Gelli Plate Mono-Printing Workshop

Gelli Plate Mono-Printing Workshop sponsored by Lakeland Art League 
Wednesday August 19, 2015
Ginny Stiles, instructor
Minocqua Town Hall (same building as Minocqua Library)
415 Menominee St, Minocqua, WI

9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Pre-Registration required by August 5. Cost: Non Members: $25 

What’s a Gelli Plate? 
The Gel Printing Plate looks and feels like gelatin, but is 
durable, reusable and stores at room temperature. It's easy to clean and always ready for printing. Monoprinting on a Gelli plate is simple and fun. The gratification is immediate, and the prints are too cool! 
It comes in a variety of sizes and shapes. You can find more about them on gelliarts.com website with 

introductory videos. 

Members of this class must provide their own gelli plate and brayer. I can get you the best price at dickblick.com. I highly recommend 
an 8 x 10 plate but you can also have a lot of fun with the 6 x 6 plate.
3” brayers run about $10 (soft rubber preferred).
Contact Ginny at ginny.stiles@gmail.com to register and for a full supply list.

CVA Exhibits - MANimal Creating Connections and Visualizing Wausau Exhibit

Explore the possibilities of entering these 

two upcoming CVA Exhibits........... 

CVA 2nd Competitive Exhibit:

MANimal 

Creating Connections...

the Artist's Perspective

July 24 - September 19, 2015

Submit up to three images for the CVA's second competitive exhibit. If selected, your work will be shown in the Caroline S. Mark Gallery during Wausau's ArtRageous Weekend this September!

Deadline for entries is Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

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Photographers: Steady your cameras, click away and enter your favorite shots of Wausau.

The CVA will host a photography exhibit in the Loft Gallery this summer titled Visualizing Wausau - A Photographer's Point of View. The exhibit will take place from July 24 - September 19, 2015. 

The exhibit is open to both professional and non professional artists of all ages. Artists are encouraged to submit/e-mail up to three images to cvaloft@gmail.com. No entry fee is required. The exhibit is open to the community. Deadline for entries is Saturday, July 11th.

The juror will be Gary Gisselman, Librarian/Archivist for the Marathon County Historical Society. He will review all artist submissions and choose the entries to be exhibited. Throughout the exhibit timeline, Gisselman will also lead a guided tour relating historical references to certain images on display. 

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For more information contact the Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI
http://www.cvawausau.org

Opening an Etsy Shop

Tomahawk Art Walk - May 1-2, 2015

News and opportunities for Artists ........

The first weekend in May, Tomahawk is hosting an Artwalk.  We have about 15 artists assigned to different businesses, but are need of a few more.  This is a juried event meaning all the artists have been juried in or are in by invitation if I know their work  The ArtWalk will be held on the weekend of May 1 & 2.  Artists are expected to be setup and present in the business they have been assigned to from 1-7pm on Friday and from 10am-4pm on Saturday.  There is no fee or commission from sales.  They may demo if they wish to.  On Friday night, there is also an “After Glow” party at the Rodeo Saloon with opportunities for people to meet the artists and business owners, food and drink, raffles and more. Housing for out-of-towners is available for free at local homes.

Interested artists should contact me ASAP—we’d like to finalize our list by Sunday night to allow time for promotional work.
We have one artist who can only show on Friday, May 1st, so we are also looking for one artist that could show on Saturday only.

They can contact me at:
p: 920-213-0090
e: dave@kapsfineart.com

Regards,
David

David Kapszukiewicz
Fine artist
Tomahawk WI
Www.kapsfineart.com 

Ready for Spring, Paint Brush in Hand

Our February meeting was held on February 26, 2015 

at the meeting room at Marshfield Clinic, Weston, WI.

We had a vigorous discussion about our exhibits and future plans for our group. We want and need your input. We encourage present members, past members, and prospective members to attend our next meeting, March 26, to continue our quest for a group that best meets everyone's needs.

Wisconsin Visual Artists Guild is proud to announce that we are donating 

$1,600 to Marshfield Clinic-Weston Center's Cancer Patient Care Fund

Thank you to all who have purchased art during the past year as 25% goes into this donation.

Our spring show, Cattails and Flowers, is open from March 4 - June 2, 2015

in the exhibit area, 

Reaching New Heights Gallery

Marshfield Clinic, Weston WI.

Our featured program was a fun-filled presentation by Sharon Feathers.

"A Bag Full of Ideas for the Artist Studio" 

What exactly is Sharon stirring up? 

She unlocked her bag and out popped tool after tool. 

Did we even know some of these were artist's tools?

We questioned, we learned, we laughed and we were enlightened.

If you weren't there, we missed you, and 

you missed a wonderful, spirited presentation.

UPCOMING SHOWS:

Walls of Wittenberg, Artists’ Free Play III, 8^th annual juried art show, celebrating WOW’s 10^th anniversary, April 11-May 3^rd.  bring in work on March 28^th (10-2) to 114 Vinal St., Wittenberg, and $10 each piece, up to 2 works, pick up on May 9^th….contact 715-253-3525 for any questions.

RAC, Stevens Point, Cycle love-the art of the bicycle, juried show, May 7-June7, submission up to 3 images, JPG files to stevenspointrac@gmail.com,  $10 fee, submission deadline April 1^st, notification date April 7^th, delivery April 17^th & 18^th, reception May 8^th, June 7^th  &9^th pick up…715-343-6251 for details.

Woodson, Wausau, what do Harley Davidson, Downtown Abbey and Vincent Van Gogh have in common?...for details on a trip to Milwaukee on June 24^th, contact Andy McGivern at mcgivern@lywam.org.

Artist Opportunities

Riverfront Arts Center Visions 2014 - June 3 & 4 are delivery dates

I sincerely hope to see your entries this year.

It is such a pleasure working with this community of artists.

Feel free to pass on this information on to your groups and colleagues. 

The entry form is available on our web page.

Click on link to download/print entry form:  www.stevenspoint.com/RAC

Thanks again for spreading the word. I look forward to seeing you soon.

Nancy

Reminder, we have a drop in drawing class with Ann Singsaas on Thursday nights in May.

Info at stevenspoint.com/rac

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Nancy Thorson
Director
Riverfront Arts Center
715-343-6251
 www.stevenspoint.com/RAC

sprac@fibernetcc.com 
fb: Riverfront Arts Center

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“The Artists Muse: Wisconsin Artists-Wisconsin Poets” 

exhibition for 2015 for the Howard Young Art Gallery

Dear Artists,

I am putting together another “The Artists Muse: Wisconsin Artists-Wisconsin Poets” exhibition for 2015 for the Howard Young Art Gallery. This year’s artists muse exhibition was extremely successful with a full house for the reception in late April.  It took a whole year to plan for this exhibition – and gather artists and poets so now is the time to start for 2015. 

I would like to invite you submit jpgs of your artwork;  or a link to your website,  for consideration in this exhibition.  If you have already sent me your submission and interest in participating then you do not need to reply to this email. If your work is included in this exhibition, this is what you would be required to do: create 1-5 artworks; this number depends on how many artists accept this invitation, to relate to poem written by a Wisconsin Poet.  I have a treasure trove of poems by Wisconsin poets from this year, you can choose from this list – or perhaps you know a Wisconsin poet that you would like to work with. 

If you are invited to participate in this exhibition you will be required to create 1-3 works of art that are linked to Wisconsin poetry.  One of your works will need to be finished, photographed or scanned (if you do not know how to do this I can help you) and the photographs or scans, and poem(s) need to be at my studio by December 1, 2014. I will be creating a book to be sending with my proposal that I will be submitting in January to various galleries around the state.

This project is not just for The Howard Young Art Gallery - I will be sending a proposal out to various galleries around the state in hopes that they too will want to have this exhibition in their gallery. That means that your work will be shown in other areas in the state.  If the project travels then we can carpool our efforts to get our works to a different gallery - but that is down the road a ways and can be discussed at a later date.

In addition the poets whose works we use will be part of the opening reception for the exhibition - they will be invited to read their poetry at the reception at Howard Young Art Gallery and perhaps in the traveling exhibition.

In the event of this exhibition going on the road and you have sold the work you have created for the initial proposal you will be asked to create another(s) to go on the road with the traveling exhibition.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to email me.  Email is the best because I really hate the phone.  Please let me know if you are interested or not within a by June 1, 2015.

My email address is:  christinealfery@christinealfery.com

Sincerely,

Christine Alfery

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Walls of Wittenberg's (WOW) Fall Show

  

Hi Folks,

Please pass the information along to one and all. Our jurors this year will be Ron Zdroik and Julia Collins, both winners of Best of Show in earlier shows!  Read more about them on the web site.

Two years ago we had a nice assortment of artists who had exhibited in the WOWSPACE send me photos of one of the works and a brief bio which we put up on the Smart Wisconsin Miles of Art site. Let's exceed that number this year. It is good advertising for you. Thanks in advance for getting something off to me.

Looking forward to seeing many interesting pieces for this show--don't be put off by the theme--abstract art will be as welcomed as representational work.

Susan Hanson

WOW Space

sehanson@wittenbergnet.net

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Artist Opportunities

Exhibition Schedule Howard Young Art Gallery

Open call to artists. All regional artists are welcome to enter. Award: $250.00 Best of Show, $150.00(2) Merit Awards, $50.00 (4) Honorable Mentions. Emerging Artists Section. Ribbons will be awarded to artists entering in the emerging artists section. Exhibitions are juried after they are hung. Ribbons, Cash awards and Howard Young Art Gallery are sponsored by Howard Young Medical Center to honor the legacy of S. Howard Young and his passion for art as a dealer and collector, as well as the philosophy that art is central to healing, wellness and quality of life within our culture.

Exhibition II "Artists Muse; Wisconsin Artists, Wisconsin Poets." Invitational.

• March - April - May
• Check In: March 19. 9:30-11:30
• Check Out: May 14. 9:30-11:30.
• Reception: April 25. 4:30-6. Poets reading.

Exhibition III "Third Annual Spring Exhibition." Open to all artists. Exhibition judged after it is hung. Awards: Best of Show $250.00 - Two (2) Second Place Awards $150.00 - Four (4) Honorable Mention Awards $50.00 each. Judge Katy Ralph - Nicolet College.

• May - June - July.
• Check In: May 14. 9:30-11:30.
• Check Out: July 21. 9:30-11:30
• Reception: May 30. 4:30-6.
• Entry Forms Due: Last Friday in April.

Exhibition III "Third Annual Summer Exhibition." Open to all artists. Exhibition judged after it is hung. Awards: Best of Show $250.00 - Two (2) Second Place Awards $150.00 - Four (4) Honorable Mention Awards $50.00 each. Judge Nate Wilson - Nicolet College.

• July - August - September
• Check In: July 21. 9:30-11:30.
• Set Up: July 22. 9:30 - til done.                          
• Check Out: October 1. 1-3.
• Reception: August 15. 4:30-6.
• Entry Forms Due: Last Friday in June.

Exhibition IV "Third Annual Fall/Winter Exhibition." Peoples Choice Exhibition. Awards: Best of Show $250.00 - Two (2) Second Place Awards $150.00 - Four (4) Honorable Mention Awards $50.00 each. Open to all artists.

• October - November - December
• Check In: October 1. 1-3.
• Check Out: January 7. 1-3.
• Reception: TBA
• Entry Forms Due: Last Friday in September.

The Howard Young Art Gallery located in the Howard Young Medical Center at: 240 Maple Street, Woodruff Wisconsin, is dedicated to supporting and exhibiting the art work of Wisconsin fine artists. The hospitals commitment to the visual arts is due, in part, to honoring the legacy of S. Howard Young and his passion for art as a dealer and collector, as well as the philosophy that art is central to healing, wellness and quality of life within our culture. All artwork may be purchased through the gift shop. Howard Young Art Gallery collects 25% commission on all art sales - proceeds go toward Howard Young Auxiliary philanthropic interests.  

Contact: Christine Alfery at christinealfery@christinealfery.com or call 715-588-7115 for more gallery information or to be a featured artist.     Additional information and entry forms can be downloaded at:www.howardyoungartgallery.com

  

Artist Opportunities

27th Annual Northern National Art Competition
A juried competition open to artists 18 or older living in the U.S. and working in any original wall hangable media. There is no theme. We look for a varied contemporary American art exhibit. Our judge this year is Linda Benedict-Jones from Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, PA.
Contact information: Katy Ralph
URL: www.nicoletcollege.edu/about/creative-arts-series/art-gallery/northern_national_art_competition/index.html

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WRAA’s 5th Annual Tiny Treasures Fundraiser, Competition and Exhibit

Tiny Treasures runs from March 1 through July 11, 2014.  

This year the exhibit will be in Wausau because Wausau is the location for this year’s WRAP State Day. Also new this year is the ability to donate your unsold Tiny Treasures to WRAA to be gifted to a nonprofit organization.  Since Wausau is the location for this year’s WRAP State Day, the WVAA (Wisconsin Valley Art Association) has agreed to coordinate donations to local area non-profits including the Neighborhood Place as well as a Women's Shelter.  So rather than sticking your TT in a closet, you can help decorate the shelter and bring smiles to a lot of women.  All you need to do is check the box on the Entry Form that’s attached.

Remember the size restrictions, 2 ½ x 3 ½” with a depth of no more than 1”.  The TTs are free-floated in the mat so you DON’T want to leave a border on your TT – go all the way to the edge.  If they’re larger, you run the risk of them not fitting in the mat.  Send them to me unmated and unframed.  I’ll mat them for you so that every Treasure will be displayed the same way.

Enter as many as you’d like – submit $10 and a separate ID label for each one.  Tiny Treasure entries from prior years can not be submitted again.   A registration form can be found in Contour Notes, downloaded from www.wraawrap.com or, for your convenience, printed from the attachment.

All entries will be exhibited on-line at www.wraawrap.com and at the downtown Wausau library beginning in early August.  If a piece is donated to “Buy-it-Now” it is available for purchase for $25, which benefits the publication of the annual color catalog from WRAP’s statewide exhibit every September.

Not only are there cash prizes for the top 3 Tiny Treasures (1st Place $100, 2nd Place $75 and 3rd Place $50), 12 additional “Treasures” will also be featured in WRAA’s 2014 Timely Treasures pocket calendar. What a great way to get published as well as receive statewide recognition!

You don’t have to be a WRAA member to participate - although new members are always welcome.   Why not have a Tiny Treasure’s party to enjoy making them together with your friends!  Professional and nonprofessional artists are welcome to participate.  

Artist Opportunity

An opportunity for artists from David Kapszukiewicz: 

Area artists,

On April 24, 2014 Tomahawk Main Street will hold its Annual Promotion Spring Fling, a downtown Sale & Fundraiser for Main Street.  In the past it has generally been a girls-day-out event where downtown merchants kick-off Spring with sales inside (and outside, weather permitting) their stores.  Christine Vorpagel and I met last December to discuss ways she could bring the arts to Spring Fling.

We are going to be looking for 8-12 artists (all mediums that generally fall under the fine arts category) to display and sell their work (no commissions will be charged) in various downtown businesses--we’d also like some of the artists to be demo-ing. You would be assigned and located in Stores, Banks, Insurance Offices, Investment Offices; & other public spaces in businesses deemed appropriate. This event runs from 3 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, April 24th, however, you certainly can set up as soon as the business location is open (usually 9am and be on location all day).

You will be expected:

• To set up and take down your work
• To be present from 3pm to 7pm
• To provide any signage you need
• To be professional and respectful
• To be accessible to patrons
• To enjoy

To ensure quality of subject and execution, this will be a juried event.  Artists will submit a few images to a small jury for consideration.

This note serves as an introduction and a request for “a show of interest.”  This not a commitment.  I want to hear from you if you feel this kind of event would be of interest to you.  If we get enough interest we’ll put out an official “Call for Artists” request.The schedule would be as follows:Feb 06:  “Are You Interested” email sent to artist baseFeb 14:  Show of Interest email due from artistsFeb 22:  Call to Artists sent outMar 01:  Submission of 2-3 images (digital only please) of your workMar 07:  Notification of acceptance Mar 14:  Final detailed instructions sent to artists

Responses are welcome till February 15th.  Any questions should be addressed to me using the contact information below.


Regards,
DavidDavid Kapszukiewicz
Fine Artist
Kaps Fine Art
W5776 Goldfinch Lane
Tomahawk, WI  54487dave@kapsfineart.com
www.kapsfineart.com
920-213-0090

Artist Opportunities

Charles Allis Art Museum

FORWARD 2014

Call to Wisconsin Artists ends Jan 28!

There is still two weeks left to enter the Charles Allis Art Museum's biennial juried exhibition of Wisconsin art,FORWARD 2014, A Survey of Wisconsin Art Now. This year's exhibition is being juried by Laurie Winters, Executive Director | CEO of the Museum of Wisconsin Art, and will open March 7 and run through June 29. Three thousand dollars in prizes will be awarded, along with a solo exhibition in 2015 for the grand prize winner. Click on the link below to read a full prospectus and to enter your work. Click to Enter

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Waupaca Fine Arts Festival

Entry fees due April, 15th, 2014

Waupaca Expo Center

187 Grand Seasons Drive, Waupaca

April 27-May 2, 2014

"Premiere Night"

Saturday, April 26, 2014  6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Click on  Waupaca Fine Arts Festival  for more information

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Dillman's  Mid-Winter Events Festival

Festival of the Artists

Dillman’s Creative Arts Foundation located in Lac du Flambeau, WI (245 miles Northeast of Minneapolis and 350 miles north of Chicago’s downtown) joins with area hosts to bring complimentary events to artists and friends to the Minneapolis and Chicago areas.

Festivals are free events that include well known artists presenting complimentary hour long demonstrations in their chosen medium, such as, watercolor, pastel, oil, and acrylic. In addition some festivals have an "Art Sale Table" of prints and original art work, artist’s books, and videos by internationally known artists plus hourly door prizes. The proceeds of the auction will be awarded as scholarships to the northern Wisconsin art workshops. Applications are available online

Check out this website for more information:

http://www.dillmans.com/dcaf/mid-winter-festival.html

Your Hosts, 

Dennis & Sue Robertson
Todd, Stephanie, Aiden, Claire & Colin Skotterud

Dillman's Bay Resort 
Dillman's Creative Arts Foundation 
Post Office Box 98, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538

For GPS use: 3305 Sand Lake Lodge Lane, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538

715-588-3143 Telephone 715-588-3110 Fax http://www.dillmans.com 
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The Lakeland Art League, Inc. 
The Lakeland Art League, Inc. is a non-profit organization promoting the visual art in the Lakeland area by offering educational programs, workshops, scholarships and art events.

Monthly meetings are held the 2nd. Wed. of each month, starting at 9:30-11:30am at the Lakeland Senior Center.

Monthly workshops are held the 3rd. Wed. of each month April the October (July will be the last Wed.) starting 8:30-12:30am.  April 16th will be Karen Kappell/Watercolor and June 18th will be Andy Fenner/Pastel.  $15 for members and $25 for non-members per workshop at the Lakeland Senior Center. It is necessary to pre-register.

Membership dues are $20 annually

Exhibitions & Sales;  The LAL Art Gallery is located in the Great Northern Traders Coffee House in Minocqua.  The Howard Young Hospital hosts an art gallery and art shows hung on the walls of the hospital.

Contact Gail Jaeger at gailgreenthumb@yahoo.com for membership forms. If anyone is interested in carpooling to the workshops, contact Gail. 
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