Mark your calendars and plan to pARTicipate in the upcoming ArtsBuild sponsored workshops, community conversations and networking opportunities. Upcoming events are listed below:
Dodgeville, Wednesday, September 16th, 4:30 - 8:00 PM
Dodgeville, Wednesday, September 16th, 4:30 - 8:00 PM Join your fellow artists for a casual evening of networking and good food. We'll have a paint and fabric-based project going for anyone who wants to get in on the ground floor of creating a "sustainable meeting kit", starting at 4:30 (materials provided). Dinner at 6:00. Bring a sample of your artwork to share for discussion and instruments for a musical jam afterward! We'll be at the Centennial Park shelters in downtown Dodgeville. Directions via Mapquest: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Dodgeville&state=WI&address=501+S+Dacotah+St
Platteville, September 21 - 26
An eco-friendly unused paint collection and subsequent painting event is being held in downtown Platteville. Paintings will be made from donated materials - or bring your own! The event also includes live music, a "stand still parade", a paintball toss, and finally an auction of the completed canvases. Sign up to be a participating artist, musician, volunteer or sponsor! Organized by the Platteville Arts Board. Email arts@platteville.com to request more information and to sign up!
Mineral Point - ongoing
Wanted: Woodworkers to share great space in fantastic building. Ideal for dedicated professional, enthusiastic hobbyist, or artisan woodworker. Large assembly production area holds equipment including an 8" jointer, 10" table saw, radial arm saw, dust collection, and more. Loading dock and wood storage adjacent. $200/month and up. Call Marcus at 608-630-6781 or Gregory at 608-987-2925.
Dodgeville, ongoing
Bethel Horizons' Art Ventures is now offering weekly pottery classes for all levels ($195 for ten weeks). Their beautiful new clay studio overlooks the hills of Governor Dodge State Park! Whether you are a total beginner or looking for a place to fine-tune your existing clay skills, you are welcome to join one of our sessions.. Small class size allows for plenty of one-on-one instruction by artists-in-residence Aaron Weaver and Krista Loomans. Graduate and undergraduate credit may be available. For a schedule, directions, and more information, please see the website: www.bethelhorizons-artventures.org
Blanchardville, June
Check out the splendid assortment of workshops that River Valley is offering this summer! Learn how to blow glass beads, make greeting cards, forge steel, and use a plasma cutter. Download the June schedule from www.RiverValleyTrading.com
RVTC also has a monthly acoustic music coffee house - May 29, June 26th, and July 31st at 7pm. Free admission. More info from Christine Hulet at 608-523-1888 or chulet@revolutionearth.com. Website is at www.rivervalleytrading.com.
Muscoda, Ongoing
They've been offering intensive workshops on topics like jewelry, demented toys, anthropomorphic dolls, memento mori, and discovering the creative self for 10 years. Now the top-notch facilities at Valley Ridge are also available for rent. Put together your own program and lead a workshop for your students or just get together with likeminded friends for an art retreat not too far from home. Call Kathy or Bill at 608-943-6212 or e-mail them through the website www.valleyridgeartstudio.com
Be sure to share this information with others and make time this summer to connect with other artists around the region, visit area art centers, galleries and studios, see a theatrical or music performance, attend or participate in an arts festival and in general check out what artists and arts leaders are working on in other communities.