ArtWorks for Milwaukee names new executive director

Published July 18, 2012 at 10:41 a.m.

ArtWorks for Milwaukee's board of directors has selected Terry Murphy as the local non-profit's new executive director.

Murphy most recently served as executive director of the Ludington Area Center for the Arts in Ludington, Mich., working with the board of directors, donors, volunteers, community and government to turn the center into a successful year-round art and cultural institution with over 300 members.

She takes the place of previous executive director, Meghan Koven.

ArtWorks for Milwaukee, Inc. provides paid, arts-based internships to Milwaukee-area high school students. Through these experiences, students learn the expectations, processes and procedures of a career in the arts. For more information about ArtWorks for Milwaukee, visit artworksformilwaukee.org.

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