Eight Counties

January 24, 2010–March 21, 2010

(left to right) First Dance, Cheryn Prentice-Holstead (Brown County), charcoal drawing; Chicken Bone Piñata, Yvonne Montoya (Sheboygan County), bone and papier mâché; Pedestrians 219, Jim Zwaldo (Milwaukee County), oil on canvas; untitled (detail); Brian Wingender (Sheboygan County) ball-point pen.

This spring, the Arts Center will host Eight Counties, an extensive juried exhibition celebrating the breadth of art created in east-central Wisconsin. Showcasing works in all media including photography, painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, woodworking, metals, textiles, glass, and mixed media, this exhibition is the twelfth in a series of surveys devoted to highlighting the talents of our region’s exciting artists.

We invited submissions from all practicing artists—professional and by avocation—in the eight county area of Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, and Washington counties, and this year we were delighted by an unprecedented number of strong entries. We received submissions from over 520 artists offering more than 1,550 individual works of art!

EIGHT COUNTIES 2010 AWARD WINNERS

$500
Dara Larson— Milwaukee

$400
Kyoung Ae Cho—Milwaukee
Michael Santini—Ozaukee

$300
Yvonne Montoya—Sheboygan
Roy Staab—Milwaukee
Linda Wervey Vitamvas—Milwaukee
Zak Worth—Sheboygan

$200
Richard Daehnert—Sheboygan
Ashley Morgan—Milwaukee
Michael Waraksa—Milwaukee

$100
Kathryn E. Martin—Ozaukee
Christine Style—Brown

Honorable Mention:
James Cagle—Manitowoc
Sarah Dettweiler—Brown
Richard Jennik—Milwaukee
Sally Kuzma—Milwaukee
Sarah Mann—Milwaukee
James Popp—Sheboygan
Vicki Reed—Ozaukee
Brian Wingender—Sheboygan