gener8tor Art x Sherman Phoenix provides Milwaukee-based artists with three different program offerings throughout the year:

• A seven-week Accelerator Program. Participants receive seven weeks of individualized mentorship on how to strengthen the business side of their art practice. Grants of up to $10,000 will be available to Milwaukee based artists who participate in the accelerator program. The seven week accelerator will run twice a year. The deadline to apply for the first application cycle is June 24th 2024. The program will start September 23rd and run through November 9th.

• A one-month Master Class Series around building a professional art practice.

• Year round professional development programming that is free and open to the public, including community programming in the form of workshops, webinars, and artist talks, and one-on-one office hours and mentorship opportunities.

7 weeks of programming, including:

• One on one meetings with gener8tor Art staff

• Meeting with mentors

• Lunch & Learns with mentors

• Networking events

• Artist talks

You should plan on having at least one half hour- to hour long meeting with gener8tor Art staff per week, plus 1-2 more hours meeting with mentors or attending events.

Ends with a celebratory event to showcase your work.

Participants will receive grants up to $10,000 to invest in their art practice.

• Goal setting

• How to build a customer base

• Mental health

• Ecommerce platforms

• Online presence

• Budgets and studio management

• Studio visits

• Presenting your artwork

• Telling your story as an artist

• Social media

• Artist statements

• How to price your artwork

1-3 hours in meetings with gener8tor Art staff, mentors, other artists and working on professional development projects.

• The application opened June 24th. The deadline to apply is August 18th at 11:59 PM CT

• Applications will be reviewed by a panel of arts professionals from outside of Wisconsin

• gener8tor Art staff will do phone or zoom calls with finalists

• Artists will be notified about the status of their application by September 6th

• The first seven-week selected artist program will begin September 23rd, 2024

• Applications will be reviewed by a panel of arts professionals from outside of Wisconsin

• Applications will be judged based on the quality of work samples submitted and the artist statement

• The panel or jury will select up to 10 artists for each application cycle (up to 20 artists per year)

• Any artist or creative professional in Milwaukee

• Any artist who is 18 years or older

• Milwaukee artists and creative professionals

• Emerging artists

• Artists interested in focusing on the business side of their art practice

• You don’t have to be a professional artist to apply, you just have to be interested in being a professional artist

• You can be self taught

• You can be in school (you just have to be 18 years old to apply)

Yes, you must live in Milwaukee to apply. You must reside within one of the following zip codes to apply:

53154, 53210, 53213, 53214, 53216, 53218, 53219, 53220, 53222, 53225, 53226, 53227, 53228, 53223, 53224, 53110, 53202, 53203, 53204, 53205, 53206, 53207, 53208, 53209, 53211, 53212, 53215, 53217, 53221, 53233, 53235

• Fill out the application online.

• The application opened on June 24th. The deadline to apply is August 18th at 11:59 PM CT

• Applications will be reviewed by a panel of arts professionals from outside of Wisconsin

• Gener8tor Art staff will do phone or zoom calls with finalists

• Artists will be notified about the status of their application by September 6th

• The first seven-week selected artist program will begin September 23rd, 2024

• Name, email, phone

• Individual or collective

• Zip code - explain why we want the zip code (to confirm that you are living in Milwaukee)

• Website (this is optional, you don’t have to have a website)

• Social media (this is also optional)

• Artist statement (A statement of who you are creatively; a description of your creative work (250 words or less)

• Up to 7 artwork images (explain how to upload images or files)

• Artwork details (title,date, medium, dimensions, brief description). If you are submitting a video our audio work, use this section to list a youtube or vimeo lin, make sure if it’s password protected, that you include the password)

• How long have you been a practicing artist (0-5, 6-10, 11 or more)

• How did you hear about this program

• Demographics - explain why we are asking for this information

• Employment status - why we’re asking about this (this is optional)

• Income range (optional)

Yes, programming will be made available over zoom for those who prefer a virtual option.

• We will offer a Master Class for all accelerator applicants twice a year (in March and September). A week-long series of talks with art world professionals about the inner workings of the art market.

• There will also be year round programming that is free and open to the public, including community programming in the form of workshops, webinars, and artist talks, and one-on-one office hours and mentoring opportunities. Topics will include: selling your art online, mental health, artist statements, etc.