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Board Members

Rex Davenport
President
Karen Snyder
treasurer
Karen King
Secretary
Jake Hoey
Director
Kristie Matteau
Director
Donny Stancato
Director
Jill Zgrozelski
Director
Karen Sorensen
Director

staff

Beth Dary
Executive 
​Director
Shelby Nesmith 
Development coordinator
Lynn A. Johnston
Gallery
​Associate

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Eileen Martin
Gallery
​Associate
Jude Linden
Database
Manager

K Town Connects Podcast!

The guys over on the K Town Connects Podcast had a chat with our very own Beth Dary! Listen to this great podcast to get to know more about the gallery and the executive director that helps run it :
Hidden Gems
Many cultural venues that are well
worth visiting lie off the beaten path.
by Jennifer A. Smith
Wisconsin People & Ideas / Summer Issue 2008
The relaxed attitude of Lemon Street Gallery and ArtSpace, Inc., is in keeping with the red brick building's former identity.  The artists' cooperative was once the Beer Depot, a liquor store that had been in business since the of World War II.  As Lemon Street's founders were looking for space in 1999, the family that had long owned the Beer Depot was putting the structure up for sale, and the rest is history.

When asked what defines Lemon Street Gallery, executive director Melanie Hovey doesn't need to think long.  "No pretensions," says Hovey, a stained-glass artist who also paints.  "Anybody can come in here and feel comfortable and ask questions.  People can make artwork at any time.  We are focused on diversity so that every person who walks in the door feels welcome.

While Lemon Street established itself as a growing cooperative gallery that now boasts an average of 80 artist-members who are admitted through a jury process, the non-profit is also known as a busy center for community classes, focused mainly the needs of adult learners and teens.  Just three paid staff member keep things humming Hovey, Business Manager John Mazurek, and Gallery Associate Beth Dary manage partnerships with community groups like Urban Outreach and the Spanish Center.