2024 Waupaca Art Show – Celebrating 61 years!
Event Dates: April 20th – 24th, 2024
Waupaca Danes Hall
301 N. Main street, Waupaca WI
Details
- Artist Registration:
- Will open in January, check back for more information
- Artist can register online with credit or debit card OR print and mail in a paper copy
- Up to 6 pieces of artwork per artist
Week Events by Date:
- Fri, April 19th: Drop off artwork at Waupaca Danes Hall from 4:00-8pm (no earlier please)
- Sat, April 20th: Drop off artwork 8am – noon
- Sat, April 20th: Opening Night Celebration (Everyone is welcome) – Open 6-9pm- Band 6-8:30pm
- Sun, April 21st: Judges Live Critique- 1:30-2:30pm (Show open to public 1pm-6pm)
- Mon, April 22nd: Show open to public- 10am-8pm
- Tues, April 23rd: Show open to public- 10am-8pm
- Wed, April 24th: Show open to public- 10am-3pm (Show closes at 3pm on April 24th).
- Wed, April 24th & Thurs, April 25th: Artists and those who have purchased artwork may pick it up 4-8pm
2024 Judges to be determined
Here’s a look at last year’s judges – 2023
KRISTIN THIELKING
Education:
B.A. Brown University
M.F.A. University of Wisconsin
About:
Kristin Thielking is from Long Island, NY and received a BA in Fine Art and Comparative Literature from Brown University, RI and an MFA in Sculpture from University of Wisconsin, Madison. Thielking has taught sculpture at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point since 2001. She has also taught at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Penland School of Crafts.
She has exhibited and presented on her work widely. Interdisciplinary collaboration is at the root of her practice and she has a special interest in working with language as a material and work that inspires dialogue about the state of the environment and environmental stewardship. She works most often with artist-book maker, glass artist and poet, Lisa Beth Robinson and sculptor Keven Brunett and is a member of the Catching a Wave Collective a group of 6 artists, scientists and writers.
JINMAN JO
Education:
B.F.A. University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea
M.A., M.F.A. University of Iowa
JinMan Jo’s work has been shown widely throughout the United States and in Korea. Solo exhibitions of his work have been presented at Rountree Art Gallery, Salem, OR, Art Access Gallery in Salt Lake City, UT; Gage Family Art Gallery, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN. JinMan Jo relates the process of creating sculpture to that of making entries in a personal journal. His work is self-reflective with a focus on his feelings and search for self-identity.
KEVEN BRUNETT
Education:
B.F.A. University of WI Madison
M.A., M.F.A. University of WI Madison
Keven Brunett is from Wisconsin and attended U.W. Madison for both his BFA and MFA in sculpture. Brunett has taught sculpture and foundation classes for over 15 years at multiple programs in Wisconsin, including U.W. Stevens Point, U.W. Madison, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, U.W. Oshkosh, U.W. Marathon County and Fox Valley.
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Waupaca Community Theatre & Children's Theatre
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Waupaca Art Show
The 2022 Waupaca Art Show will be held in April and will be the 56th annual event. It will feature art and artists from across the region and will be at a beautiful new location, the Danes Hall.
