On the Move
Mobile programming brings wire-art instruction directly to schools, community spaces, festivals, and public gatherings.
Lonnetrix Inc. · 501(c)(3)
Art opens
doors.
Accessible art education that meets underserved communities with creativity, confidence, and possibility.
The mission
Meet people
where they are.
Founded in 2018, Lonnetrix Inc. is a Baltimore-based 501(c)(3) making original fine wire art and artist-led learning accessible.
Programs travel into classrooms, community centers, homes, festivals, arenas, and public spaces—removing barriers and making creative learning feel welcoming, useful, and joyful.
Mission, vision & charitable purpose
Working mission: Lonnetrix Inc. uses creativity, craftsmanship, and community participation to help people imagine—and build—possibilities they may not have believed were within reach.
Vision: Artistic excellence should not be reserved for people with wealth, specialized training, or proximity to major cultural institutions. Children and adults should be able to learn directly from accomplished artists and see their ideas as culturally valuable.
How the mission moves
Access made
active.
Lonnetrix Inc. combines free instruction, materials, encouragement, and community-centered delivery so participants can make, learn, and leave with something they created.
The Impossible Possibilities of Wire
A signature experience that turns a simple material into a lesson in creativity, structure, patience, and imagination.
Art Enrichment
Deeper learning experiences help participants build technical confidence and develop their own artistic decisions.
Home Studio Program
Small-group sessions create space for focused guidance, individual pacing, and pride in completion.
How impact is built
Access, agency
and connection.
The charitable model centers artistic quality and removes practical barriers so participants can encounter art as makers, not spectators alone.
Access
Programs travel to familiar community settings, provide materials, and prioritize free or low-cost participation.
Artistic agency
Participants make choices, solve structural problems, revise ideas, and complete work that carries their own voice.
Community voice
Hosts and participants can inform themes, formats, accessibility, and shared artwork without surrendering artistic quality.
Responsible learning
Participation, completion, concept learning, confidence, persistence, host feedback, and program quality guide improvement.
Equity and inclusion commitments
Lonnetrix reduces barriers of cost, location, materials, and assumptions about artistic talent. Instruction can be adapted for age, experience, mobility, sensory needs, communication style, and setting. Personally and culturally meaningful subject matter is welcomed, and responsible consent guides photographs and quotations.
What support can underwrite
Artist compensation, program assistance, materials, participant access, travel, community sculpture production, documentation, evaluation, outreach, insurance, and responsible administration all contribute to a complete program—not just the visible workshop hour.
2012–2026
Reach with
meaning.
In their words
The spark
stays with them.
“It is amazing what this guy does with wire.”
Deb P.
“Our girls had a wonderful time!”
C. Parrish · Girls Inc.
“We had family night tonight and all the kids were still making and showing off their creations.”
Lee R. · East-John Youth Center
Partner with purpose
Help possibility travel.
Schools, museums, universities, foundations, corporations, and community organizations can sponsor programs, host experiences, or help expand free access.
Partnership opportunities
Invest in
imagination.
Sponsorship levels are starting points. Benefits can be tailored and may include recognition, employee engagement, hospitality, naming opportunities, impact reporting, or commissioned artwork.
Materials partner
Supports supplies for a focused workshop or community activation.
Workshop partner
Supports a complete hands-on learning experience.
Community partner
Funds a multi-session program or public-facing activation.
Impact partner
Expands programming across multiple groups or locations.
Signature partner
Supports a major project, exhibition, or sustained initiative.
Visionary partner
Provides catalytic support for high-impact programming and national growth.
Begin a conversation
Invest in creative access.
Support a workshop, sponsor a community program, or begin an institutional partnership with Lonnetrix Inc.