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Possibility of Local Gallery Space

Guild President Janet Hudachek has been busy investigating the possibility of providing the Guild with building space. And Janet made a connection with a downtown Menomonee Falls landlord who just so happens to have such a building that he’s willing to temporarily lease (March through September 2012) to the Guild for a discounted price while it’s vacant!

Many of us took Janet up on her email invitation to walk through the building today and it is magnificent! The opportunity of the Guild having its own gallery and workshop space is exciting. Please browse the photo gallery below to check out the space.

 

The space is located on the southwest corner of Main and Grand Street in downtown Menomonee Falls—a fitting location for our local group and within walking distance of other art establishments like Purloin Studio and Mill Street Folkart Gallery.

Formerly home to Optimum Nutrition, the space measures 2300 square feet and allows for about 270 linear feet of rentable artist space. Currently, 8 Guild members have voiced interest in renting and the Guild has posted ads with Milwaukee Artist Resource Network and Wisconsin Visual Artists to entice new renters. Renters will have to join the Guild in order to show in the new building. Rental price currently under consideration is $8.00/linear foot/month.

Having building space is a wonderful chance for the Guild not only to have a physical—and very visible—presence in the community through art exhibits, but to hold classes, meetings, open art nights, etc. We are hoping to have a lively discussion at the Guild’s next membership meeting at 6:00pm on Tuesday, February 24th at Menomonee Falls Public Library. If you have questions before then, please email President Janet Hudachek.

February 11, 2012 | Categories: Guild Events | Leave A Comment »

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February 6, 2012 | Categories: Members in the News | Tags: , | Leave A Comment »

Latitudes hosting Hudachek and Sherman

Janet Hudachek and Maddy Sherman Barb's Mums of Fall by Janet Hudachekinvite you to their exhibit:
at Latitudes Coffee House
W156N9636 Pilgrim Rd., Germantown

Opening Reception
Saturday, February 4, 2012
1:00 – 3:00pm
(show will be up through February 29)

Maddy works in acrylics and does some amazingly real paintings with a European flair.

Janet works in Caran D’ache water soluble wax pastels and color pencil, with an occasional oil, mostly concerning architecture and ornamental vegetation.

January 29, 2012 | Categories: Members in the News | Tags: , , | Leave A Comment »

Art Guild of Menomonee Falls Received 2011 Best of Menomonee Falls Award

Best of Menomonee Falls 2011 award

NEW YORK, NY, October 21, 2011 — Art Guild of Menomonee Falls has been selected for the 2011 Best of Menomonee Falls Award in the Artists category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2011 USCA Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.

U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) is a New York City based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USCA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising.

The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.

January 16, 2012 | Categories: Members in the News | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

Trains, Planes and Automobiles… and Bob Lirette!

F86 Sabre Jet by Bob LiretteTransportation enthusiasts will delight in a new art exhibition Trains, Planes and Automobiles in Art at Unitarian Universalist Church West (UUCW). Included in the exhibit will be Guild member Bob Lirette‘s watercolor painting of an F86 Sabre Jet.

Featured works include bas-relief sculptures and acrylic paintings by Waukesha-based automotive artist, Sal Erato. Erato’s sculptures are 3-D snapshots of great moments in auto racing history. One of the acrylic paintings is autographed by Emmerson Fittipaldi.

Guild members are cordially invited to support Bob and attend the Opening Reception at the gallery on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 7:00pm. The artists will be in attendance to answer any questions. Works are being exhibited in their Community Room Art Gallery through February 5, 2012 and may be seen between and after services on Sundays, or by arrangement made by calling the church office, 262 782-3535.

UUCW is located at 13001 W. North Ave, Brookfield and is handicap accessible.

January 10, 2012 | Categories: Members in the News | Tags: , , , , | Leave A Comment »

Juris at HD Museum

"HD Family Tree" by Gregory JurisGregory Juris’s “H-D Family Tree” sculpture was installed for the opening of Harley-Davidson’s “Blazin’ Yule” Holiday Celebration on Friday, November 25, 2011 at the Harley-Davidson Museum. The museum campus is now transformed by a grove of holiday trees that have been sculpted with inspiration and imagination from a range of traditional and modern media by local artists.

Gregory’s interpretation of an HD holiday tree is located in the skywalk between the Museum and the Archives/Restoration area.

The artists were selected through a jury process in mid-September. Harley-Davidson’s Frank Savage and Melvina Kleverova Zilliox and Milwaukee Artist Resource Network’s Melissa Musante juried the proposals to determine seven final invitations for HD’s 1st Annual Blazin’ Yule Sculpture Project. The participating artists are Carrie Chimenti (Milwaukee), Tammy Easton (Racine), Qaiyim El-Amin (Milwaukee), Gregory Juris (Germantown), John Kowalczyk (Milwaukee), Brady Lueck (Burlington) and Kendall Polster (Milwaukee).

Holiday revelers can vote for their favorite holiday tree along the Holiday Sculpture Walk as well as make a bid to support Milwaukee’s Arts@Large. Arts@Large provides multidisciplinary art experiences for Milwaukee K-12 students. A silent auction for each sculpture will take place throughout the exhibition with proceeds being split between the artist and Arts @ Large.

Holiday Sculpture Walk
Nov. 25, 2011 – Jan. 6, 2012
Harley-Davidson Museum
400 Canal Street
Milwaukee

December 8, 2011 | Categories: Members in the News | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment »

Cindy Kaja will impress you

mam after dark logoGuild member Cindy Kaja will be 1 of 5 artists representing ARTMilwaukee painting LIVE this Friday, November 18, 2011 7:00 – 10:00pm at the Milwaukee Art Museum’s “After Dark – Impress Me” event.

Admission is free for Museum Members. Or if you join at the door, you’ll get in free with a friend!
Otherwise, $12 at the door | $6 (plus fees) in advance

Event details and advance ticket pricing can be found here: http://mam.org/afterdark/?p=1073

November 17, 2011 | Categories: Members in the News | Tags: , , , | Leave A Comment »

Jean Crane and Friend, Mary Boettcher

featured work by Mary Boettcher

Our own Mary Boettcher will be exhibiting alongside Wisconsin artist, Jean Crane, who is noted for her beautifully executed watercolor paintings. Crane’s original artworks depict flowers carefully composed in graceful still-lives or dramatically described in their natural abandon. A collection of Crane’s work is presented in this exhibit along with paintings created by some of her artist students or “friends,” one of which is AGMF’s Mary Boettcher. Students of Jean Crane are all accomplished artists in their own right.

Jean Crane & Friends “Watercolor Expressions VII” opens to the public on Friday, November 11, 2011 in Jill Spanbauer’s Lake Country Gallery, on the corner of Capitol Drive and Hwy. 164, and will continue through January 31, 2012.

Come support Mary and her artistic journey with Jean Crane. The public is invited to meet the artists during the opening reception on Friday, November 11, 2011 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.

Lake Country Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10:00am – 5:00pm and Sunday, 11:00am – 4:00pm. Admission is always free. For more information contact Lake Country Gallery, 262-691-3800.

November 7, 2011 | Categories: Members in the News | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment »

Guild presence at Beyond the Canvas

Four Art Guild members participated in the MARN-sponsored Beyond the Canvas event this year. New members James Steeno (acrylics) and Jeanne Olivieri (watercolors) joined Janet Hudachek (pastels/acrylics) and Pete Zielinski (watercolors) in this non-traditional plein-air exhibit. Approximately eighty pieces of art inspired by the Menomonee Valley were on display in this juried show held at the newly relocated Zimmerman Architectural offices on October 21st and 22nd. Packets were released to participating artists about 2-1/2 weeks earlier with an informative tour of the area they were to depict. Pete commented, “It was a fun experience to scout out the area for inspiration and then return to see what others had created.” Submitted works were in many mediums and styles with one common theme: the renewal of an abused and neglected river valley. James, Jeanne, Pete and Janet definitely recommend this event to other area artists. “We, as artists, are documenting Milwaukee history in the making.”

October 27, 2011 | Categories: Members in the News | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave A Comment »

Mitchell’s mosaics in NC show

Pat Mitchell has had two pieces accepted into Ciel’s current exhibition “delish” running through October 29, 2011. Dig In, Pig Out, Supersize, Lap It Up, Taste, Nibble, Graze, Imbibe, DEVOUR! This show is all about the human obsession with food.

Pat’s artwork shown here, Chili Ice, has already been sold! “Delish” art may be purchased online via check or PayPal. To use PayPal, click on the green price listed in the description for each piece, and you’ll be taken directly there. To check on the availability of any piece, please email or call 980-202-2435. We ship worldwide!

Ciel Gallery + Mosaic Studio, Charlotte, NC, is the only gallery dedicated to the exhibition of Fine Art Mosaics in the US. We offer rotating exhibitions featuring artists across the globe, gallery rentals, sales for corporate and private patrons, and an in-house team specializing in mosaic commissions of any scale.

Ciel (see ell’) is French for Sky, as in The Sky’s the Limit, Pie in the Sky, Reach for the Stars and Fly High.

October 20, 2011 | Categories: Members in the News | Tags: , | Leave A Comment »

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