Wisconsin Regional Artists Association

Wisconsin Regional Art Program

July 4, 2008

New this year! WRAA is proud to announce the "STAMP" teen exhibit.

Statewide Teen Art Mentor Program

You as a WRAA member can inspire a teen to make art a lifetime pursuit. Each WRAA member is eligible to mentor one teen, 13-19 years of age in this new annual exhibit. The art work will be exhibited at the Pyle Center during the annual WRAP State Exhibition in August and September. There will be four money awards for: Best of Show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Award winning artworks will be published in the new upcoming color publication of the WRAA-WRAP 2008 State Exhibition. Registration fee includes participation for the teen artist at the 2008 An Evening with the Arts gala reception and celebration, Friday, September 26, 2008, 6-8pm at the Pyle Center in Madison.

Deadline for registration is Friday July 25, 2008. Please consider how you can mentor a teen in this exhibit. Perhaps you already can think of who you can mentor. If not, talk to local art teachers and volunteer. If you know of more than one teen, talk to other WRAA members and ask them to participate by mentoring those teens.

Please see enclosed brochure in the summer '08 issue of Contour Notes or click on the STAMP Teen Exhibit link on the left to download a registration brochure.  Questions? Call or e-mail Mary Ann Inman at 608.676.4853 or inman_ma@yahoo.com.

2008 Bridging Generations Youth Art Exhibit & Workshop

We are very happy to announce this year's exhibit & workshop will be held July, 2008  in Whitewater, WI.  As entries are received, they are 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 has their own gallery page, where viewers can leave encouraging messages to these young artists.  Registration forms are available for downloading--along with more information--please click on the "Bridging Generations Youth Art Exhibit and Workshop Information" link to the left.  Please consider sponsoring your children, grandchildren and friends in this very unique and fun exhibit. 

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.