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WomanKraft Art Center:
“To actualize your dreams, take little steps in a consistent direction over a long period of time”
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"WomanKraft is where the dreams you didn't even know you had come true." Lois Stuart
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WomanKraft is a Non-Profit Arts Organization in the art district of Tucson Arizona. It was founded in 1974 to claim, validate, and empower women artists and other under represented groups. Membership is open to all. Participation in shows and other activities is not limited to members and most are open to the general public.
The Castle (shown above) was built in 1918, purchased by WomanKraft in 1992, and now houses its Art gallery, WomanKraft School for the Arts, Community Outreach projects, The Sanctuary (an all natural beauty salon), and The Institute for the Shamanic Arts.
The Castle is located at:
388 S. Stone
Tucson, AZ 85701
You can call WomanKraft at 520-629-9976.
There are many wonderful offerings at WomanKraft. We welcome you to visit.
The Gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday 1-5pm.
For more information, please contact:
(520) 629-9976
Directors and Coordinators at WomanKraft
Linn Lane- Executive Director 629-9976 x1
Gayle Swanbeck- Director of Exhibits and
Founder of The School of the Arts 629-9976 x2
Jane Macomber & Elke Collins- Membership Coordinators 629-9976
Quynn Elizabeth- Newsletter/Website Weaver and Digital Arts Studio and “Girls Making Media” Director
earthtribetv@yahoo.com
WomanKraft’s Website is: www.womankraft.org
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS
Officers
Jane Macomber
Kaitlin Meadows
Nancy Martin
Board Members
Jordana Silvestri
Giga Soto
Joanne Pritzen
Terri McGuire
Ana Maria Yañez
Quynn Elizabeth
Nan Margadant
Debra Jacobson Ph.D
Gudrun Klostermann
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Watch videos by WomanKraft friends and Girls Making Media in our own YouTube channel!
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Herstory
Kraft with a “K” means power in German. In 1974 the founders of WomanKraft chose this name to claim, validate, and empower the cultural contributions of women and incorporate this non-profit Arts Organization.
In 1979 WomanKraft started the Community Artist Project and received Comprehensive Education and Training Federal Money to send artists out into the community to work with special populations, such as prisons, mental institutions, special schools, senior citizen centers, and other social service places.
In 1986 WomanKraft was one of the first three Arts District Pioneers in downtown Tucson, Arizona, and is the only one remaining in the downtown of the many that developed the concept. At the leased space we created a gallery and events center. The area developed and we lost the lease in 1992. We wanted to stay in the Arts District and decided equity was the only practical answer for artists. On December 1, 1992 we bought with little money and big dreams, a condemned 1918 Victorian charmer that is now our WomanKraft Castle Art Center for Art, Education, and Culture. Today the 7,840 square feet houses a gallery, studios, class rooms, has a flowery yard with butterflies and hummingbirds in the trees, and parking.
Our organization is artist membership based, grass roots, and service oriented and friendly. Anyone who thinks they can give and receive value from being a member is welcome to join at $30 a year. Skill sharing, communication about the arts, and promoting the value of the creative process are important aspects of the organization’s mission. All artists whether members or not may apply for inclusion in most shows depending on show themes. Artists may also propose show themes.
The gallery is open to the general public 5 days a week and has 2 nighttime receptions for each show. All people are welcome to attend.
The primary funding sources are individual contributions and earned income. However, crucial and prestigious grants include: the City of Tucson Back to Basics, The Richard Grand Foundation, CETA, NEA, Community Services Block Grant, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Tucson Pima Arts Council, The Southern Arizona Women’s Foundation, The Arizona Women’s Fund, I.B.M., The Tucson Community Foundation, Tucson Cable Corporation, Gannett Foundation and more.
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We love labyrinths! On Sundays, November 1 and December 20th a labyrinth will be created (by Jacob) in honor of Day of the Dead and Winter Solstice. Come walk between 4-6pm, in the back parking lot of WomanKraft. Below are past walks!
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