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The Quadracci Pavilion, affectionately called the "Calatrava," is probably the most photographed building in the city, and every photographer likely has at least one image of it in their portfolio. The idea behind this show is to compare how different artists/photographers "see" the building. It is an iconic structure, but every photographer has a unique "eye," and this promises to be a fascinating look into all the different kinds of ways artists are able to portray the same, highly recognizable subject.

The 10th annual Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Awards (WVALAA) ceremony will be held at the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) at 205 Veterans Avenue in West Bend on Sunday, May 19 at 1:30 pm. Founded in 2004 as a collaboration between MOWA, Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors/Artists in All Media (now Wisconsin Visual Artists) and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, the WVALAA is essentially the in-state “Hall of Fame” for individuals, groups and organizations who have supported the visual arts with distinction.

Call for entries for the summer "Photography" exhibition at Gallery 224, July 12 - Sept 1.  Approximately 10 artists will be selected to exhibit a series of their photographs investigating the theme of their choice.  Please submit 6-10 images and an artist statement addressing the series to gallery224@gmail.com.  The submission deadline is June 2.  For more information, visit the website at gallery224.org.

The Coalition of Photographic Arts (CoPA) is kicking-off its spring member show on Gallery Night, April 19. The exhibition, on the second floor of 600 East Mason Street, features the best photographs submitted for acceptance to the CoPA Exhibition Committee. Over 300 images will be displayed in “gallery style". The theme for exhibition this year is open, so the viewing audience is in for a visual treat.

"Synecdoche, a literary device in which the part represents the whole. My images are visual examples of synecdoche. My subject is the complex – often paradoxical – relationships I see between nature and architecture. My approach, using the part to represent the whole, symbolizes the fragmentation we experience in our everyday environment." ~ Eddee Daniel

cinephile: This project for CoPA member Jessica Z. Schafer's Featured Member Exhibition at WPCA began taking shape during an Art Marathon in the Summer of 2012. During the 30 days of art launched by the Cream City Illustrators of Milwaukee, Schafer started to further explore a format of photography diptychs and triptychs.  The resulting series of still images is reminiscent of the frames of a black & white filmstrip.

CoPA’s 8th Annual Members’ Exhibition

April 19 - 20, 2013 Gallery Night

Exhibition Dates: April 25-27, May 2-4

VENUE:

600 East Mason (Mason and Jackson)

Second Floor(Stairs and Elevator access)

Milwaukee, WI

THEME: Open

All entries are to be submitted to the CoPA website beginning Sunday, March 10, 2013. Go to www.copamilwaukee.com for details.  THE MEMBER SUBMISSION LINK IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SUBMISSION INFORMATION FORM!

CoPA member Paul Matzner will be teaching a "Street Photography" class on Saturday, June 1 from 9:30 - 4:30 at The Center for Photography at Madison (CPM). Detailed information and official registration will be available at the end of March on CPM's website: http://www.cpmad.org/
Students will gain insight into what street photography entails, and improve their ability to make photographs that capture the essence of people and location.

CoPA is happy to announce that they have been invited to display in the lobby of the Art Institute of Wisconsin, located at 320 E. Buffalo St., Milwaukee. Opening Reception on Gallery Night, January 18, from 6-8 pm.

Juror Grahm Reid announced the winners and Honorable Mention photographers for CoPA’s 6th Annual Midwest Juried Photo Exhibition.  The annual juried competition is an opportunity for emerging and established artists from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota to exhibit their contemporary photography.

The artist statement has a very important role to play in the presentation of art — be it an exhibition, a book, a digital publication, a magazine publication, or a portfolio. As you can imagine, we’ve reviewed thousands of artist statements over the years. With that in mind, let me share a few ideas that might help. – Brooks Jensen