Featuring live music from Dexter Wolfe, enjoy food, drinks, buttons, and camaraderie with NOTA contributors in celebration of the release of the 2013 NOTA book. This event took place at the Volume One Gallery on Friday, May 10.
On Wednesday, May 8, students from UW-Stout's Printmaking 217 course completed a large-format project involving prints ranging in size from 4-feet-by-4-feet to 4-feet-by-8-feet – made by using a full-size pavement roller as a press ...
On Friday, May 3 the opening reception for "Elemental Grace, Reflective Homage" took place at Raw Deal in Menomonie. Elemental Grace, Reflective Homage is a collaborative art show between Tracy Chipman and Hope Larsen. Tracy's work is inspired by he
Clothing that runs the gamut from formal to casual to children’s, all designed by students, hit the runway this week at UW-Stout. The annual Silhouettes Fashion Show showcases original designs by 60 apparel design and development students. Photos are
On Saturday, April 13 , the Great Hall of Memorial Student Center saw UW-Stout's 2013 installment of Fashion Without Fabric – where Stout's own design students strut down the runway, fashioning everything but fabric. These wearable creations, made ou
It's Simple and Strange, and Still Being Unraveled is a collaborative show put together by Heather Kusmider and Amber Georgakopoulos. Heather's work is a collection of abstract paintings and Amber has created a body of work that emphases that ...
On Thursday, April 4 the Foster Gallery hosted a reception for the 56th Annual Juried Student Art Show exhibiting artwork done by UW Eau Claire students.
The UW-Stout Best of Design show features student entries from 2D Design, 3D Design, Design Drawing and Concept Visualization, Advanced Visualization, Advanced Presentation Techniques, 2D Digital Imaging, Design Concepts and Problems, Furniture Desig
Wisconsin ArtsWest is a juried exhibit sponsored by the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. The competition is juried by a working artist, craftsperson, or qualified staff member from an art museum, gallery, or post-secondary university or college
Free Fall is a group exhibit that interprets thoughts of falling, inversion and suspension. Participating artists include Wanrudee Buranakorn, Megan Byron, Lori Chilefone, Steven Katrosits, Jyl Kelley, Jason Lanka, Terry Meyer, Philip Schladweiler, B
Mark Wojahn, a documentary filmmaker (What America Needs, Trampoline), presents an exhibition of the life of production designer and fine artist Jim Bakkom. The opening reception took place on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Furlong Gallery in UW-Stout.
Nature, science, history, literature and myth set the stage for what unfolds in Gannon’s art--glimpses of alternative values. Gannon exhibits art locally and nationally and works as a professional illustrator. His work has appeared in a range of venu
The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College holds an extensive collection of American art from Alexander Calder to Grant Wood and others. A selection of prints and drawings from their collection are on display at the Foster Gallery. Phot
They city of Eau Claire just got three brand new hybrid busses to replace a trio of older busses, all of them 10 years old or older, all of them purchased at an 80% discount thanks to funding from the Federal Transit Administration. But, as of ...
In preparation for the Mardi Gras Mayhem Runway Show, Nicole's Salon and Spa and Lesser Evil Tattoo got their models ready at Lesser Evil Tattoo on Tuesday, February 12. Artists were given five natural elements to portray on the bodies and hair of the runway models to display the unique talents of local hair stylists and tattoo shops. The event was a fundraiser for The Sojourner House.
On Tuesday, February 12, Whiskeys Grill & Bar hosted their 2nd annual Mardi Gras Mayhem event – a runway show displaying the unique talents of local hair stylists and tattoo shops. Artists were given five natural elements to portray on the bodies ...
The 4th Annual Banbury Art Crawl took place on February 8 & 9 and showcased many exciting and creative artists and vendors, including painting, ceramics, stained glass, mixed media, textiles, wine tasting, tasty treats and music.
On Friday, February 1st the opening of an exciting collaborative show took place between; Brianna Capra, Brent Gonyea, Douglas Johns, Erin Link, Andrew Violet, Jen Suckow, Steve Bateman, Noah Norton, Richard Capra, Carli Sanders at Raw Deal. For an a
Terry Meyer is a self-taught artist in Eau Claire working exclusively in watercolor. With nature as his inspiration, his style gives energy and motion to his subject matter. Eau Claire photographer and local flower designer Jason Stabenow finds his i
On Saturday, Feburary 2 the Fiber Arts Festival took place at the Chippewa Valley Museum. Over 30 local fiber artists demonstrated their skills in many mediums, including weaving, rug hooking and braiding, spinning, knitting, tatting, embroidery, fe
The Foster gallery at UWEC held an opening reception for "Design with Intent: 5 Decades of Design for Communication: John Rieben" on Thursday, January 24 featuring a retrospective exhibition of graphic designs by John Rieben.
Two Lives in Art: Anna Kaiser & Erik Christenson is hanging in the Volume One Gallery through February 28. Engaged Menomonie artiats Kaiser and Christenson exhibit some of their best works. The show opened on Friday, January 11.
View the artwork of several local artists, varying from historical movement artwork, to abstract and literal industrial complexes, and also gridded, man-altered Midwestern landscapes. Artists' reception is January 17, from 6-7:30pm. The show continue
Erik Christenson will display his work throughout the month of December at Tangled Up in Hue. Photos are from the reception on Friday, December 7 which included, live music, live glassblowing and in-store specials.
As December of 2012 was our first holiday season in our new building (aka The Volume One World Headquarters) we went all out on decorating both inside and out. We wish you the hap-hap-happiest of holidays, Chippewa Valley!
This exhibit brings together the father and son art of John Lawler and Aren Lawler, both sculptors. John Lawler creates found object sculptures that reference his personal history either abstractly or through narratives. Aren Lawler aims for under...
Thursday, October 25 saw the oprning reception of "Cut it Out" – a presentation of works by Douglas Johns, Mercella Edmund, Mike Koppa, Jeffrey Hirst, and Lori Chilefone. The work is inspired by an appreciation for patters in nature...
On Thursday, October 11, Eau Claire artist Steve Bateman re-attached the head of one of his most visible sculptures – the Garbage Goose, aka Junk Swan – which has roosted atop a small annex of the Banbury Place complex along Galloway Street in ...
Friday evening, Sept. 7, saw the opening reception for The Volume One Gallery's latest art exhibition – featuring new work from longtime Eau Claire artist Steve Katrosits. Live music was provided by the deft hands of Peter Hable & Larry Lompa.
On Saturday, Sept. 8, organizers finished installing the River Bend Art Project – a local artistic collaboration between UWEC art students and school-aged students of the Chippewa Valley. The collaboration seeks to create a sculptural ...
On Friday, August 31 the local artist collective The Art Cartel presented dog paintings, with sales benefitting the Eau Claire County Humane Society. The public could vote on their favorite painting. During the art reception, there was live music, so
The top chainsaw artists from around the world competed for prizes as they turned simple logs into stunning works of art. This event took place Aug 9-12 at the Paul Bunyon Logging Camp Museum in Carson Park.
On Saturday, July 21 there was a special exhibition celebrating 25 years of artistic friendship at Caradori Pottery including work from Allan Servoss, David Caradori, and Laurie Bieze.
The Raw Deal in Menomonie celebrated the photography of Andrea Kipp with an opening reception on Friday, July 6. Kipp's work will be hanging through July 31.
Running through August, the all-new Volume One Gallery is featuring the work of the Colfax-based painter Hjordis Olson. The opening reception on Friday, June 29 gave people a chance to meet Olson and see her bold and colorful work up close.
On Thursday, June 21, the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library hosted an opening reception for their newest exhibition, which features the artwork used for selected covers of Volume One Magazine.
On Thursday, May 3 and Saturday, May 5, UW Stout presented their Silhouette's Fashion Show at the Great Hall of the Memorial Student Center. This years theme was "GLOW."
Running through June 1, the State Theatre's Janet Carson Gallery is hosting Beyond the Skin – an exhibition of artwork from Chippewa Valley tattoo artists.
On Saturday, April 21, the Great Hall of Memorial Student Center saw UW-Stout's 2012 installment of Fashion Without Fabric – where Stout's own design students strut down the runway, fashioning everything but fabric. These wearable creations, made ...
The Heyde Center for the Arts in Chippewa Falls is hosting their 47th Annual Spring Art Show through April 26 (2012), featuring original artwork from various media such as painting, sculpture, photography, stained glass, mosaics, ceramics ...
To celebrate the artistic achievements of its students, the Eau Claire Area School District features over 800 works of art created by elementary, middle and high school students. The show is on display at the school district's headquarters ...
On Friday, April 13, liveART3 showcased regional visual artists, spreading them throughout the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center, from the State Theatre stage, throughout the lobby and into the Janet Carson Gallery. Attendees where able to see ...
A reception for the 55th Annual Juried Student Art Show was held at UW-Eau Claire's Foster Gallery on Thursday, April 6, exhibiting the artworks of UW-Eau Claire students, as selected by juror Libby Rowe. The show runs April 9 through 22.
On display at the State Theatre's Janet Carson Gallery through April 20, the work of Jenna Erickson and Mel Sundby went on display last week with an opening reception. Jenna Erickson documents ordinary moments and experiences through the use of ...
Hanging at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library through April 5, the annual ArtsWest show is back for another year of regional, juried art exhibition goodness. These photos are from the opening reception on Thursday, March 1.
Every year, the Pardon Fashion Show features numerous works of wearable art by local designers (ready-to-wear, avant garde, swimwear, bridal, menswear). This year's theme – Outré – "aimed to pass the bounds of what is usual or considered proper ...
On February 3rd and 4th the 2012 Art Crawl was held at Banbury Place and featured fine and functional art for sale, food, wine tasting, live music and more.
An exhibition foregrounding the physical activity of painting. The contemporary artists represented rigorously explore the materiality of paint to create dynamic images that exist in the space between abstraction and representation, and exploit ...
A senior thesis exhibition featuring the work of Peter Gjovik and Mark Parker. Gjovik creates installations that draw from intellectually nostalgic objects and technologies through a highly visual marketability. Parker's work focuses ...
Born and raised in Wyoming, Jason Lanka received a MFA at the University of Connecticut in 2006. Before joining the Department of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Jason taught at Hartford Art School ...
The paintings and drawings in this exhibit are works that “entertain abstraction while flirting with representation,” in the words of the artists. The exhibition runs at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library through Friday, Feb. 17.
An exhibition curated by Andrea Carlson featuring artworks by ten artists working in a variety of art practices from assemblages to video. Each contributing work can be viewed as the remaining evidence of a hidden performance that has already ...
A one-day art exhibition (Thursday, Nov. 3) at Racy’s/The Nucleus on Water Street celebrating the ever-rising cycling scene in the city. Organized by bike enthusiast and former Local Independence anchor David Smuhl, the event’s purpose was to ...
An unusual gallery project that connects UW-Eau Claire's Foster Gallery with residential homes in the Eau Claire community; providing site installations in three homes located in the Third Ward and Near North Side, linked through live feed video ...
On Saturday, Sept. 24, local art collective The Art Cartel joined with the Barebones Theatre Company and local ad hoc band The Procrastinators for "A Day for the Animals" – a fundraising show/exhibit to benefit the our local Humane Association.
We tried our best to get a photo of as much artwork as possible at Chalkfest 2011 (Aug. 6, Wilson Park, Eau Claire) – no easy task considering the fast-moving rain storm that materialized in late afternoon. You'll notice that many of the photos...
Chalkfest 2011 (August 6, Wilson Park, Eau Claire) enjoyed a beautiful day, a record number of artists, and more spectators than ever. Then, with less than two hours to go until the conclusion, the sky opened up – hard ...
There's something "afoot" in the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library's gallery this summer, certainly a shoe-in for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy the works of 50 regional artists whose specially created artworks are designed to fit in a shoebox.
On June 11, 2011 the fifth annual Open Air Festival of the Arts took place in Phoenix Park. Artists displayed and sold their original fine art, food stands where available, and live music was performed throughout the day.
Wednesday (May 18), Eau Claire artist Steve Bateman was kind enough to stop by the office with his latest scrap metal masterpiece – a giant cow destined for a family farm outside Fall Creek, Wis. (commissioned by the Harrison family). In case you ...
On Saturday, May 14, Foster Cheese Haus near Osseo allowed you to sample an array of artisan cheeses, meats, pottery, paintings and glasswork. Hooks Cheese and Golden Hills Buffalo Farm offered artisan cheeses and meats. Acclaimed area artists ...
On Friday May 6 (2011), Tangled Up in Hue in downtown Eau Claire hosted the opening of Re/Skewed" – an art exhibit by singer/artist Kjersten Hallin (aka Magic Mama). The show runs through May 31 and features multi-media collaborations ...
From April 8 to May 6, accepted student works will be displayed in the South Gallery of the Furlong, UW-Stout. Works include 2D, 3D, photography, and video & installation.
On Saturday, April 9, Stout's Art and Design students strutted down the runway in fashions created entirely without fabric. As long as it was neither woven nor knitted, any material worked.
On Thursday March 24, the Eau Claire Regional Art Center's new Janet Carson Gallery hosted the opening reception for Susan Phelps-Pearson and Mitchell Spencer's exhibition – running through April 22.
Many regional artists and small businesses participated in the second annual Art Crawl, featuring a full spectrum of works for viewing and sale by area artists. Music, dance and martial arts demonstrations were scheduled, plus wine tasting, live musi
On February 5, 2011, the fashionistas of the Chippewa Valley gathered for the 2nd Annual Pardon Fashion Show: “A Feral Affair.” Directors Lindsey Baker and Raine Nimmer created a community event encouraging local designers and artists to amaze ...
Our local team of snow carving extraordinaires – the award-winning Starving Carvists – have been pretty busy in 2011. Besides creating snowy-masterpieces every Thursday down in Boyd Park at Winter After Hours, they just got back from an annual ...
On Friday, Jan 28 crowds gathered at the Janet Carson Gallery at the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center (formerly the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center Gallery) as they began a new chapter in this newly expanded and renovated space! Along with new ...
UW-Stout’s Department of Art and Design recently held an opening reception for their current faculty exhibition. The show runs from December 17–February 11.
Ignition of Core was a seven day collaborative epic authored by the artists Nathan Carey and Brandon Cramm. The exhibition began on Sunday, December 5th at 2pm in Gallery 209 with a presentation from the artists. New work was presented everyday in se
Holiday shoppers headed to downtown Menomonie Dec. 3 and 4 to celebrate the season of gifting at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Performing Arts. The event featured fine original artwork from over 40 artists.
On Saturday, November 13, Racy D’Iene’s Coffee Lounge featured paintings, photography, glass and metal sculptures by Brian Duerkop, Eric Lee, Corey Jevne, Steve Bateman and Josh Dolan-Neill with special guest: Laurie Bieze.
A touring exhibition from Knoxville that you’d normally find in major-market art museums is hanging in UWEC's Foster Gallery. Based on the 1941 book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, the gallery exhibition features the text of James Agee (acclaimed…
On Saturday, April 17 Stout's own design students paraded down the runway, fashioning everything but fabric. These creations, made out of anything from cotton balls to plastic tarp, were sure to be one of a kind!
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