Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibition - June 2020

Exhibition Duration:
June 7th - June 27th

Limited Building Hours
Fridays - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
(high risk or 65+ folks only)
Saturdays - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Sundays - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Mondays - Thursdays Closed

Masks Required In Building
(Masks available at desk)

Gallery Location:
Cultural Arts Center
402 W. Main Street,
Whitewater, WI 53190

Highlighting Emerging Artists.

Wisconsin Regional Artists Association (WRAA) will be sponsoring the WRAP exhibit that features the works of non-professional Wisconsin artists at Whitewater’s Cultural Arts Center, 402 West Main Street, from June 7 through June 27. Visitors will be asked to participate in health and safety measures in light of COVID-19, to include wearing a mask at all times (masks will be provided), entering via the elevator and exiting via the front door (unless they require the elevator), and keeping six feet apart. There will be a ten-person maximum in the building at all times.

Artists from Wisconsin will be exhibiting art in a variety of media including 3 D and photography. Artists and art-advocates alike are invited to view the exhibit free of charge. The exhibit will run from 2 to 4 p.m. beginning June 7th and running through June 27 on the following days: Fridays (for at risk individuals only – age 65 and over or with immunocompromised health conditions), and Saturdays and Sundays for all others. A FREE reception to meet the artists will be Sunday, June 7 from 2 - 4 p.m. and will take place outside (the reception will be cancelled if it rains). There will be no food. Individuals who would like to attend should RSVP to this free reception. See details further below.

The Wisconsin Regional Art Program was established to encourage Wisconsin citizens with a serious interest in art - people who make art purely for the love of it, rather than for fame and fortune. The purpose of WRAP is to encourage nonprofessional artists to develop their abilities. The Wisconsin Regional Art Program consists of many artist workshop/exhibits that meet throughout the year statewide. Each one has a different artist demonstration or slide lecture and a different judge to lead the afternoon critique. Artists may enter as many Wisconsin Regional Art Workshops as they like. The program is run by the Association of Wisconsin Artists (AWA), formerly named WRAA. Artists winning a State Exhibit Award are eligible to compete for monetary awards at the State Day in Madison. In order to enter the State Exhibit you must be a member of the Wisconsin Regional Arts Program – you can join the organization at any time before the state exhibit by going to wraawrap.com and click on the tab to register.

The first Rural Art Exhibit was held at the Memorial Union during Farm and Home Week in 1940. Under the guidance of John Stuart Curry, the exhibit grew rapidly, expanding from 30 nonprofessional artists in 1940 to over 100 by 1947. The energy and enthusiasm of Curry’s successor, Aaron Bohrod, the WRAP directors, James Schwalbach and Ken Kuemmerlein, and the help of the AWA have continued to make the exhibition and workshops cornerstones of activity for nonprofessional artists throughout the state. WRAP is developed and administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts. WRAP exhibits and workshops began in 1940 to encourage the creative growth of non-professional artists from rural areas.

Reception

June 7th from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. MEET THE ARTIST. NO FOOD. If rains then cancel.

• Main programming outside. Chairs set outside 6 feet apart.

• RSVP to FREE reception only by e-mailing wwartsalliance@gmail.com or calling 262-374-2499! Maximum allowed is 45 people. 

• Only 10 people allowed in building at a time. 

  • Elevator door will be locked. See docent to be allowed into building.

• “Meet the Artist” Programming: Begins at 3pm. A chance to listen to the artists speak about their work and a time to ask questions of the artist.  

Artists! Artwork Drop Off Rules: 

Drop Off - Thursday, June 4, 2020, 3-5 p.m., or schedule appointment with Taylor/Joyce at wwartsalliance@gmail.com

• Masks required. We have masks for those who show up without. 

• Schedule a 15 minute time slot with Gallery Manager and Joyce Follis to drop off work. Two Artists may schedule an appointment at the same 15 minute interval. 

• Mark artwork with your name, medium, title, and price.

Pick Up - Saturday, 4:00pm - 6:00pm, June 27th – Taylor cannot be there! Just Joyce? 

• Masks required. We have masks for those who show up without. 

• Schedule a 15 minute time slot with Gallery Manager and Joyce Follis to pick up work. Two Artists may schedule an appointment at the same 15 minute interval. 

Workshop - Artists will be given a link to a pre-recorded demonstration by this year’s instructor. Not a live event this year.

Questions? Please e-mail Taylor McDarison at wwartsalliance@gmail.com