Portage County UWSP alumni invited to create  art for Stadium gates

Portage County alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have the opportunity to add to a public art exhibit featured on the entrance gates of Community Stadium at Goerke Park, where the Pointer football team plays its home games.

The Arts Alliance of Portage County is inviting Portage County UWSP visual artist alumni to create 12 family-friendly public art panels for the gate, which will be unveiled as part of Homecoming 2010 in October. The art will be on display for one year, and then the pieces will be auctioned off with the profits split between the UWSP Alumni Association and the Arts Alliance.

The Portage County UWSP alumni exhibit will be the second year-long rotation of public art on the gates, the first being a selection of artwork by K-12 students from the Stevens Point school district.

“The project and exhibit began as a continuation of Portage County’s public art initiatives supported by the Arts Alliance,” said Bill Schierl, Arts Alliance president. Other Art Alliance of Portage County projects include documentation of public art in the county, encouraging public art for the new skateboard park in Bukolt Park and as part of the revitalization of the “square” in downtown Stevens Point.

The first 12 Portage County UWSP alumni artists who submit a one paragraph concept and artist statement of their family-friendly public art piece to the Arts Alliance by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, will be accepted for the exhibit.

The 12 one-sided wood sign board panels to be used for the exhibit will be provided to the artists by the City of Stevens Point. The work is required to be completed by Friday, Sept. 3, using weatherproof materials.

For more information on the project, contact Otis McLennon, executive director of the Arts Alliance of Portage County, Inc., at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

EXHIBITS

Paine Art Centert & Gardens, Oshkosh

Norman Rockwell: American Imagist, June 5-Sept. 26.

Oshkosh Public Museum
Sherlock Holmes and the Clocktower Mystery: This immersive and wildly entertaining murder-mystery tests visitors’ sleuthing skills and powers of observation to unravel the exceedingly clever “whodunit” exhibit. Gather clues and evaluate evidence to solve your way through this three-dimensional clue game. June 22-Aug. 22.

The Flying Pig Gallery, Algoma

Main Street Road Show: A unique collaborative exhibit of artwork from seven artists of Main Street Artworks cooperative in Hilbert. The show will feature a representative sample of each artists current portfolio including encaustic, monoprints, assemblage, photography, fiber art, painting, watercolor, drawing, sculpture and cast bronze.

Artists include Bonnie de Arteaga, Scott Edwards, Pat Filzen, Teresa Lind Schweitzer, Terry Hope, Kristen Smith and Mary O’Leary. Through  July 5; artist reception  June 6, 3-6 p.m.

The World at Our Fingertips Exhibit: 22 artists, 22 places in the world, 22 visions created on a 3”x5” screen; June 26-July 31; reception July 17, 3-6 p.m.

Q Artists’ Cooperative,
Stevens Point

WHO I AM...WHAT I DO: photographic portraits on canvas by John Hartman, through June 5.

Wit and Whimsy: paintings and fiber art by
Brenda Wenberg and Jeanne Weymouth; opens June 8, artist reception June 9, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Woodson Art Museum, Wausau

William Steig: The Man Who Never Grew Up: All of the characters in the children’s book illustrations comprising The Man Who Never Grew Up stand up to life’s frustrations and nature’s unpredictability. William Steig treated them all with a sense of wonder and respect for their inner strength, from Shrek, whose parents “kicked him goodbye,” to Brave Irene who battled a snowstorm to deliver the duchess’s gown in time for the ball. Through June 20.

Downtown Appleton

Art on the Town, 6-9 p.m., June 18.

Milwaukee Public Museum

Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible: Ancient Artifacts, Timeless Treasures brings together archaeological objects and manuscripts to tell a story 2,000 years in the making. Through June 6.