October 8, 2021
LPC Grants Deadline October 31, 2021
Category: Board of Directors
Now Open for applications! Wisconsin Arts Rescue Program Grant
Information session is noon on Thursday, Sept. 9
The Wisconsin Arts Board’s “Wisconsin Arts Rescue Program Grant is designed to help secure jobs and keep the doors open to the hundreds of arts organizations in Wisconsin that add value to the state’s economy and bolster the creative life of our communities. Created in response to the continuing pandemic, these grants provide funding to arts organizations for pandemic-related losses sustained due to the cancellation of programming, operations, and events.
Applications for the grant are due on Oct. 14, 2021 at 3pm. Approximately $778,200 will be distributed.
To learn more, attend the information session on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 12:00pm – 12:30pm.
And the winner is …
September 7, 2021
The La Pointe Center held the drawing for our big raffle fundraiser on September 5th at the Beach Club. So many thanks to all who participated for your ongoing support of arts on Madeline Island.
And the winners are …
FIRST PRIZE
Beth Meyers
SECOND PRIZE
Lisa Conroy
THIRD PRIZE
Erick Brunsvold
Last chance to buy LPC Raffle Tickets
August 30, 2021
This Saturday, September 4th is the last day to buy tickets for the La Pointe Center for the Arts fundraising raffle drawing. Grand prize includes a three-night stay in a gorgeous home on the shores of Lake Superior on Madeline Island. Included in the package is a boat trip out to Devil’s Island caves, mopeds to explore the Island, and restaurant vouchers to enjoy some of our great food.
Drawing takes place Sunday, September 5
3 PM in front of the Beach Club
Tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100 and can be purchased at the LPC Art Gallery, the Madeline Island Golf Course, and LPC Board members will be stationed around town on Saturday September 4th. For more information call Peg at 218.391.8352
LPC Art Gallery calling for art for Anything Goes!
If you have fresh artwork to exhibit, please bring it in to the gallery September 8th, between 11-3.
This show runs through October 24
Pillows: Michele Auger
New show opens today at LPC Art Gallery
August 16, 2021
France Austin Miller :: Watercolor
Sarah Weber :: Jewelry
Reception
Friday, August 20
4 PM – 6 PM
Outside Gallery
There will be wine!
LPC PAA Live Concerts will continue
The LPC Board has decided to continue holding our Thursday Night Free Concert series. COVID precautions are encouraged. No food or beverage will be sold.
Thursday, July 29: Ric and Bentley Gilman
Thursday, August 5: Molly O
LPC Art Auction ends tonight
The LaPointe Center for the Arts Online Art Auction will be ending tonight, July 15 at 8 PM. Click the link below to participate in the fun, all while supporting arts and artists on Madeline Island. Shop the paintings, jewelry, books, and other island art.
Winners will be contacted after the auction ends to make arrangements for payment and delivery or pickup.
LPC ONLINE ART AUCTION CLICK HERE
It’s not often that you get to support a great cause and local Island artists who are inspired by the area we all love best, Madeline Island and Lake Superior. Thank you for all you do to support Island arts!
Here are some of the beautiful creations, donated by island artists, that you can bid on today!
LPC Online Art Auction now open for bidding!
The LaPointe Center for the Arts Online Art Auction is now open for bidding. Click the link below to participate in the fun, all while supporting arts and artists on Madeline Island. Shop the paintings, jewelry, books, and other island art.
Bidding will end July 15 and winners will be contacted to make arrangements for delivery or pickup.
LPC ONLINE ART AUCTION CLICK HERE
It’s not often that you get to support a great cause and local Island artists who are inspired by the area we all love best, Madeline Island and Lake Superior. Thank you for all you do to support Island arts!
Below are some of the pieces that are up for auction:
LPC Online Art Auction is now open to view; Bidding starts July 1
The LaPointe Center for the Arts provides grants to local artists, allowing artists and groups to develop and grow as well as bring art to the Madeline Island and the Chequamegon Bay area. We’ve been around over 30 years and have touched so many who have been inspired by the beauty of the Apostle Islands.
Last year, we canceled our Annual Wine Tasting because of COVID and had to find new avenues to support all of our local artists. This year, you can support, engage and fund island art and artists by participating in our LPC Online Art Auction. Click the link below to preview the pieces. Then, on July 1, let the bidding begin.
Bidding will end July 15 and winners will be contacted to make arrangements for delivery or pickup.
LPC ONLINE ART AUCTION CLICK HERE
It’s not often that you get to support a great cause and local Island artists who are inspired by the area we all love best, Madeline Island and Lake Superior. Thank you for all you do to support Island arts!
Below are some of the pieces that are up for auction:
Creative Wisconsin Month April 2021
Presented by Arts Wisconsin in partnership with people, organizations, and businesses throughout the state, Creative Wisconsin Month celebrates the diversity and variety of Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial arts and creative sector, demonstrates the ways in which creativity revitalizes communities across the state, and shares those stories with representatives and decision-makers. Creative Wisconsin Month will unfold as a series of presentations and conversations over the course of the month, focusing on the future as we emerge from the pandemic era. Sessions scheduled to date include:
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Dasha Kelly Hamilton
Thursday, April 1, 1-1:30 CT: Creative Wisconsin Month kick off with Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton
- Tuesday, April 6, 10 – 11 am CT: Advocacy 101, 102, and beyond All about the 2021-2023 state budget process, initiatives for investment, and how you can make your voice heard.
- Friday, April 23, 11 am – 12 noon CT: Wisconsin’s Young Arts Leaders: making a creative career and a life. Hear from three young Wisconsin creative sector leaders about their hopes, aspirations, and ideas as they start their careers at this unprecedented moment in time.
- Wednesday, April 28, 11 am – 12 noon CT: State of Arts and Creative Sector Funding in Wisconsin, one year later, co-presented by Arts Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Philanthropy Network.
Americans for the Arts will present the National Arts Action Summit, a multi-day event giving grassroots advocates crucial advocacy training from experts in the field, April 5-9. Participation is free! Click here for info and to register.
Check out the Creative Wisconsin Month schedule – a continually updated work in progress – and ways for you to get involved. Get in touch with Arts Wisconsin with your questions and comments.
Artists, here’s how to apply for Wisconsin “We’re All In” Grants
| Applications being accepted October 19 through Monday, November 2 APPLY ONLINE HERE HOW IT WORKS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Artists, musicians, creatives – you are very likely eligible to apply for the WEDC We’re All In Grant for small businesses! Were you in business prior to January 1, 2020? Did you lose money or have more expenses as a result of COVID? Did you have less than $1 million in revenue in 2019? Do you have less than 50 employees? (If you work by yourself, you count as one employee) Are you a small business, sole proprietor, gig worker or contractor (aka filled a Schedule C)? Did you answer “yes” to all of the above? For more information on how to apply, contact Barbara at La Pointe Center 715.209.5471 or email lapointecenter at gmail.com |
La Pointe Center for the Arts 