Electric Eclectic VI
Invitational Photography Exhibition
Exhibit: October 1 - 25, 2026
Artist Reception: saturday, october 3, 1pm - 4pm
Key Dates:
Exhibition: October 1 - 25, 2026;
Reception: Saturday, October 3, 1pm to 4pm;
Drop Off Day 1 - Tuesday, September 29, 4pm - 6pm
Drop Off Day 2 - Wednesday, September 30, 2pm - 4pm
Pick up Day 1 - Sunday, October 25, 4pm - 5pm
Pick up Day 2 - Monday, October 26, 4pm - 6pm
The Whitewater Arts Alliance (WAA) will present Electric Eclectic VI, an invitational photography exhibition featuring 21 Milwaukee-area photographic artists whose work spans a wide range of subjects, October 1 through 25, 2026, at the Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main Street, Whitewater. An Artist Reception will be held Saturday, October 3, from 1 to 4 p.m., giving visitors the chance to meet the participating artists and hear them discuss their work.
Electric Eclectic was organized by Roy Schmidt, a WAA member and former Director of Exhibitions for the Coalition of Photographic Arts (CoPA), and Xela Garcia, Director of Walker's Point Center for the Arts (WPCA), both Milwaukee organizations. This year's exhibition marks Electric Eclectic's sixth annual iteration; it appeared earlier this year at WPCA's Walker's Point gallery in Milwaukee, and most of the same artists, along with several new artists, are bringing their work to the Cultural Arts Center, which previously hosted the exhibition in 2024. The Whitewater exhibition is co-chaired by Schmidt and Jeff McDonald, photographic artist and WAA President.
Schmidt developed the concept for Electric Eclectic together with a group of fellow photographers, then partnered with Garcia to establish a venue at WPCA. A selection committee of photographers works by consensus to invite participating artists, with Schmidt and Garcia curating the final exhibition. What unites the group isn't a shared style or theme, but the sheer range of subjects its photographers pursue — a variety that gives the exhibition its name and remains its defining trait six years on.
Special thanks go to Xela Garcia for curating the WPCA exhibitions and for her behind-the-scenes support in bringing Electric Eclectic to Whitewater.
The exhibition and reception are open to the public and all are welcome.
Community members are encouraged to gather friends and join the Whitewater Arts Alliance for an afternoon of thought-provoking photography and conversation with visiting artists—all while supporting the arts in Whitewater.
For more information, contact Gallery Director Kim Adams at 608-201-2151, email wwartsalliance@gmail.com, or visit whitewaterarts.org.
Resources
Exhibition Flyer: Download PDF