Wisconsin lay artists are invited to participate in an art exhibition sponsored by the Headwaters Art League  and the UW-Madison Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts.   Artists in all media are invited to submit entries to participate in this year's Eagle River WRAP exhibit and workshop.  Entry forms are due May 3rd for this exhibition at the Olson Memorial Library.

Entry Blank Due: Saturday, May 3, 2014
Sponsor: HEADWATERS ART LEAGUE (HAL)
Artwork due: Saturday May 10, 2014, 9:30-11 am
Workshop: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 9:15 am-3 pm
Place: Olson Memorial Library, 203 N. Main St., Eagle River, WI 54521
Make check payable to sponsor: HEADWATERS ART LEAGUE (HAL)
Coordinator: Jane O’Brien, Box 517, Eagle River, WI 54521, (715)-479-8329, Darbyo7@frontier.com

Like all WRAP's this art exhibit is self-juried and open to all self-defined non-professional artists in Wisconsin with all work juried by a professional artist.  Winners of state awards will have their work eligible for the State WRAP Exhibition and will be invited to participate in the annual Wisconsin Regional Arts Association (WRAA) and Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) state conference held each September. The 2014 exhibition will be on display August-September at the Center for Visual Arts in Wausau.  Plan to attend the State WRAP Conference and WRAA Evening In the Arts the weekend of September 26-27, 2014. 

The Eagle River WRAP exhibition will culminate in a one-day workshop on Saturday, June 7th, the last day of the exhibit.  A professional artist will offer a lecture or demonstration for the participating artists and the public followed by a educational critique of the exhibited artworks in the afternoon. The workshop is free to all exhibiting artists.  Guests may attend for a modest $5.00 fee.  Contact WRAP Coordinator Jane O'Brien for more information (see above).

The Wisconsin Regional Arts Association Board of Directors will be meeting later this month to review recommendations for the 2014 Service Awards. which will be presented at the Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) State Art Conference ,  Saturday, September 27, 2014  in Wausau Wisconsin. 

All Wisconsin Regional Art Association members are invited  make nomination for the WRAA Services Awards.  (You can become a member of  WRAA any time.  WRAA members who have artwork in the State Art Exhibition are also eligible for cash awards.)

The individual WRAA service awards are listed below.  If anyone wishes to submit recommendations for consideration, they can be submitted by April 22 to Margie Devereaux at margiedevereaux@gmail.com.

John Steuart Curry Award
The most prestigious award given by WRAA, the John Steuart Curry medal has been given since 1958 in recognition of outstanding work in promoting art in their area - not for profit, but for the joy of helping others. It is named after the first Artist in Residence at UW Madison. The recipient is selected by the WRAA Board of Directors at its spring meeting from Nominations from the membership.

WRAA Memorial Service Award
Originally three awards and now one, the WRAA Memorial Service Award was established to honor three board members, Lela Smith, Grace Pendleton and Modesta Macke were killed in an automobile accident on the way to a board meeting. The award is given in recognition of meritorious service in promoting the aims and activities of WRAA. The recipient is selected by the WRAA Board of Directors at the spring meeting from nominations from the membership.

In 2013 the WRAA recognized Edith B. Miller (1923-1913),  an award winning watercolor painter who was very active in the Wisconsin Regional Artists Association and the Madison Watercolor Society.

Berk Service Award
This service award is given to an individual or local art group in recognition of achievement in promoting WRAA membership.  The recipient is selected by the WRAA Board of Directors at its spring meeting from nominations from the membership.

The 2013 Award recipient was the Wisconsin Valley Art Association
in Wausau.  We will be visiting them in 2014 as we take the WRAP Exhibition to the Center for Visual Art in August and September.

WRAA Youth Service Award
This award is given for meritorious service in support of Bridging Generations or other youth oriented arts programs.  The recipient is selected by the WRAA Board of Directors at its spring meeting from nominations from the membership.

Mary Ann Inman, President of the WRAA Board and owner of the School for Eclectic Art was the 2013 WRAA Youth Service Award for her work with the                             Bridging Generations Youth Art Exhibit & Workshops

Help us identify the 2014 recipients of the WRAA Service Awards.  Send Margie Devereaux your nominations  at  margiedevereaux@gmail.com.