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18 JUNE CONTINUED ELLSWORTH JUNE 28-30 Cheese Curd Festival East End Park, Main and Wall St Admission: Free Attendance: 4000 Entertainment: Music, Dance Cheese-curd-eating contest for all ages. Music on Friday and Saturday nights. Craft vendors and concessions. Free fun for adults and kids, including sanctioned pedal tractor pull. Exhibitors: 40 Deadline: 5/1/2013 Eligibility: Open Booth Size/Fee: 12 x 12, /$25-$75 Acceptable Work: 3 4 5 6 7 Facilities: 2 3 7 Sarah Ries Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 927 Ellsworth, WI 54011 715/273-6442 info@ellsworthchamber.com www.ellsworthchamber.com MAUSTON JUNE 28-30 2nd Annual Summer Smash Veterans Memorial Park (Juneau County Fairgrounds), 1001 Division St Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-5pm Admission: Free Attendance: 3000 Entertainment: Music A 3-day weekend of family-friendly events, arts and crafts, flea/antique market, farmers market vendors, ATV and snowmobile races, horse show, vintage snowmobile show, food and beer gardens and much more. New events added every year. Exhibitors: 75 Deadline: Until Full Eligibility: Open Booth Size/Fee: 10 x 10, 10 x 30/$50-$70 Acceptable Work: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Facilities: 2 3 5 6 7 Mary Hudack Greater Mauston Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 171 Mauston, WI 53948 608/847-6800 chamber@mauston.com www.mauston.com/chamber NEW GLARUS JUNE 29-30 Annual Heidi Festival Arts and Craft Fair Village Park, 300 Block of 2nd St Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-4pm Admission: Free Attendance: 2000 Entertainment: Music, Theater Heidi Festival is alive with family fun. Tastes and treasures by local restaurants and merchants. Heidi play performed by local actors. Arts and Crafts in the park. Exhibitors: 50 Deadline: Until Full Eligibility: Open Booth Size/Fee: 12 x 12, 12 x 24/$30-$50 Acceptable Work: 3 4 5 6 9 Facilities: 2 3 5 7 Nancy Galhouse Heidi Folk Festival Inc PO Box 861 New Glarus, WI 53574 608/527-2496 nlgsmile1@hotmail.com www.swisstown.com SPRING GREEN JUNE 29-30 Spring Green Arts and Crafts Fair Downtown, Jefferson St Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-4pm Admission: Free Attendance: 15000 Entertainment: Music, Theater, Dance 44th annual arts and fine crafts fair held in downtown Spring Green. Exhibitors: 200 Deadline: 2/15/2013 Eligibility: Juried-$10, 4/1 Slides, Digital Images Booth Size/Fee: 10 x 10, 10 x 30/$135-$385 Acceptable Work: 1 2 3 9 Awards: $4500 Facilities: 2 3 5 6 7 John Hess Spring Green Arts and Crafts Fair PO Box 96 Spring Green, WI 53588 608/588-5851 johnhesswyoming@gmail.com www.springgreenartfair.com
Art Schools in Wisconsin The pristine beauty of Wisconsin continues to serve as inspiration and muse to over 3,000 Wisconsin artists. Whether it’s the rustic environment of the Northwoods or the rolling hills of southern Dane County, Wisconsin’s landscape captivates an artist’s eye. Should a desire to experience the artistic process first-hand awaken in you, one of the many schools found in Wisconsin can answer this call. Retreat and immerse yourself in the creative spirit with one of these options. Dillman’s Creative Arts Foundation, Lac du Flambeau: Dillman’s three state-of-the-art studios host internationally known instructors. Expansive programs range from painting in encaustic, oil, or acrylic, pastel, to photography, quilting, and writing. www.dillmans.com School of the Arts at Rhinelander: Rhinelander’s School of the Arts will celebrate its 50th anniversary July 20-26, 2013. This one-week arts immersion course includes intro to drawing, glass fusion, etching, portraits, landscapes and plein air painting. http://continuingstudies.wisc.edu Bjorklunden - Lawrence University Seminar Center: Baileys Harbor Bequeathed to Lawrence University in 1963, Björklunden vid Sjön (Birch Forest by the Water), a 425 acre estate on Lake Michigan, offers extensive adult-education seminars from Shakespeare’s poetry to watercolor to music. www.lawrence.edu Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek: For 45 years, Peninsula School of Art has been a year-round destination for artists and art enthusiasts of all ages and levels. Programs include painting, drawing, metal arts, ceramics, sculpture and photography. www.peninsulaartschool.com The Clearing Folk School, Ellison Bay: Believing that one’s own regional ecology and culture is fundamental, Jens Jensen founded the Clearing as a place where instruction is non-competitive. Their folk school is a unique place where adults who share an interest in nature, arts or humanities can learn, reflect and wonder. http://theclearing.org Washington Island Art and Nature Center: A 1904 schoolhouse serves as the Art & Nature Center (ANC). Whether its’ lectures on nature, children’s workshops in origami, ANC is devoted to the preservation and promotion of the creative arts and natural history of Washington Island. www.wianc.org Madeline Island School of the Arts: A restored dairy farm surrounded by Lake Superior is home to one of the country’s premier art and craft schools, Madeline Island School of the Arts. Accessible only by ferry, boat, plane, wind sled or car (when the lake is frozen), classes in painting, quilting, writing, photography are offered for college credit. www.madelineartschool.com Valley Ridge Art Studio, Muscoda: Southwestern Wisconsin’s Valley Ridge Art Studio provides 2day immersion retreat workshops taught by world-class artists in areas as diverse as painting, book arts, jewelry, metals and mosaics on its 100 year old farm. www.valleyridgeartstudio.com Shake Rag Alley School of Arts & Crafts, Mineral Point: Shake Rag Alley’s list of classes entices youth and adult of all skill levels. With over 200 offerings, this school is always busy. Whether it’s a half-day class or full week retreat, spots fill up fast so advanced planning is encouraged. www.shakeragalley.com Whispering Woodlands, Verona: One woman’s vision and dream became a school hosting local professional artists as instructors. View their work then learn their techniques in workshops ranging from fiber arts to encaustic. www.whispering-woodlands.com 19
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