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Ogema Art Exhibit

Date: 01/01/2010
End Date: 12/01/2010
Location: Ogema Public Library
Address: W5005 State Hwy 86
Ogema
Min/Max attendance required: N/A
Event Difficulty: No Skill Required
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Preregistration Required? No

An ongoing display of art by local artists on a rotating basis. 715-767-5130

Manito Art League Workshop: Mixed-Media Mystery Mural

Date: 10/06/2010
Time: 10:30am - 3pm
Location: Manitowish Waters Community Center
Address: 6 South Hwy. 51
Manitowish Waters
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: Adult: 17+ years

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Participants are asked to bring material of their respective medium (paints, pencils, brushes etc.) There will be supplies to share if participants do not have material of their own. Paper will be supplied; however, if your work is paper or canvas specific, please bring a favorite 10x12 inch surface upon which to work.

Presented by Jane Schmaltz. The mural will be collaboration by all workshop attendees. Each participant will be given a section of a photo to either copy or “interpret” in the medium of his/her choice. At the end of the session, all pieces will be assembled to create the “photo” artwork as a whole. Bring a lunch. Public (non-Manito Art League members) welcome for a $10 fee.

Creating Design Paper for Collage

Date: 08/30/2010
End Date: 08/31/2010
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
Address: 3560 Hwy. 51 N
Arbor Vitae
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? Yes
Required Supplies: All materials will be provided for the first day, on the second day bring a canvas on which to apply collage, a white glue like Elmers (not school quality), scissors, and other media that you would like to work into the painting.
Preregistration Required? No

This is a two-day workshop. Monday we will create color sheets of paper to be used for collage using fluid acrylics, watercolors, and gels. Tuesday we will use these sheets to create collage paintings. Wear painting clothes and bring a lunch each day. You will have plenty of sheets to take home and use for further paintings.

For more information contact Karen Kappell at 715-385-3750.

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 08/26/2010
Location: Torpy Park, Bearskin Trail & Main Street
Minocqua
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

Take the challenge and paint on location (Plein Air)! We meet Thursdays at 8:30am, June through August, for painting or drawing in any media. Participation is FREE and open to summer vacationers as well as the local artists. Our only rule is to respect each other, the locations that we visit and the hosts that invite us. Beginners to professionals are welcome.

Northwoods Outdoor Artists is offered by the Manito Art League; donations are appreciated. Our first Plein Air Exhibit will be Aug. 14-21, 2010, at Koller Library in Manitowish Waters! For more information, contact Florie Enders at 715-543-2101 (seasonal), email NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists@gmail.com or visit www.NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists.blogspot.com

Pastels: 6 Easy Steps to Intriguing Landscapes

Date: 08/24/2010
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
Address: 3560 Hwy. 51 N
Arbor Vitae
Min/Max attendance required: 0-8
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? Yes
Required Supplies: Bring pastels and a lunch, and some of your favorite landscape photos. All other materials and surface board to pastel paint on will be provided.
Preregistration Required? Yes

A loose formula for expressing what is seen and felt in the beauty of landscapes will be the focus of this workshop. Bring pastels and a lunch, and some of your favorite landscape photos. All other materials and surface board to pastel paint on will be provided.

Pre-register by August 17. Call Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center at 715-385-3750.

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 08/19/2010
Time: 8:30am
Location: Lake of the Falls
Address: County Hwy. FF
Mercer
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

Lake of the Falls is located about 6 miles west of Mercer in Lake of the Falls County Park. Take Hwy. 51 to County FF and follow the signs to the dam. Take the challenge and paint on location (Plein Air)! We meet Thursdays at 8:30am, June through August, for painting or drawing in any media.

Participation is FREE and open to summer vacationers as well as the local artists. Our only rule is to respect each other, the locations that we visit and the hosts that invite us. Beginners to professionals are welcome. Northwoods Outdoor Artists is offered by the Manito Art League; donations are appreciated. Our first Plein Air Exhibit will be Aug. 14-21, 2010, at Koller Library in Manitowish Waters! For more information, contact Florie Enders at 715-543-2101 (seasonal), email NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists@gmail.com or visit www.NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists.blogspot.com

Watercolor: Webbing

Date: 08/16/2010
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
Address: 3560 Hwy. 51 N
Arbor Vitae
Min/Max attendance required: 0-8
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring watercolors, a stretched half sheet of watercolor paper on a board, photos of flora, and a spray bottle with a soft mister.
Preregistration Required? Yes

Paper Transformed: Imagine tiny threads of color vibrating from the paint source. That is what water webbing has to offer. It is a beautiful delicate effect and a soft method to use with stamping. We will learn this technique which works especially with a creation of background with watercolors. Bring a lunch.

Pre-register by August 9. Call Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center at 715-385-3750.

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 08/12/2010
Time: 8:30am
Location: Camp Jorn
Address: 28 Red Feather Road
Manitowish Waters
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 08/05/2010
Time: 8:30am
Location: Aberdeen Lodge
Address: 25 Twin Pines Road
Manitowish Waters
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

Manito Art League Workshop: Let’s Recycle Old Paintings

Date: 08/04/2010
Time: 10:30am - 3pm
Location: Manitowish Waters Community Center
Address: 6 South Hwy. 51
Manitowish Waters
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: Adult: 17+ years

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Materials normally used with your respective medium, scissors, glue or acrylic mat medium, different types of paper, glossy pictures from magazines, stamping materials
Preregistration Required? No

Presented by Jane O’Brien. Participants are asked to bring an old painting that was relatively unsuccessful and transform it through collage and experimentation. They can add pictures from magazines, different kinds of paper, parts of other paintings and experiment with color and design.

There is a $10 participation fee for non-Manito Art League members. Bring a lunch.

Contact Dawn Stolzman, Manito Art League Workshop coordinator, for information at 715-686-7330 or 920-739-6060 or kdstolzman@new.rr.com.

Take Time for Art – 2

Date: 08/03/2010
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
Address: 3560 Hwy. 51 N
Arbor Vitae
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? Yes
Preregistration Required? No

If you attended a previous workshop and were unable to finish your art, bring it to Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center and receive additional assistance. Come to work and finish those pieces of art that have been tucked away for a future time. Assistance is available.

For more info, contact Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center: 715-385-3750.

Art Critique

Date: July
Time: 1pm - 3pm
Location: Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
Address: 3560 Hwy. 51 N
Arbor Vitae
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Preregistration Required? No

Gather with a group of artists to look at recent artwork you have done to get objective feedback on it. If you would like to participate, come with 2-3 recent finished pieces of art and join us in a group critique.

Suggested donation is $5. For more information, contact Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center: 715-385-3750.

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 07/15/2010
Time: 8:30am
Location: Chippewa Retreat Lodge & Resort
Address: 37 Deer Park Road
Manitowish Waters
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 07/22/2010
Time: 8:30am
Location: Winchester Park
Address: Old Hwy. O
Winchester
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 07/15/2010
Time: 8:30am
Location: Manitowish Waters Community Center
Address: 6 South Hwy. 51
Manitowish Waters
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

45th Annual Manito Art League Art Show

Date: 07/15/2010
End Date: 07/18/2010
Time: 10am - (varied times)
Location: Manitowish Waters Community Center
Address: 6 South Hwy. 51
Manitowish Waters
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Preregistration Required? No

5th annual show at the Manitowish Waters Community Center. One of the longest running fine art shows in the Northwoods. All works for sale. People’s Choice voting. On-site artist demonstrations. Patron preview the night before the show opens.

For general information about the art show, or the Manito Art League in general, contact MAL president Ann Egan at 715-543-2926.

Inquiries for art show entries may contact Jane Schmalts via e-mail (janeschmaltz@yahoo.com with MAL art show in the subject line) or phone (after May 1) at 715-686-7505.

SHOW HOURS:

July 15, 10am-9pm with live music and refreshments during the evening

July 16, 10am-9pm

July 17, 10am-5pm. Enjoy the Manitowish Waters Chamber’s annual “Taste of Manitowish Waters”, 11am-2pm, in the Lions Pavilion directly behind the Community Center for scrumptious food served by some of the area’s wonderful restaurants, live music and beverages.

July 18, 10am-2pm

Take Time for Art

Date: 07/13/2010
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
Address: 3560 Hwy. 51 N
Arbor Vitae
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? Yes
Preregistration Required? No

For more information, contact Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center: 715-385-3750.

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 07/08/2010
Time: 8:30am
Location: Lake of the Torches Casino
Address: 510 Old Abe Road
Lac du Flambeau
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

Manito Art League Workshop: Introduction to Plein Air Painting

Date: 07/07/2010
Time: 10:30am - 3pm
Location: Manitowish Waters Community Center
Address: 6 South Hwy. 51
Manitowish Waters
Event Difficulty: No Skill Required
Activity Age Range: Adult: 17+ years

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? Yes
Preregistration Required? No

Plein Air is a French word meaning “in open air.” The instructors (Florie Enders, Ken Drawz and Joan Stephens) will show and discuss materials and equipment used with various media (oil, pastel, watercolor, and acrylics) that are suitable for use in the outdoors.

After answering questions and concluding discussion, the group will go outdoors for a demonstration. Participants will “give it a try” with the medium of their choice.

There is a $10 fee for non-Manito Art League members. Bring a lunch.

Vacation With A Purpose: Native American Culture Workshop

Date: 07/05/2010
End Date: 07/11/2010
Location: Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center
Address: 3560 Hwy. 51 N
Arbor Vitae
Event Difficulty: No Skill Required
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? Yes
Preregistration Required? Yes

This workshop/vacation will deepen understanding of how the original people of America live, allow you to see the earth as viewed through native spiritual traditions, and to reconnect with Mother Earth.

We will be guests at a traditional Native American pow-wow on the sacred grounds of the Chippewa at Lac du Flambeau. There will be a variety of other excursions during the workshop, as well as drumming, arts, crafts, and music in the native tradition. Art project include beading, dream catchers, branch weaving, shield making – directional hoop and more.

Partial scholarships available (see fees below).

Fees: $550 inc. private room in lakeside cabin and meals at Marywood. $285 for commuters, inc. day programs and lunch.

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 07/01/2010
Time: 8:30am
Location: Voss' Birchwood Lodge
Address: 311 Voss Road
Manitowish Waters
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

Moondeer & Friends Artist Demonstrations and Gallery Open House

Date: 06/26/2010
Time: 11am - 4pm
Location: Moondeer & Friends Gallery
Address: 10354 Main Street
Boulder Junction
Min/Max attendance required: 0-100
Event Difficulty: No Skill Required
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Preregistration Required? No

Demonstrations by Two Artists:
Andrea Fenner, Pastels and Connie Kerkove, Batik. Demostration times are from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Live Harp Music by Callie Bates.

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 06/24/2010
Time: 8:30am
Location: North Lakeland Discovery Center
Address: 215 County Hwy. W
Manitowish Waters
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

Northwoods Outdoor Artists

Date: 07/03/2010
Time: 8:30am
Location: Headwaters Restaurant and Tavern
Address: 5675 County Hwy. M
Boulder Junction
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: Bring everything you’ll need to complete your artwork (i.e. pencil & sketch pad, paint & canvas, Pastels & paper, etc), paper towels, garbage bag, sun protection, bug spray, and camera.
Preregistration Required? No

54th Annual Musky Jamboree Arts & Crafts Fair

Date: 08/08/2010
Time: 9am - 4pm
Location: Downtown Boulder Junction
Address: Main St/Hwy M/Hwy K
Boulder Junction
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Preregistration Required? No

Musky Fun Run, antique auto show, 180 arts & crafts booths, food booths, kids casting contest, flea market, live entertainment and more.

Contact the Boulder Junction Chamber of Commerce for more information. 1-800-GO-MUSKY or visit www.boulderjct.org.

Plein Air Art Exhibit

Date: 08/14/2010
End Date: 08/21/2010
Time: 9am
Location: Koller Library
Address: Highway 51
Manitowish Waters
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Preregistration Required? No

The Frank B. Koller Memorial Library in Manitowish Waters has offered the Northwoods Outdoor Artists the opportunity to have its first Plein Air Art Exhibit!

For more information, watch the NOA blog at: www.northwoodsoutdoorartists.blogspot.com, contact Florie Enders at 715-543-2010 (seasonal) or email NorthwoodsOutdoorArtists@gmail.com.

Presque Isle Fine Art Show & Art in the Park

Date: 08/15/2010
End Date: 08/15/2010
Time: 10am - 3pm
Location: Presque Isle Community Center
Address: 8306 School Loop Road
Presque Isle
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Fine Art and Fine Crafts are displayed in the gallery with many items for sale. Vendor booths of fine art and fine crafts line the park outside.

Artists fees $10 to $25 cash or check. Deadline for artists to register is July 26. Contact information: Presque Isle Fine Art Show, PO Box 223, Presque Isle, WI, 54557; or 715-686-7946 (ask for Kay); or woodsend@centurytel.net

Creative Arts Walk

Date: 07/29/2010
Time: 5pm-8pm
Location: Brown Street, Downtown Rhinelander
Rhinelander

Event Cost per participant:

Preregistration Required? No

Celebrate creativity as area artists and performers share their talents in the shops and on the street!

For more information contact Downtown Rhinelander, Inc. at (715) 362-7374.

Mosaic Stepping Stones & Coasters

Date: 07/08/2010
End Date: 07/08/2010
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Location: Wisconsin Concrete Park
Address: N8236 South Hwy 13
Phillips
Min/Max attendance required: 0-20
Event Difficulty: Easy
Activity Age Range: All Ages

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? Yes
Preregistration Required? Yes

Art specialist Naomi Lukes will teach participants how to create mosaic stepping stones and coasters. Ages 4 through adult; children ages 4 – 10 must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop will be held in the Friends of Fred Smith Studio at the Wisconsin Concrete Park one mile south of Phillips. There is no cost for this workshop; however, registration is required. The registration deadline is July 6, 2010. For additional information or to register, contact the Price County Tourism Department at tourism@co.price.wi.us or call 715-339-4505 / 800-269-4505.

Lakeland Art League Workshop

Date: 10-20-2010
End Date: 10-20-2010
Time: 9am - 2:30pm
Location: Woodruff Community Center
Address: Hwy 47
Woodruff
Min/Max attendance required: 5 minimum / 18 maximum
Event Difficulty: Moderate
Activity Age Range: Adult: 17+ years

Event Cost per participant:

Will art supplies be provided for attendees to use? No
Required Supplies: While some supplies may be available, participants should bring watercolor paper 140 c.p; white gesso, watercolor paints, brushes, any other art materials the participant would like to experiment with
Preregistration Required? Yes

Held at the Woodruff Community Center from 9am-2:30pm with Artist Jane O’Brien to work in watercolors and/or acrylics.

Cost is $15 for Lakeland Art League Members; $25/non-members. Contact O’Brien at (715) 479-8329.