MONROE - Monroe Arts Center will host the new gallery exhibit, "Point of Color: the Wisconsin Plein Aire Painting Association Juried Show," on display from Saturday through Aug. 22, in the Frehner Gallery.
The exhibit showcases the oil and acrylic plein aire paintings by 24 Wisconsin artists.
The Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association was established as a statewide fellowship of artists dedicated to promoting and practicing the traditional discipline of plein air painting (painting outdoors, from life). Members of this organization include art teachers, professionals and beginners, each of them seeking to interpret the natural and man-made beauty and diversity of Wisconsin's landscapes and culture.
The WIPAPA strives to enhance members' skills and reputations by providing regular opportunities to paint outdoors together, as well as occasions to critique their work and share their art expertise with fellow artists in order to maintain the standards of the plein air tradition of painting.
The "Point of Color" show was one of the painting opportunities provided by the WIPAPA this year. Artists from locations throughout Wisconsin entered this competition. The only criteria for entering was that the art had to be painted on location, plein aire. Paintings were judged and selected for the Monroe Arts Center exhibit by members of the WIPAPA.
An opening reception is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Frehner Gallery, 1315 11th St. A brief gallery talk will begin at 5:30 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Monroe Arts Center exhibits have been made possible by MAC Corporate Underwriter: Colony Brands, Inc., and Season Media Underwriters Monroe Publishing, LLC and Big Radio, with additional support from Michael and Shelley Muranyi, Kevin and Chris Callahan, Lee and Chris Knuteson, and an anonymous donor.
The exhibit showcases the oil and acrylic plein aire paintings by 24 Wisconsin artists.
The Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association was established as a statewide fellowship of artists dedicated to promoting and practicing the traditional discipline of plein air painting (painting outdoors, from life). Members of this organization include art teachers, professionals and beginners, each of them seeking to interpret the natural and man-made beauty and diversity of Wisconsin's landscapes and culture.
The WIPAPA strives to enhance members' skills and reputations by providing regular opportunities to paint outdoors together, as well as occasions to critique their work and share their art expertise with fellow artists in order to maintain the standards of the plein air tradition of painting.
The "Point of Color" show was one of the painting opportunities provided by the WIPAPA this year. Artists from locations throughout Wisconsin entered this competition. The only criteria for entering was that the art had to be painted on location, plein aire. Paintings were judged and selected for the Monroe Arts Center exhibit by members of the WIPAPA.
An opening reception is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Frehner Gallery, 1315 11th St. A brief gallery talk will begin at 5:30 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Monroe Arts Center exhibits have been made possible by MAC Corporate Underwriter: Colony Brands, Inc., and Season Media Underwriters Monroe Publishing, LLC and Big Radio, with additional support from Michael and Shelley Muranyi, Kevin and Chris Callahan, Lee and Chris Knuteson, and an anonymous donor.