I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Trelay Company and the Biddick Family for their generous gift which made this printed directory possible. I am also grateful to Arts Build's committed partners: UW-Platteville/UW-Extension - Office of Continuning Education, UW-Extension, Southwest Wisconsin Small Business Development Center, Arts Wisconsin (formerly known as the Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts), The Wisconsin Arts Board, and the Pecatonica Educational Charitable Foundation, as well as the many local chambers, Main Street programs and art organizations that assisted me in contacting artists in southwest Wisconsin. Finally, this project has been a success because of the many artists and craftspeople who have taken the time to participate in this directory and in the Arts Build project.
Heidi Dyas-McBeth
Arts Build Coordinator