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Steenbock Gallery:  The Fine Art of Craft, until May 2, 2015

3/26/2015

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Bracelet in Brass, Silver & Coral by Judi Werner

Wisconsin Regional Art Program Presents
The Fine Art of Craft
artworks by
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Jacqueline Alberg .
. Scott Bargender .

. Rene Iannarelli .

. Judi Werner
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On view until May 2, 2015
Weekdays during business hours
at the
Steenbock Gallery

1922 University Avenue

Join us for an
Closing Reception

Saturday, May 2, 2015
1:00-3:00 PM

We are delighted to present the work of four artists from Wisconsin who represent some the wonderful lay artists working in traditional mediums.  The Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) has served Wisconsin lay artists since 1940.    All of the participating artists in this exhibition are regular participants in WRAP exhibits around the state

Jacqueline Alberg, Basket Artist, Tomahawk, WI

PictureAntler Arrow by Jacqueline Alberg
Jacqueline Alberg of Tomahawk, WI has been weaving baskets for decades.  She is also a painter in oils and watercolor. Jackie creates unique paintings and baskets.

The pieces Jackie has in this exhibition feature her ''Antler Baskets.'  In these works she
incorporates shed white tail deer antlers into each one-of-a-kind basket.
She has been been making baskets for about 30 years and antler baskets for about 15 years.  Jackie enjoys all aspects of basket making but really applies her artistic nature with the antler baskets.

She says "I love to incorporate color and texture dying the reed myself and using natural fibers when possible."

Judi Werner, Jewelry Artist, Madison, WI

PictureTree Branch Pin, brass and citrines by Judi Werner
Judi Werner is a Madison artist who specialized in metal arts and jewelry.   While she was interested in the arts Judi focused her education on Computer Technology. It turns out that corralling all those bites and bytes over the years to make programs that people can use in their business was very creative work, with a lot of logical thinking and problem solving thrown in. It was a very useful foundation for this science-oriented artisan. Years ago Judi started collecting rocks on her vacations. As that rock collection grew,  she began to study lapidary, the art of cutting and polishing rocks. Crafting jewelry was the next logical step.

Judi began her next area of "research" through a series of jewelry classes. With classes and teacher encouragement she now incorporates fabrication work and casting in her pendants, rings, and bracelets using gold, sterling silver, copper, and brass. Each year the pieces get more complex yet whimsical and simple.  Judi will also be showing her work at the High Street Gallery in Mineral Point.  Check it out Gallery Night on April 4th, 5:00-9:00 PM

Rene Iannarelli, Quilt Artist, Rhinelander WI

Picture Sea Grasses, hand dyed fabric, silk, and acrylic, 2014, by Rene Iannarelli
Rene Iannarelli of Rhinelander recently retired from a 30 year career in healthcare. She now has more time to apply techniques in color theory, design processes, embellishments, surface design, sun printing, hand dyeing, felting, fine piecing, and painting on fabric she has learned over the last thirty years of quilting.

Rene has studied with national and international quilting experts including Karen Combs, Carol Taylor, Bonnie Browning, Margaret Miller, Joen Wolfrum, Wendy Bulter Berns, Liz Porter, and Doreen Speckman. Additionally, she has taught classes to others who share her passion for fabrics as a means of expression.

Her works have been exhibited in the Manito and Lakeland Art League shows, Nicolet College and a number of Quilt Guild shows over the last few years. Rene believes that everyone has a creative spirit.

Scott Bargender, Edgar, WI

Picture Living Without Oil, carved butternut, Scott Bargender
Scott Bargender of Edgar, WI  has been working with trees for 30 years. Scott owns and operates Living in Harmony Art Studio where he builds custom made rustic log furniture and art from the natural world.

Scott also teaches  at the Driftless Folk School. 
In his courses his students learn many skills that he uses in his own woodworking, including the art of building furniture and carving using whole logs and limbs from trees – from harvesting to a finished piece of art.

This pointed wood piece, entitled 'Living Without Oil,' has the words 'We can live with out oil but can we not live with out water' carved into a beautiful butternut slab along with a windmill and sun.  This artwork received the
Rural Remembrandt Art Club Founder's Award  when it was displayed in the 2014 Wisconsin Regional Art Program State Exhibition at the Center for Visual Art in Wausau.  We are delighted to be able to bring it to Madison.

75 years of Celebrating Wisconsin Artists

In University of Wisconsin's  75th year of bringing the visual arts to the Wisconsin idea there are twenty-four communities with local arts organizations  that  are helping celebrate by providing WRAP exhibits and workshop opportunities to state and local artists.  WRAPs offer non-professional artists from across the state of Wisconsin the opportunity to grow their own creative and artistic voices through the visual arts.

WRAP exhibitions offer non-professional lay artists the chance to exhibit. WRAP defines 'non-professional' as those artists who do not make the majority of their income from their art.  Both beginners and highly accomplished artists participate in these self-juried exhibitions.

Each exhibit and workshop is coordinated locally, most with the support of a local art organization.  You can find information about which WRAP exhibits are closest to you here. 


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Handmade Meaning Quilt, a redwork quilt created by 150 volunteers with the Community Embroidery Project

Handmade Meaning Quilt

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An additional treat in this exhibition is the display of the Handmade Meaning Quilt.  In 2011 this quilt was created for an exhibit at the Wisconsin Academy's James Watrous Gallery that looked at the role of craft in the Victorian age and in our own times.  It was made as a creation of the Community Embroidery Project. More than 150 community volunteers lent a hand to the creation of squares for a Redwork quilt, inspired by the quilts women made for community fundraisers during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Come see this wonderful community art piece in person throughout the exhibition.

The Wisconsin Regional Art Program is delighted to celebrate Wisconsin artists in collaboration with the  Wisconsin Academy of Science Arts and Letters in the Steenbock Gallery.

Visit this wonderful exhibition and plan to join us May 2nd for our closing reception.  It will be an art filled weekend with the Spring Madison Gallery Night walk the night before, Friday May 1, and the Marquette-Atwood Open Studio walk on Sunday, May 3rd.  Plan to make the 'Art of Craft' part of your schedule.
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Wisconsin Artists!  Four opportunities to show your ART!                   WRAP Exhibits in Tomah~Waukesha~Portage~Monroe

3/18/2015

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“Grampa's Workbench” by Susan Porubcan, watercolor, recipient of the 2014 Francis M. Kipp Award for Creativity
The coordinators of the  Waukesha WRAP, the  Tomah WRAP,  the first annual Portage WRAP, and the Monroe WRAP invite the participation of regional artists in their Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP)  exhibition/workshops all opening in April 2015. 

The non-profit membership organization Wisconsin Regional Artists Association in collaboration with WRAP (administered by the UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies) co-sponsor these exhibits with local arts organizations to feature the works of Wisconsin lay artists.   All regional artists who do not make their primary living from their art are invited to submit artworks for exhibition.


Artists from age 14 and up are invited to participate.  Artwork must be original and completed in the last two years. Entries will be juried and meritorious works will be displayed at a state exhibit in August/September 2015 at the Pyle Center in Madison where the award winning artwork is eligible for cash awards.

Guidelines
to participate encourage the exhibition of art in a variety of media including:  PAINTING: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor GRAPHICS: Drawing, Prints, Pastel SCULPTURE: Any Material, Mixed-Media CRAFTS: Clay, Wood, Metal, Fiber, Paper PHOTOGRAPHY: Black and White, Color, Digital: print or photograph. No giclee reproductions of paintings.  

Artists and art-advocates alike are invited to view the exhibitions free of charge. 


The fee to participate in each of the WRAP exhibits is $20.00.  Artists should send the fee with their completed Entry Forms to the local coordinator by the listed due date.  Entry forms are available below or here .

Wauksha WRAP Exhibit & Workshop entry forms due 3.31.15

PicturePansies on the Rocks, by Kathleen Hosch
Entry Blank Due: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Sponsor: WAUKESHA CREATIVE ARTS LEAGUE (WCAL)
Artwork due: Saturday, April 18, 2015, 10am-12 noon (limit 2 pieces per artist)
Workshop: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 9am-3pm
Place: Oconomowoc Arts Center, 641 E. Forest St., Oconomowoc, WI 53066
Coordinator: Kathleen Hosch, 467 E. Red Pine Circle, Dousman, WI 53118, (262) 965-3101, khosch@wi.rr.com    

The mission of the Waukesha Creative Arts League is to educate, stimulate and advance artistic growth through:  presentations, demonstrations and critiques by professional artists and by providing opportunities for artists to exhibit their art works at local venues.  That makes them perfect partners for the Wisconsin Regional Art Program, with our shared purpose.  Waukesha has one of WRAPs longest continuous exhibit/workshop  partners.

The Waukesha WRAP has a policy of keeping the artist/juror for their exhibition a mystery until the jury is done.  Plan to attend the May 30th workshop and meet the artist/juror for this year's exhibit!

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My Fathers Sky , Oil/Acrylic/Wood Construction by Portage WRAP 2015 Juror Barry Roal Carlsen

Portage WRAP Exhibit & Workshop entry forms due 4.1.15

PictureSeeds of Snow, acrylic on canvas by Debra Grall
Entry Blank Due: Wed, April 1, 2015 (Limit 2 artworks per artist)
Artwork due: Wed, April 29, 2015 between 12n and 3pm
Artist's Reception: Friday, May 1, 2015 from 4 to 6pm
Workshop: Saturday May 30, 2015 from 10-3pm
Place: The Drury Gallery at
Portage Center for the Arts, 301 East Cook Street, Portage WI 53901
Make check payable to sponsor: Portage Center for the Arts (PCA)
Coordinator
: Heidi Royal, Portage Center for the Arts, PO Box 866, Portage WI 53901, 608-742-5655, portagecenterforthearts@frontier.com


The
Portage Center for the Arts (PCA) is delighted to have Madison painter Barry Roal Carlsen as the exhibit juror and Northern Illinois emeritus art professor/painter Debra Grall as workshop presenter  for their first ever Wisconsin Regional Art Program exhibition and workshop.  The exhibition and workshop will take place in the Drury Gallery of the
Portage Center for the Arts, which offers nine month-long exhibits each year, featuring the work of area artists, national,  and international artists. 

Workshop Presenter Debra Grall is an accomplished artist, and teacher.  She will be giving an artist workshop to WRAP exhibit participants (included in exhibition fee) and guests (@$5.00) on Saturday May 30th.

Tomah WRAP Exhibit & Workshop entry forms due 4.3.15

PictureShaking Up The Stack by Justin Bitner
Entry Blank Due: Friday, April 3, 2015
Sponsor: Make check payable to sponsor: TOMAH ARTS GUILD (TAG)
Artwork due: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 1-5pm
Workshop: Saturday, May 9, 2015, 9am-3pm
Place: Community Theater Building, 907 Kilbourn Ave., Tomah, WI 54660
Coordinator: Ginny Schuld, W12658 Charcoal Rd., Hixton, WI 54635, (715) 963-3200, poodlpad@centurytel.net

The professional juror and artist presenter for the 2015 Tomah WRAP will be Madison installation artist and sculptor Justine Bitner.  Justine received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree  from
Illinois State University and a Masters Degree in Sculpture from Eastern Illinois University before completing an MFA at UW-Madison.

In addition for being the juror for the exhibition Justin will be presenting at the May 9th workshop int he morning.  All exhibiting artists are welcome to attend for free and guests may attend for $5.00 each.

The Tomah Art Guild is especially pleased to be exhibiting in their new gallery space, as of 2014,  on the second floor of the Community Theater Building thanks to the
Area Community Theatre board and staff members, among others.

Monroe WRAP Entry Forms due 4.3.15

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The Monroe WRAP will again be held at the Monroe Art Center April 10-June 5th, with an artist reception April 17th and a closing workshop June 5th.


Entry Blank Due: Friday, April 3, 2015
Artwork due: Friday, April 10, 2015 OR Saturday, April 11, 2015, 10 am-5 pm
Workshop: Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 9:30 am-noon
Artist's Reception: Friday, April 17, 2015, 5-7 pm
Artwork on Exhibit: April 17-June 5, 2015
Place: Monroe Arts Center , 1315 11th St., Monroe, WI 53566
Make check payable to sponsor: MONROE ARTS CENTER
Coordinator: Susan Barrett, 1315 11th St., Monroe, WI 53566
(608) 325-5700 OR (888) 596-1249

Mineral Point Artist Tom Kelly will be this year's workshop presenter. 
Tom's artwork captures its viewer's attention and imagination, evoking  humor, and capturing hearts. Whether it's a painting, wood carving, or sculpture Tom's art leaves an impression on you and makes your world a little brighter and a little happier.   His workshop should be a very positiove experience for participants.  Here too, exhibition participants may attend the workshop for free.  Additional guests are welcome if there is room for an additional $5.00


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Artists!  Burlington WRAP Exhibit Entry Forms due 3.17.15

3/6/2015

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Jane Olson, “Hidden Hummer”, watercolor, recipient of State 2014 Donna Miller Treasurer's Award

Burlington Wisconsin Regional Art Program Exhibit

Wisconsin and regional artists, plan to exhibit your art in the the Burlington WRAP Exhibit March 24, 2015-May 9, 2015 at the Norway Town Hall, co-sponsored by the Burlington Area Arts Council and the University of Wisconsin Division of Continuing Studies.  Plan to attend the closing workshop May 9th and invite your artist friends to join you for a small fee.

Entry forms are due by March 17th  2015 to  allow you to be a part of this exhibit
and closing workshop. (See entry form at the bottom of this posting or go directly to the Wisconsin Regional Art Program website and download it from there. 


Below are the specifics for entering up to two artworks
in the Burlington Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) exhibit. The organizer requests that you get your entry forms right away to ensure your participation. 


BURLINGTON WRAP
Entry Blank Due: Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Sponsor:  Make Check Payable to Sponsor:  BURLINGTON AREA ARTS COUNCIL
Artwork Due:  Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 9 am-noon  (limit 2 pieces per artist)
Workshop:  Saturday, May 9, 2015, 9:30 am-3 pm
Place:  Norway Town Hall, 6419 Heg Park Rd., Wind Lake, WI 53185
Coordinator:
Gillian Graffy , W399 Kearney Rd., Burlington, WI 53105, Gillian.graffy@yahoo.com, (262 767-0634

Leslee Nelson, Exhibit Juror

PictureSource, embroidery by Leslee Nelson
Leslee Nelson is a full time artist making embroidered Memory Cloths that create a biography of her life.  You can read more about her work as an artist here.  

Leslee is devoted to encouraging others to find their own inner artist and recognizes that the arts and other creative processes can heal.  She often creates opportunities for others to explore their inner artists and invites everyone to make their own memory clothes.     

Leslee is Emerita Professor of Art at University of Wisconsin-Madison and a former director of the Wisconsin Regional Art Program.  You can see her other work on her website here.

David Becker, Workshop Presenter

PictureDavid Becker watercolor.
The Burlington WRAP workshop will be conducted by David R. Becker, TWSA (Transparent Watercolor Society of America).  He is a fine artist, illustrator,  and art instructor.

A native of Chicago, after a successful career as an illustrator, Becker is now focusing on his full-time fine art career.  David is the author of Watercolor Composition Made Easy, and  How to Sketch with Watercolor is David’s second book.

There is a $20.00 fee to enter up to two artworks in the WRAP exhibition. 
All participating artists may attend the closing workshop as part of the fee.  Others can attend what promises to be a very successful workshop for $5.00


All non-professional artists from Wisconsin and nearby states are welcome to select artworks to show in WRAP exhibitions.  Non-professional is defined as an artist that does not make the majority of their income from their art.  Artwork must be original and artists must be 14 or older.  Additional guidelines on what art is acceptable can be found HERE.
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