The Grilled
Cheese Grant
An annual community-funded emerging artist grant based in Milwaukee, WIBy artists, for artists
Vanguard Sculpture Services
March 23, 2024
Ninth Annual Grilled Cheese Grant
For the second year in GCG history, we were able to fully fund all artists’ projects!
With a portion of the 2024 proceeds, Grilled Cheese Grant made a donation of $500 to Courage MKE, an organization that supports displaced LGBTQ+ youth.
FINALISTS (Listed first thru fifth)
Makenna Schibler
Stella Koslowski
Madeline Cawkins
T.J Blanco
Jessica Gaskey
Jill Sebastian
Eric Kleppe-Montenegro
Celeste Contreras
SPONSORS
Artdose Magazine
Aryn Kresol
Blanket Editions
Cactus Club
Current Projects
docMyArt
Gener8tor Art
Heinn Chapman
MARN
MIAD
K-pop Events Wisconsin
Portrait Society Gallery
Stories of the Streets Vintage
Tanager Sculpture Works
Troubadour Bakery
Task Creative
Var Gallery
WPCA
Young Space
Cheese and bread supplied by Clock Shadow Creamery and Troubadour Bakery. Drinks provided by Cactus Club. Funding is provided in part by a grant from the Open Fund.
Vanguard Sculpture Services
April 1, 2023
Eighth Annual Grilled Cheese Grant
We raised enough money to fully fund all senior exhibition projects for the first time in GCG history!
With a portion of the 2023 proceeds, Grilled Cheese Grant made a donation of $662 to Diverse & Resilient, a local sexual advocacy organization that supports the LGBTQ+ community.
FINALISTS (listed first thru fifth)
Andrea Cabrera Manuel
Jovanny Hernandez Caballero
Jo Willis
Xarion Latimore
Brandom Terres-Sanchez
Anika Kowalik
Ck Ledesma
Beth Sahagian Allsopp
TOP COMMUNITY SPONSOR
Milwaukee Artist Resource Network
SPONSORS
Portrait Society Contemporary Art Gallery
Var Gallery
McCaw/Budsberg Collaborations & Current Projects
Heinn Chapman
facilitating situations
Julia Taylor Watercolor
gener8tor Art
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Artdose Magazine
Reason at Work, LLC
aryn kresol
docmyart
Task Creative
Cheese and bread supplied by Clock Shadow Creamery and Troubadour Bakery. Grilled Cheese Grant signage produced in collaboration with Jonco Industries. Drinks provided by Cactus Club. Funding is provided in part by a grant from the Open Fund.
MARN
March 26 - April 4, 2022
Seventh Annual Grilled Cheese Grant
We raised enough money to fully fund two senior exhibition projects and partially fund the remaining three at around 60% of their total proposed budgets.
With a portion of the 2022 proceeds, Grilled Cheese Grant made a donation of $305 to Diverse & Resilient, a local sexual advocacy organization that supports the LGBTQ+ community.
FINALISTS (listed first thru fifth)
Ava Hager
Eduardo Zavala
Olivia Lorber
Lilly Luft
Sha’Tuon Simpson
Alondra Garza
Zach Hill
Catie Anderson
TOP COMMUNITY SPONSOR
The Marcus Corporation Foundation
SPONSORS
Portrait Society Contemporary Art Gallery
facilitating situations
Var Gallery
McCaw/Budsberg Collaborations & Current Projects Heinn Chapman
Julia Taylor Watercolor
aryn kresol
gener8tor Art
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Wisconsin Visual Artists
Artdose Magazine
Nat Pyper
Cheese and bread supplied by Clock Shadow Creamery and Troubadour Bakery. Grilled Cheese Grant merchandise produced in collaboration with Split Fountain Press, Dusty Petes and Jonco Industries. Thank you to community partners Milwaukee Artist Resource Network, Interval, and Walker's Point Center for the Arts.
Yours Truly + Gluon Gallery
March 26 - April 9, 2021
Sixth Annual Grilled Cheese Grant
We raised enough money to fully fund four senior exhibition projects and partially fund the remaining one.
With a portion of the 2021 proceeds, Grilled Cheese Grant made a donation of $309 to Diverse & Resilient, a local sexual advocacy organization that supports the LGBTQ+ community.
FINALISTS (listed first thru fifth)
Anna Siemsen
Helena Baka
August-Lain Weickert
Rylee Krumrei
Emma Bittner
Noah Lawrence-Holder
Christina Warzecha
Jessica Bingham
TOP COMMUNITY SPONSOR
Milwaukee Artist Resource Network
The Marcus Corporation Foundation
SPONSORS
Portrait Society Contemporary Art Gallery
facilitating situations
McCaw/Budsberg Collaborations & Current Projects Heinn Chapman
aryn kresol
gener8tor Art
Jonny Nasi Media
Wonderstate Coffee
docmyart
Ayuda Mutua MKE
Due to the circumstances surrounding the global pandemic, this years GCG was held virtually and each selected finalist exhibit work at a storefront space in Riverwest. Grilled Cheese Grant patrons were able to view the selected finalists’ work safely through gallery space windows at either Yours Truly or Gluon Gallery. The exhibition was also virtually accessible through the GCG website. All votes and donations were submitted electronically through a form on the GCG website.
Walkers Point Center for the Arts
March 21 - April 9, 2020
Fifth Annual Grilled Cheese Grant
We raised enough money to fully fund two senior exhibition projects and partially fund the remaining three.
With a portion of the 2020 proceeds, Grilled Cheese Grant made a donation of $300 to Diverse & Resilient, a local sexual advocacy organization that supports the LGBTQ+ community.
FINALISTS (listed first thru fifth)
Meg Selkey
Yhazmin Sanders-Sanchez
Jayce Kolinksi
Maria Alfaro
Nick Drain
Katie Avila Loughmiller
Kim Khaira
Michelle Grabner
TOP COMMUNITY SPONSOR
Saint Kate the Arts Hotel
SPONSORS
Cafe Corazon
Current Projects
Real Tinsel
YoungSpace
Charles Allis / Villa Terrace
Heinn Chapman
Wonderstate Coffee
gener8tor Art
Due to the circumstances surrounding the global pandemic, this years GCG was held virtually and each selected finalist exhibit work at Walkers Point Center for the Arts. The exhibition was virtually accessible through the GCG website. All votes and donations were submitted electronically through a form on the GCG website.
Walkers Point Center for the Arts
March 30, 2019
Fourth Annual Grilled Cheese Grant
Thanks to the support of our community, we raised a total of $1,767 for 2019 finalists Bekah Farnum, Britany Gunderson, Alyssa Kaboskey, Vaughan Larsen, and Hannah Jo Malaczynski.
We raised enough money to fully fund one senior exhibition project.
With a portion of the 2019 proceeds, Grilled Cheese Grant made a donation of $250 to Diverse & Resilient, a local sexual advocacy organization that supports the LGBTQ+ community.
FINALISTS (listed first thru fifth)
Vaughan Larsen
Alyssa Kaboskey
Bekah Farnum
Britany Gunderson
Hannah Jo Malaczynski
Rose Curley
CK Ledesma
Julie Niemi
TOP COMMUNITY SPONSOR
Saint Kate the Arts Hotel
SPONSORS
Cafe Corazon
Charles Allis & Villa Terrace Art Museums
Heinn Chapman
Wonderstate coffee
YoungSpace
Gener8tor/Fellowship.art
Cheese and bread supplied by Clock Shadow Creamery and Troubadour Bakery, ice cream supplied by Purple Door, beer provided by Company Brewing, and coffee provided by Wonderstate Coffee. Signage printed by Jonco Industries. Grilled Cheese Grant merchandise produced in collaboration with Split Fountain Press.
After School Special
March 30, 2018
Third Annual Grilled Cheese Grant
We raised enough money to partially fund one senior exhibition project.
FINALISTS (listed first thru fifth)
Emma Smith
Nicholas Perry
Lilly Supanich
Jess Rocha
Vinny Tunzi
Faythe Levine
Carl Bogner
Monica Miller
TOP COMMUNITY SPONSOR
Cafe Corazon
SPONSORS
Heinn Chapman
Generous Magazine
Moxy Studio
Cheese and bread supplied by Clock Shadow Creamery and Troubadour Bakery, ice cream supplied by Purple Door, beer provided by Company Brewing. Signage printed by Jonco Industries.
After School Special
March 25, 2017
Second Annual Grilled Cheese Grant
We raised enough money to partially fund one senior exhibition project.
FINALISTS (listed first thru fifth)
Solah Do
LaNia Sproles
Kelly Cassel
Logan Chitwood
Ariana Vaeth
aryn kresol
Shana McCaw
Graeme Reid
Cheese and bread supplied by Clock Shadow Creamery and City Market Cafe, beer provided by Company Brewing.
After School Special
March 30, 2016
First Annual Grilled Cheese Grant
We raised enough money to partially fund one senior exhibition project.
FINALISTS (listed first thru fifth)
Audrey Jerabek
Joe Clark
Sarah Sickles
Kirsten Schmid
Kevin Wrencher