About CoPA...
Coalition of Photographic Arts - CoPA
The mission of the Coalition of Photographic Arts is to develop appreciation, promote growth and support the creation of photographic arts in the Greater Milwaukee Region.
Our goal is to cultivate awareness of contemporary photography through educational programs, lectures, panel discussions and exhibitions. COPA fosters connections within the photographic community by means of monthly member meetings and yearly exhibitions.
Members include artists, students, professionals, amateurs, enthusiasts and collectors.
Need a photo intern?
At Carroll University (formerly Carroll College), we have a photography major which is in its second year and has 29 students. They are required to do an internship during one semester. The host company does not have to pay them and the students are required to put in 160 hours.
If any members know of a company that would be willing to take on photo interns in their program please contact Philip Krejcarek at pkrejc@cc.edu
Mark Your Calendars for 2 Exciting Upcoming Events
Haggerty Museum of Art
Biographical Landscape The Photography of Stephen Shore, 1969–1979
Exhibit runs thru Sept. 28
More Info here
Milwaukee Art Museum
Wisconsin Photographers Confront Portraiture in Unmasked & Anonymous
Two Wisconsin artists open a dialogue with nearly 170 years of photographic history in Unmasked & Anonymous: Shimon and Lindemann Consider Portraiture, on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum August 14-November 30, 2008.
Artist Talk - Jen Davis
Thursday, October 30
6:15 p.m.
Free with general admission
Join photographer Jen Davis, featured in Unmasked & Anonymous, as she delivers a talk in Lubar Auditorium on her photography. Followed by a reception from 7-8 p.m. in the Baumgartner Galleria. Sponsored by the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Photography Council and the Coalition for Photographic Arts.
More Info here
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CoPA 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition
Exhibit runs Sept. 12 - Oct. 18
Walker’s Point Center for the Arts
911 W. National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53204
JUROR: GEORGE SLADE, Artistic Director of the Minnesota Center for Photography.
Sept. 12 - Opening reception at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, 5:00-9:00 pm
Oct. 10 - George Slade Gallery Talk, 7:00 pm, reception, 6:00 pm;
Walker’s Point Center for the Arts
Our juror, George Slade, looked at 150 artists’ work and nearly 700 images. All information about the photographer, including his/her name, home state, number of images submitted, and even the titles of the work, were removed so that the selection was based completely on Mr. Slade’s judgment of the impact of the work. The CoPA Board and the Exhibition Committee did no screening and had no input into the selection process.
List of the 42 Accepted Artists
18 are from Illinois
12 from Minnesota
12 from Wisconsin
Tim Abler, Milwaukee WI
Zach Abubecker, Chicago IL
Caitlin Arnold, Chicago IL
Donna Arntzen, Chicago IL
Chuck Avery, Plymouth MN
Sara Belleau, Minneapolis MN
Andrew Breen, Chicago IL
William Brusky, Fond du Lac WI
Jeff Burk, Chicago IL
Sarah Christianson, Minneapolis MN
Dennis Darmek, Milwaukee WI
Patricia Delker, Madison WI
Christine DiThomas, Chicago IL
Lisa Mauer Elliott, Minneapolis MN
Aidan Fitzpatrick, Chicago IL
Christine Flavin, Marine on Saint Croix MN
Teri Fullerton, Minneapolis MN
Brian Guido, Chicago IL
Perry Heideman, Milwaukee WI
Caroline Houdek, Marine MN
Brett Kallusky, Stillwater MN
Jeffery Kennedy, Milwaukee WI
Debra Levie, Chicago IL
Ellen Mahaffy, Eau Claire WI
Micha Markos, Minneapolis MN
Norelle Lorraine McCleaf, Minneapolis MN
Andrew McComb, Chicago IL
Sarah McKennie, Chicago IL
Robb Quinn, Milwaukee WI
Mike Rebholz, Madison WI
Dawn Roscoe, Chicago IL
Kristen Schnid Schurter, Springfield IL
Lucas Schulze, Minneapolis MN
Michael Schwartz, Chicago IL
Daniel Shea, La Grange IL
Chris Smiar, Minneapolis MN
Carl Sweets, Chicago IL
Cardi Toellner, Milwaukee WI
Bill Vaccaro, Chicago IL
Jeffrey Weber, Grafton WI
Victor Yanez-Lazcano, Chicago IL
William Zuback, West Allis WI
George Slade’s extensive and impressive work experience, as reported by MN Artists.org.
George Slade became the artistic director of the Minnesota Center for Photography in August 2003, and has also directed the MCP/McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowships for Photographers Program since 1998.
Slade has served as a panelist and portfolio reviewer nationwide, and in his 20 some years of experience has seen millions of images. He has written and consulted on photography for an extensive variety of institutions and publications.
He is an historian of photography. Recent projects include two exhibitions on the photography of Jerome Hill, which were held in 2005 at the Minnesota Historical Society and St. Paul Academy to celebrate the centennial of Hill’s birth, and Portraits of Home: Families in Search of Shelter in Greater Minnesota, a traveling exhibition concerned with affordable housing which was organized by FORECAST Public Artworks for the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund.
He edited and contributed text to Minnesota in Our Time: A Photographic Portrait as part of the Minnesota 2000 Documentary Photography Project and was one of the project’s founding directors. In 2001 he served as the photographic consultant for the Carleton College commissioning project “Vantage Points: Campus as Place.” For Minnesota Artists Online, he has written essays and reviews, and compiled three-decades worth of images from the Minnesota State Fair.
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