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Wisconsin Artists! Whitewater WRAP Exhibit Entries due June 1!

5/28/2015

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“Reflections”, acrylic, by Mary Anne Gerlach, Whitewater. Recipient of 2014 State Billy Moy's Presidential Award

Plan to exhibit your art at the Cultural Art Center June 7-27!

Do you like to paint, sculpt or draw? Do you wish you had a venue to share your art with others, brainstorm with others about art and learn more from other artists? If you say, "yes", to any of these questions, then the Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) is for you. The Wisconsin Regional Artists Association is joining WRAP and the Whitewater Arts Alliance in sponsoring this exhibit that features the works of non-professional Wisconsin artists at Whitewater's Cultural Arts Center, 402 West Main Street, from June 7th through June 27th, 2015. WRAP organizers invite any non-professional artist from Wisconsin to submit up to three pieces for the show.

The fee to enter the Whitewater WRAP show is $20, and artists should send that with a completed registration form (form found on wraawrap.com) to Joyce Follis, 252 South Ardmor Drive, Whitewater, WI 53190.
                                                                                
Entry Blank Due: Wednesday, June 1, 2015
Artwork due: Saturday, June 6, 2015, 9:30-10:30am
Artist's Reception: Friday, June 12, 2015, 6-8 pm
Workshop: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 9:30am-2pm
Place: Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St. Whitewater, WI 53190
Make check payable to sponsor: WHITEWATER ARTS ALLIANCE (WAA)
Coordinator: Joyce Follis, 252 S. Armdor D. Whitewater, WI 53190; 262-473-2360, follisj@charter.net
Artists need to submit their entry form by June 1st. Their art work is due at the Cultural Arts Center on June 6th from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Each individual can submit three pieces of art for the WRAP Show.

Artists from Wisconsin will be exhibiting art in a variety of media including 3 D and photography. Artists and art-advocates alike are invited to view the exhibit free of charge. The exhibit will run Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m. beginning June 7th and ending with a workshop ($5 fee) on Saturday, June 27. The workshop on June 27, runs from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m., and anyone can attend the workshop for a $5 registration fee (exhibiting artists can attend for free). To register, please contact Joyce Follis at 262-473-2360.

Artist Tom Jewell to act as juror and workshop presenter

PictureOil Landscape by artist Tom Jewell
Artist Tom Jewell spent some of his childhood years in Arizona, but has lived most of his life in southern Wisconsin.  The outdoors is where he and his family have developed a fondness for nature that has become the catalyst for his paintings.  Following high school he attended Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The instructors who tutored him at Layton gave him the formal and classical art education necessary to pursue a professional career in graphic design and print media.  As a graphic designer and Art Director Tom has received several industry awards for his creative designs.   Although Tom enjoyed a successful design and print management career, he always remained true to the influences of the instructors at Layton that enabled him to develop the basis for the direction of his painting style and technique.

Over the years Tom has exhibited paintings in numerous art galleries, art shows, art fairs and museums.  He has held one man shows and has exhibited in several multi-artist shows.  His work has received several awards in juried competitions.  His paintings are included in numerous corporate and private collections located in Wisconsin as well as several other states.  Tom has also received several private commission assignments throughout his career.  

As a member of Oil Painters of America Tom is dedicated to the preservation of representational art. His paintings are focused on landscapes, water scenes, flowers and various horse related themes including western events and formal dressage. Tom also creates human and animal portrait paintings on a commission basis. The format of his work covers a broad spectrum that ranges from 8 X 10 inch paintings to 8 X 12 foot wall murals.

Tom is also a member of the Visionary Artists Group which meets on a regular basis to discuss current art issues and techniques as well as exchanging creative ideas through a positive critique of each others recent drawings and paintings. The group also plans and conducts art shows together to showcase their new works.

Ongoing Commitment to Wisconsin Lay Artists

The Wisconsin Regional Art Program was established to encourage Wisconsin citizens with a serious interest in art - people who make art purely for the love of it, rather than for fame and fortune. The purpose of WRAP is to encourage nonprofessional artists to develop their abilities.

The Wisconsin Regional Art Program consists of many artist workshop/exhibits that meet throughout the year statewide. Each one has a different artist demonstration or slide lecture and a different judge to lead the afternoon critique. Artists may enter as many Wisconsin Regional Art Workshops as they like.

Artists winning a State Exhibit Award are eligible to compete for monetary awards at the WRAA State Day in Madison. In order to enter the State Exhibit you must be a member of the Wisconsin Regional Arts Program.  You can join the organization at any time before the state exhibit by going to wraawrap.com and click on the tab to register.

In 2015 we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of WRAP>  The first Rural Art Exhibit was held at the Memorial Union during Farm and Home Week in 1940. Under the guidance of John Stuart Curry, the exhibit grew rapidly, expanding from 30 nonprofessional artists in 1940 to over 100 by 1947. The energy and enthusiasm of Curry's successor, Aaron Bohrod, the past WRAP directors, James Schwalbach, Ken Kuemmerlein,  and Leslee Nelson  and the help of the Wisconsin Rural Artists Association have continued to make the exhibition and workshops cornerstones of activity for nonprofessional artists throughout the state.

WRAP is developed and administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts. WRAP exhibits and workshops began in 1940 to encourage the creative growth of non-professional artists from rural areas.
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Call for Artist Participation:  Its Tiny Treasures Time!!!!!

5/13/2015

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'Hive', encaustic, by Krista G. Vendetti, Wausau, WI

Create, Compete, and Participate with Your Tiny Art

There is still time to get your creative juices flowing and create one or more one-of-a kind 3.5 x 2.5 inch TINY TREASURES.    For the sixth year in a row, the Wisconsin Regional Artist Association (WRAA) invites artists from everywhere in the world to participate in an exhibition/fundraiser of miniature works of art.           Create art, compete for awards and participate in the WRAA Buy-It-Now fundraiser.

All Tiny Treasure Entries are due July 10, 2015. 
An entry form can be found below. 
More information
can be found at
www.wraawrap.com.

WRAA is an organization devoted to providing opportunities for Wisconsin artists who  make art for the joy of creative growth and who do not receive the majority of their income from their art.  The WRAA has been WRAP's collaborative partner since 1954.  The organization continues to collaborate with the Wisconsin Regional Arts Program (WRAP) to offer 24 exhibit/workshops around the state as well as sponsoring youth art exhibitions, and produce art publications for its members.  The proceeds from the Tiny Treasure fundraiser benefits the  WRAA’s Publication Fund.  The WRAA Publication Fund helps support the color catalog for the Wisconsin Regional Art Program’s statewide exhibit each September, the WRAA newsletter Contour Notes, and the Tiny Treasures WRAP Pocket Calendar.
Picture'Morning in the Window, watercolor, by Patricia Gergetz, West Bend, WI
Last year over 400 Tiny Treasures were exhibited.  As mentioned above,  in addition to the physical exhibition in Madison, all Tiny Treasures are posted as part of a virtual exhibition online at www.wraawrap.com.       
      
If you donate your piece to the fundraiser to be sold, they are available to potential buyers for $25.  The Tiny Treasures included in the Buy-It-Now Fundraiser  will be available for sale online starting July 28 and ending August 15, 2014.

If your Tiny Treasure doesn’t sell, and you are willing to donate it, it will be matted and donated to a worthy non-profit organization.  In 2014 the WRAA will gift unsold donated works to Wausau’s Neighborhood Shelter in hope of sharing a little something beautiful to a worthy organization doing good work. In 2015 another worthy organization will be chosen.

Picture'Red Hibiscus', stained glass, by Diane Rodefeld, Sun Prairie, WI (from the collection of H.R. Klebesadel)
Entered art pieces must be original, appropriate for all ages and not entered in previous years.  No decorated kits are acceptable.  It’s a TINY treasure because the size must be exactly 2 ½” x 3 ½”, be unmatted, and unframed.  Depth of piece not to exceed 1”.  These works are the same size as modern trading sports cards.

ARTWORK must be RECEIVED BY JULY 10, 2015

This competition is open to adults and teens at least 14 years old (calculate age as of July 10, 2015).  Each Tiny Treasure entry costs $10.00.  You do NOT need to be a WRAA member to participate.  There are cash awards:  1st Place $100, 2nd Place $75 and 3rd Place $50. 

You may enter as many Tiny Treasures 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.   WRAA members, a registration form can be found in Contour Notes, or it can be downloaded from  the WRAA website at http://www.wraawrap.com

The 2015 Tiny Treasure  exhibit will be in Madison at the Pyle Center August 11th-September 25th as a part of the Wisconsin Regional Art Program ( WRAP) State Conference activities.  Awards will be announced at the WRAA Evening with the Arts Reception at the Pyle Center on September 25th, 7-9 PM

Also new this year is the ability to donate your unsold Tiny Treasures to WRAA to be gifted to a worthy nonprofit organization.   Last year 120 Tiny Treasures were donated to a women's shelter.  This year they will go to the Middleton Public Library.  So rather than sticking your Tiny Treasure in a closet if it is not sold, you can share your creative work with a worthy non-profit organization.    All you need to do is check the box on the Entry Form when you enter to indicate your intention

All entries will be exhibited virtually on-line at www.wraawrap.com (You can see the 2014 exhibition there now).

Picture'Very Vasily' felt tipped pen and pastel pencil, by Mimi Becker, Beachwood, OH
Not only are there cash prizes for the top 3 Tiny Treasures, but there are additional  honorary awards:  12 Tiny Treasures will be featured in WRAA’s Timely Treasures 2016 pocket calendar that lists  the schedule for all of the WRAP exhibit/workshops for the year.

Winners will be notified by phone after July 20, 2015.

You can also choose to donate your Tiny Treasure to the WRAA Buy-It-Now fundraiser, or you may include it in the exhibition and competition and mark it Not For Sale (NFS).

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. 

What is the Buy-It-Now Fundraiser?

Picture'Black Saddelbags Glider', photography, by Hannah Pinkerton, Madison, WI

As mentioned above,  in addition to the physical exhibition in Madison all Tiny Treasures are posted as part of a virtual exhibition online at www.wraawrap.com.              
If you donate your piece to the fundraiser to be sold, they are available to potential buyers for $25.  The Tiny Treasures included in the Buy-It-Now Fundraiser  will be available for sale online starting July 27 and ending September 14, 2015.

If your Tiny Treasure doesn’t sell, and you are willing to donate it, it will be matted and donated to a worthy non-profit organization doing good work.

Find an ENTRY FORM below and for  MORE DETAILS, VISIT www.wraawrap.com and  click on Activities. 

Join us and  participate in WRAA’s fundraiser and enjoy the camaraderie and opportunities that WRAA has to offer.   Check out WRAA’s website, www.wraawrap.com to see entries from past years and get more information on how Buy-it-Now works.
 
Questions? Contact Sherry Ackerman, WRAA Board Member, &
Tiny Treasures Coordinator,  Email is sherrycackerman@gmail.com Phone is 608 445-2517
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Artists of Rural Rembrandt Art Club show their art in Madison

5/10/2015

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Royal Dome Parercheron Farm Round Barn, by Lynn Hansen, Waupaca

Wisconsin Regional Art Program Presents
Artists of the Rural Rembrandts Art Club
showing artworks by
Marcia Batley, Fred Behlendorf, Audrey Bunchkowski, Joan Cason, Sue DeLain, Geri Dobs, Cath Eckart, Selma Glunn, Lynn Hansen, Kristina Hauk, Virginia Jungwirth, Karin Livingood, Janet Parrell,  Patsy Radtke, Rachel Pavlic, Lynn Sallee, Aaron Schmidt, Pat Spear, Kathy Teichmiller, Stephanie Walter, and Claire Warnke

On view until July 25, 2015
Weekdays during business hours
at the
Steenbock Gallery

1922 University Avenue

Join us for an
Closing Reception

Saturday, July 25th, 2015
1:00-3:00 PM
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The Wisconsin Regional Art Program and the Wisconsin Academy are delighted to share the art of twenty-one artists who are all members of the Rural Rembrandts Art Club which serves the creative community in the Wautoma-Waushara-Neshkoro-Oshkosh area.

RRAC Mission:  "To promote the practice of and interest in the creative arts and to afford a means of education, encouragement, and opportunity for cooperation in art creation among persons interested in such endeavors."
In 1946, a group of amateur Wisconsin artists formed the Rural Rembrandt Art Club to share art experiences with each other and with their community. For more than seventy years the Wisconsin art club has been providing an opportunity to enjoy art in all its various forms to the local community and has encouraged many aspiring artists by providing a forum for them to display and discuss their work and learn from other artists.
  They continue today with a very active art community and maintain an online gallery of their memberships art here:  http://www.ruralrembrandts.com/


Rural Rembrandts' History with WRAP and WRAA

Early RRAC and Wisconsin Regional Artist Association members Dorothy and Ray Spaulding married in 1945.  They were people with busy lives and an ongoing commitment to creative growth through the arts.  They shared a love of art in general and painting in particular, and they shared a desire to learn more and grow as artists.  Soon they found others who shared their artistic interests and together they pursued informal gatherings where their families could visit and draw. 

Word spread  and the circle of artists grew, and grew, until they formed a club called the Rural Rembrandts Art Club.  Soon they reached out to Professor James Schwaulbach (of WPR 'Let's Draw' radio show  fame), and  the  Wisconsin Regional Art Program, which was engaged in early outreach efforts.  This was the beginning of a long relationship and fruitful between the RRAC and WRAP.  A few years later the Wisconsin Regional Artist Association (WRAA) was formed to be a non-profit partner with WRAP and Ray Spaulding became its first President.  The partnership has continued for since that time.

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PictureMountain Meadows/Streams & Dreams by Virginia Jungwirth, Oshkosh
The Wautoma WRAP continues today as one of the longest ongoing WRAP exhibits.  This exhibition celebrates the current membership.  Plan to come see the exhibition and join us for the closing reception to meet some of the artists!  

You can see the Rural Rembrandts co-sponsored WRAP Exhibit on display June 6th at the Waushara-Wautoma Senior Citizen Center in Wautoma too. 

If you would like ot be a part of that one-day exhibition, entry forms are due on May, 30, 2015.  You can find them below or on the UW-Madison Wisconsin Regional Art Program website here:  http://continuingstudies.wisc.edu/art/wisconsin-regional-art-program/wrap-schedule.htm


Entry Blank Due
: Saturday, May 30, 2015
Artwork due: Saturday, June 6, 2015, 8-9am. Artists must supply their own easels for this exhibit.

Workshop: Saturday, June 6, 2015, 10am-3:30pm. (Includes potluck luncheon). 
Watercolor artist and exhibition juror Susan J Spanbauer will present. 

Place
: Waushara-Wautoma Senior Citizen Center, W8220 Cottonville Ave (& Hwy 22)
Wautoma, WI 54982

Make check for $20.00 payable to sponsor: RURAL REMBRANDT ART CLUB

Mail Entry Blank and Check to: Stephanie Walter, 2898 Oakwood Lane, Oshkosh, WI 54904, 920-231-6695

Questions?  Ask Coordinator: Audrey Bunchkowski, W5871 Fountain Ct, Neshkoro, WI 54960, 920-293-8969
abunch@centurylink.net


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