About
Teachers as change-makers
ArtsECO stands for Arts Education/Community Ecosystem. Centered out of UWM’s Peck School of the Arts Department of Art & Design, it develops teachers as change-makers. ArtsECO is backed by a strong and sustainable community of arts organizations, non-profits and K-16 school partnerships. The program recruits and develops thoughtfully engaged, social justice-oriented pre-service teachers and supports them as they grow into inspired mentors who integrate the arts into the classroom. The program develops teachers’ abilities to leverage and share the rich assets of Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin.
Components
The Milwaukee Visionaries Project
Art and animation after school program free to City of Milwaukee Middle and High School students
Pre-College Art & Design Program
On-campus Art & Design classes for Milwaukee-area High School students
ArtsECO Interns
Paid opportunities for UWM Art Education and School of Education students at UWM and area non-profit arts organizations
ArtsECO Fellows
Support for UWM Art Education and School of Education students, and faculty who engage with the ArtsECO programs.
Teacher MeetUps
Monthly teacher workshops with varying arts/arts-integration themes
Summer Institute
Intensive summer course work and professional development series for pre- and in-service teachers on-campus and through UWM collaborations with Lynden Sculpture Garden
Join the ArtsECO email List:
Teachers UWM Students General Interest
Arts Education/Community ECOsystem
Pre-College
ArtsECO Pre-College Art & Design Program
Summer 2021 Program:
- Summer 2021 Virtual Exhibition Book
- Summer 2021 ArtsECO Pre-College Brochure
- PAID Internships for City of Milwaukee OR MPS Students age 16+, apply by May 31, 2021 through Milwaukee Recreation
COVID-19 UPDATE: The summer 2021 program will follow guidelines put forth from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for camps and youth programs. Art courses will likely be virtual with optional in-person outdoor art events TBD as we get closer to the start of programming.
Fees
Scholarships are available for ALL students. Scholarship applications are mailed in a paperwork packet AFTER registration. Fees are sliding scale: $15 per course for MPS students, $40 per course for non-MPS with scholarship, $75 per course for non-MPS no scholarship; includes instruction, supplies/materials, bus pass as needed.
ArtsECO Pre-College provides college-preparatory art and design instruction to Milwaukee-area high school students. Students build their portfolio and art-making skills as well as venture into new media such as printmaking, sculpture or digital processes. Tied to admissions, this on-campus experience may lead students to college applications, first-year opportunities and scholarships!
The Milwaukee Visionaries Project (MVP)
Milwaukee Visionaries Project – or MVP – gives Milwaukee-area middle and high school students a chance to tell their stories through video and animation. Participants use industry-standard professional tools to create films that are submitted to the Milwaukee film festival each year. MVP has had several award-winning films featured in Milwaukee Film!
In Fall 2020 students meet via Zoom on Thursdays from 5-6:30pm. Email MVP if you are interested in participating.
In addition, check out these Milwaukee Area Arts-Related program opportunities for HS Students:
- Check Back: Arts Opportunities for High School Students
UWM Students
Watch the ArtsECO Commercial for UWM students!
Internships
The ArtsECO Internship program is for UW-Milwaukee students interested in teaching in and through the arts. Students are paired with an arts organization/program for semester-long paid experience in art and community-based education. Internships range from teaching/teaching assistance, museum/gallery education, art installation/archiving and arts administration. ArtsECO Interns attend mandatory orientation, training and debrief sessions before and after their semester of internship.
Fall 2021 ArtsECO Internships
- Fall 2021 Internship Opportunities Listing
- Complete Intern Application Form by Monday, September 13, 2021
Interested in hosting a paid ArtsECO intern?
- Complete the Host Site Request Form
- Review our Guidelines for Host Sites
Fellowships
ArtsECO Fellows are UWM Art Education and “art-interested” UWM School of Education students who embark on a year-long engagement with the arts/arts-integration. Fellows receive SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT for their UWM coursework. Fellowships are awarded annually in New Student, Art Education Pre-Service, Art Education Student Teachers, Part-Time UWM/Part-Time MPS and School of Education Arts Integration categories and students may apply each year.
2021/2022 ArtsECO Fellows program requirements:
- Attendance to the Arts Integration Bootcamp in May
- Attendance to 2 ArtsECO Teacher MeetUps during 2021/2022
- Submit an art/arts-integrated artifact to the Annual ArtsECO Fellows Reception in January
- Volunteer 5 hours in an art education program
ArtsECO Fellows Program Description
Explore the ArtsECO Fellows resource library to access our full archive of art and art-integrated lessons and artifacts (scroll down to Resources).
2022/2023 Fellows Applications are accepted between December 15, 2021, and February 15, 2022. To apply:
- Complete the ArtsECO Fellows Intent to Apply Form
- Complete/update your profile* on the UWM Scholarship Portal.
If you have questions about the Panther Scholarship Portal, reach out to Rebecca Christman at christrm@uwm.edu. For questions about ArtsECO Fellows, email ArtsECO Fellows at artseco-fellows@uwm.edu.
TEACH – Art Educators for Social Justice
What is TEACH? TEACH is a UWM student group for any Art Ed/Arts Integration interested students, where we can talk, share, learn, and make with one another! TEACH will allow you to connect with others and become a community for all, engaging in our own UWM community and outside as well! Members of TEACH host art education and community building events for interested students!!
2020/2021 TEACH Officers
- Allison Smith, President
- Jaden Larsen
- Alex Renier
- Rhiannon Ruffner
Teachers
MeetUps
Teacher MeetUps are professional development and networking opportunities for Milwaukee area teachers who teach/are interested in teaching through the arts. They are open to any educator and no prior experience is needed. Each MeetUp has a different focus and includes instruction on a particular art tool/skill, opportunities to meet/network with other educators and time for teachers to make art. MeetUps occur monthly throughout the school year on a weekday evening.
2021/22 MeetUps – On Caring…
MeetUp #2, Social Media in Art & Education: Wednesday, October 13th, 5-7pm at UWM Kenilworth 3rd Floor (OR Zoom), featuring Abi Zeismann & Geo Rutherford!
Resources
21-22 MeetUp #1 Resources – UWM Faculty Show
Resources
20-21 MeetUp #1 Resources & Recording – Art Education Alumni Exhibition
20-21 MeetUp #2 Resources & Recordings – Radical Publishing
20-21 MeetUp #3 Resources – Teacher as Performer
20-21 MeetUp #4 Resources & Recordings – Contemplative Practices (Gee’s Bend Quilts)
20-21 MeetUp #5 Resources – Prompts Against Anxiety
20-21 MeetUp #6 Resources & Recording – LaNia Sproles Tool Making Workshop
20-21 MeetUp #7 Resources – Early Career Studio Slam
20-21 MeetUp #8 Resources – 7th Annual Celebration of Teachers
Schedule & Resources
19-20 MeetUp Schedule
19-20 MeetUp #1 Resources – On the Wings of a Mariposa
19-20 MeetUp #2 Resources – Portraits of Milwaukee
19-20 MeetUp #3 Resources – Photographic Reflections
19-20 MeetUp #4 Resources – Contemporary Indigenous Art & Perspectives
19-20 MeetUp #5 Resources – Toward the Texture of Knowing
19-20 MeetUp #6 Resources – Art Build
19-20 MeetUp #7 Resources – Sherman Park Rising/Tia Richardson
19-20 MeetUp #8 Resources – Show, Share, Tell with Lynden
Schedule & Resources
18-19 MeetUp Schedule
18-19 MeetUp #1 Resources – Art & Urban Ecology
18-19 MeetUp #2 Resources – Serious Play
18-19 MeetUp #3 Resources – Therapeutic Art Making
18-19 MeetUp #4 Resources – Brilliant Sandbox
Schedule & Resources
17-18 MeetUp Schedule
17-18 MeetUp #1 Resources – Year of The Arts
17-18 MeetUp #2 Resources – Haggerty Museum of Art
17-18 MeetUp #3 Resources – Backstage Tour
17-18 MeetUp #4 Resources – Grant Writing/ Philanthropy
17-18 MeetUp #5 Time Lapse – Art Build
17-18 MeetUp #6 Resources – Self Care
Schedule & Resources
16-17 MeetUp Schedule
16/17 MeetUp #1 Resources – SLOs
16/17 MeetUp #2 Resources – Social Justice Curriculum Slam
16/17 MeetUp #3 Resources – Classroom Management, Grading, & High School Art
16/17 MeetUp #4 Resources – Bookmaking/Self-Care
16/17 MeetUp #5 Resources – Printmaking
16/17 MeetUp #6 Resources – Midwest Artist Studios Project
16/17 MeetUp #7 Resources – Writing The Galleries
16/17 MeetUp #8 Resources – 3rd Annual Celebration of Teachers
Schedule & Resources
2015/2016 MeetUp Schedule
15/16 MeetUp #1 Resources-Mining The Museum & 6-Word Memoir
15/16 MeetUp #2 Resources-Photo Transfer
15/16 MeetUp #3 Resources-DPI Fine Arts Assessment/SLOs
15/16 MeetUp #4 Resources & PPT-Disciplinary Literacy & Design Thinking
15/16 MeetUp #5 Resources-Scholars Lesson Exchange
15/16 MeetUp #6 Resources-Mindfulness & Community Building
15/16 MeetUp #7 Resources-Art & Industry, Silent Conversation
15/16 MeetUp #8 Resources & Etching Project – Digital Craft Research Lab
15/16 MeetUp #9 Resources-Lynden & Cyanotype
My Milwaukee Exhibition
ArtsECO partners regularly with The Milwaukee County Historical Society on a call for K-12 visual and literary works around themes related to Milwaukee (past, present and future). Works have been exhibited at the Historical Society since the Fall of 2016.
14/15 MeetUp #1 Resources-Self-care
14/15 MeetUp #2 Resources-Drawing with Technology
14/15 MeetUp #3 Resources-Printmaking for Social Change
Resources
The following resources were created in UWM teacher preparation programs. They reflect current methodologies in education and art education research and fulfill national and Wisconsin state standards. These resources are free to adapt and use in your educational setting.
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Have questions or want to know more? Email ArtsECO Fellows.
- 2020 ArtsECO Fellows Artifact Annotated Bibliography
- 2020 ArtsECO Fellows Artifact PowerPoint
- Alyssa Ackerman – Playing with Materials (lesson plan)
- Ali Berry – Tinkering and Play (student work)
- Hannah Biller – Forced Perspective (lesson plan)
- Kathy Brunner – Diana’s Monkey (student work)
- Danielle Burrows – My Super Mega Teaching Binder (reflective art project)
- Bella Chiappetta – Architectural Influences (student work)
- Yesenia Corona – The Art of Tinkering (website)
- Marc Cruz – “This Too Shall Pass,” OK GO (music)
- Haley Elmendorf – Book Monsters (virtual learning activity)
- Kat Frederick – Collage Book (artist project)
- Wesley Friedrich – Hacking Workshops (video)
- Jenna Hare – Home for the Holidays (artist project)
- Jason Hoselton – Trophy Piece (artist project)
- Helen Hulsey – Clay Plant Holders (student work)
- Molly Jacobs – Community Quilt (lesson plan)
- Annie Kassens – Plant Goddess Headdress (artist project)
- Posy Knight – “Protest” (virtual lesson & artist project)
- Jess Krocak – Documenting Grief (artist project)
- Keelyn MacGregor – The Thing Mobile (virtual lesson)
- Emily Ollerman – The Thinkering Studio (website)
- Olivia Peterson – “Tinkering with Logo in an Elementary Mathematics Methods Course” (article)
- William Plautz – Cardboard House (artist project)
- Kyah Probst –The Snare Drum (article)
- Hunter Resler – Relay Writing (lesson plan)
- Rhiannon Ruffner – World of Wonder (lesson plan)
- Carolyn Sera – “Tinker” Bell (artist project)
- Allison Smith – Bluetooth Morphos (artist project)
- Julia Stacey – 365 Days of Good (artist project)
- Joshua Taylor – Dry: Character and Crisis (video essay)
- Therese Yank – Lavender Sachets (artist project)
- 2019 ArtsECO Fellows Lessons Annotated Bibliography
- Aullen Anderson – Respect Song
- Hannah Biller – Expressing Emotions Through Color
- Rachel Brunn – Journey
- Sandra Chavarin – Expressive Self-Portraits
- Matty Cipov – Special Things
- Yesenia Corona – Building a Community
- Marc Cruz – New Media
- Emily Everson – The Elasticity of Meaning
- Carli Jade Fell – Sonnet Slam
- Johanna Groene – Tesselations
- Dianna Herron – Communal Conversation: Lyricism as a Form of Language
- Molly Jacobs – Water & Pollution
- Posy Knight – Leadership is Contagious
- Maria Lynch – Finding Your Voice
- Keelyn MacGregor – The Power of Sound
- Anthony Nash – Claymation Creation
- Ruth Niles – Sensory Board
- Maria Ortiz – ELA & Life Skills
- Olivia Peterson – Transformations Within Compositions: An Artistic Approach to Geometric Transformations
- Oscar Quinto-Zamudio – Dia de los Muertos Dibujos
- Dion Robinson – The Color Monster
- Rhiannon Ruffner – Animal Absurdity
- Eryn Rutowski – Utopian Communities & Mind Mapping
- Bri Sayeg – Stories in Places
- Allison Smith – Legacy: My Community Matters
- Zinta Vogel – Advocacy: Empathy for Yourself & Others
- Angela Weber – Self-Affirmation
- Natalee Zeisler – Identity in Art
- ArtsECO Fellows Lessons 2018 Annotated Bibliography
- Aullen Anderson – Painting Drums
- Ana Amorin
- Jeanette Arrellano – Vejigante Mask Making
- Rachel Brunn – Fantastical Creatures Workshop
- Matty Cipov – What is Movement?
- Emily Everson – Come Along on My Journey
- Johanna Groene – STEAM For the Family
- Caitlin Hastert – Art Without Waste
- Shannah Imbruglia – Contour Paintings
- Abby Jensen
- Molly Jacobs – Nature Art
- Jennifer Kim – Monsters Are Our Friends
- Noa Levin – Food and Places
- Liz Meyer – Sharing Food, Creating Community
- Olivia Peterson – Artistic Response to Polar Functions
- Oscar Quinto Zamudio – Looking Forward
- Rhiannon Ruffner – Controversial Graffiti
- Allison Smith – Traveling With Kandinsky
- Ishshah Teran – The Shape of Things
- Ashley Valentine – Photosynthesis Alive
- Carla Van Lieshout – Show Your Emotion
- Lauren Woehler – Family Portrait: Exploring Family Identity
- Therese Yank – Art and Math Measurement
- ArtsECO Annotated Bibliography Fellows Lessons 2017
- Jeanette Arrelano – Migration is Beautiful
- Lindsey Ballo – What is Hope?
- Paige Bauske – Telling Stories of Personal Culture Through Symbols
- Kasia Drake-Hames –Map of Me
- Tania Espinoza-Bonilla – Pathways for Empowerment
- Amanda Formanek – Identity Figures
- Olivia Griepentrog – Discovering Place Through Photography
- Johanna Groene – Literacy, Mathematics, and Playacting
- Christopher House – Trees of Giving
- Jennifer Kim and Shannah Imbruglia – Unicorn Thinks You’re Pretty Great
- Xee Lor – Empowerment Selfies
- Francisca Meraz – Reader’s Theatre: Understanding Heritage
- Elizabeth Meyer – Becoming Familiar With the Unfamiliar
- Kelly Moe-Rosetto – Carver Community Corner Store
- Oscar Quinto-Zamudio – Identity and Masking
- Ashley Rave – Geometric Abstract Painting and Jeffrey Gibson
- Brad Richlen – Art in Public Spaces: Sculpture, Illustration, and Identity; Work Samples
- Marjorie Struck – Illustrated Biography Poems
- Ishshah Teran – Amate Folk Art and Jet Martinez
- Patrick Wagner – Project Typeface
- Annotated Bibliography of 2016 ArtsECO Scholar Lessons
- Emily Bronstad – Social Justice Collages
- Cynthia Deming – I Belong with my Friends
- Emily Gaustad – Structures and Social Relationships
- Kaitlin Grafmeier – By the Chimney with Care
- Olivia Griepentrog – How Do We Adapt?
- Anne Harvey – Artist Statement Peer Review Workshop, lesson website
- Sara Mary Hofman – Island of the Blue Dolphins
- Carolyn Huigbretse – A Picture’s Worth 1000 Words
- Arcadia Katzenberger – Community and Love
- Montana Mariscal – The Maker Movement
- Ian McGibbon – Structure in Sculpture
- Elizabeth Meyer – Kara Walker Silhouettes
- Lara Milanowski – All in a Summer Day Lesson, All in a Summer Day PPT
- Brad Richlen – Courage and the Self
- Naomi Snortum – Trevor Paglen, Societies and Secrets Lesson, Paglen PPT
- Xai Thao – Identity Portraits
- Max Thiede – Guess Again Lesson, Guess Again PPT
- Patrick Wagner – I am a Super Hero
- Annotated Bibliography of 2015 ArtsECO Scholar Lessons
- Stephanie Bandlow – Leaf Rubbing/Leaf Man
- Kayla Binner – Fingerprint Biography
- John Christensen – Improv Olympics, Improv Olympics Powerpoint
- Bryce Coppersmith – Traffic Jam
- Morgan Ekstein – Producing Infographics
- Olivia Greipentrog – Creating Community In The Classroom
- Joshua Henrich – Close-Up Owl Paintings
- Xee Lor – Who Are You?
- Christopher Miller – Alter Ego Biography and Album Art, Alter Ego Powerpoint
- Blythe Nissan-Davis – Potted Patterns
- Kelsey Oleson – Elapsed Time Movie Theater
- Jessica Ostertag – Comprehension Strategy: Visualizing
- Noelle Posda – Reading: Visualizing
- Michelle Renaud – Figure Sculptures
- Tracy Rolkosky – Value Lunch, Value Lunch Powerpoint
- Samantha Smith – Color My Feelings
- Amber Stone – Greening Our Community
- Claire Strominger – Watercolor Point of View
- Stephanie Bandlow – Leaf Rubbing/Leaf Man
- Bryce Coppersmith – Traffic Jam
- Morgan Ekstein – Producing Infographics
- Olivia Greipentrog – Creating Community In The Classroom
- Joshua Henrich – Close-Up Owl Paintings
- Xee Lor – Who Are You?
- Christopher Miller – Alter Ego Biography and Album Art, Alter Ego Powerpoint
- Blythe Nissan-Davis – Potted Patterns
- Kelsey Oleson – Elapsed Time Movie Theater
- Jessica Ostertag – Comprehension Strategy: Visualizing
- Noelle Posda – Reading: Visualizing
- Michelle Renaud – Figure Sculptures
- Samantha Smith – Color My Feelings
- Amber Stone – Greening Our Community
- Kayla Binner – Fingerprint Biography
- John Christensen – Improv Olympics, Improv Olympics Powerpoint
- Morgan Ekstein – Producing Infographics
- Michelle Renaud – Figure Sculptures
- Tracy Rolkosky – Value Lunch, Value Lunch Powerpoint
- Claire Strominger – Watercolor Point of View
- Literacy
- Stephanie Bandlow – Leaf Rubbing/Leaf Man
- Noelle Posda – Reading: Visualizing
- Samantha Smith – Color My Feelings
- Theater
- John Christensen – Improv Olympics, Improv Olympics Powerpoint
- Color & Shapes
- Bryce Coppersmith – Traffic Jam
- Blythe Nissan-Davis – Potted Patterns
- Identity
- Kayla Binner – Fingerprint Biography
- Xee Lor – Who Are You?
- Michelle Renaud – Figure Sculptures
- Tracy Rolkosky – Value Lunch, Value Lunch Powerpoint
- Math & Art
- Morgan Ekstein – Producing Infographics
- Kelsey Oleson – Elapsed Time Movie Theater
- Observation
- Joshua Henrich – Close-Up Owl Paintings
- Claire Strominger – Watercolor Point of View
- Writing
- Jessica Ostertag – Comprehension Strategy: Visualizing
- Christopher Miller – Alter Ego Biography and Album Art, Alter Ego Powerpoint
- Community
- Olivia Greipentrog – Creating Community In The Classroom
- Amber Stone – Greening Our Community
- Drawing & Painting
- Stephanie Bandlow – Leaf Rubbing/Leaf Man
- Kayla Binner – Fingerprint Biography
- Joshua Henrich – Close-Up Owl Paintings
- Blythe Nissan-Davis – Potted Patterns
- Jessica Ostertag – Comprehension Strategy: Visualizing
- Noelle Posda – Reading: Visualizing
- Tracy Rolkosky – Value Lunch, Value Lunch Powerpoint
- Samantha Smith – Color My Feelings
- Amber Stone – Greening Our Community
- Claire Strominger – Watercolor Point of View
- Collage
- Bryce Coppersmith – Traffic Jam
- Olivia Greipentrog – Creating Community In The Classroom
- Xee Lor – Who Are You?
- Theatre/Acting
- John Christensen – Improv Olympics, Improv Olympics Powerpoint
- Art & Design
- Morgan Ekstein – Producing Infographics
- Christopher Miller – Alter Ego Biography and Album Art, Alter Ego Powerpoint
- Kelsey Oleson – Elapsed Time Movie Theater
My Milwaukee Exhibition 2020: Living History
My Milwaukee 2020: Living History focuses on students thoughts and experiences during current times. Our three exhibitions are live and you can watch a recording of our celebration event from Thursday, March 18th, 2021 on Facebook Live!
- Student Artists by Exhibition (Alpha by last name)
- Gold Exhibition – https://padlet.com/artseco1/q05804yir8b05t6s
- Silver Exhibition – https://padlet.com/artseco1/vubr1cybd2ajwbwf
- Bronze Exhibition – https://padlet.com/artseco1/jpx0933ad3mv2sf3
For My Milwaukee 2020, students expressed what they saw, heard, and how they felt during the Covid-19 pandemic in art and writing. Virtual submissions are a cross-section of the experiences of Milwaukee youth. Big thanks to the teachers and students who submitted work from Brown Street Academy, Bruce Guadalupe Middle School, Dominican High, Downtown Montessori Academy, Garland School, Golda Meir High School, Hmong American Peace Academy, Manitoba, Maryland Avenue Montessori, Pius XI High School, Stormonth School, UCC Acosta Middle School, and West Allis Central High.
My Milwaukee 2020 Artifacts:
2020 My Milwaukee Exhibition: Living History call for K-12 student work
My Milwaukee Optional Collage Lesson (video)
Tips for Digital Documentation (taking pictures) of Work
Links
National Resources: Kennedy Center ArtsEdge, Annenberg Learner, The Heart of Ed
Standards: National Core Arts Standards, Visual Art Student Portfolio Examples
Becoming a Licensed Art Teacher: UWM Art Education, ATCC
Connecting with Art & Nature: Lynden Sculpture Garden
Teaching Social Justice: Cult of Pedagogy