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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
Annual CoPA Members' Show Open through Saturday, May 12th

CoPA's Seventh Annual Members' Exhibition is open through May 12th with regular gallery hours at 262 East Menomonee in the Third Ward, across from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD).The exhibition spans the gamut of photography: natural and urban landscapes, fantasy, travel, digital manipulation, black and white close-ups, psychological portraits, mixed media, and much more.

CoPA's Seventh Annual Members' Exhibition opened with a reception on Gallery Night at 262 East Menomonee in the Third Ward, just across from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). This year, the Members' Show features 113 regional artists. The exhibition will be on display with regular gallery hours from April 20 to May 12, 2012.

The exhibition spans the gamut of photography: natural and urban landscapes, fantasy, travel, digital manipulation, black and white close-ups, psychological portraits, mixed media, and much more. CoPA’s members include well-established professional photographers, college students and amateurs. Some experiment fearlessly; others are consummate craftsmen, committed to traditional processes. All are united by a passion for fine art photography.
 

Gallery Night Opening Reception
Friday, April 20     5–9 pm


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
 

January 3, 2012
Edward Weston and Surrealism

with UWM Professor of Art History
Dr. Kenneth Bendiner at February 14
CoPA Schmooze, 6 p.m.
Libiamo Restaurant, 221 W. Galena St., Milwaukee.

Historians of photography don't usually associate Edward Weston with Surrealism, but that post-World War I movement in the arts underlies many of Weston's works, where everyday objects are divorced from their normal environments, and seem to possess double identities and sexual power.

Dr. Bendiner holds a Ph.D from Columbia University and currently teaches in the Department of Art History at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. His full Curriculum Vitae can be found here:
http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/arthistory/faculty/bendiner.cfmb

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.


 

April 17, 2012
Member Exhibition: Suzanne Garr at Delafield Arts Center and Art & Soul Gallery

CoPA Member Suzanne Garr is currently showing work in two area photography exhibitions. She is the solo photographer in the Juried Exhibition for this quarter at the Delafield Arts Center and will be involved with the Art Walk on May 18 & 19. Garr also has work at the Art & Soul Gallery in Milwaukee that will be a part of the upcoming MARN Treasure Hunt event on Saturday, May 12.

CoPA Member Suzanne Garr is currently showing work in two area photography exhibitions. She is the solo photographer in the Juried Exhibition for this quarter at the Delafield Arts Center and will be involved with the Art Walk on May 18 & 19. Garr also has work at the Art & Soul Gallery in Milwaukee that will be a part of the upcoming MARN Treasure Hunt event on Saturday, May 12.

Delafield Arts Center
803 Genesee Street | Delafield, WI 53018
262.303.4865
www.delafieldartscenter.org

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Friday | 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday | 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Art Walk Event:
Friday, May 18th |  5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 19th | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

April 2, 2012
CoPA's Seventh Annual Members' Exhibition

Gallery Hours: Saturdays 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Sundays 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Wednesdays 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Thursdays 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Fridays 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

262 E. Menomonee Street | Third Ward | Milwaukee
Gallery Hours: Saturdays 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Sundays 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Wednesdays 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Thursdays 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Fridays 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

March 26, 2012
Members' Show Opens – Gallery Night

5:00-9:00 pm | Opening Reception for CoPA Seventh Annual Members' Exhibition at 262 East Menomonee in the Third Ward, just across from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD).

5:00-9:00 pm | Opening Reception for CoPA Seventh Annual Members' Exhibitionat 262 East Menomonee in the Third Ward, just across from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD).
CoPA expects thousands of visitors during the exhibition, which will be on display from April 20 to May 11, 2012.

February 17, 2012
Learn: Portrait Photography Mini Course Begins February 21

Landscape of the Lens and Beyond: Portrait Photography Mini Course 
Session Series with photography experts Francis Ford and Jim Seder
February 21, February 23 & February 28, 2012, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Landscape of the Lens
and Beyond: Portrait Photography Mini Course – 3 Session Series
Tuesday, February 21, Thursday, February 23 & Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
 

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.

January 11, 2012
Gallery Night and Day Returns to Milwaukee on January 20

The first Gallery Night and Day of 2012 arrives in Milwaukee on Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21. Photographs by CoPA members will be on view all over town, including work by Cindy Lesky, Linda Schwam Merkel, Bill Zuback and Jessica Zalewski Schafer.

The first Gallery Night and Day of 2012 arrives in Milwaukee on Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21.

Photographs by CoPA members will be on view all over town. First stop, the closing reception of CoPA’s own 5th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, 839 S. 5th Street, January 20, 5 to 9 p.m.

January 3, 2012
Members' Schmooze

Edward Weston and Surrealism with UWM Professor of Art History Dr. Kenneth Bendiner

–February 14: Members' Schmooze featuring "Edward Weston and Surrealism" a talk by UWM Professor of Art History Dr. Kenneth Bendiner, at Libiamo’s Restaurant, 221 W. Galena St., Milwaukee. Dinner, 6:30 p.m.; Announcements and Presentation, 6:45 p.m.

January 3, 2012
Members' Schmooze

Chasing the Milky Way: The Lights of the Apostle Islands with Mark Weller and John Rummel. Click HERE to learn more.

–March 13: Members' Schmooze featuring "Chasing the Milky Way: The Lights of the Apostle Islands" with Mark Weller and John Rummel , at Libiamo Restaurant, 221 W. Galena St., Milwaukee. Dinner, 6:30 p.m.; Announcements and Presentation, 6:45 p.m.

Learn more about the presenters HERE.

December 7, 2011
Milwaukee Magazine Photo Contest submissions due

Submissions due for bi-monthly photo contest with Milwaukee Magazine. Theme = Love. Winners to be published in February's issue of Milwaukee Magazine as well as www.insidemilwaukee.com

Submit image here ---> photo contest 

October 25, 2011
CoPA’s 5th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition

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

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

September 1, 2011
5th Annual Juried Show Artists Reception, Awards Presentation and Juror's Gallery Talk

Event: 5 to 9 p.m.

December 9, 5 to 9 p.m: CoPA's 5th Annual Midwest Juried Photography Exhibition Artists Reception, Award Ceremony and Gallery Talk with Exhibition Juror Catherine Edelman, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, 839 S. 5th St., Milwaukee.

September 1, 2011
5th Annual Juried Show Closes

Gallery Day Hours: Noon to 5 p.m.

– January 21, 5 p.m: CoPA's 5th Annual Midwest Juried Photography Exhibition closes to public, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, 839 S. 5th St., Milwaukee.

September 1, 2011
5th Annual Juried Show Gallery Night Closing Reception

– Gallery Night, January 20, 5-9 p.m: CoPA's 5th Annual Midwest Juried Photography Exhibition Closing Reception, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, 839 S. 5th St., Milwaukee.  The show closes at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012.

August 31, 2011
Polly Morris, Administer of Mary Nohl Grant, Will Talk to CoPA Members Sept. 13

Polly Morris, executive director of the Bradley Family Foundation and the Lynden Sculpture Garden, will speak at the Sept. 13 CoPA members’ meeting at Libiamo Restaurant, 221 W. Galena St., Milwaukee.

Polly Morris, executive director of the Bradley Family Foundation and the Lynden Sculpture Garden, will speak at the Sept. 13 CoPA members’ meeting at Libiamo Restaurant, 221 W. Galena St., Milwaukee.

Morris will talk about how to apply for a Mary L. Nohl grant and the art displayed at the Lynden garden in Brown Deer, Wis.

Lynden offers a unique experience of art in nature through its collection of more than 50 monumental sculptures sited across 40 acres of park, lake and woodland. It opened to the public in May 2010.

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

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

August 11, 2011
CoPA Board Member Coree Coppinger Leads Milwaukee in 4th Annual Photo Walk

On Saturday, October 1, from 5 to 7 p.m., CoPA Board Member Coree Coppinger will lead Milwaukee photographers in the 4th Annual Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk.

On Saturday, October 1, from 5 to 7 p.m., CoPA Board Member Coree Coppinger will lead Milwaukee photographers in the 4th Annual Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk.

July 27, 2011
Want to Get Published in Milwaukee Magazine?

Milwaukee Magazine and InsideMilwaukee.com, in partnership with the Coalition of Photographic Arts (CoPA), are excited to announce a new bi-monthly photo contest.October deadline for submission has passed. Vote for your favorites by Friday, August 12.