Wisconsin Arts News (United States)

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Furniture Maker to exhibit/sell his fine craft at Greenville, South Carolina's Artisphere.

Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee, WI, will host a collaboration concert entitled Give Us Peace on Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 PM, at the Oconomowoc Arts Center. Featuring Bel Canto Chorus with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and two other local choruses.

Andy Goralski, an internationally known sports artist, will be featured during the 2011 Channel 10 Auction, which airs April 29 through May 7. Goralski painted “Storm Chaser,” a composite piece of Green Bay Packers line backer Clay Matthews.

Bel Canto Chorus is pleased to announce the winners of its 22nd Annual Regional Artists Competition are Soprano Romelia Lupas of Detroit, Michigan, and Countertenor Eric Jurenas of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Waukesha Choral Union presents the All-Beethoven concert, April 30, 2011, 8:00 p.m. in Shattuck Auditorium on the Carroll University campus. The performance of four works by Ludwig van Beethoven includes the Mass in C major and “Choral Fantasy.”

Tom Dumke of Thomas William Furniture to exhibit his fine craft at Fiesta.

A War of Her Own, a historical novel by Sylvia Dickey Smith, has been chosen for First Prize as the best novel of the year by the Press Women of Texas, a statewide organization of women journalists and writers.

RAM introduces RAM on the Road, also known as Wustum on Wheels, a vehicle covered with art and loaded with supplies, to bring the joy of creating art to kids and adults of all ages.

Ashli Jewelers is proud to present these hand carved statues depicting the Maasai. The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group. These hand carved statues are made from the finest African Ebony Woods from Tanzania is considered the best of the Ebony woods.

Furniture Maker, Tom Dumke, to exhibit furniture at top ranking arts festival Artisphere.

Furniture Maker, Tom Dumke, will display Shaker inspired furniture at Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival March 18, 19 & 20

Waukesha Choral Union will present a free concert of Handel’s “Messiah” on March 27, 2011 at 3:00pm in Shattuck Auditorium. Ernest Brusubardis, III, conducts choir including volunteer community singers, orchestra, and soloists.

From over 500 magicians world wide, not including your uncle Richard who pulls quarters from behind your ear, three young twenty something magicians just battled in LAas Vegas, Nevada at the World Magic Summit & what they did will Mystify you!

"RAM's Second Annual International PEEPS® Competition" is now accepting entries from artists of all ages to participate in the only museum competition of this kind in the world.

Co-director of N.C. school foundation connects art to learning

The Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra board votes to end the 2010-11 season with “Remembrance: Legacy of the Civil War,” a joint performance with the Bel Canto Chorus on March 13, 2011. The MCO concert scheduled for March 27, 2011 will be rescheduled.

Furniture maker, Tom Dumke, to exhibit at Vero Beach, Florida at the Oaks Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Fair. Art show is scheduled to run March 11, 12 and 13.

Primavera Studios will be hosting a two-day photography workshop on April 16th and 17th for beginning professionals and hobbyists who are ready to get serious about photography.

Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra concert, Sun, Feb 20, 2011 4pm Calvary Church. Richard Hynson conducts Schönberg’s “Verklärte Nacht,” Martinsson’s “A.S. in Memoriam,” and “Ancient Airs & Dances” by Respighi. Tickets $25, $23, $10.

Furniture Maker, Tom Dumke, from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin to exhibit at the Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.

Budget cuts affecting creativity of young people

Author Julian Vaughan Hampton will be releasing his new children’s book titled The Adventures of Annie Marmalade: Quest for the Ronji Crystal.

The Waukesha Choral Union will hold open auditions for the second semester of the 2010-2011 season on January 25th, 2011, at 7p.m. They will be held at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 2016 Center Road, Waukesha, WI, 53189.

Does a book cover really tell the story behind the book? Does that hook the reader and should it? A new cover can draw the reader into a book - The new cover for Watch For The Raven by Richard Stroud of Wings ePress, Inc. does exactly that.

Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts announces their new class listings for Winter/ Spring 2011, offering workshops in a wide variety of arts and crafts taught by exceptional regional faculty and nationally known visiting instructors.

The Racine Art Museum (RAM) in Racine, Wisconsin, is pleased to announce the museum's recent commitment to establishing a permanent collection of polymer jewelry, beads and sculptural objects.

A Native American novel with history, mystery, love, lust and loss in one phenomenal book. Spanning decades to search for answers to lives lost to war, smallpox & secrets kept. A story of life and death, love and hate, bitterness & sweet embrace.

James Durham, the president of Madison, WI-based Quarra Stone, has tapped Michael Felling as sales account manager for the nationally recognized company which specializes in natural stone fabrication for signature architectural projects.

Staci Lowry, an artist and entrepreneur who creates handmade quilted ornaments for Christmas and other occasions, is featured in the November 19 issue of I Love What You Do, a weekly newsletter. The Florida artist expects record sales this holiday.

Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee will perform a festive concert of holiday favorites on December 4, at 7:30 PM, and December 5, at 3:00 PM, at The Basilica of Saint Josaphat. Also featuring the Bel Canto Boy Choir and the Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble.

Waukesha Choral Union, Ernest Brusubardis, III director, presents “An Olde English Christmas.” Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols,” traditional English carols, holiday favorites, and audience sing-along. December 10 and 12, 2010.

FBIMStage is at it again, this time delivering the bold message of Choices to audiences, through its 2010 Las Vegas Style Production of the same name.

Two fully restored historical art works - of international & local significance - were recently unveiled by The Green Bay & De Pere Antiquarian Society. The exciting event took place at the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Two recently restored art treasures - one of international art world significance and one of local Wisconsin importance - will be unveiled for the first time the evening of Friday, October 8, 2010, by the Green Bay & De Pere Antiquarian Society.

The Wisconsin Philharmonic receives grant from National Endowment for the Arts The Wisconsin Philharmonic has been awarded $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of their “Shining Stars Competition.”

Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra's 2010-11 season opens September 19, 2010 at Calvary Church. Music director Richard Hynson will conduct Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater,” Tavener’s “Cantus Mysticus,” and Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella Suite.”

FBIMStage presents its 2010 production of “Yellow Brick Road”, a hilarious adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.

The Racine Art Museum has been invaded by insects – as depicted by contemporary artists. See these exciting exhibitions that feature these crawling, flying, hovering, and often times, beautiful creatures at both museum locations.

Thomas Dumke has handcrafted a new table, a Demilune made of leopard and cherry wood to have it's debue at Artstreet in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Electronic book publisher Smashwords Press has selected Wisconsin Author Robert Townsend's book Spirit Falls for its premium catalogue

A special Children's Gallery Night is planned for Thursday, August 26 from 5-7 at Ebenezer's Downtown Milwaukee Child Care Center to highlight art projects created by children ages 6-12 during the center's Summer Blast School-Age Program.

Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra announces its 2010-11 season; Sept. 19, 2010, Feb. 20, 2011 and Mar. 27, 2011, with works by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Schönberg, Dvořák, Pergolesi, and a U.S. premiere by Swedish composer Martinsson.

"Matt Eskuche: Agristocracy" uses the colour, line, form, and shear abundance of food and beverage packaging as the catalyst to create high end design within the space of RAM's Windows ofn Fifth Gallery.

Stewart Performing Arts’ mission is to provide quality dance and theater instruction to students of all ages in a disciplined yet fun environment.

Waukesha Choral Union presents four concerts in its 2010-11 season. 10/16/10 Rejoice in the Lamb: a Choral Tapestry with the choirs of Carroll University. 12/10/10 Olde English Christmas. 3/27/11 Handel’s Messiah. 4/30/11 All Beethoven Concert.

Open June 13 through October 17 2010, "Insects and Invaders in RAM's Collection" features Racine Art Museum collection pieces that shine a spotlight not only on insects but also on some of those animals that are the necessary invaders in their lives.

Internationally known glass artist Therman Statom will return to give a behind-the-scenes tour of his exhibition "Outside the Box" in RAM's Windows on Fifth Gallery.

The Waukesha Choral Union in collaboration with Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Choristers, and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, will present Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at the Oconomowoc Arts Center.

The Lab Apollo, a professional photography lab, is sponsoring a creative fashion shoot presentation by photographer Brian DeMint on May 3 for South Eastern Wisconsin Professional Photographers Association (SEWPPA) at the Delafield Brewhaus.

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum, located at 75 Maritime Drive in Manitowoc, will host “Between the Shining Seas,” June 26 - August 10. It will be the first exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) in the western Great Lakes.