Board of Directors
Paula Kiely
Board Chair
Milwaukee City Librarian (Retired)
Samantha Pekarske
Vice Chair
Community Member
Mary Gute Witte
Secretary
COA Youth & Family Centers
Steve Dittman
Treasurer
Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association
Janine Arseneau
Grandmothers Beyond Borders Founding Member
Vince Bushell
Riverwest Currents, Inc.
Portia Cobb
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Greg L. Flegel
Community Member
Matthew J. Hills
DeWitt LLP
Ed Krishok
Urban Ecology Center
Ck Ledesma
Milwaukee Arts Board 2022 Artist of the Year
Howard Leu
ArtFluent, LLC
Margaret Rozga
Wisconsin Poet Laureate 2019–2020
Nakeysha Roberts
Washington
Genre: Urban Arts
Staff
Jenny Gropp &
Laura Solomon
Executive Directors
Michael Wendt
Programming Director
Antonio Vargas-Nieto
Assistant Programming Director
Alexa Nutile
Education Director
Marla Sanvick
Art Director
Chuck Stebelton
Interim Book Center Manager
Molly Hassler
Executive Assistant
Teaching Artists
LaDasia Bryant
Ajamou Butler
George Jones
CJ Scruton
Curators
Karl Gartung
Readshop
Nomka Enkhee
Ping Pong Book Club
Roberto Harrison
Unwriting Borders Poetry Series
Jay Mollerskov
Formations Series for New & Improvised Music
Hal Rammel
Alternating Currents Live Concert Series
Takahiro Suzuki
aCinema Film Series
Janelle Vanderkelen
aCinema Film Series
Volunteers & Interns
Frischa Aswarini, Mya Bailey, Penelope Bowles, Caroline Calvano, Bill Embly, Jean Eske, Erin Fagan, Sophia Grapsas, Austin Greenberg, Curtis Hicks, Bryana Lissete Juarez, Lee Judilla, Tim Knapp, Oliver Krawczyk, Ae Hee Lee, Hunter Lewinski, Egle Liutkaityte, Rachel Lyons, Elise McArdle, Hailey McLaughlin, Alex Niemi, Sabine Peterka, Amy Pfile, Joey Reindl, Jacob Sindic, Rachel Skenandore, Wyethe Smallish, Jess Stanfield, Justin Stephani, Kristen Tetzmann, Allison Thompson, Addie Thornsbury, Miranda Trimmier, Genevieve Vahl, Kayla VanProoyen, Gillian Waldo, Dalyn Ward, Ed Werstein, Yuchen Zhao
We acknowledge that in Milwaukee we live and work on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, and Menominee homelands along the southwest shores of Michigami, part of North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida, and Mohican nations remain present.
We further acknowledge the grave evil colonialism introduced to these lands through genocide as well as slavery, and also via racist and xenophobic beliefs, laws, and practices that continue to inflict harm upon Black, brown, and Indigenous lives. We honor those who have lived—and do live, now—at these intersections of identity and experience, and are committed to the active dismantling of white supremacy.
720 E. Locust Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Phone: 414 263 5001
Hours: Tues–Sun | 12-7 pm
Closed Mon
Building Accessibility: Despite the age of our physical location, and attendant limitations to access, Woodland Pattern is committed to making its programs and facilities available for as many as possible. Please call for more information.
Events Accessibility: Woodland Pattern is able to offer captioning services for its online events and with advanced notice can provide ASL interpretation for live events. Please contact us with accommodation requests and questions.
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