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In this video, juror Leah Kolb announces this year’s Best in Show and top prize winners.

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ArtsWest 41

Virtually Hanging
Aug/Sept 2020

THE EXHIBIT

Wisconsin ArtsWest is a juried exhibit sponsored by the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. It is open to all working artists and students, age 18 and older, residing in Wisconsin. The first ArtsWest show opened in September 1979. With ArtsWest Two in April 1981, it became a spring show and has been held annually thereafter. For the very first time, due to COVID-19, this 2020 exhibit will be held as a virtual show.

There were 220 entries submitted by 139 artists for Wisconsin ArtsWest 41. Of these, 39 works were selected by the juror, representing 32 artists. There were 28 communities represented by the artists entering this year’s show.

The competition is juried by a working artist, craftsperson, or qualified staff member from an art museum, gallery, or art department of a university or college. Jurors are from outside the area and are from Wisconsin or Minnesota. Jurors select the following award winners: Best of Show, First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize, as well as a number of Honorable Mentions. Prizes are donated by the Friends of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library.

THE JUROR

ArtsWest 41 juror Leah Kolb is Curator of Exhibitions at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. At MMoCA, she has organized over 25 exhibitions, largely focusing on contemporary artists who address complex sociopolitical concerns and offer alternative perspectives to dominant narratives.

Kolb also serves on the museum’s leadership team, developing strategies for extending the relevance and power of art to broader populations throughout the city, and for augmenting the museum’s role as a cultural driver. Outside of MMoCA, she co-founded Bridge Work, a professional development program that provides emerging artists with opportunities to professionally present their work and develop institutional recognition.

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THE ART

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"1020 S Lincoln Ave" - Victoria Kosel
"AA-38 Landscape" - Scott Robertson
"Aboriginal" - Kris Crowe
"Arches" - Jeff Bucklew
"At a Crossroads" - Kay Brathol-Hostvet
"Barn on Ziehmke Road" - Susan Carey
"Bird Skull Ewer" (1) - Katie Mattis
"Bird Skull Ewer" (2) - Katie Mattis
"Bird Skull Ewer" (3) - Katie Mattis
"Chess Ewers" (1) - Katie Mattis
"Chess Ewers 2" - Katie Mattis
"Cliffs" - Sandra Cress
"Coloring Book Cut Up #1" - Mark Anderson
"Dreamscape" - Sandra Cress
"Duo v.1" - Victoria Kosel
"Duo v.2" - Victoria Kosel
"Duo v.3" - Victoria Kosel
"Eau Claire Night" - Glen Fuller
"Forest Green Garden @ Leaves of Grass" - Joe Maurer
"Four Leaf Footsie" - Megan Johnson
"Grand Slam Canyon" - Steve Johnson
"Intestine Man" - Steve Johnson
"Into The Wild" - Harlie Juedes
"January Thaw" - Susan Pearson
"La Sal Mountains Moab UT View" - Hubert Cole
"Lawrence of Arabia" - Anders Shafer
"Momentary Symmetry" - Jeff Bucklew
"Near Silverton" - Don Olson
"Nocturne" - Jessica Pautsch
"Ready For Anything" - Tracy Wiklund
"River II" - Candace Hennekens
"Seven" - Betty Hanson
"Snow Wolf" - Kelly Speros
"Stalled Illumination" - Bruce Warren
"The Two of Us" - Jamie Bowers
"Train Bridge Awaiting" - Hubert Cole
"Triangles of Light" - Barbara Shafer
"Utah" - Don Olson
"Vintage Style" - Daniel Thompson
"White Stillness" - David Rubenstein
"Williams County ND" - Patty Henry
"Wingra Dawn" - Nan Zimdars
"Life and Death at Twelve Foot Falls" - James Guhl
"Vase with Dots and Squares" - Richard Millheiser

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November: Make Your Own Category

This month we invite you to create your own category! You may be inspired by some of the suggested categories below, but please share your chosen category when you report your monthly activity via Beanstack, email, or phone call. Your idea may appear in future Reading Challenges.

• A Book Set on a Train
• A Book about the Environment
• A Book That Makes You Laugh
• A Biography about an Artist
• A Memoir about a Person You Admire
• A Non-fiction Book about Animals
• A Book about Reaching Across the Aisle
• A Book of Poetry from the 15th Century
• A Book Written by Someone Born in the 21st Century
• A Cookbook Featuring a Different Cooking Style
• A Book about a New Hobby
• A Book about a Different Religion
• A Historical Novel about Witchcraft
• A Book about Mythology
• Folk Tales from a Foreign Land