Wisconsin Regional Art Program Approaching; Deadline to Enter is July 27

Non-professional artists can have their art evaluated and displayed as part of the Greendale Community Learning Center’s Wisconsin Regional Art Program.

Entries will be hung in an exhibition on the walls of the CLC from July 29 to Sep. 7. On Sep. 7, participating artists will have their work evaluated by a judge and be eligible for selection for state awards and exhibitions in Madison.

Entry forms are due by Saturday, July 27, and can be downloaded, along with the rules at this link. Artwork must be submitted to the CLC between July 29 and Aug. 3.

For the general statewide WRAP guidelines, please click here.

On Saturday, Sept. 7, there will be a daylong art workshop at the CLC.

The day kicks off at 9 a.m. with a presentation by Mark F. Moran, the author of more than 25 books on antiques and collectibles and a guest expert on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow.

His presentation will explain how art becomes valuable, how it retains its value, and what producers of art can do to ensure longevity in the works they create. He will discuss how primitive and outsider art is dealt with in the collector’s market and review issues of preservation, conservation and restoration.

At 10:15 a.m., judge Chad Lindemann of Wisconsin Lutheran College will lead a discussion/critique on one piece by each participant emphasizing its strengths and areas needing improvement.

After a break for lunch, the discussion and critiques continue until Lindemann and Greendale library director Gary Warren Niebuhr announce the honorable mentions and state exhibit winners.

The day’s events are free for any artist who entered works of art in the exhibition or $5 for the general public.