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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.

May 3, 2012

Member Exhibition: Suzanne Garr at the Minneapolis Photo Center

CoPA member Suzanne Garr was recently accepted into Minneapolis Photo Center juried exhibition The Portrait: Up Close and Personal. The exhibition opens with a reception on June 22nd, and runs through August 19th.

CoPA member and former Board Secretary and Development Co-chair, Suzanne Garr was recently accepted in a Minneapolis Photo Center juried exhibition. The call for entries for The Portrait: Up Close and Personal resulted in the submission of more than 1,600 images from around the world, 75 of which will be exhibited at the Minneapolis Photo Center. The exhibition opens June 22nd, and runs through August 19th.

October 25, 2011

CoPA’s 5th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition

CoPA’s 5^thAnnual Midwest Juried Exhibition runs December 2, 2011 – January 21, 2012
at Walkers Point Center for the Arts. Miss Juror Catherine Edelman's Gallery Talk? No problem. See it here. Remember: please join CoPA for the Closing Reception on Gallery Night, Friday, January 20, 2012, 5 to 9 p.m. at WPCA, 839 S. 5th St., Milwaukee.

CoPA’s 5^th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition
Walker’s Point Center
for the Arts
839 S. 5^th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Exhibition Dates:
December 2, 2011 – January 21, 2012

August 15, 2011

CoPA 5th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition

at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts
839 S. 5th St., Milwaukee, WI 53204
Exhibition Dates:
December 2, 2011 – January 21, 2012

Open to all photography artists who reside in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota or Michigan, who may submit up to four images with a $35, non-refundable entry fee. There is no entry fee for active/paid CoPA members, who may also submit up to four images. See story for a link to submit your entry.

CoPA’s 5^th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition
Walker’s Point Center
for the Arts
839 S. 5^th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Exhibition Dates:
December 2, 2011
– January 21, 2012

Exhibition Juror:
Catherine Edelman
Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

June 24, 2011

Photography Consultant Mary Virginia Swanson Speaks Sept. 24

Photography marketing consultant, author and educator Mary Virginia Swanson will give CoPA’s annual lecture Sept. 24. Her lecture will help photographers establish professional relationships and focused marketing efforts.

Photography marketing consultant, author and educator Mary Virginia Swanson will give CoPA’s annual lecture Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in UWM Arts Lecture Room ACL120, located at 2400 E. Kenwood Avenue.

January 24, 2011

Subway Texting

It happened in a fraction of a second when the New York City subway car door opened and Paul Matzner saw both men texting. He framed them and clicked, but it wasn’t until Paul returned to his Shorewood home that he realized the social statement he had captured.

It happened in a fraction of a second when the New York City subway car door opened and Paul Matzner saw both men texting. He framed them and clicked, but it wasn’t until Paul returned to his Shorewood, Wis., home that he realized the social statement he had captured.

“We live and work in close proximity, but we spend an inordinate amount of time not acknowledging each other when we are together,” Paul said. “Mass transit seems to heighten that isolation.”

December 21, 2010

Mark Stall’s Photograph Is 2011 Eddy Award to Creativity Works

Mark Stall’s award-winning photograph, Round Lake Rowboat II,will be presented by the Sharon Lynn Wilson Center to Creativity Works!, an arts organization whose commitment to regional collaboration has created a higher standard of excellence in arts education and arts visibility in the region.