2016 WVAG Summer Show Award Winners

The Wisconsin Visual Artists Guild Summer Show

is hung and ready for viewing 

(and purchasing)

at the

Reaching New Heights Gallery 

inside Marshfield Clinic-Weston 

June 8 - Sept. 6, 2016

Best of Show

Red Onions

by Carol Hettinga

First Place

One with Nature

by Gail Jaeger

Second Place

Elements

by Pat Gaska

Third Place

Feed the Birds

by Jim Martinsen

Honorable Mention

A Mother's Love

by Sharon Feathers

Honorable Mention

The Hummingbird Dance

by Theda Neubauer-Hewuse

Honorable Mention

Tranquility I

by Nancy Laliberte

Honorable Mention

Batik Bloom

by Dawn Olson

Congratulations to all the winners.

The Best of "CATTAILS AND FLOWERS 2016 EXHIBIT"

The beautiful "CATTAILS AND FLOWERS" exhibit is ready for viewing at 

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS GALLERY

Inside Marshfield Clinic-Weston

3501 Cranberry Blvd, Weston, WI 54476

Enjoy the exhibit from March 2 - June 7, 2016  

What a wonderful way to greet spring and start planning our colorful garden areas. 

No green thumb? 

All the artwork is for sale and is ready to brighten your home.

The winners of the Cattails and Flowers are.............

Best of Show

"Warmth and Grace"

Nancy Laliberte

First Place

"Down in the Slough Where the Big Bass Grow"

Sharon Rotz

Second Place

"Evening Shadows" 

Carol Hettinga

Third Place

"In the Garden"

Terry Gunderson Shulta

Honorable Mention

"Gentleness 101"

Sharon Dowis

Honorable Mention

"Cattail Sunrise"

Jackie Lescher

Honorable Mention

"Lilies

Joyce King

Honorable Mention

"Flowers with Life"

Cindy Markowski

Congratulations to all!!

Ready for "Cattails and Flowers"?

Artist Members

It's time to pack up your artwork to deliver to the 

New Heights Gallery

Marshfield Clinic - Weston

Cattails and Flowers Show

Drop off and installation of artwork is

Tuesday, March 1 from 4:30 - 5:30

Don't forget 

if you had art in the past show 

its also time to pick up those artworks.

(Don't make everyone scramble to try to find you 

or try to decide what to do with your art. 

Just ask me how I know about this.)

Upcoming Meeting

Calling all!

present members 

past members 

and interested new-comers

The next meeting of the WVAG will be 

February 25, 2016.

The WVAG meets on the fourth Thursday of the month. 

 Meetings are held in the first floor conference room 

at Marshfield Clinic - Weston Center, 3501 Cranberry Blvd, Weston, WI. 

Social time- 5:30 pm, Meeting - 6:00 pm

Online Workshops

Get ready for our FREE Strathmore 2016 Online Workshops! Since you participated in our past online workshops, we wanted to let you know that our free Online Workshops will be starting up again in less than 1 month! We have inspiring new topics for our virtual classroom, and we're excited to introduce 3 new all-star artist-instructors! Here's what we have planned: Workshop 1: Sketchbook Fury - The Art Ninja's Guidebook Instructor: Graham Smith Start Date: March 7, 2016 Workshop 2: The Mind of Watercolor Instructor: Steve Mitchell Start Date: May 6, 2016 Workshop 3: Colorful Creations with Markers Instructor: Will Terrell Start Date: September 5, 2016 Learn techniques from experienced artists through online videos and downloadable instructions. Get inspired by other students in our virtual classroom. Keep motivated with ideas and tips from your instructors. Share all the fun on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter using #StrathmoreWorkshops We will be making announcements and giving more information on our website and on Facebook so please stay connected with us! We are no longer requiring a registered account to be able to view the videos. All you have to do is go to the Online Classroom after a video has been released and click the link to follow along to the video lessons.  Our workshops are self-paced and will remain open for viewing through Dec. 31, 2016 after a lesson is released. Learn more by clicking on this link