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May 9, 2012
Meet the New Members of the CoPA Board of Directors

CoPA congratulates the six new members of our Board of Directors, elected unanimously at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 8. We welcome: Shay Armstrong, Michael J. Havice, Paul Oemig, Jim Schaff, Roy C. Schmidt, and Mark Stall. Click to learn more about them, and how they hope to assist in achieving CoPA's future goals.
 

CoPA congratulates the six new members of our Board of Directors, elected unanimously at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 8.

Please read on to learn more about the newest additions to the Board, and how they hope to assist in achieving CoPA's future goals.

 

April 4, 2012
Members' Show | Important Information for Participants

For the 113 CoPA member photographers participating in this year's Members' Show, this article includes details about installation dates and photograph presentation.

Members' Show Installation Dates
CoPA Members, please bring your work to the gallery during the following times
 or arrange for another member to deliver and hang your work.


Monday, April 16     1–7 pm

Tuesday, April 17     4–9 pm

 

November 8, 2011
Classic Images: Ansel Adams

This exhibition features 70 images from The Museum Set, a rare portfolio of photographs hand-printed by the artist and considered by him to be the best of his life's work. On view now through January 8 at the Lake County Discovery Museum. 

Lake County Discovery Museum 

November 2, 2011
And the Winner is...

The recipient for the Coalition of Photographic Arts 2011 Artist Incentive Award is member Erik Ljung. Congratulations Erik!
 

The recipient for the Coalition of Photographic Arts 2011 Artist Incentive Award is CoPA member Erik Ljung. Congratulations Erik!

Several CoPA members recently submitted essays written on the topic  “What contemporary photography means to you and how you see your photography fitting into your future plans as a Fine Art Photographer.” 

May 3, 2012
CoPA's Featured Artist at May ART Jamboree | Martha Coaty

Member photographer Martha Coaty will be CoPA's Featured Artist at the upcoming ART Milwaukee ART Jamboree on Saturday, May 19 at Milwaukee Athletic Club, 758 North Broadway. Coaty is an award winning fine art photographer currently living in Allouez, WI. Her photographs of houses and barns of Northern Wisconsin are geometrically precise, infused with a keen sense of stillness. She is a Wisconsin native and has practiced the art of photography for over thirty years.

Member photographer Martha Coaty will be CoPA's Featured Artist at the upcoming ART Milwaukee ART Jamboree on Saturday, May 19 at Milwaukee Athletic Club, 758 North Broadway. Coaty is an award winning fine art photographer currently living in Allouez, WI. Her photographs of houses and barns of Northern Wisconsin are geometrically precise, infused with a keen sense of stillness. She is a Wisconsin native and has practiced the art of photography for over thirty years.  Her body of work, “Door County and other Northern Places,” can be viewed at www.marthacoatyphotography.com.

CoPA is partnering with ART Milwaukee in 2012 to bring great photographs to the community at their ART Jamborees. With the help of other local organizations, these social experiences bring the work of featured artists to thousands each month at different locations throughout the city.


 

January 13, 2012
CoPA's Featured Artist at ART Milwaukee's March ART Jamboree | Ben Stuart

Member photographer Ben Stuart was CoPA's Featured Artist at the  ART Milwaukee ART Jamboree on Friday, March 9 at Milwaukee's City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street. Stuart's captivating portraits of youth in traditional costumes our city's many ethnic festivals demonstrate Milwaukee's continuing commitment to honoring the heritage of those who built it.

Member photographer Ben Stuart was CoPA's Featured Artist at the ART Milwaukee ART Jamboree on Friday, March 9 at Milwaukee's City Hall, 200 E. Well Street. Stuart's captivating portraits of youth in traditional costumes our city's many ethnic festivals demonstrate Milwaukee's continuing commitment to honoring the heritage of those who built it.

October 1, 2011
Celebrating 6 Years of Fine Art Photography

CoPA to host annual Pin-Up Show and announce Artist Incentive Award Winners on October 22 from 6pm-9pm at the Marian Gallery at Mount Mary College. For the last five years CoPA has hosted a one night only “Pin-Up” Show, in which CoPA members donate photographs that are pinnedto a gallery wall and auctioned off at reasonable prices to Milwaukee art collectors and supporters of CoPA. 

CoPA to Host Annual Pin-Up Show and Announce Artist Incentive Award Winners

For the last five years CoPA has hosted a one night only “Pin-Up” Show, in which CoPA members donate photographs that are pinned to a gallery wall and auctioned off at reasonable prices to Milwaukee art collectors and supporters of CoPA. A few Marquee prints donated by more prominent fine art photographers are also auctioned at the end of the evening. Proceeds from the auction fund the Artist Incentive Program. 

September 28, 2011
2012 Artist Incentive Awards | Students and CoPA Members

This program awards two $500 Artist Incentive Awards each year – one to a student enrolled in a two or four year degree program and one to a CoPA member in good standing. Applications are evaluated primarily based on essays written on the subject,  “What contemporary photography means to you and how you see your photography fitting into your future plans as a Fine Art Photographer.” read full article here

July 19, 2011
Jill Moore's Work in Cameroon Is Topic of Oct. 11 Schmooze

Jill Newton Moore, who received CoPA’s first Member Artist Incentive Award grant which supported her humanitarian work in Cameroon, is our Oct. 11 speaker. She will show photographs and talk about her experiences during the three months she spent in Bafut, teaching high school girls leadership skills and visiting children in a rehabilitation center.

Jill Newton Moore, who received CoPA’s first Member Artist Incentive Award grant which supported her humanitarian work in Cameroon, is our Oct. 11 speaker.

She will show photographs and talk about her experiences during the three months she spent in Bafut, teaching high school girls leadership skills and visiting children in a rehabilitation center.

July 14, 2011
Bill Mueller's Brain Child

Before conceptual photographer William Mueller ever picks up his camera – or even thinks about it – months may have passed while an idea festers, words play in his head, and sets are built. Bill’s brain children are born somewhere between sleep and dreaming.

Before William Mueller ever picks up his camera – or even thinks about it – months may have passed while an idea festers, words play in his head, and sets are built.

Bill’s brain children are born somewhere between sleep and dreaming, he half jokes in explaining the origin of his conceptual photographs. “I always keep a notebook handy for sketches and ideas. The same goes with my camera bag – always a notebook with me.”

A CoPA member since 2008, Bill has served two terms as a Board member,  vice president, and chair of the Exhibitions Committee.

He picked up a camera as a way to illustrate his writing as a teenager: the writing fell aside, but the photography stayed. Bill’s interests turned to conceptual photography about 10 years ago.

“I guess I’m a closet model maker although I did not make models as a kid,” Bill said in an email interview. “I collect things that trigger ideas that trigger an image title that triggers the final photograph.”

June 8, 2011
2010 CoPA Artist Incentive Award Winner Is Stateside Again

2010 CoPA Artist Incentive Award winner Jill Newton Moore recently returned from a three-month stay in Bafut, Cameroon, West Africa. Along with daughter Annie, they lived in a convent in the tiny village of Bafut and volunteered at St. Joseph’s Comprehensive School for middle and high school aged girls. Part of their volunteering experience included teaching the girls about leadership, writing, critical thinking, technology, and art.

May 13, 2011
CoPA Members’ Exhibit Calendar

If you would like to have information about your exhibit included in this Members' Exhibit Calendar, send an announcement to Jessica Zalewski, c0-chair of CoPA’s Communications Committee, at least two weeks before the exhibit starts. Please include your name, email or website address, exhibit venue with street and city address, the venue's website address, exhibit title, starting and closing dates and hours of the exhibit, and any additional brief information about the show.

If you would like to have information about your exhibit included in this Members' Exhibit Calendar, send an announcement to Angela Morgan, co-chair of CoPA’s Communications Committee, at least two weeks before the exhibit starts.

Please include your name, email or website address, exhibit venue with street and city address, the venue's website address, exhibit title, starting and closing dates and hours of the exhibit, and any additional brief information about the show.

 

April 6, 2011
Excerpts From Artist Statements by Members Exhibiting at 2011 Members' Show

Here is a sampling of excerpts from artist statements by members who are showing in the 2011 6th Annual Members Photography Exhibition at the Mayer Building, 342 N. Water St., Milwaukee, April 15 to May 

Here is a sampling of excerpts from artist statements by members who are showing in the 2011 6th Annual Members Photography Exhibition at the Mayer Building, 342 N. Water St., Milwaukee, April 15 to May 21.

Bruce Ambuel
Brookfield

Photography is meditation in action, a way of being present in the moment while seeking deeper understanding.

Jonathan Canny
Brookfield

February 8, 2011
CoPA Award Recipient, Jill Newton Moore, Uses Photography in Cameroon Schools

Jill Newton Moore is in Cameroon applying the vision and skills that won her CoPA’s  inaugural Member Artist Incentive grant.


See photo of Jill with students.

Jill Newton Moore is in Cameroon applying the vision and skills that won her CoPA’s  inaugural Member Artist Incentive grant.

January 22, 2011
CoPA’s Annual Juried Show Increasingly Popular with Chicagoans

CoPA’s Midwest photography exhibit attracted about 400 people. Geri Laehn (left), chair of the Exhibition Committee, said this year's show will be held Dec. 2-Jan. 20. at the Walker's Point Center for the Arts.

CoPA’s Midwest juried photography show is increasingly popular with the gallery-viewing public: during its six-week run, the fourth annual exhibit attracted more than 400 people.

January 18, 2011
Members' Schmooze: Holiday Print Exchange

Bring a gift wrapped, matted print for the print exchange. Suggested size 8x10.

– December 13: Members' Schmooze, Libiamo Restaurant, 221 W. Galena St., Milwaukee. Dinner 6:30 p.m.; Announcements and Presentation, 6:45 p.m.
 

December 10, 2010
On Camera Clubs and the Photographic Arts Group

What is the difference, and where do you fit in?

Photographers often ask me how CoPA differs from a camera club. As President of a photographic arts group I feel it’s vital to set the proper expectations for new members as to what they will find in, and get from, CoPA.

November 19, 2010
Member Jill Newton Moore Receives CoPA Artist Incentive Award

Jill and her daughter are volunteering at a girls school in Cameroon, Africa, where they teach art and photography.

Jill Newton Moore's deepest thanks go to CoPA, and to judge Jessie Eisner-Kelyle, for making the Artist Incentive award possible.

Jill has asked CoPA to share the following note of appreciation:

"I am honored and grateful to have been selected as a recipient of the CoPA Artist Incentive Award for 2010. The award money is already in my Cameroon fund.