Additional information submitted for existing artists

Step 1 - Review Criteria & Required Documentation

Any one of the following criteria must exist before the artist or subject is added to the Museum of Wisconsin Art Archives database/ files.

• Artists who are born in Wisconsin and have made an impact on the WI art scene through exhibiting, teaching or WI art organization memberships.
• WI artists listed as a member and exhibits with a major or statewide WI Art Organization such as WI Painters & Sculptors / Artists in all Media, League of Milwaukee Artists, WI Designer Crafts Council, WI Printmakers, WPA artists, WI Watercolor Society, Wisconsin Art Teachers, WI Regional Art Association, etc.
• WI artists exhibiting in important juried exhibitions or solo exhibitions at a credible WI art museum or gallery or at a national level.
• Art students 21 years or older, who studied at a WI Art School or University and intend to make a career in the visual arts.
• Artists who immigrate to WI and work for an extended period of time in Wisconsin as a professional artist.
• Artists with an important historical connection to the development of art in WI. Examples include: the early itinerant artists who recorded historical events from WI history and some artists who spent an extended period of time (one –two years) in WI to work on a major / historical piece of WI art (example, Panorama Artists).

I have read and accept the required Criteria

Required Documentation for submitting New and Existing Artist Information

Documentation should include resumes (including education and work experience), birth & death information, published articles, exhibitions catalogs and brochures, awards and biographical information, web-site links or any information that supports and gives credibility to the information you submit on the form.

You will need to electronically scan and e-mail canderson@wisconsinart.org or

Copy and mail documentation to the Museum of Wisconsin Art 300 South Sixth Ave. West Bend, WI 53095

I understand that submitted information will only be published on-line after all documentation is received by MWA