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art career.
Helping artists achieve greater success by providing support and mentorship while navigating the industry.
Artwork by
Phoenix Brown
Gala, 2021
colored pencil on paper
12 x 9 in.
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gener8tor Art
An accelerator program for visual artists. gener8tor Art helps artists in Wisconsin and beyond achieve greater success by providing the support and mentorship needed to maintain a sustainable practice and navigate the contemporary art market
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gener8tor Art X Sherman Phoenix
A 7-week accelerator program that serves the Milwaukee creative community through professional development workshops, one-on-one mentorship, and grant funding for individual artists.
Grant
Opportunities to receive grants of up to $15,000.
Master Class Series
A series that explores the inner workings of the art market.
Community
Build relationships with fellow arists and the broader art industry.
Mentor Meetings
One-on-one meetings with mentors including fellow artists, leaders in the art community and gener8tor staff.
Coaching
Individualized coaching and mentorship from the gener8tor Art team during weekly, one-on-one meetings.
Showcase
Exclusive reception during which artists have the opportunity to present their work to an audience of mentors, community members and art industry professionals.
About gener8tor Art
About gener8tor Art
gener8tor Art is an accelerator program for visual artists. gener8tor Art helps artists in Wisconsin and beyond achieve greater success by providing the support and mentorship needed to maintain a sustainable practice and navigate the industry.
gener8tor Art provides grants to artists who participate in an accelerator program run by gener8tor. With a focus on supporting artists with a social activism component to their art practice, including themes of social justice, activism, creative placemaking, and community development, gener8tor Art provides funding and mentorship to artists who have a positive impact on their communities. The accelerator is geared towards serving emerging artists looking to establish themselves in the contemporary art market by participating in gallery and museum exhibitions, focusing on establishing and growing a collector base, and reaching new audiences.
The accelerator program includes coaching, mentoring and networking with visual art leaders from Milwaukee and across the country. gener8tor Art programming is customized to best support each artist, and reduce interference with studio time and existing personal and professional commitments. It ends with an exhibition for the artists to present their work to industry professionals, supporters and community members.
In addition to the accelerator program, gener8tor Art offers professional development coaching that is free and open to the public for artists who are interested in focusing on the business side of their art practice. gener8tor Art offers one-on-one office hours and mentoring opportunities, professional development webinars and workshops and a Master Class series that explores how the art market works.
Meet the 2023 gener8tor Art Artist
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Meg Lionel Murphy
Meg Lionel Murphy paints a far, far away land, where violence magically transforms femme bodies into a monstrous size, so that their pain must be seen, felt, and acknowledged. The artwork wrestles between moments of horror and euphoric escape. She wants the work to land in the inbetweens: play and power, loss and hope, present and past.
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gener8tor Art is made possible by our Partners
gener8tor Art is made possible by community members who believe that a thriving art scene is important to Milwaukee's cultural vibrancy.
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