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Wisconsin Regional Artists Association

Wisconsin Regional Art Program

July2, 2009

WRAA is proud to announce a fun new art competition

Go Figure!

Use an art manikin (or parts of) to create a unique piece of art. You do not need to be a WRAA member to participate. Please click the "Go Figure Art Competition" link on the left for complete information and registration form. Deadline for registration is July 25, 2009.

2009 Statewide Teen Art Mentor Program

 WRAA members can inspire a teen to make art a lifetime pursuit. In this second annual STAMP exhibit, WRAA members are able to mentor one teen, 13-19 years of age in this exciting annual exhibit. The art work will be exhibited on the third floor of the Pyle Center during the annual WRAP State Exhibition August 12 through  September 18, 2009.  There are four money awards for: Best of Show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Artworks will be published in the  upcoming color publication of the WRAA-WRAP 2009 State Exhibition. The registration fee includes participation for the teen artist at the 2009  Evening with the Arts gala reception and celebration, Friday, September 18, 2009, 6-8pm at the Pyle Center in Madison. Click the "STAMP Teen Exhibit" link at the left for printable registration brochures and more information.

Click here to view the 2008 STAMP Teen Exhibit on-line

2009 Bridging Generations Youth Art Exhibit & Workshop

This year's Bridging Generations Youth Art Exhibit & Workshop is being sponsored by and held at  Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts in beautiful Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Entries will be posted on this website as a special on-line exhibit for family and friend all over the country--and world--to enjoy.  Each child will have their own gallery page, where viewers can leave encouraging messages to these young artists.  Please leave encouraging messages for these talented artists! Please click 2008 Bridging Generations Youth Art Exhibit to enter the 2008 exhibit. See the archived exhibits of years past by clicking on the link to the left.

What is WRAA and WRAP?

WRAA is the Wisconsin Regional Artists Association, a non-profit organization of over 500 non-professional artists from the state of Wisconsin and beyond.  WRAA works closely with the Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) through the UW-Madison, Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts to provide educational resources, opportunities to exhibit and encouragement to the artistic development of its members. 

 WRAP is the Wisconsin Regional Art Program, developed and administered by the UW-Madison's Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts. WRAP exhibits/workshops began in 1940 to encourage the creative growth of Wisconsin non-professional artists from rural areas. WRAP exhibit/workshops are held throughout the year and all around the state.  Regional exhibits include a workshop day for participating artists and the public in which a guest artist gives a lecture or demonstration, then the judge leads an educational critique of the exhibited artwork.  Participants may exhibit up to three pieces of art in any WRAP exhibit/workshop.  State Award works are eligible to exhibit at the Annual State Art Exhibition and Conference held in September each year in Madison.