Sheryl and David Evelo, in partnership with ICI, founded the Art for All endowment in 2012, in memory of their daughter Stephanie Evelo (1969–2012), a gifted artist and dedicated ICI employee and colleague.

Today, Art for All: The Stephanie Evelo Program for Art Inclusion at the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Community Integration, supports the work of emerging and professional artists with disabilities by connecting them with the wider community through exhibits and events. These events create inclusive spaces for discussing, promoting, and selling artists’ work, enhancing the community’s understanding of artists with disabilities and their vision of the world. The program embodies ICI’s mission of improving policies and practices to ensure that all children, youth, and adults with disabilities, and those receiving educational supports, are valued by and contribute to their communities of choice.

Show your art with Art for All:

We invite artists to participate in future shows. If you are an artist or know someone who wants to be part of an art exhibition, please email Program Manager Nik Fernholz at fern0104@umn.edu

Stephanie Evelo wearing glasses and a pink shirt with a black blazer.

Committee Members

Rebecca Dosch Brown, Adviser

Nik Fernholz, Program Manager, fern0104@umn.edu

Mark Olson, Adviser

Uma Oswald, Adviser

James Rocco, Adviser

Andy Thaden, Adviser

Jean Hauff, Adviser

Sheryl and David Evelo smiling, standing outside with snow covered trees and ground behind them.

Sheryl and David Evelo, Founders