John Michael Kohler Arts Center
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
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About this organization
Mission
Our MISSION is to generate a creative exchange between artists and the public.
About
VISUAL ARTS: THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER, INC. ("JMKAC OR "ARTS CENTER") STAFF ANNUALLY ORIGINATE 12-22 CURATED EXHIBITIONS THAT ARE PART OF ONE TO THREE BROAD THEMES EXPLORING RELEVANT ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART EMPHASIZING INSTALLATION WORKS, NEW GENRES, CRAFT-RELATED FORMS, COMMUNALLY TRANSMITTED TRADITIONS, AND THE WORK OF SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS. THE COLLECTION OF OVER 10,000 WORKS BY SELF-TAUGHT AND FOLK ARTISTS IS WORLD-RENOWNED FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE WORKS OF ARTIST-ENVIRONMENT BUILDERS. THESE EXCEPTIONAL AND MULTIFACETED WORKS OF ART RESULT FROM INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY TRANSFORMING THEIR SURROUNDINGS OVER TIME WITH READILY AVAILABLE MATERIALS.IN 2018, JMKAC HOSTED OVER 65,000 GALLERY VISITORS AND CURATED 15 EXHIBITIONS.TWO BROAD OVERARCHING THEMES INSPIRED MANY OF THESE EXHIBITIONS:UNSEEN FORCES: IN THIS SERIES THREE NEW INSTALLATION WORKS AND TWO ARTIST ENVIRONMENTS EXPLORED INVISIBLE POWERS THAT COME INTO PLAY IN OUR EXPERIENCE OF THE WORLD AROUND US AND IN THE CREATION OF WORKS OF ART. OPERATING FROM THE PREMISE THAT THE EMPLOYMENT OF IMAGINATION PROPELS ARTISTS TO CONTEMPLATE WHAT IS POSSIBLE RATHER THAN WHAT IS KNOWN, UNSEEN FORCES CONTEMPLATED THE ROLE OF FICTION AND BELIEF IN THE UNCOVERING OF UNIVERSAL TRUTHS. LIVE/WORK: THIS SERIES OF FOUR EXHIBITIONS EXPLORED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTIST-BUILT ENVIRONMENTS AND ONE THAT HAD NOT YET BEEN EXAMINED TO DATE AT THE ARTS CENTER: THE ARTIST STUDIO. THROUGH TEN SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS, LIVE/WORK CONSIDERED THE INFLUENCE AND FUNCTION OF THE STUDIO IN A VARIETY OF CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICES. MATERIALS, TOOLS, ARTIST'S COLLECTIONS, AND SOURCE MATERIAL OF ALL KINDS COMPLEMENTED NEW COMMISSIONS AND BROUGHT FORTH THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTIST'S SPACES TO THEIR CREATIVE PROCESS. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS WERE CURATED IN 2018:COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS: TWO INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS WERE CURATED TO UNEARTH AND DISPLAY PIECES FROM THE ARTS CENTER'S VAST COLLECTION. WORKS FROM DON BAUM AND EDDY MUMMA AS WELL AS SIMON SPARROW WERE SHOWN WITH THIS GOAL IN MIND. MARY NOHL AND THE WALRUS CLUB: AN EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK BY EIGHT ARTISTS RESPONDING TO WISCONSIN ARTIST MARY NOHL WAS ON VIEW FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR, FEATURING CECELIA CONDIT, SHEILA HELD, ROBIN JEBAVY, ANNE KINGSBURY, SARAH LUTHER, KIM MILLER, MAGGIE SASSO, AND SONJA THOMSEN, AND WORKS BY MARY NOHL FROM THE ARTS CENTER'S COLLECTION.APARTMENT 4: COMBINING THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM WITH THE EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH OF FICTIONAL BIOGRAPHY, THIS EXHIBITION EXPLORED THE LIFE OF FLORENCE HASARD, A CHARACTER DEVELOPED BY CONCEPTUAL ARTIST IRIS HAUSSLER. APARTMENT 4, WAS REALIZED THROUGH MANY MONTHS OF COLLABORATIVE BRAINSTORMING AND RESEARCH AMONG THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER, THE CHIPSTONE FOUNDATION AND HAUSSLER. THE IMMERSIVE, SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PRESENTED DELICATELY COMPLEX DETAILS IN EACH ROOM, ARTICULATING THE COMPLEX STORY OF FLORENCE'S LIFE. WHY DID SHE CHOOSE TO LIVE THE WAY THAT SHE DID? WHAT DOES HER DOMESTIC LIVING SPACE REVEAL ABOUT WHO SHE WAS? WHAT DOES LOOKING CLOSELY AT OBJECTS REVEAL ABOUT SOMEONE'S LIFE? APARTMENT 4 PRESENTED THE SUBTLETIES OF HASARD'S LIFE THROUGH THE OBJECTS SHE LEFT BEHIND.YOUTH ART MONTH: THIS THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL EXHIBITION CELEBRATED THE MULTIFACETED TALENTS AND ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF SHEBOYGAN COUNTY'S YOUTH WHILE RECOGNIZING AND APPLAUDING THE DEVOTED ART EDUCATORS WHO ENCOURAGE AND GUIDE THESE YOUNG ARTISTS. THE WORKS IN THIS GALLERY, CREATED DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR BY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, WERE CHOSEN BY ART TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO CONSIDER DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE ARTS CENTER'S UNSEEN FORCES EXHIBITION SERIES THROUGH PROCESSES SUCH AS PAINTING, SKETCHING, SCULPTURE, PRINTMAKING, CERAMICS, AND PHOTOGRAPHY. CREATED FROM A VARIETY OF MATERIALS, THESE WORKS RANGED FROM EXUBERANT TO INTROSPECTIVE.PRESCHOOL PERSPECTIVES - CROSSING THE THRESHOLD: THIS EXHIBITION OF ART BY JMKAC'S SEVENTY-ONE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AGES THREE TO FIVE CELEBRATED FIFTY YEARS OF CREATIVE LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS. THE STUDENTS CROSSED THE THRESHOLD INTO THE GALLERIES REGULARLY TO EXPLORE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED AND UNSEEN FORCES EXHIBITION SERIES. IN THE STUDIO CLASSROOMS, THEY WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE ELEMENTS FOR THEIR OWN ART ENVIRONMENT AND EXHIBITION.SINCE FEBRUARY 2016 RUTH KOHLER HAS TAKEN ON THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES WITH ONE OF HER EMPHASIS FOCUSING ON THE CREATION OF THE ART PRESERVE, A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY THAT WILL HOUSE THE ARTS CENTER'S ARTIST-BUILT ENVIRONMENTS. CONSTRUCTION OF THE ART PRESERVE STARTED IN APRIL 2018 AND IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MID-YEAR 2020.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “Our mission is to generate a creative exchange between artists and the public.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “To generate a creative exchange between artists and the public.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is WI as per legal requirements.
- The filing reveals that the address of the non-profit in 2020 is 608 NEW YORK AVENUE, SHEBOYGAN, WI, 53081.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has 181 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $5,734,018.
- The organization has 17 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1959.
- The organization pays $4,506,754 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $475,707 in fundraising expenses.