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March 2020 Blog

3/5/2020

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Exhibitions Around the State
Chazen - Speaking of Book Arts: Oral Histories from UW-Madison
Speaking of Book Arts is a current exhibition in the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, WI. It includes fifty years' worth of book art, quite literally telling the story behind the art through oral history. The Chazen Museum of Art, Kohler Art Library, and UW archives, along with twenty-one students and faculty collaborated to create this exhibit for the public. The auditory element of this exhibition is not only unique, it allows the art to tell a story in more ways than one. Speaking of Book Arts if open February 1st through April 19th 2020. The Chazen Museum of Art is open daily, galleries: 11am-8pm.
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UW Superior Jury Exhibition Opens
The University of Wisconsin - Superior is holding an annual juried exhibition. Natalie Salminen Rude is the juror for varied-medium exhibition. This highlights the talent of UW Superior students on campus while offering a space for surprising new voices in the visual arts. The Exhibit is open March 5th-25th 2020 (2-6pm Monday-Thursday), along with a reception March 25th 12pm-1pm.
​2020 Wisconsin Artists Biennial
There is still time to see the the 2020 Wisconsin Artists Biennial! MOWA is showcasing the 2020 Wisconsin Artists Biennial through March 29th, 2020. This exhibition includes the work of 39 artists from across the state, both emerging and established. Museum Hours are Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00am–5:00pm and Thursday, 10:00am–8:00pm.

Family Friendly Events in Wisconsin

With warmer weather just around the corner, there are even more reasons to get out and about with these family friendly events! Check out the listings below.

MMoCA Hosts Kids' Art Adventures: Uncommon Accumulation
Sunday, March 15, 2020
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Sauk City Public Library Hosts Kids Art Afternoon
Monday, March 23, 2020
1 PM – 4 PM


Sheboygan Visual Arts Hosts WAKE UP to Arts
Friday, March 27, 2020
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Family Friendly

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Permanent Collection Feature: Alice Weber
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Head of Swine, Alice Weber
Alice Weber, born by the name Aliska, was raised on a farm run entirely by women. Her Bohemian-American working family made up of herself, her seven sisters, and her mother handled a farm in Spruce Village in Oconto County. Weber learned to do farm work, cooking, cleaning, and embroidery. Eventually she began to take up a further interest in art, from pencil to chalk drawings in school. At one point, Weber even did all the blackboard drawings and figure sketches for her teacher. This interest grew into an investment when she and a friend bought paint brushes, paint, and a palette with their own money.
When she grew older, she married Andrew Weber, started a family, and lived off the land of her garden. In 1922 the Webers moved to Green Bay. It was here she began taking art lessons, and discovered her passion and talent in art. Her experience changed when she met John Steuart Curry in 1941, and was overcome with a new sense of motivation. Here Weber was able to understand her own take on the world, as the natural elements of the farm in her pieces told a unique story.
We are grateful to have Alice Weber’s oil painting, Head of Swine, in our permanent collection here at WRAP. Over her lifetime, she had some incredible accomplishments. Weber even received the John Steuart Curry Memorial Medal for Rural Art. A photo of her exact Curry Medal is shown to the right.(photo from Barb Robinson).

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Alice Weber's John Steuart Curry Medal

Wisconsin Regional Art Program: Unwrapping 80 Years

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Upcoming WRAPs

Monroe

Online entry and payment due: March 13, 2020

Make check payable to: Monroe Arts Center

Artwork due date: Friday or Saturday, March 20, 21, 2020, 10 a.m-5 p.m. (2 piece limit)

Workshop date: Saturday, April 18, 2020, 9:30 a.m.-noon

Reception: Friday, March 27, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

Workshop location: Monroe Arts Center 1315 11th Street Monroe, WI 53566

​Coordinator:
​Sarah Witke
PO Box 472 Monroe, WI 53566
608-325-5700
info@monroeartscenter.com
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Dehnert, Merrimac Ferry
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Hudsan, Pheasant
​Norway

Online entry and payment due: 
 March 17, 2020 

Make check payable to:  Mark Yanny 

Artwork due date:  Saturday April 4, 2020,
9a.m-10:30a.m. (
2 piece limit) 

Workshop date:  Saturday April 25, 2020, 9:30a.m.-3:30p.m 

Workshop location: Norway Municipal Building, 6419 Heg Park Road, Wind Lake, WI 53185 
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Coordinator:
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Mark Yanny, 414-399-3009, myanny@mac.com ​
Cambridge

Online entry and payment due: April 13, 2020

Make check payable to: Jill Jensen

Artwork due date: Saturday, May 2, 2020, 9a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (2 piece limit; artists bring their own floor or table top easels)

Workshop date: Saturday, May 2, 2020, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Workshop location: Lake Ripley Country Club W9575 US-12 Cambridge, WI 53523
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Coordinator:
Jill Jensen
W8849 Deer Run Trail Cambridge, WI 53523
(847) 275-6540
Jilljensen6540@yahoo.com
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Marty, Lunch Time
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Krogstad, Log Driving
​Waukesha/Oconomowoc

Online entry and payment due: 
 March 28, 2020 

Make check payable to:  WCAL. Mail to coordinator or bring to art drop off.

Artwork due date:  Saturday April 11, 2020, 10-11a.m. (3 piece limit) 

Workshop date:  Saturday May 23, 2020, 9a.m.-3p.m.

Workshop location: Oconomowoc Art Center, 641 E. Forest St., Oconomowoc, WI 53066

Coordinator: 
Jan Wood
S63 W14860 Garden Terrace, Muskego, WI 53150
414-315-1190
jnesswood@gmail.com

​Follow this link to find information regarding all upcoming WRAP Exhibitions!
https://continuingstudies.wisc.edu/conferences/wisconsin-regional-art-program/wrap-schedule/
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