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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.

 

February 17, 2012
See: Portrait Exhibition at Jewish Museum Milwaukee

One World One People:
Jewish Photographic Portraits by Arnold Newman
December 25, 2011 – March 30, 2012

At the Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 North Prospect Avenue, ‘One World One People’, an exhibit  by renowned photographer Arnold Newman (1918-2006), is a culmination of portraits he made of significant individuals over the course of his illustrious career. 

One World One People: Jewish Photographic Portraits by Arnold Newman
 

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.


 

February 26, 2012
Member Exhibition: Vicki Reed at Delafield Arts Center

CoPA Member Vicki Reed's photography is included in a three person show, Aqua Bella at the Delafield Art Center, 803 Genessee Street, Delafield, through March 31. 

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. 

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.

May 23, 2011
'Gestation'

Conceptual photographer Bill Zuback is more interested in creating abstract metaphors for everyday life experiences than photographing those same ideas through a social documentary style of image-making.

When CoPA member Bill Zuback photographs his ideas he wants viewers to come away feeling satisfied but intellectually curious.

A case in point is Gestation, a series he created after a friend sent him eight plastic vending-machine babies encased in clear plastic capsules. The image of these creatures enclosed in womblike-bubbles may not be something everyone immediately relates to, but everyone has gone through ontogeny before entering the world.

May 23, 2011
This Year’s Annual Members’ Exhibition Will Be Difficult to Top

About 100 CoPA members spent more than 900 hours helping to stage this year’s 6th Annual Members Photography Exhibition.

About 100 CoPA members spent more than 900 hours helping to stage this year’s 6th Annual Members Photography Exhibition.

Geri Laehn, chair of the Exhibitions Committee and coordinator of the five-week show, said, “Because of the duration and success of the show all the hard work and time put in by everyone was justified. We have a pretty great membership, and to all of those who volunteered to host, set up and take down, a huge thank you.”

May 7, 2011
Landscape Minimalism

Frank Miller is drawn to an area he calls landscape minimalism – “big fields, long horizons, wide skies, and the occasional grain elevator, windmill or power line magnified by the solitude around it.” Recently, the Shepherd Express'City Guide published one of his theater production images.

Photographs by CoPA members Frank Miller and Coree Coppinger are featured in the Shepherd Express’ recently released 10th annual City Guide.

Frank’s photograph in the 2011 City Guide’s What’s New section is of a scene from the Optimist Theatre’s outdoor production of The Tempest at Alverno College. Coree’s image of children at play at Milwaukee’s Summerfest highlights the festival section of the City Guide.

May 7, 2011
Magical Colors at Summerfest

For Coree Coppinger kids playing in the water on a warm evening at Summerfest epitomized summer fun in Milwaukee. “The colors seemed magical,” she says of her photograph published in the Shepherd Express, 2011 City Guide.

Photographs by CoPA members Coree Coppinger and Frank Miller are featured in the Shepherd Express’ recently released 10th annual City Guide.

Coree’s image of children at play at Milwaukee’s Summerfest highlighted the festival section of the 2011 City Guide. Frank’s photograph in the City Guide’s What’s New section is of a scene from the Optimist Theatre’s outdoor production of The Tempest at Alverno College.

 

April 6, 2011
CoPA Show Is First Exhibit for 13-Year-Old Member Allison Conrad

Teenager Allison Conrad debuts her photography at CoPA's 6th Annual Members Photography Exhibition.

Peering through the window of a low-flying plane can be an eye-opening experience. And when you’re young, it can be irresistible to want to capture the landscape below to savor exciting memories of a trip to an exotic island.

March 25, 2011
Steve Yeo Creates Digital Montages

CoPA member Steve Yeo creates montages through digital manipulation of elements from his photographs. The resulting images celebrate the visual interest inherent in natural forms, and their patterns of development. Blending familiar forms and details, Steve intends to create compositions with geometries and patterns that mimic the creativity that emerge in nature.

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.

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.

December 2, 2010
4th Annual Midwest Juried Photography Exhibit Earns Wide-Ranging Notice

Read articles about CoPA's current juried exhibit in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Milwaukee Shepherd Express.

CoPA's 2010 4th Annual Midwest Juried Photography Exhibit at Walker's Point Center for the Arts has received comments and notices from numerous publications and online sources. The show at 839 S. 5th St., Milwaukee, runs from Dec. 3 to Jan. 22. Here are some of the online comments and notices:

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