Come to the 2008 Madison area Open Art Studios tour, October 4th and 5th!

Over 130 Madison area artists will participate in this year's Open Art Studios tour. Their information, plus the information for 7 more area artists, will be in this year's printed Directory.

Contemporary Art Quilts

    Verona Fiber Artist,Pat Kroth has shown her contemporary art quilts in many national and international exhibitions. She creates fragment collage quilts comprised of tiny bits of fiber, trapped threads and found objects. These additions sometimes include anything from candy wrappers, safety pins, and computer paper to toys and fortune cookie fortunes. Another body of work utilizes hand-dyed, and sun-printed fabrics, depicting images from nature: leaves, feathers, shells, and bones. Current explorations involve the use of transparent fabrics and materials to create stitched multi-dimensional and sculptural works.

Troy Gardens, Mosaics, Community Art Projects, Nature

Mosaic artist Megan Cain lives, gardens, and creates art at Troy Gardens. She has been involved in community mosaic projects at the Troy Gardens Kids' Garden with two other Northside artists (also on the MaOS tour) Dana Slowiak and Marcia Yapp.

ARTspace Call for Artists
Madison Arts Commission Municipal Exhibition Space Available

October 1, 2008 is the last day to apply for an exhibition with ARTspace. All shows for the 2009-2010 calendar year will be filled from the applications that are received by this date.

The City of Madison offers artists from the greater Madison area an opportunity to publicly display their work through the ARTspace Program. ARTspace has one public gallery located on the first floor of the Madison Municipal Building on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. This highly visible exhibition space is available for two-month periods.