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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.

February 20, 2012
Member Exhibition: Bob Israel at the Minneapolis Photo Center

CoPA member and former President, Bob Israel was recently awarded second place in the Minneapolis Photo Center juried exhibition, "Black & White: The Absence of Color."  The exhibition opened March 9th, and runs through April 22nd.

CoPA member and former President, Bob Israel was recently awarded second place in a Minneapolis Photo Center juried exhibition.  The call for entries for "Black & White: The Absence of Color" resulted in the submission of more than 2,000 images from around the world, 75 of which will be exhibited at the Minneapolis Photo Center.  The exhibition opened March 9th, and runs through April 22nd.

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.” 

March 2, 2012
Learn: Photography and Photoshop CS5 Classes

CoPA member and photography instructor Susan Lukas offers one-on-one classes to improve your photography and Adobe Photoshop skills.

CoPA member and photography instructor Susan Lukas offers one-on-one classes to improve your photography by learning more about lighting, shutter speeds, and apertures, as well as the skills for taking better portraits.

Choose from sessions of four or eight classes.

 

 

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. 

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 2, 2011
What's a Photo Worth?

When someone asked Bernard Spinelli a while back why he was passionate about his photography he replied he wasn’t. “I did say that I was passionate about other people’s photography.” Admittedly it's trite to say a photograph is worth a thousand words, but as Bernie says, try describing a fireworks display. Photograph by Bernard Spinelli

Bernard Spinelli is passionate about photography, but not necessarily his own.

When someone asked him a while back why he was passionate about his photography “I replied that I wasn’t,” Bernie said in an email interview. “I did say that I was passionate about other people’s photography.”

Bernie has been photographing since 1963 while working as a field service technician at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base. “I’ve been exposed to a lot of visual input in my lifetime, which is storytelling in its truest sense and allowing one to be there and experience the moment as it happened.”

Admittedly it's trite to say a photograph is worth a thousand words, but as Bernie says, try describing a fireworks display.

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.

 

May 3, 2011
His Last Roll of Kodachrome

CoPA member Erik Ljung is admittedly shy but having a camera in front of his face is his good excuse to interact with strangers he might otherwise be reluctant to approach. His recently exhibited his work, using his last roll of Kodachrome film.

CoPA member Erik Ljung is admittedly shy but having a camera in front of his face is his good excuse to interact with strangers he might otherwise be reluctant to approach.

“My camera is the perfect excuse to put myself in sticky situations,” the 27-year old photographer said. “I use my camera as a tool. I study photography and photographers all day, every day – it consumes me – but I rarely photograph without a purpose.”

April 30, 2011
Bob Israel’s Work Showcased Online

CoPA member Bob Israel won the distinction of being the first photographer to be showcased in Capture Wisconsin’s new digital publication, A Wisconsin Winter. The publication’s editors said Bob’s “winter photography is some of the best you’ll ever see.” Wisconsin Trails magazine sponsors the online publication.

CoPA member Bob Israel won the distinction of being the first photographer to be showcased in Capture Wisconsin’s new digital publication, A Wisconsin Winter.

April 18, 2011
Photography by Mark Johnson

See a Mark Johnson photo of the CoPA members' gallery before opening on April 15, 2011. The exhibit runs through May 21 at the Mayer Building, 342 N. Water St., Milwaukee.

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April 18, 2011
Photography by Mark Johnson

See a Mark Johnson photo of opening night of CoPA's annual members' show. The exhibit runs through May 21 at the Mayer Building, 342 N. Water St., Milwaukee.

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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 9, 2011
An Angel Flutters Its Wings: How the 6th Annual Exhibit Venue Was Found


Geri Laehn is known for her signature self-portrait: Half of her face shows. What has not been known, and only now has become apparent, is that the missing half may be an angel!

Geri Laehn is known for her signature self-portrait: Half of her face shows. What has not been known, and only now has become apparent, is that the missing half is an angel!

Since the close of last year’s annual members' show, CoPA’s leadership knew it had to find a new venue for the sixth annual exhibit because the P. H. Dye Building in the Historic Third Ward that had been the site of the previous five years’ shows would no longer be available.

January 21, 2011
Zalewski Joins Art City Contributors Cadre

Jessica Zalewski picks a Gallery Night documentary photography exhibit at the Grohmann Museum of Art in her debut contribution to The Journal Sentinel’s Art City.

Jessica Zalewski picks a Gallery Night documentary photography exhibit at the Grohmann Museum of Art in her debut contribution to The Journal Sentinel’s Art City.

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 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.