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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 17, 2012
Member Exhibition: Marcia Getto at Horicon Marsh International Education Center

Photographer Marcia Getto will exhibit her Wisconsin landscape, flower and bird images at the Horicon Marsh International Education Center from Saturday, April 28 through Friday, June 29, 2012. 

Photographer Marcia Getto will exhibit her Wisconsin landscape, flower and bird images at the Horicon Marsh International Education Center from Saturday, April 28 through Friday, June 29, 2012.   

Wildlife photographers Greg Yahr and Ken Warning will also display their bird photography.  This exhibit is hosted by the Friends of Horicon Marsh. For additional information and directions, visit www.horiconmarsh.org.

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
Chasing the Milky Way: The Lights of the Apostle Islands

Photographers Mark Weller and John Rummel will talk about their journey to Lake Superior's Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in pursuit of the photographof the Milky Way.
Learn about their quest at the March 13 CoPA Schmooze, beginning at 6 p.m., Libiamo Restaurant, 221 W. Galena St., Milwaukee.

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.


 

March 27, 2012
The Europeans: Photographs by Tina Barney

The Europeans, which recently opened at CoPA Sponsor the Haggerty Museum of Art, provides an intimate look at wealthy Europeans at home through the eyes of American photographer Tina Barney.

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.

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

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

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.

 

July 19, 2011
In Case You Missed It

July's Schmooze was a CoPA Slide Slam, and five members courageously stepped forward to show their work. And what an enjoyable presentation it was!

Icon image by Ben Stuart

July's Schmooze was a CoPA Slide Slam, and five members courageously stepped forward to show their work. And what an enjoyable presentation it was!

July 19, 2011
Jill Moore's Work in Cameroon Is Topic of Oct. 11 Schmooze

Jill Newton Moore, who received CoPA’s first Member Artist Incentive Award grant which supported her humanitarian work in Cameroon, is our Oct. 11 speaker. She will show photographs and talk about her experiences during the three months she spent in Bafut, teaching high school girls leadership skills and visiting children in a rehabilitation center.

Jill Newton Moore, who received CoPA’s first Member Artist Incentive Award grant which supported her humanitarian work in Cameroon, is our Oct. 11 speaker.

She will show photographs and talk about her experiences during the three months she spent in Bafut, teaching high school girls leadership skills and visiting children in a rehabilitation center.

July 14, 2011
Bill Mueller's Brain Child

Before conceptual photographer William Mueller ever picks up his camera – or even thinks about it – months may have passed while an idea festers, words play in his head, and sets are built. Bill’s brain children are born somewhere between sleep and dreaming.

Before William Mueller ever picks up his camera – or even thinks about it – months may have passed while an idea festers, words play in his head, and sets are built.

Bill’s brain children are born somewhere between sleep and dreaming, he half jokes in explaining the origin of his conceptual photographs. “I always keep a notebook handy for sketches and ideas. The same goes with my camera bag – always a notebook with me.”

A CoPA member since 2008, Bill has served two terms as a Board member,  vice president, and chair of the Exhibitions Committee.

He picked up a camera as a way to illustrate his writing as a teenager: the writing fell aside, but the photography stayed. Bill’s interests turned to conceptual photography about 10 years ago.

“I guess I’m a closet model maker although I did not make models as a kid,” Bill said in an email interview. “I collect things that trigger ideas that trigger an image title that triggers the final photograph.”

July 13, 2011
Photographer and Sculptor Philip Krejcarek Will Be Guest Speaker Aug. 9

Philip Krejcarek, a professor of art at Carroll University, is CoPA’s Aug. 9 speaker. He is the author of An Introduction to Digital Imagingand Digital Photography: A Hands-On Introduction.

Philip Krejcarek, a professor of art at Carroll University, is CoPA’s Aug. 9 speaker.

A photographer and sculptor, Phil is chairman of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the Waukesha university where he established a photography major.  He has been a professor there since 1977.

He is the author of An Introduction to Digital Imagingand Digital Photography: A Hands-On Introduction,both published by Cengage Learning.

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 31, 2011
Bob Israel Elected New CoPA President, Succeeds Robb Quinn

Bob Israel is CoPA’s new president, the third since the group formed in 2004. He succeeds Robb Quinn, who held the presidency for three terms since 2008. Also elected: Geri Laehn, vice president; Maggie Wright, secretary; and Mark Stall, treasurer.

Bob Israel is CoPA’s new president, the group’s third since it was formed in 2004. He succeeds Robb Quinn, who held the presidency for three terms since 2008 and did not run for re-election.

The CoPA Board of Directors elected new officers for one-year terms at its monthly meeting May 31 at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Other officers elected are:

May 31, 2011
Mary Virginia Swanson Lecture

See Story.

Mary Virginia Swanson Lecture
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.
See Story.

May 13, 2011
CoPA Members’ Exhibit Calendar

If you would like to have information about your exhibit included in this Members' Exhibit Calendar, send an announcement to Jessica Zalewski, c0-chair of CoPA’s Communications Committee, at least two weeks before the exhibit starts. Please include your name, email or website address, exhibit venue with street and city address, the venue's website address, exhibit title, starting and closing dates and hours of the exhibit, and any additional brief information about the show.

If you would like to have information about your exhibit included in this Members' Exhibit Calendar, send an announcement to Angela Morgan, co-chair of CoPA’s Communications Committee, at least two weeks before the exhibit starts.

Please include your name, email or website address, exhibit venue with street and city address, the venue's website address, exhibit title, starting and closing dates and hours of the exhibit, and any additional brief information about the show.