WVAG -  2018 Winter Show Winners

 BEST OF SHOW

           EARTH,WIND,AND FIRE 

OIL PAINTING BY  CAROL HETTINGA 

 FIRST PLACE 

                                                          CHECKING THE MENU 

                                  PASTEL ON SUEDE MATBOARD BY ANDREA FENNER

  SECOND PLACE 

                                                         LIKE A BRIDGE OVER 

                               FABRICATED METAL SCULPTURE  BY PATRICK PLUNKETT 

THIRD PLACE 

                                                                   THE HOMESTEAD

                                              PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHARON FEATHERS 

HONORABLE MENTION 

                                                   HIGH IN THE PINES

                                          ACRYLIC PAINTING BY CINDY MARKOWSKI

 HONORABLE MENTION        

EILEEN 

PHOTOGRAPHY BY 

JIM MARTINSEN    

Our judge was Steve Loftus .

He  has studied and taught in England, has a Masters Degree from UW Madison .

Former President Wi.Art Education Association and taught 36 years in the Wausau School District. 

2018 Summer Show Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2018 Summer Show award winners! 

Best of Show

"Gemini Roses"

Carol Hettinga

First Place

"My Dream"

Jim Martinsen

 Second Place

"Earl"

M. Peterson

Third Place

"Summer's End"

Jackie Lescher

 Honorable Mention Award Winners:

"A Quiet Place"

Marilyn Feindt

"Flowers of the Sun"

Cindy Markowski

 "Blue Heron"

Jacqueline Michael

Thank you to all of our exhibiting artists. Sharing your work at Reaching New Heights Gallery touches many lives in positive ways. Also, thank you to our installation and judging committees and to our Summer Show judge. 

Enjoy this show now through September 4th.

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Reminder:  Our next Guild meeting will be this Thursday, June 28th - social hour begins at 5:30, meeting begins at 6:00 pm. See you there!

2017 Winter Show Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Winter Show!

Best of Show

The Gathering

by Sharon Feathers

 First Place

Silent Poetry

by Carol Hettinga

Second Place

Power Play

by Andrea Fenner

Third Place

My Blue Heaven

by Nancy Laliberte

Honorable Mention

Earth and Sky III

by Pat Gaska

Honorable Mention

Pheasant in the Snow

by Cindy Markowski

Honorable Mention

Ready for Flight

by Jim Martinsen

Honorable Mention

Tete a Tete

by Jacqueline Michael

Honorable Mention

Pink Lady

by Theda Newbauer-Hewuse

This show is on display now through March 6, 2018, at Reaching New Heights Gallery, located on the 1st and 2nd floors of Marshfield Clinic - Weston Center, Weston, WI.

2017 Fall Show - Cattails & Colorama Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Cattails & Colorama Show! 

 Best of Show

Dawn M. Olson

"Koi Fest"

First Place

Jim Martinsen

"Crooked Little House"

Second Place

Nancy Sloan

"Summer Blossoms"

 Third Place

Cindy Markowski

"Color of the Seasons"

Our judge was Tim J. Marcotte, BFA UW-SP '71, a studio artist since 1971 focusing on 'zinc-crystalline' porcelain pottery. Tim also generously donated a piece of his work to the Cancer Care Fund sale. Thank you, Tim!

All work is available for purchase. With every art sale, the WVAG donates 25% of the purchase price to the Marshfield Clinic Cancer Care Fund. Of special note, during the fall show, there is a special exhibition of artwork where 100% of the purchase amount is donated to the Cancer Care Fund. Your support of the arts and artists makes a difference.

Please take the time to enjoy and view the exhibit located on the 1st and 2nd floors of Marshfield Clinic-Weston Center, Cranberry Blvd, Weston WI.

The Summer Show 2017 Award Winners

Congratulations to the following WVAG members, and Thank You to all of the participating artists! The Summer Show is on display through Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Reaching New Heights Gallery located inside Marshfield Clinic-Weston Center. Always free admission and open during regular clinic hours: M-F 8 am - 5 pm.

Best of Show 

Dawn Olson 

Minocqua Meditation

 First Place 

Jim Martinsen 

Leona 2-6-2

Second Place

Carol Hettinga

Reflections (photo unavailable)

  Third Place 

Nancy Laliberte 

Stronger Than You Seem

Honorable Mention 

Jerry Toftum 

Dragonfly

 Honorable Mention

Cindy Markowski 

Waiting at the Market

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!!

WVAG Winter Exhibit 2015

And the winners are.................

Award winners include:

Best of Show - Faded Memory

by Pat Plunkett

1st Place - Green Thumb

by Tamara Martin

2nd Place - Abandoned

by Cindy Markowski

3rd Place - Big Bull Falls

by Carol Hettinga

Honorable Mentions:

Primary Grid - Pat Gaska

Homage - Jacqueline Michael

Corked - Terry Schulta

Sunset on Marathon County Farm - Jerry Toftum

Purple Rain - Krista Vendetti

Chihuahuan - Raven - Sharon Feathers

but the real winners are.......

all of you who stop by to view 

and purchase any of the lovely artworks 

in the 2015 Winter Exhibit.

December 2, 2015 - March 1, 2016

Reaching New Heights Gallery

inside Marshfield Clinic - Weston

3501 Cranberry Blvd

Weston, Wisconsin 

2015 COLORAMA Art Exhibit

The Wisconsin Visual Artists Guild

announces their 

2015 COLORAMA EXHIBIT

September 1 - December 1, 2015

at the Reaching New Heights Gallery inside

Marshfield Clinic-Weston Center

3501 Cranberry Blvd.

Weston, WI  54476

The Gallery is located on the 1st and 2nd Floors.

Gallery Hours - Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Artwork is available for purchase.

The exhibit is a fundraiser for the Marshfield Clinic Cancer Fund. 

One hundred percent of the purchase price of donated works 

plus all entry fees of the exhibit will go to this fund.

The fund provides locally for the immediate needs of cancer patients as they undergo treatment.

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We would like to thank the following members for donating their art work at 100% to the Marshfield Clinic Cancer Fund for 2015.

We have 14 pieces of art in the mini cancer gallery. The Colorama exhibit is up and the work looks wonderful.

Thank you to all of the members in the Colorama exhibit. 

 

Christine Alfery

Sharon Feathers

Jackie Lescher

Cindy Markowski

Jackie Michael 

Pat Plunkett

Best of the "2015 COLORAMA" Show

The following Artworks are the 

Top Award Winners of the 

Wisconsin Visual Artists' Guild

COLORAMA Art Exhibit

September 1 - December 1, 2015

at the Reaching New Heights Gallery inside

Marshfield Clinic-Weston Center

3501 Cranberry Blvd.

Weston, WI  54476

The Gallery is located on the 1st and 2nd Floors.

Gallery Hours - Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Best of Show

"Primary Colors = Red, Yellow, Blue"

Cindy Markowski

First Place

"Yellow-Headed Blackbirds"

Carol Hettinga

Second Place

"Echinacea Florencia"

Tamara Martin

Third Place

"Veterans Day"

Jackie Lescher

WVAG Summer Show

The WVAG Summer Show is up

 at the Reaching New Heights Gallery 

inside Marshfield Clinic, Weston. 

Feast your eyes on these original works of art that are ready for your purchase.

The winners of the show are................

Best of Show

Crossroads

fiber

Pat Gaska

1st Place

Yellow-headed Warbler

watercolor

Cindy Markowski

2nd Place

Pine Forest

watercolor

Theda Neubauer-Hewuse

3rd Place

Tree of Hope

mixed media collage

Cindy Brown

Honorable Mention

Red on White 

watercolor

Jackie Lescher

Honorable Mention

Endurance

mixed media

Jacqueline Michael

Honorable Mention

Pelican Pier

watercolor

Mary O'Flyng

Honorable Mention

Waves

photography

Sharon Feathers

Congratulations to all of the winners!

We welcome you to view (and purchase) these and other fabulous artworks in the WVAG Summer Show Exhibit.

Reaching New Heights Gallery 

inside Marshfield Clinic-Weston

3501 Cranberry Blvd

Weston, WI 54476

June 3- September 1, 2015

A special thank you to Brenda Gingles for judging the show and 

WVAG members Carol Hettinga, Jackie Michael and Sharon Feathers

for assisting the judge.