The Ink Well is composed primarily of artists in New York City’s animation and cartooning community. We have a lot of fun sharing the magic behind our shows, films and comics with kids while encouraging them to imagine their own story and character ideas. Our more than 70 artists have worked on such projects as Ice Age, Robots, The Rugrats, Speed Racer, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; comic books such as Batman, Archie and Mad Magazine; as well as illustrations for New York Magazine, The New Yorker, Random House and Simon and Schuster.
Among our regular locations of operation are New York Methodist Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, Gilda’s Club and more. The Ink Well was founded in 2005 by Elizabeth Winter.
Meet Some of Our Members:
Ray Alma (Director of Ink Well services at St. Mary’s Hospital)
Amber Alvarez
Sal Amendola
Phillip Andrews
Jane Archer (Director of Ink Well services at Bellevue Hospital)
Delfin Barral
Sy Barry
Howard Beckerman
Garrett William Bender
Keith Bendis
Justin Bilicki
Ellie Brickman
Natalie Butler
Sangjun Chon
Alex Cohn
Dan Danglo
Nola Denett
Mike de Seve
Pedro Delgado
Julia Durgee
Tom Eaton
Rami Efal (Board Member, Director of Ink Well services at NY Methodist Hospital)
Joseph Gallagher
Stan Goldberg
Nina Frenkel
Mihoko Hakata
Tim Hamilton
Dean Haspiel
Jeanine Henderson
Henry Hilaire
Brett Jackson
Ruth Jeyaveeran
Tricia Kleinot
Arisa Konno
Joe Krause
Maasa Kuwana-Muelhaupt
Marty Macaluso
Heather MacDonald (Board Member)
Lewis Matheney
David McGrath
Patrick Merrell
Mark Mitchell
Brian Mulroney
Lemwell Navera
Don Orehek
Yuliya Parshina
Joyce Pedretti
Adam Pierce
Dan Piraro
Don Poynter
Leland Purvis
Jonathan Renoni
Alex Reshanov
Valery Reupert
Tim Savage
Josh Selig
Nathan Schreiber
Dan Shefelman
Adrian Sinnott
Art Siriamonthep
Sarah Takenaga
Gia-Bao Tran
Joe Vissichelli
Voltaire
Michael Wetterhahn
Elizabeth Winter (Founder, Board Member)
Karrie Witkin
Sarah Worden
True Xiong
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Meet some of the hospitals we work with:
Bellevue Hospital: the oldest public hospital in the United States.
CancerCare: a national nonprofit that provides free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer.
Gilda’s Club: a network of clubhouses supporting people whose lives have been affected by cancer.
New York Methodist Hospital- PICU: a progressive, child-friendly unit built for children with potentially life-threatening illnesses.
Ronald McDonald House: a charity designed to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children.
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children: one of the nation’s premier providers of healthcare for children with special needs and life-limiting conditions.
Meet some of our friends, supporting children’s health across the world:
In Sierra Leone: www.welbodipartnership.org
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***Please Note: there has been some confusion in the news lately associating our foundation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.. Although Mr. Gates once ran a foundation by a similar same name, we have no association or connection to Mr. Gates or any of his endeavors whatsoever.***
