AGMF’s annual “Art in the Park” was included in 2024’s Falls Festival of the Arts.
In addition to a number of our members who raised their tents and sold their artwork to the thousands of visitors to Falls Festival of the Arts (FFOA), the Guild supported the day’s events by overseeing the Plein Air competition as well as having several members share their talents in the Discovery and Demonstration tent. Stacie Estrada, Terra Chmielewski and Lissa Rolenc served on the Arts at Large Board that envisioned, organized and coordinated every aspect of the larger Falls Festival of the Arts event. Tim Savino and Bob Unke stepped up as the Guild’s ambassadors to FFOA, meeting throughout the past year to fuse our organization’s presence at FFOA and garner participation from within the Guild. Long-time member and former Board member, Bob Pape, managed the Guild’s Fundraising Canvases sale for the day. A special “shout out” to Tim Savino, Dave Rank, Beth Saunders and Don Eisenhauer for making sure our tent spaces were set up, artwork was hung, judging took place, and seemingly a million other details to ensure the event was a success.
Feedback from Guild members who participated in any way during the event has been solicited and we plan to carefully review your feedback with a view toward next year.
The Guild was well represented throughout the Falls Festival of the Arts. Thank you members!
Guild members painted 10 of the 20 butterfly sculptures displayed around the waterfall downtown.
- Terra Chmielewski – 1st Place
- Lindsay Bullis – 2nd Place + People’s Choice
- Cindy August
- Stacie Estrada
- Kelly Locander
- Lissa Rolenc
- Brady Poetzel
- Taylre Kristl
- Michelle Thomas
- Samantha Proegler
Seven Guild members entered the Plein Air competition where they were able to paint historic Downtown Menomonee Falls during the week up to the event, then display and sell their art during the event.
- Pete Zielinski – 1st Place
- Susan Gorski – 3rd Place
- Jerry Higgins
- Lindsay Bullis
- Betty Fuller
- Stacie Estrada
- Lisa Moore
Guild artists shared in the Discovery and Demonstration Tent.
- Kelly Locander
- Kyle Gorzalski
- Lindsay Bullis
- Megan McDonald
- Terra Chmielewski
- Sharon Calbrecht
- Emily Walker-Miller
Guild members exhibited amongst 150 total vendors along Mill Pond and Main Street.
- Nadine Roughan
- Kay DeMark
- Annie Cannistra
- Betty Fuller
- Bridget Waldron
- Emily Walker-Miller
- Jenna Neil
- Thom Ertl
- Susan Gorski
- Pete Zielinski
- Jeaninne Rapant
- Karena Ware
- Brady Poetzel
- Michelle Thomas
- Mary Boettcher
- Cyndi Fusek
- Lisa Moore
- Bob Unke
- Ryan Tatreau
- Samantha Proegler
- Lee Young
Guild members generously donated original artworks to our Fundraising Canvases.
- Annika Mork
- Betty Fuller
- Brenda Harlow
- CarolAnn Rose
- Charles Kohlbeck
- Cindy August
- Cyndi Fusek
- Fred Kegel
- Gregory Juris
- Ian Dickmann
- Jane Mirocha
- Jeaninne Rapant
- Jerry Higgins
- JoAnn Bernal
- Karena Ware
- Kathy Gebauer
- Kristen Protheroe
- Kathy McBride
- Lisa Moore
- Lissa Rolenc
- Mary Boettcher
- Michelle Thomas
- Molly Tremblay
- Nadine Roughan
- Ron August
- Shannon Thomson
- Susan Gorski
- Tim Savino
Guild volunteers gave their time supporting our biggest event of the year and our participating members.
- Terra Chmielewski – FFOA Board
- Stacie Estrada – FFOA Board
- Tim Savino – Guild ambassador to FFOA
- Bob Unke – Guild ambassador to FFOA
- Bob Pape – day of volunteer
- Dave Rank – day of volunteer
- Beth Saunders – day of volunteer
- Don Eisenhauer – day of volunteer
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Mill Pond Park to Lime Kiln Park Menomonee Falls
Since 2006, Art in the Park has offered a refreshing look at the creative talent of our community. This rain-or-shine event is free to the public. Members of the Art Guild of Menomonee Falls, hobbyists, amateurs, professionals, competition painters and the simply adventurous are invited to create their art outdoors.
Original 8×8 canvases donated by our own Guild members will be featured in the Guild’s main tent. Our subject theme for 2024 is Insects and Butterflies. Proceeds go to funding our Art Camp Scholarship.