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This juried exhibition is open to all photography artists who reside in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota or Michigan, who may submit up to four entries with a $35, non-refundable entry fee. There is no fee for active/paid CoPA members; this is considered a membership benefit. Entrants must be a current paid member as of Oct 15, 2012 in order to qualify for the member submission fee waiver. New memberships after Oct 15, will not qualify for the fee waiver.

Walker's Point Center for the Arts, the gallery that hosts CoPA's Annual Juried Exhibition, is proud to announce the beginning of their “Featured Member” exhibition series. The Exhibition runs from September 7 to October 6, 2012, with an Opening Reception on Friday, September 7th from 5 – 9pm. Featured Members will be announced at 8:30pm.

A group of photographers known as the “Signature Seven” will be displaying their artwork at the Horicon Marsh Education Center Monday July 2nd and continuing until August 31st.

CoPA is partnering with ART Milwaukee 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.

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

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

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.

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.