Frank Juárez On Friday, July 26th, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (THELMA) hosted the 15th iteration of the Indiana Green Invitational. The reception brought artists from across Wisconsin to Fond du Lac. The opening was more than I imagined. The energy and excitement I observed that night were the same energy and excitement IContinue reading “Reception Photos: 15th Anniversary 2024 Indiana Green Invitational at THELMA”
Monthly Archives: July 2024
The Center for the Visual Arts in Partnership with Rocket Industrial is Proud to Announce the Selected Landmark Mural Artist
submitted Wausau, Wisconsin– The Center for Visual Arts in partnership with sponsor, Rocket Industrial, is excited to announce the artist selected for the new mural project on the Landmark building. Through an extensive search process done through a juried process, the selection committee composed of community members, leaders, and visual arts organizations, an artist andContinue reading “The Center for the Visual Arts in Partnership with Rocket Industrial is Proud to Announce the Selected Landmark Mural Artist”
Sun, Moon, Stars, and more at Morning Glory Art Fair
Feature image: The Morning Glory Art Fair takes place August 10-11 at Deer District’s Plaza at Fiserv Forum. submitted Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Everyone has something they love and adore. It might be the drama of sunrises, the wonder of nighttime skies, the beauty of flora and fauna or the busyness of pollinators. For those in searchContinue reading “Sun, Moon, Stars, and more at Morning Glory Art Fair”
Mary Jones: Navigating a Place of Being Through Memory and Imagination
Feature image: “Mary Jones: Coddiwompling”, March 8 – April 13, 2019, at the Tory Folliard Gallery. Image courtesy of Tory Folliard Gallery. Frank Juárez One of the joys of experiencing art is connecting the dots. My first introduction to Mary Jones’s work was in a group exhibition at Tory Folliard Gallery in the Historic ThirdContinue reading “Mary Jones: Navigating a Place of Being Through Memory and Imagination”
2024 Emerging Artists Program at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center Midsummer Festival of the Arts
Featured image: 2024 John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s Midsummer Festival of the Arts Emerging Artists Program inside the Matrix. Photo: Artdose Magazine. Frank Juárez Piloting a new program isn’t always easy. Some programs end and some continue for multiple reasons. Last year, the Emerging Artists Program was piloted with a cohort of 5 emerging artistsContinue reading “2024 Emerging Artists Program at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center Midsummer Festival of the Arts”
Switch Grass Paper Offers Chicagoans an Innovative Take on an Ancient Medium
Featured image: Aya Nakamura and Megan Diddie cooking kozo and mitsumata fibers. Courtesy of Switch Grass Paper. Written by April Behnke During many long drives to and from Fresh Press Paper, the papermaking studio at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-based artists Megan Diddie and Aya Nakamura dreamed of a place to make paper closerContinue reading “Switch Grass Paper Offers Chicagoans an Innovative Take on an Ancient Medium”
Purple Window Gallery Collective
Featured image: Fuzz, 2023 Installation: Works by 54 fiber and textile artists. Documentation by Amy Shelton. Curated by Lauren Iacoponi and Naomi Elson. Linda Marcus Don’t be surprised if when you visit Purple Window Gallery inside Mana Contemporary in Chicago, Illinois, you won’t find the color purple and there’s no window. The name functions now moreContinue reading “Purple Window Gallery Collective “
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at ASCENT MILWAUKEE
submitted Position: Artist in ResidenceEligibility: Open to all visual artistsDeadline: September 1, 2024Residency Timeline: December 1, 2024 – November 30, 2025Residency Location: Ascent MKE | 700 E Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Selection Timeline: The Ascent Artist in Residency Mission: This program’s mission is to create engaging artistic activity within the Ascent community as well as the greater downtown MilwaukeeContinue reading “REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at ASCENT MILWAUKEE”
League of Wisconsin Municipalities Calls for 126th Annual Conference Artist-in-Residence Proposals
October 23-25, 2024 | Middleton, WISubmission deadline: August 30, 2024 submitted For immediate releaseContact: Anne Katz, Create Wisconsin608 255 8316 | info@createwisconsin.orgJuly 9, 2024 The League of Wisconsin Municipalities is seeking a Wisconsin artist or artist collaborative — in any artistic medium and/or media — to share/co-create their work with the attendees at the League’s 2024 Annual Conference atContinue reading “League of Wisconsin Municipalities Calls for 126th Annual Conference Artist-in-Residence Proposals “