities.
Ability to pass a criminal background check
Vaccinated for Covid-19 and able to wear a mask while working
Preferred:
Experience in printmaking practices, with an emphasis on screen printing
Experience with digital image manipulation
Experience providing personal cares to individuals
Experience working with people on the autism spectrum
Experience working with adaptive communication
Hourly compensation for the position begins at $15 an hour, and includes accrued paid time off (prorated). Looking for someone to work 12-30 hours/week, Monday-Friday, between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm.
If interested in applying, please submit the following:
A one page cover letter describing your qualifications and interests
Current resume
3-8 images of your artwork
Applications can be emailed to info@artworking.org with “Artist Mentor” in the subject line.
Applications can also be mailed/delivered to:
ArtWorking
1966 S. Stoughton Rd.
Madison, WI 53716
For best consideration, please apply by April 1st.
Illustration by Aeryn streiffer of dullahandaydream
February 19, 2021 – May 23, 2021
Trout Museum of Art
Appleton, Wisconsin
Guest curated by Tyanna J. Buie, Unraveled. Restructured. Revealed: Where Contemporary Art and Diverse Perspectives Intersect brings together over 60 contemporary artists from across Wisconsin, the country, and world exploring inclusion and diversity through art.
We’re excited to announce that Romano Johnson will have work in this exhibit!
What is inclusion and diversity today? We are recognizing more and more people and communities that have been marginalized for decades.
If we look at the word “marginalized,” we’re talking about a person, group, or concept that has been left out, treated as insignificant, and on the peripheral. When I think of those terms, I think about indigenous communities. I think about the L.G.B.T.Q.I.A and Latinx community, anyone from the African diaspora, and individuals who are dealing with immobility and visible/invisible disabilities.
In addition, inviting an African-American female artist to curate an exhibit in collaboration with Trout Museum of Art, is radical in and of itself. Offering me the space and opportunity to say; this is what has been missing. This is the void and we must do better. I have no doubt that this exhibition will serve as an agent of change for inclusion and could not have happened at a more challenging time, while we are in the midst of a global pandemic and ongoing racial unrest.
Visit the Trout Museum of Art’s website and find out more about the exhibit!
That's a wrap! 📬📦🛍 All ordered are fulfilled!
Thank you so much for supporting local artists this year. It means a lot always, but certainly during this challenging situation.
We will be back in studio Monday, January 4th. Any new orders that arrive between then and now, we will begin to process that week.
Have a safe and healthy holiday season, everyone. We're looking forward to 2021 together! 💙
Brian Sime has work on exhibit in the UW Hospital’s Atrium. Brian’s work will be on display throughout December and January, brightening the halls for healthcare workers and patients at UW Hospital.
ArtWorking is a Madison-based nonprofit program that provides career development and support for artists and entrepreneurs with disabilities.
