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WRAA State Day Awards

 

It’s a great honor for WRAP artists to receive an award at the annual WRAA/WRAP State Art Exhibition and Conference (“State Day”) held each September in Madison. 

At the 2007 State Day Awards Ceremony, 64 awards were presented for artwork in the exhibit.  In addition, 10 service awards and awards for Contour Notes contests were also given, including the John Steuart Curry medal, our most prestigious award for service to WRAA and the arts.   

These awards are made possible by contributions from individuals and organizations throughout the state of Wisconsin and beyond, some of whom have sponsored awards for many years going back to as early as the 1960’s.   

These awards were created to recognize the achievements of WRAP artists.  Many are memorial awards honoring a family member or friend who shared a special love of the arts.  Some are open to all exhibiting artists while others are restricted to WRAA members.  Some are given for excellence in a specific medium or craft while others are open to all media.  The sponsors have the option to select the recipient themselves (and some do) otherwise the judge of the show selects the award winner. 

Thank you to all of our award sponsors whose generosity provides so much encouragement to WRAP artists and keeps our State Day vibrant and strong.

If you are interested in giving an award (one time or otherwise) please click here for a printable questionnaire

 

2007 State Day Awards List

 

Lodi Art Club Awards - two awards of $150

The Lodi Art club has sponsored these awards since 1983 and was the first local art club to establish a state day award.  The club hopes the award recipients will use the funds as a means to continue art training or education. The first award is given for excellence in 2-D artwork (any medium) and the second for excellence in 3-D artwork.

 

James A. Schwalbach Creativity Awards - three awards of $100

Originally established by James Schwalbach in 1969 in memory of Alice Weber, since 1984 these awards have been sponsored by Mathilda Scwalbach in memory of her husband, Professor James Schwalbach.  The three awards are given for artistic creativity and are open to non-WRAA members as well as WRAA members.  The first award is for painting, the second for crafts and the third for graphics/photography.

 

Adaptive Micro Systems Awards  - two awards of $75

This is the first award to be given by a non arts related business and was established in 1994 by Joan & William Latz of Adaptive Micro Systems in Milwaukee.  The two awards are given for any type of artwork displaying creativity and craftsmanship and are open to both non-WRAA members and WRAA members.

 

Waukesha Creative Arts League Award -  one award of $50

This award has been sponsored by the Waukesha Creative Arts League since 1993.  It is given for outstanding work in any medium and is open to both non-WRAA members and WRAA members.

 

Walworth County Arts Council Award -  one award of $50

Sponsored by the Walworth County Arts Council , this is an unrestricted award available to non-WRAA members as well as WRAA members.  It has been given since 2002 for outstanding artwork in any medium.

 

Rountree Gallery Award -  one award of $25

This award is sponsored by Friends of Our Gallery (FOG), the support organization for the Rountree Gallery in Platteville which has hosted WRAP shows since 2002.  The award is open to WRAA members and non-WRAA members alike and is given for outstanding work in any medium.

 

Young Artist Award -  one award of $25

This is a new award in 2007 sponsored by C.K. Chang and Jean Lang to recognize outstanding work by young artists under the age of 25.

 

WRAA Youth Service Award -  one award of $100

This award was established by WRAA in 2007 and is given for meritorious service in support of Bridging Generations or other youth oriented arts programs.  The award is funded by WRAA and the recipient is selected by the WRAA Board of Directors at its spring meeting from nominations submitted by WRAA members.

 

 

Certificate of Merit Awards  -  10 certificates

These awards were established by WRAA in 1976 to recognize meritorious work in any of the visual fine arts.  Up to 10 certificates may be awarded each year.

 

John Steuart Curry Award -  engraved medal

The most prestigious award given by WRAA, the John Steuart Curry medal has been given since 1958 in recognition of outstanding work in promoting art in the recipient’s area - not for profit, but for the joy of helping others. It is named after the first Artist in Residence at UW Madison.  The recipient is selected by the WRAA Board of Directors at its spring meeting from nominations from the membership.

 

Ada Biddick Award –  one award of $250

Sponsored by Trelay Farms of Livingston WI, this award was established in 2005 in memory of Ada Biddick, wife of Trelay founder Elmer Biddick and an avid painter and active WRAP participant.  The award is given for excellence in painting, any medium.

 

Aaron & Ruth Bohrod Memorial Award -  one award of $200

First established in 1977 by well known Wisconsin artist Aaron Bohrod, this award is now a memorial award honoring Aaron Bohrod and his wife Ruth.  It is currently sponsored by Katherine Schmitt and her sisters whose father, Joseph Burk was a good friend of Aaron Bohrod.  It is given for "outstanding excellence in painting" and active participation in WRAA.

 

Joseph E. Burk Memorial Award -  one award of $200

In 2003 the family of Joseph E. Burk established this memorial award to be given to a WRAA member displaying talent in the area of drawing and painting.  Joseph E. Burk was a commercial artist by trade, an instuctor at the Waukesha Technical School and past president of WRAA.  At age 92 he entered his last art show with a pen and ink sketch at the annual WRAA exhibit and although he won no special recognition that year, he was proud to still be able to produce work worthy of exhibit.

 

Carmen & Eva Beining Award -  one award of $165

This award was established in 2007 with an endowment from Eva Beining of Platteville.  Eva and her late husband Carmen began oil painting in 1979, attended many state shows and won many awards.  It is given for landscape, floral or nature painting (not abstract).

 

Berk Award -  one award of $100

This award is funded by an endowment established in 1985 by Harold C. Berkholz of Fond du Lac WI and is given for creative achievement, excellence in execution and demonstrated artistic creativity without the use of "gimmicks".

 

Berk Service Award

This service award is given to an individual or local art group in recognition of achievement in promoting WRAA membership.  The recipient is selected by the WRAA Board of Directors at its spring meeting from nominations from the membership. 

 

Julie Chang Artistic Excellence Award - two awards of $100

These awards are sponsored by the Chang family of Madison and are given for outstanding work in painting.  They were first awarded in 2003.

 

Curry Committee Creativity Award -  one award of $100

This award is funded by the members of the Curry Committee and is given to a WRAA member for outstanding work in any medium.

 

Fond du Lac Artists Association Award -  one award of $100

This is the fourth year that the Fond du Lac Artists Association has sponsored this award for painting.

 

Mary Lou Lindroth Award -  one award of $100

This is a new award in 2007 sponsored and selected by Mary Lou Lindroth for outstanding work in any medium.

 

Lakeland Art League Awards - two awards of $75

The Lakeland Art League established their award in 1987.   Now two awards, they are given for outstanding work in any fine arts or craft medium that does not employ "gimmicks".  It is hoped that the recipient will use the award as a means of continuing art training or education.

 

Sponsor Awards - two awards of $75 to WRAP show sponsoring organizations

The Sponsor Awards were established in 1998 to recognize the contribution of the WRAP regional workshop sponsors.  One award is given for the highest number of participating artists and one award is given for the largest increase in participating artists over the previous year.  The awards are sponsored by C. K. Chang.

 

Catherine Hundt Art Award -  one award of $50

This award has been given since 2003 and is funded by the Catherine Hundt Scholarship Fund.

 

La Crosse Society of Arts and Crafts Awards - two awards of $50

Since 1991, the LaCrosse Society of Arts and Crafts have sponsored an award for outstanding work in any medium and having a conventional nature without the use of  "gadgets" or  "gimmicks".  In 2006 they increased their sponsorship to two awards.

 

Manito Art League Award -  one award of $50

Since 1998, the Manito Art League has sponsored this award for any fine art medium.

 

Barbara Goy Craft Artist Award -  one award of $50

Barbara Goy, formerly of Madison but now residing in Portland, Oregon, has sponsored this award since 2004.  It is given for fiber art, woodworking, or other artistic media.

 

Five Painters Awards - two awards of $50

The Five Painters group from the Madison area, David Scheifel, Donna Miller, Bonnie Johnson, C.K. Chang and Mary Dimon, have sponsored these two awards since 2003.  The awards are given for painting only.

 

Five Painters Choice Award -  one award of $50

In 2006, the Five Painters group of Madison began sponsorship of a new award called the Five Painters Choice Award.  The recipient of this award is selected by the Five Painters themselves rather than the show judge.

 

Carrie Whitish-Scheifel Memorial Award -  one award of $50

This is a one time award sponsored by the Five Painters artist friends of David Whitish-Scheifel in memory of his mother.  The award is to be given for a painting with a floral motif, as Carrie so enjoyed flowers during her lifetime.

 

Robert J. Mosher Award -  one award of $50

Originally a one time award established in 2006 by Pat Mosher in memory of her husband and his support of her artwork, in 2007 Pat made this an annual award given for excellence in painting or sculpture.

 

School of Eclectic Art Award -  one award of $50

This award for "out-of-the-box thinking with an unusual twist in color, form, line, texture or composition" has been sponsored by Mary Ann Inman's School of Eclectic Art since 2004.

 

Shake Rag Alley Award -  one award of $50

New in 2007, this award is sponsored by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, a nonprofit arts education center in Mineral Point.  It is given for creative use of materials or design elements.

 

Stateline Artists Awards - two awards of $50

The Stateline Artists group has sponsored these two awards since 1999.  One award is given for outstanding 3-D artwork and one for outstanding 2-D artwork.

 

Rural Wisconsin Award -  one award of $50

A new award for 2007 sponsored by Jean Lang, this award is given to an artist depicting life or scenes of rural Wisconsin - in the old WRAP tradition.

 

Chinese Fine Arts Association Awards - two awards of $50

The Chinese Fine Art Association is a Madison based nonprofit organization whose focus is to promote and raise awareness of the various Oriental arts, particularly Chinese brush painting and Chinese calligraphy.  They have sponsored an award since 2003 and currently give two awards, one to a CFFA member and one to a non-member.

 

Headwaters Art League Award -  one award of $25

The artists of the Headwaters Art League in the Land O' Lakes area of northern Wisconsin began sponsoring this award in 2006 for outstanding artwork in any medium.

 

Rural Rembrandts Art Club Founder's Awards - two awards of $25

The Rural Rembrandts Art Club from the Wautoma area has sponsored an award since 1995 and currently gives two awards, one for excellence in 2-D work and one for excellence in 3-D work.

 

Presidential Award -  one award of $25

This award was established in 1984 to honor past presidents of WRAA.  It is sponsored by Billy Moy who was then president of WRAA.  It is given for outstanding work in any area of the visual arts.

 

WRAA Treasurer Award -  one award of $25

The Treasurer's award was established in 1988 by Donna Miller upon her retirement from the WRAA Board of Directors, having served as Treasurer for 12 years.  It is funded by interest on an endowment from Donna.  It is given for meritorious work in any painting medium.  The artwork must be conventional fine art and not bizarre or experimental.

 

John Barton Library Awards -  two awards of a $25 art book to library of choice

The John Barton Awards were established in 1966 by Lela Smith to honor Professor John Barton, Professor of Sociology at UW, who was deeply involved and influential in furthering the cultural welfare of the people of Wisconsin.  The awards consist of a $25 art book selected by the winner of the award to be given to the library of their choice in their name.  One award is given for painting or sculpture and the other for crafts.  The awards can not be given to the same person two years in a row.

 

Lancaster Art Club Awards - two awards of $25

The Lancaster Art Club has sponsored these two awards since 1994 to celebrate their long existence as a club, being one of the oldest local art clubs in the state.  One award is given for oil painting and one award is given for watercolor.

 

Helen Croft Fine Art Awards - two awards of $25

Helen Croft, who served as Awards Chair of WRAA for 9 years, began these awards in 2001 to provide encouragement and recognition to fellow artists and to communicate to the recipients that fine art is greatly appreciated by peers.

 

Stop and Smell the Flowers -  one award of $25

A one-time award in 2007 sponsored by Leslee Nelson who found herself stopping and imagining lilac fragrance every time she passed by the winning piece.

 

WRAA Award -  one award of $25

Funded by WRAA, these awards were originally the Andrew Clark Award established in 1966 and named for a charter member who was deeply interested in the purposes of the organization.  Renamed the WRAA Awards in 1980, one award is given for painting or sculpture and the other for crafts. Recipients can not receive the awards two years in a row.

 

WRAA Memorial Service Award -  three service awards 

The three WRAA Memorial Service Awards were established after three board members, Lela Smith, Grace Pendleton and Modesta Macke were killed in an automobile accident on the way to a board meeting.  The awards honor them and all WRAA members who have since died and are given in recognition of meritorious service in promoting the aims and activities of WRAA.  Recipients are selected by the WRAA Board of Direcotrs at the spring meeting from nominations from the membership.

 

Contour Notes Cover Award – one award of $25

The Contour Notes Cover Award has been given since the early 1960's and is now funded by WRAA.  At the fall board meeting, the WRAA Board of Directors votes on entries submitted by the membership.  The four works receiving the most votes each appear on a cover of Contour Notes in the following year, and the top vote getter receives a $25 award.

 

Contour Notes Centerfold Award -  one award of $25

The Contour Notes Centerfold Award began in 1983 and is funded by WRAA.  At the fall board meeting, the WRAA Board of Directors votes on entries submitted by the membership.  The four works receiving the most votes each appear in the centerfold of a Contour Notes issue in the following year, and the top vote getter receives a $25 award.