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CoPA member Colleen Gunderson's photographs “Fog Fence” and "Windowsill in Winter" were chosen for Visions XV, a juried exhibition featuring art in various media, at the Riverfront Arts Center in Stevens Point, WI. "Fog Fence" received an Honorable Mention.

On display through July 21, Visions XV features new works by 70 local and regional artists. This multimedia exhibition represents of a variety of creative expression; including ceramics, mixed media, photography, watercolor, wood sculpture and more. Juror Dan O'Neal states the work chosen is "authentic...with a voice of its own", manifested "in the brilliant use of materials, colors, and/or audacity of usage in unique ways".

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Visions XV

June 13–July 21, 2013

Riverfront Arts Center

1200 Crosby Avenue, Stevens Point, WI 54481
715.343.6251

This exhibit is free and open to the public.

The Center for Photography at Madison (CPM) is pleased to announce spaces + places | Madison, a three-day immersive workshop taught by Suzanne Rose, a nationally recognized artist, National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) fellow, and five-time recipient of the Wisconsin Arts Board fellowship for individual artists. Discover the fine art of photographing architecture, nature and the urban landscape in Madison.

Filter Photo is pleased to announce its 5th annual Filter Photo Festival, a five day photo extravaganza dedicated to inspiring and educating emerging and professional photographers. The 2013 Filter Photo Festival's diverse programming will include portfolio reviews, lectures, workshops, panel discussions and gallery talks with world-renowned photo professionals; juried exhibitions, and networking events. The majority of the events will take place in Chicago’s downtown Loop, a vital metropolitan area famous for its world-class cultural institutions.

CoPA member Michael Nowotny has been accepted to ART Milwaukee's "ART Jamboree - ART & Buy Local Fair", to be held May 18 from 2 to 10 p.m. at the Shops of Grand Avenue in downtown Milwaukee. Nowotny's photograph "Psycho Harley", not previously released, will be on exhibit in addition to several other pieces of his art.

The art fair features over 100 local visual and performing artists; 50 local vendors ranging from food, crafts, glass blowing, clothing & more; a cash bar; and $5 all-day parking for guests. There will be dance, music, theater and live art all day. The ART Jamboree is put on and produced by the Creatve Arts Council, a collaborative art advocacy group of individual artists and art organizations.

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ART Milwaukee's "ART Jamboree - ART & Buy Local Fair"

May 18, 2013 - 2:00PM-10:00PM

The Shops of Grand Avenue (Plankinton Building)

The image "Two Trees in Ice Fog" by CoPA member Bruce Ambuel has been selected by jury for the "Wild" international photography competition and print sale sponsored by the British-based non-profit organization PhotoVoice.  Juror for the competition is wildlife and nature photographer Steve Bloom.  Bloom comments: “A ‘wild’ photograph is one that emotionally connects with the viewer by blurring the lines between the animal and human world. It acknowledges we are all part of the same wide ecosystem, and encourages awareness of the living world”.  Each photograph in the Wild gallery is available to purchase in a limited edition print run for £50.00, with all money raised going to PhotoVoice.  

cinephile: This project for CoPA member Jessica Z. Schafer's Featured Member Exhibition at WPCA began taking shape during an Art Marathon in the Summer of 2012. During the 30 days of art launched by the Cream City Illustrators of Milwaukee, Schafer started to further explore a format of photography diptychs and triptychs.  The resulting series of still images is reminiscent of the frames of a black & white filmstrip.

The sequences offer a more complex narrative than a single image while leaving more to the imagination than the constant stream of video we encounter in modern life. Inspired by a lifelong interest in the careful design of classic films, each work intends to convey the atmosphere of a few moments in time. These are the makings of memories- snapshots meant to mimic how the mind’s eye remembers a slice of time, more so than to strictly document reality.

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"Synecdoche, a literary device in which the part represents the whole. My images are visual examples of synecdoche. My subject is the complex – often paradoxical – relationships I see between nature and architecture. My approach, using the part to represent the whole, symbolizes the fragmentation we experience in our everyday environment." ~ Eddee Daniel

Synecdoche: the fragment that represents the whole

March 15 - March 30, 2013
Reception with the artist: March 22, 2013  ~ 5-8 p.m.

Blutstein Brondino Fine Art

207 East Buffalo Street, Suite 212, Milwaukee, WI

Gallery Hours: Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., and by appointment.
(414) 988-4730

The Urban Experience –  Artists’ Interpretations of Life and Art in the City, Running February 28 – April 11, 2013, at Unitarian Universalist Church West
Art Gallery

The new exhibit, The Urban Experience, in the Community Room Art Gallery at Unitarian Universalist Church West is guaranteed to open your eyes to art that exists all around us in the city. "Urban" has been broadly interpreted by the seven exhibitors and encompasses everything from body-art to architecture. Media includes photography, oils and watercolor. The Urban Experience is on view from February 28 through April 11, between and after services on Sundays, at the artists’ reception, or by arrangement. UUCW is located on the eastern edge of Brookfield at 13001 W. North Ave., minutes west of the North Avenue exit on Highway 45.

The work of CoPA member Maria I. Nunez Del Prado will be featured in RAW:Milwaukee's artistic showcase "Discovery", at The Rave Bar in Milwaukee.

CoPA is happy to announce that they have been invited to display in the lobby of the Art Institute of Wisconsin, located at 320 E. Buffalo St., Milwaukee. The small exhbit showcases the work of ten CoPA artists: Joshua Eral, Patricia DeRozier, Susan Barnett, Nancy Aycock, Jack Long, Michael Nowotny, Marcia Getto, Susan Foley, Vito Gervasi, and Geri Laehn. The pieces were selected in part to reflect areas of the school's degree programs such as graphic design,  fashion design and media arts and filmmaking. Please join the artists in the lobby of the Art Institute for a small reception on Gallery Night, January 18, from 6-8. The exhibit will remain through the end of March.

When William Zuback creates his photographs he is reminded that everyone comes to life experiences differently. He would like the viewer of his work to come away feeling visually satisfied but intellectually curious. Zuback feels most successful when he has connected with the viewer on an emotional level but left room for interpretation.

“My fine art work is driven by the narrative but enhanced with the technical story telling abilities of the photographic process. A glint of highlight, how I bring out the texture on a certain object or how recropping the image in the viewfinder, can turn an average image into an extraordinary one. These are the little victories that fuel my desire as a visual story teller. I find each of my photographic themes a journey of discovery and learning. I enjoy new paths that challenge my comfort zone. Whether I’m pushing those boundaries with the subject matter or the material or technique that I am using, it is always more about the journey and not the final destination”, says Zuback.

The 1st Annual Harry Kemp Photography Exhibit will be held at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum, opening on November 30th, 2012 from 5-8 p.m. The Museum is looking for local photographers to exhibit their work, and enjoy an evening of fellowship and networking with other photographers. Harry Kemp’s work will also be on display.

 For over fifty years Harry Kemp was the eyes of Milwaukee's African-American community, documenting people, places and events through the medium of photography. ”If it happened and was important, Harry photographed it.”  Kemp, who passed away on September 29, 2011, left a lasting impact as he chronicled Milwaukee history through, according to his sister Yvonne Kemp “easily a million photos.”

Further information about Kemp and his work can be found by viewing the Milwaukee Public Television production “Harry Kemp, The Photography Man: A Black Nouveau Special.”

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1st Annual Harry Kemp Photography Exhibit