1.  JOHN SOLARZ EXHIBITION — open now at Sinsinawa Mound Art Gallery

The Sinsinawa Mound Art Gallery is presenting “Winter's Journey”, a collection of photo images of Sinsinawa Mound by local artist John Solarz.  It will be on view from Jan. 2, 2009, through Jan. 29, 2009. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Sinsinawa Mound has other interesting things to enjoy when you visit, including walking trails and an indoor labyrinth for meditation.  For more information on the gallery (and the nearby bookshop, where you can find more art) contact Michelle Till at (608) 748-4411, ext. 849, or visit the Web site at www.sinsinawa.org.  Sinsinawa Mound is located at 585 County Road Z - off Highway 11, near Hazel Green in southwest Wisconsin, about five miles northeast of Dubuque.

2.  CREATIVE WISCONSIN SUMMIT — This Friday, January 9, 9 am – 5 pm at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison

This exciting event will bring together national, state, and local leaders in the arts, education, business, and politics..  The Wisconsin Task Force on Arts & Creativity in Education will present their report and state plan.  You can participate in the action session, which will provide inspiration and guidance toward implementation of the plan. 

Keynote speaker for the day is Sir Ken Robinson, a world-renowned advocate for transforming education through creativity.  Also on hand will be Sarah Cunningham, (National Endowment for the Arts), and Robert Morrison (editor of the recently-released The Status of Arts Education in Wisconsin Schools).  

Cost: $20 per person, (includes lunch and the closing reception), payable at the door. For more information, and to register for the event, visit http://www.artswisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?src=akatz@artswisconsin.org&ctz=America/Chicago

3.  EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY — Application deadline January 25th

Apply to the "ArtsBuild Annual 2009" – our first annual juried group show of the work of ArtsBuild participants!  The exhibition will be presented in the Harry and Laura Nohr Gallery in Ullsvik Hall at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville from February 4th to 28th of 2009.
There is no application fee for this exhibition opportunity, but you must be a registered ArtsBuild participant to submit work for consideration. 

A full prospectus with all details is available on our ArtsBuild website in the opportunities area – go to http://www.uwplatt.edu/cont_ed/artsbuild/ and click on “opportunities”.  There’s a PDF with all the information and forms.

Spread the word!  And feel free to get in touch if you have any questions!  spelicc@uwplatt.edu or 608-342-1314

You asked for it!  

4.  WORKSHOP: “E-COMMERCE AND MARKETING FOR ARTISTS” — Tuesday, January 27th, 7 – 9 PM

George Krueger will give a high-level (and high-energy) overview of how web marketing will help you make additional sales.  He’ll work with you to identify exactly what you expect to accomplish with your e-commerce activities, and what steps you’ll need to take to get you there.  Topics will include website design, search engine optimization, measuring results, e-mail marketing, and selling over the internet.  George has a successful e-commerce business, so he knows first-hand what he’s talking about.

Location:  Green Lantern Studios, 261 High Street, Mineral Point.  Phone 608-987-2880.  Parking on the street.

Cost: $10, payable at the door

You may pre-register by contacting me, spelicc@uwplatt.edu or 608-342-1314

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5.  WORKSHOP: “PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ART WORK” — Tuesday, February 17th, 6 – 9 PM

You’re a visual person.  You’re making great art.  But did you know that exhibition jurors, gallery curators, and even busy web shoppers will simply blow by your images if they are poorly lit, out of focus, have distracting backgrounds, or otherwise look unprofessional?  It’s true.  Simply put, it is pivotal that all photographic representation of your artwork is as good as possible. 

If you would like to know how to take better photos of your artwork, this class will help.  All you need is a basic understanding of your camera.  Instructor Steve Gassman encourages you to bring some of your artwork to this workshop so that you can get hands-on, practical advice that directly applies to your situation.  You may bring your camera too.

Location: 143 Doudna, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Cost: $35

Call 608-342-1314 or 888 281-9472, or visit www.uwplatt.edu/cont_ed for more information on this class.