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Anderson Arts Center offering Mini Art Camp - June 23-24-25

Register now for kids ages 5 to 12 for $60 from 8 to noon. Classes offered include: “Bugs Life”, “Piggy Banks”, “Hanging Mobiles” and “Paper Mosaics.” Visit www.andersonartscenter.com for registration form and more information or call 262-653-0481. This is a new session offered by Anderson Arts Center / Kemper Center and part of the Art Camp expansion project.

Also offered this summer… “Writing Workshop” for $45, Art Camp Week 1 for $90 and Week 2 for $90. These summer events offer artistic children opportunities to expand their imagination and creativity. Multiple child and class discount offered. Call Anderson Arts Center today!

by Joe Barr

The Parkside Art Club opened its Annual Juried Student Show last Friday with a delightful mix of youth, energy, and art. Offerings in two and three dimensions, spanning a variety of media, filled the gallery with wonder and obvious talent.
Josh Frazer, President of the Parkside Art Club, presided over the opening and Continue reading →

Lt. Governor Lawton and State Superintendent Burmaster Announce Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education

“Creativity and innovation will be the cornerstone of Wisconsin competitiveness in the years ahead,” Lawton said. “We must make strategic investments now to ensure Wisconsin has the bright innovators and entrepreneurs we need to drive our state forward.”

MILWAUKEE—At a press conference today at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton and State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster announced they will co-chair the Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education, convened to ensure Wisconsin the creative workforce and entrepreneurial talent necessary for the state to compete well in a 21st century global economy. Continue reading →

by Colleen Kappeler

It was a cold, snowy February night. I drove home from UWP in tears over the stories I had just heard; stories from women who had faced huge obstacles in life and had tremendous strength within them to overcome. It was overwhelming to hear, and even more overwhelming to realize the power within each one of them at having written those stories down.

On another cold, snowy day in January (let’s face it – this is Wisconsin so there are a lot of cold, snowy days!) I sat at a restaurant by the highway telling a writer the changes I felt she needed in the book she had given me to edit. My comments were not easy to hear, and I wondered how she was taking it all in when she reached across the table, grabbed my hand, and said, “Will you be my therapist?” Continue reading →

by Bill Schroeder

Sometimes the hardest part of anything is taking the first step, and knowing which direction is right for us to go. Finding guidance to unveil our dreams, passions, talents, and enthusiasm, can be your first step to revealing the author within.

Literary women and men are growing up, thanks to Marie Boyum and her talented, effervescent staff of educated, well-published writers and authors– but don’t be scared off because they will ignite, guide and inform the budding, and seasoned writer on their journey. Be it for personal satisfaction, publication goals, spiritual enlightenment or personal issues to better the world, with being published a first or secondary goal, you are the one to decide, The Eloquent Author will assist.
I had the opportunity to interview Marie. I invite all who are or want to be writers, to partake of this literary feast.

Bill Schroeder: Marie, who are you? Continue reading →

Actor’s Craft brings Los Angeles caliber training to Wisconsin, offering Professional Acting Classes for Adults and Teens and Creative Drama for Children. Located in downtown Kenosha at the Rhode Center for the Arts, 518 56th Street, Actor’s Craft is convenient to actors in Northern Illinois. Starting this month, Actor’s Craft will also be offering Professional Training for Adults at Bucketworks in Milwaukee, 1340 Sixth Street, just north of downtown Milwaukee. Registration is now open for all classes. Find out more at www.actorscraftwisconsin.com or call 262/705-0194.

As of January 1st, Wisconsin now has some of the most film friendly tax incentives in the country. Wisconsin and Illinois are being pitched as the “Third Coast” for film and television production, and the work is already coming in. Professional training will ensure local actors benefit from this influx of production business.