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.

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.

Call for Artists      Link to original article
Arts Notices
Madison Open Arts Studios invites submissions through 5/15 for their Dane Co. Artists Open Studios event (9/22-10/10). Entry fee: $50. www.maoas.com or 231-1720

When: Daily until 05/15/08
Call: 231-1720
Web: www.maoas.com

More Information:
Madison Area Open Arts Studio (MaOAS) is seeking artists to exhibit in its' all Dane County Artists Open Studios in October. Art will be exhibited in the Overture Gallery September 22 through Oct 10. Go to www.maoas.com to register by May 15.

NOTE: OAS 2008 registration closed on June 13, 2008.

MaOAS.com is ready for local area artists to register for participation in the Madison area Open Art Studios 2008 event.

Madison Open Art Studios Link to original article
Art
150+ Dane County artists, 9/24-10/12 (reception & silent auction, 5-9 pm, 9/28), Gallery I, II & III, Overture Center. 258-4177

When: 09/24/07
Call: 258-4961
Email: galleries@overturecenter.com

More Information:
Open Art Studios, contessasays@gmail.com, (608) 669-4570.

Open Art Studios - a Free, Annual Madison Area Arts Event

Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7, 2007 Madison area artists will open their studios to the public. Over 150 artists will participate overall (including the Overture galleries exhibit). Open Art Studios is in its 5th year celebrating the diversity and vitality of the visual arts in the Madison area. Visitors, guided by a map and artist directory, can look at art, talk with artists, learn about technique and craft, all in an open-house, informal environment. Art will also be for sale. Sneak previews are available now on the Web site www.maoas.com

Madison Open Art Studios Link to original article
Art: Group exhibit

When: Daily until 08/31/07
Call: 231-1720
Email:

MAOAS work on display in the exhibition cases,
Located in the first floor lobby, through August 31, 2007

Over 130 Madison area artists will participate in this year's Open Art Studios tour. And there will be information on over 150 artists in this year's printed Directory.

Fall Gallery Night - 10-06-2006 - 7:32AM

Cate Loughran, organizer and artist with the Madison Area Open Art Studios, talks about Fall Gallery Night and the Madison Open Art Studios with Katy and Teri on Live at Five. For more information on Madison art and activities, visit maoas.com or mmoca.org.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Gallery Night
Artists welcome visitors to galleries exhibiting their work during Gallery Night, a free event organized twice a year by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. The next is Friday evening, when 45 galleries and other businesses will be open from about 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Some will host receptions, demonstrations, live music and more.
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In conjunction with Gallery Night, the Madison-area Open Art Studios weekend kicks off with a reception and raffle of some of the work from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Promenade Terrace at the Overture Center, 201 State St. , where one work from each of 100-some Dane County artists will be displayed. Participants then will open their studio from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8. Maps will be available at the Overture Center and details are provided at www.maoas.com.
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Madison Open Art Studios Link to original article
Art

Participants' exhibit, 9/29-10/11 (reception 5-9 pm, 10/6), Gallery I, II & III, Overture Center. 258-4177

When: Daily until 10/11/06
Call: 258-4177

More Information:
Madison Area Open Art Studios has made the big time. The Overture Center is now hosting this annual event. MAOAS begins with an opening reception at the Overture Center in downtown Madison on Oct.7th, between 5-9pm. The opening coincides with Madison's Gallery Night, presented by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Fri, Oct 6th, 5-9pm:
Opening reception at the Overture Center.

Sat and Sun, Oct 7&8th, 11am-5pm:
Artists open their studios to the public.
The community galleries at the Overture will be open, making it possible for the public to take a look at the art and pickup the map and Artist Directory, at their convenience.

WHAT IS MADISON AREA OPEN ART STUDIOS ?
MAOAS is an annual free event, in it's 4th year, where Dane County artists open their studios to the public. In most cases an artist's studio is a portion of his or her home. Other times it's an actual studio, sometimes shared with other artists.

The public can visit the artists' studios and experience how these creative individuals use their personal space to make art. It is an opportunity to talk with artists, asking about various techniques, art supplies they use, and how they got into art in the first place. Also, this is a great way to get ideas on how to get more involved with art.
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