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Awards Ceremony
The
2006 VSA arts of Wisconsin Awards Ceremony
Adult
Awards | Adult Honorable Mentions | Children's
Awards | Children's Honorable Mentions
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"...inspires me."
" ...is my passion in life."
"...excites me."
"...has become my life and not only a way
of expression."
"...is always there for me."
"...motivates me to be the best I can be."
"...is a good
channel for my creativity."
"...brings a sense of self worth,
confidence and acceptance."
These are the words of the 2006 VSA
arts of Wisconsin award and honorable mention recipients. VSA held its annual
Awards Ceremony March 25 at the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Five awards and
five honorable mentions for each of the Adult and Children's Art Collections
were selected from among approximately 300 entries submitted in response to
the annual
VSA Call for Art. Artists' submissions were reviewed by a jury of art professionals
who looked for originality, creativity and craftsmanship. The five award-winning
pieces for each collection were added to VSA's Traveling Exhibits in May
for display throughout the state at corporations, libraries, museums and galleries.
Each adult whose artwork was chosen for an award received $500; adult honorable
mentions received $150. The children’s award recipients (ages 5-15) were
each given $100 gift certificates for art supplies; honorable mentions received
$50 gift certificates.
Thanks to the Milwaukee
Public Museum for hosting the event, emcee Jane Matenaer, sign language interpreter
Scott Kawczynski, musician Miriam Larsen, and Adult and Children's Collection
sponsors: VSA arts central
office, under an award from the U.S. Department of Education; CESA
2, through a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; R.W.
Baird & Co. Foundation; Wausau
Insurance Companies; and Xcel
Energy Foundation
. Special appreciation goes to all the volunteers who helped out the
day of the event. VSA also appreciates the time taken by the group of professional
artists who juried children's and adult submissions to the Call for Art. Children's
jurors were: - Megan Blake-Horst, director of Absolutely Art
- Sheri
Castelnuovo, curator of education at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
- Jon
Wos, recent graduate from UW-Oshkosh with a degree in fine art
Jurors
for the Adult Collection were: - Jake Bradway, coordinator for Madison’s
Art Fair on the Square
- Steve Johanowicz, preparator at the Chazen Museum
of Art in Madison
- Lou Ann Erickson-Petersen, artist and instructor at
the VSA Art Center
Here are their selections: top
VSA
2006 Adult Award Winners
| Barbara
Jane Elert of Milwaukee for “Autumn Central Park Lake” (textile
quilt) | | Ralph
Sandler of Madison for "Misty Glacier-Iceland" (photography) |
| Jamie
Winter-Schira, Shawano for "Flower Sky" (oil on canvas) |
| Jon
Wos of Oshkosh for "Calm After the Storm" (oil on canvas) |
| Thomas
J. Yoeckel for "City River" (acrylic) | top
VSA
2006 Adult Honorable Mentions
| Elliot
Doering of Shorewood for "Charge of the Pack" (color print
photography) | | Lonnie
Lawrence of Stevens Point for “Indian Spirits” (pyrography
on hide) | | Mary
Mesman of Madison for "Spring Greens" (collage papers) |
| Sarah
Petzold of Oostburg for "It's Pretty" (acrylic) |
| Donald
Pierce of Madison for "Still Life at Night" (pastels) |
top
VSA
2006 Children's Award Winners
| Kristina
Ekman of Mequon for "Wolves in the Woods" (pencil and ink) |
| Martin
Zuniga of New Richmond for "The Blooming Flower" (printmaking) |
| Gavin
Mondor of Baldwin for "Greek Vase Design" (etching paper) |
| Dakota
Leszczynski of Kewaskum for "The City" (mixed media) |
| Jonathan
Mattmann of New Glarus for "Summer Day on the Farm" (color
marker) | top
VSA
2006 Children's Honorable Mentions
| Heather
Lyn Featherston of Berlin for "Smiling Sun" (mixed media) |
| Travis
Boldt of West Bend for "The Magic Tree" (tempera) |
| Christine
Otto of Shawano for "Turkeys in the Meadow" (oil pastels) |
| Adrianna
Shuler of Green Bay for "By-You" (colored pencils) |
| Justin
Dow of West Salem for "Hand Series" (photography) |
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