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September Central Library ![]() |
"Transitions," new work by Nathan Vernau, is on view at the Central Library September 2 through September 29. Visit Nathan's website for more examples of his art. |
August and September |
Local artist Anthony Pawlowsky displays painted wood carvings at the Alicia Ashman Branch Library Gallery. The art show features wood carvings emphasizing three dimensional aspects of flowers, trees, landscapes, barns, mountains, hot air balloons and abstracts. For purchasing information, please contact the artist at 608-441-9588. |
Selected Previous Exhibits: September and October 2009, Alicia Ashman Branch: Color and Light by Joan Zieger August through October 2009, Pinney Branch: Beaded Jewelry by the Madison Bead Society September 2009, Central Library: "Respite = Relief: 30 Years of Building Resiliency in Children Through Art" sponsored by the Respite Center August 2009, Central Library: Collages from members of Skaalen Sunset Home retirement community July and August 2009, Alicia Ashman Branch: Portraits in Watercolor by Bernie Tennis July 2009, Central Library: "The Four Painters": C.K. Chang, Bonnie Johnson, Donna Miller, and David Scheifel June and July 2009, Sequoya Branch: Kendra Larson: Paintings June 2009, Central Library: Holly Jorgenson: A Counselor's View: See, Love Try May and June 2009, Alicia Ashman Branch: Montage: The Art of Thursday's Artists May 2009, Central Library: May Is Mental Health Awareness Month: Consumer Art Exhibit presented by Cornuopia Arts, Inc. March and April 2009, Sequoya Branch: "Journey to Her Self": Laurel Schwartz March and April 2009, Alicia Ashman Branch: Gathering: Recent Work by Tom Linfield April 2009, Lakeview Branch: We Love Birds, presented by elders residing at the Skaalen Sunset Home in Stoughton April 2009, Central Library: Lenny Black: 'From Alaska to Yorkshire (and Points in Between), 2007-2008' March 2009, Central Library: Michael Velliquette: Deux Ex Machina February 2009, Central Library: Work & Life Story of M.K. Ciurlionis January and February 2009, Alicia Ashman Branch: "Journey to Her Self": Laurel Schwartz January 2009, Central Library: Madison Public Library Staff Art Show |
Other Local Arts Organizations: |
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Get Messy: The Art and Outreach of Mess Hall Press Run by a volunteer staff of local artists, graphic designers and communication professionals, Mess Hall Press teaches the fundamentals of the creative process through hands-on art activities. Since early 2005, Mess Hall Press has offered hundreds of Madison area students the opportunity to gain valuable arts experience by working with both head and hands. We focus on drawing, print making, graphic design, and straddle the line where the disciplines collide. The Mess Hall approach involves working collaboratively with students at each stage of the creative process, from concept to creation. We emphasize hand-drawn type and designs over computer-generated graphics. Our creations come to life via screen-printing, letterpress, and good old fashioned pencil sketches. We host classes at local community centers, schools, galleries and events. Mess Hall has also started teaching adult classes so that everyone can get messy. For more info visit messhallpress.org |
July
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Jason Skoog: "YARNS" Jason Skoog uses mixed media on paper to create colorful, imaginative worlds with open-ended narratives. The show features both small and large works populated by a variety of intriguing characters and objects like sailors, station wagons, gazelles, swimming pools, telephones, mop buckets, spiders, and rhinos. Please join us for an opening reception with the artist on Thursday, July 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Central Library. Visit the artist's website for more information on his work. |
| June - July Pinney Branch Library |
Friends of Chernobyl Centers, U.S. (FOCCUS) Photography Exhibit |
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"Looking Down Town": Photography by Craig Wilson Artist Craig Wilson displays past and present kite aerial photography of Madison, Wisconsin at the Alicia Ashman Branch Library Gallery.
The art show features two kite aerial views of Madison, WI photographed by George Lawrence in 1908 and two matching views that local artist Craig Wilson photographed in 2008. |
May and June ![]() |
The Art of Lichtner and Grotenrath The Kohler Foundation recently completed a major gift of art to Madison Public Library consisting of paintings by Wisconisin artists Schomer Lichtner and Ruth Grotenrath. The couple began their prolific careers as WPA muralists. Lichtner may be best remembered for the whimsical ballerinas and cows that fascinated him in later years, while Grotenrath luminously depicted items found in her home or garden. Karin Wolf, Madison Arts Program Administrator, assisted with the aquisition, and the Madison Arts Commission generously funded museum/archival framing of the twenty-three paintings by Monroe Street Framing. The collection will premiere in Madison at the Central Library in May of 2010, with a reception at the library on Gallery Night, Friday, May 7, from 5 - 9 p.m. A lecture on the work of these two beloved Wisconsin artists, presented by art conservationist Tony Rajer, will take place on Wednesday, May 5, at 6 p.m. For more information, read our press release. ![]() |
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Impressed Expressed: Paintings by Paulina Ivanova Artist Statement: I hope when people view my paintings the character of the shapes and the harmony of the colors leave long lasting impression in their mind. Through the expression in my art I try to show that there is nothing mundane or ordinary in the world in us and around us. Everything is magical, mystical, spiritual and spectacular. So let us all be amazed and humbled by Nature’s reality. |
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Cassius Callender: Color Photographs of Madison, Milwaukee and Washington D.C. The exhibit focuses on landscape scenes taken during the most colorful times of the day, dawn and dusk. This is when the effect of the changing light with the combination of clouds and water can produce scenes of unimaginable beauty. Artist's Statement: Born in Puerto Rico, Cassius J. Callender has been interested in photography since 1984 when he took a summer class at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico in Old San Juan at the age of 14. After completing high school and serving for 10 years in the U.S. Navy, he moved to the Washington DC area to continue his career in computer security. It wasn't until 2006, when he received his first DSLR camera as a Father’s Day present from his wife Amy, that his passion for photography was truly ignited. Two years later Cassius J. Callender Photography was launched. For more information, visit the artist's website. |
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Water Music: Theme and Variations by Mario Quintana and Juliet Rake With its glacier-carved chain of lakes, extensive wetlands, streams and rivers, the landscape of South Central Wisconsin as a very watery place. Mario Quintana and Juliet Rake document this natural scene with their photography, both out of a love of its beauty and concern for the survival of these fragile environments. Please join us for an Artists' Reception on Tuesday, March 16, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the Central Library Gallery Space. ![]() |
January 12 - March 31 ![]() |
Mosaic Boxes by Tom Linfield "I spent a large part of my life living in Europe, sketching stone circles and cairns, visiting cathedrals, and living in a medieval village called Cordes, in the south of France. I'm fascinated by the beauty and potency of these ancient, sacred stone formations and the imagery continues to inform my work. This exhibition features... glass mosaic boxes. The work explores such common themes as memory, balance, and fragmentation" - Tom Linfield, from the artist's statement. Join us for a reception and artist's talk on Wednesday, March 24 at 6 p.m. at the Pinney Branch. Tom Linfield will talk about his mosaic work, show images, and discuss inspiration. A reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by the talk at 7 p.m. View a virtual display of works from the exhibit on Flickr. For more information about the artist, view his art resume and visit his website. |
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Rogue's Alphabet by Michael Kress-Russick Rogue's Alphabet celebrates the speed bumps of the English language; from akimbo to zealot. Thousands of words that have earned their keep in our mother tongue have been plucked wholesale from other dialects. Others simply seem to defy pronunciation or appear intended to trip up even the most cautious speller. This picture book presents a sampler of a modest cross-section from every corner of the alphabet. Rogue's Alphabet won the bronze medal for children's book illustration in the 3X3 Show in 2007. See more work by Michael Kress-Russick at his website. Join the artist for a reception and reading on Saturday, February 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the Central Library. See more photos and examples from the exhibit on Flickr. |
January 2 - February 27, 2010 ![]() |
"Art Felt" by Deb Lueders "I felt wool because I love the way it comes together under my fingertips. With just a little water, a little soap and in time under the pressure of my hands, the wool melts together into a whole. I particularly like to work with color and texture on themes which can be traditional or modern. My art career began as a weaver and grew to include spinning and dyeing. I discovered freeform knit/crochet and incorporated felted wool. Now, I mainly wet felt and enjoy working with inlay and nuno. The hope is that when people view my artwork they feel a connection. I appreciate viewers getting lost in my work. I like them to ask, 'How did you do that?' It's wonderful when they can not take their eyes away." Please join us for an artist's reception on Saturday, January 9 from 2 - 4 p.m. |
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Thirty Years of U.S.-China Friendship: A Photo Exhibition The University of Wisconsin Law School’s East Asian Legal Studies Center, in conjunction with the Heilongjiang Foreign Affairs Office, presents a poster exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of U.S.-China relations. The exhibition includes a series of 14 posters, each with its own theme (economics, culture, sports, politics, etc.), with explanation in English and Chinese. The posters were a gift to the University of Wisconsin Law School East Asian Legal Studies Center by representatives from Wisconsin’s Sister-State, Heilongjiang, China, during a recent delegation visit. |
December
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Art Paul Schlosser presents Patterns and Snowpeople Local musician and artist Art Paul Schlosser presents original works of art.
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November and December
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"Light, Shadow and Tone: People, Places, Things" Art Exhibition by Margaret (Peggy) Moore "This exhibit represents a collection of work completed over the last 3 years - portraits, landscapes, and still life. The portraits represent commissioned work and private collections, in charcoal and oil. I created the charcoals in a painterly fashion applying charcoal with medium and brushes. The landscapes collection includes oils and charcoals as well. The still lifes are oils and colored pencil. In all of my paintings, I focus on capturing the shadow and light placement based on the time of day or light placement and the color/value relationships." Please join us for an artist's reception on Saturday, November 7 from 2 - 4 p.m. Read the artist's statement.
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| October and November Sequoya Library |
Michael Kress-Russick: "Moon over the Mountain" Local picturebook illustrator on display October and November in the Sequoya Children's Area. Illustrations are from the recently released picturebook Moon over the Mountain by Keith Polette. Join Kress-Russick on Saturday, November 7 at 2:00 p.m. at Sequoya Library for a talk about the process of creating a picturebook, and his illustrations displayed in this show. Visit the artist's website. This exhibit is made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Madison Community Foundation to the Sequoya Library supporting the Art of the Picture Book collection.
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| November Alicia Ashman Library |
High Point Christian School: "Celebrate Africa" Student artwork from grades 3, 4, 5 and 8 from High Point Christian School, on display in the Alicia Ashman Library Children's Area Art Gallery. |
November
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"CLICK": Miguel Angel León Benito Black and white photography from local artist Miguel Angel León Benito. Read the artist's statement, in both English and Spanish.
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September 18 - November 14
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"Worldview: A New Perspective": Quilts by Jana Mirs On display mid-September through mid-November, quilts by local artist Jana Mirs.
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October |
"Corn-Fed": A Solo Show by S.V. Medaris S.V. Medaris presents a collection of pieces - oils, pastels and prints - of the various things that are powered by corn, along with landscapes featuring corn as one of the crops. Over twenty works will be included in the exhibit, including a large mural featuring pastured pigs, to show some of the different feeding and habitats of farm animals. Join the artist for a Gallery Night on Friday, October 2 from 5 - 9 p.m. in the Central Library Exhibit Space. Refreshments will be served.
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