2022 AMP Member Show and Lantern Festival

The 7th annual Arts Mineral Point (AMP) Member Show opened with an artist's reception on Friday evening (Jan 28) followed by the public opening on Saturday. 

The exhibit is once again at the Masonic Lodge, 304 High St, Mineral Point and will be open next weekend, Feb 5 -6 and Saturday, Feb 12th. The exhibit features works by a couple dozen local artists in a variety of media from painting, ceramics, fibers arts and more to handmade furniture from reclaimed materials.

Ben and I each entered two pieces. Ben submitted a couple of his more abstract photos and I entered two of my mixed media collage portraits - "Sweet Dreams", a small framed work on paper, and "He was Dubious", a larger mixed media portrait mounted on a board. 

The last day of the show culminates with the annual Mineral Point Ice Lantern Festival. 

The 5th annual Mineral Point Ice Festival is Saturday, February 12 throughout the downtown historic district. Lanterns are created by artists, businesses, MP High School art students and fun loving townspeople. Made of Ice by Mother Nature and powered by a single candle, lanterns are judged and prizes are awarded.

A lovely -and fun - winter night in Mineral Point.

 

2019 WRAA State Day

The State Day conference was held September 20–21 at the Pyle Center on the UW campus in Madison.

Michael Velliquette served as the conference presenter and judge of the show. He is a paper sculptor whose "intricate works combine exuberant abundance with an inventive formalism." Throughout his career, he has shown in over 150 museums and galleries. His position as Faculty Associate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison presents the opportunity to lecture and teach on his work and the paper arts. 

One of Michael's amazing paper sculptures - 

Michael Velliquette spoke about his work and then guided participants in creating a miniature exhibition a la the Lovey Town Exhibition Program that he founded in 2013. State Day participants created miniature 2 X 3 inch colored pencil drawings which were "hung" in the miniature "gallery" space provided by Michael. Then small paper doll cutouts of the artists were created from photographs taken on the spot and placed in the gallery spaces. What fun!