Artist Alumni Forum

Arts Enterprise will be hosting an alumni forum this Saturday, April 28 at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.  The Artist Alumni Forum is available for everyone who wants to listen or ask question from the panel of artists below, or possibly to network with other artists from numerous disciplines.  You can access directions if you type “Wisconsin Institue of Discovery” in map.wisc.

The panel of artists are:
Jenn Tyler:
Dane Arts, Vice Chair
Thrive: http://www.thrivehere.org/

Rachel Durfee:

Print-maker and Poet: www.rachel-durfee.com(http://www.rachel-durfee.com/)(http://www.rachel-durfee.com/)

Andy Adams:
Overture Center Digital Media Director: http://OvertureCenter.com(http://overturecenter.com/)(http://overturecenter.com/)

Photographer: http://andyadamsphoto.com/
Flak Photo: http://flakphoto.com/about

William Grant Turnbull

Sculptor: www.williamgrantturnbull.com(http://www.williamgrantturnbull.com/)(http://www.williamgrantturnbull.com/)

11th Hour Heroics: http://11thhourheroes.design.officelive.com(http://11thhourheroes.design.officelive.com/)(http://11thhourheroes.design.officelive.com/)

Ann Imig
Stay-at-home-humorist: http://www.annimig.com/

Listen to Your Mother, National Director: http://listentoyourmothershow.com/

Lauri Brenning:
Playwright
Educator resource guide creator for Overture Centers Student Onstage performances

Venture Winners!

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Congratulations to Loading Dock, the winning venture in the New Arts Venture Challenge. They’ve been awarded $2000 toward their pop-up gallery project.

Second-place was a tie between Classical Revolution’s Deep Song project and contemporary percussion ensemble Clocks in Motion — each receiving $500.

New Arts Venture Challenge

This year’s challenge is underway, with our wonderful judges (from right): Lynne Eich, Dianne Sheehan, Allen Dines, and John Wiley.

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Music Colloquium Event

The School of Musics Colloquium committee and GAMSA are co-hosting an event with New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini on March 23rd at 4:00 PM (Humanities 2650) as part of the Pro Arte celebrations. Two student hosts will be asking him questions submitted by you! Please email Rachel Goc at goc@wisc.edu any questions you have for him, especially about music journalism, criticism, etc.

Workshops, Events, and Resources offered by Arts Enterprise

Arts Enterprise Events

The Arts Enterprise Student Association will be sponsoring a few events and resources this Spring semester.  These events are not just offered and available for art majors but for any student that may show interest and is welcome and encouraged to attend.  The locations where the events will be offered will be announced soon.
The Events and Resources that will be offered by Arts Enterprise:

  • Resume Workshop for Artists with UW Faculty (Tuesday, Feb. 29, 6:30 – 8 P.M.)
  • Website Creation and Maintenance Workshop (Monday, March 12, 6:30 – 8 P.M.)
  • Portfolio Workshop with photographer Larry Sanders (mid-April; date TBA)
  • Financial and Legal Workshop (TBA)
  • Alumni Forum with graduates of UW’s art and business programs (May)
  • Opportunities to network with fellow artists and entrepreneurs