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 the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and Lynden Sculpture Garden
Arts Education/Community ECOsystem
Pre-College
Pre-College Art & Design Program
July 20-August 7, 2020
Online Registration – CLOSED – Check back next summer!
COVID-19 UPDATE: The summer 2020 program is following guidelines put forth from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for camps and youth programs. We will be:
- ONLINE for synchronous (same time) studio classes as per our normal schedule
- OUTDOORS for optional live art pop up events throughout the City of Milwaukee (cloth face coverings will be provided)
- Individual art kits will be delivered to students homes and tech support will be provided as needed
- MCTS bus passes for live events provided as needed
- Scholarships available for ALL students. Scholarship applications are mailed in a paperwork packet AFTER registration.
- PAID MPS HS Arts Internships for students age 16 or older who attend an MPS high school or have a City of Milwaukee zip code. Intern applications due: June 8, 2020
Brochures
- 2020 High School Program (students going into grades 10, 11, 12 + 19/20 graduated seniors)
- 2020 8th Grade Program – Making the Move to High School Art (students going into grade 9)
Fees
Scholarships are available for ALL students. Scholarship applications are mailed in a paperwork packet AFTER registration. Sliding scale per course: $15 MPS students, $50 non-MPS with scholarship, $85 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!
In addition, check out these Milwaukee Area Arts-Related program opportunities for HS Students:
The Milwaukee Visionaries Project (MVP)
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!
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 2020 ArtsECO Internships
- Fall 2020 Internship Sites
- Applications due Sunday, September 13, 2020, to artseco-interns@uwm.edu
- ArtsECO Intern Application
Non-ArtsECO Opportunities
Interested in hosting a paid ArtsECO intern? Email artseco-interns@uwm.edu.
Fellowships
ArtsECO Fellows are UWM Peck School of the Arts Art Education and UWM School of Education students majoring in art education or seeking to integrate the arts into their education studies. Fellowships are awarded annually in New Student, Art Education Pre-Service, Art Education Student Teachers, ATCC or Part-Time UWM/Part-Time MPS and School of Education Arts Integration categories.
2020/2021 Fellows Applications have been awarded, 2020/2021 Fellows requirements include:
- Arts Integration Bootcamp: Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 4:30-7pm via Zoom
- Attendance to 2 ArtsECO Teacher MeetUps during 2020/2021
- Submit an art/arts integrated lesson to the Annual ArtsECO Lesson Swap
- Volunteer 5 hours in an art education program
ArtsECO Fellows Program Description
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.
Click HERE for a database of ArtsECO Fellows art and art-integrated lessons, scroll down to Resources.
Teachers
Meet Ups
Teacher MeetUp is a professional development and networking opportunity for Milwaukee area teachers who teach/are interested in teaching through the arts. It is 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. Food and drink are always provided. It is a combination happy hour, work time, learn time! MeetUps occur monthly throughout the school year on a weekday evening.
2020/21 MeetUps – Details coming soon!
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 partnered with The Milwaukee County Historical Society in a call for K-12 visual and literary works around the theme of growing up in Milwaukee (past and present). Works were exhibited at the Historical Society in 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 lesson plans 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 lessons are free to adapt and use in your educational setting, if you have any questions or want to know more please contact Dr. Christine Woywod in Art Education or Joelle Worm, Director of ArtsECO.
- 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
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
My Milwaukee Exhibition 2020
2020 My Milwaukee Exhibition: Students Tell Their Stories call for K-12 student work
The 2020 My Milwaukee Exhibition: Students Tell Their Stories gives students an opportunity to process their experience in a pandemic and post-pandemic world. The contest asks students: How do you feel and what do you see during these strange COVID-19 times? Students may sign up for an art project and REMOTE (Online) arts workshop at: https://forms.gle/fyJAqFfmSdW4mUDX8.
Work guidelines: Submissions can be un-mounted pieces of 2D visual art (maximum size: 24” x 36”), 3D pieces (maximum size: 24” x 36” x 30”), and/or written works that reflect on the theme.
Submission deadline: Fall 2020 TBD
Exhibition: Fall 2020, Open House/Reception: November 2020