October 8, 2021
LPC Grants Deadline October 31, 2021
Category: Positivity Children’s Theatre
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.
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
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 |
Wisconsin We’re All In Grants for Creatives
| 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? Join us on Tuesday, October 20, at 3:45PM to learn more about the state of Wisconsin We’re All In grant opportunity to get up to $5,000 SIGN UP HERE |
Announcing the Public Art Map of Madeline Island
July 13, 2020
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The Town of La Pointe Public Arts Committee believes that public art—art that is freely accessible to all—can humanize, beautify, and invigorate our public spaces. Our committee strives to increase the cultural, social, and economic value of La Pointe by working to install art that reflects the uniqueness and diversity of our community.
The Public Art Committee was excited to discover we had a lot of interesting and beautiful art on Madeline. We decided to share what we found with the public and hired Barbara With to create a “Public Art Map of Madeline Island” with Google Maps. Each pin on the map represents a place where the public can enjoy a piece of art created by a local artist. It is separated into three areas of the island.
The downtown area is organized to be a walking tour, beginning at the LPC Art Car and ending at Island Carvers. The rest of the pieces are located at the State and Town Park and also in various locations outside of town.
Thank you to the many people who have contributed to the creation of this map. Not just the making of the art, but to the artists who provided the stories about the pieces in various places around town. Island history and local lore is included for more entertainment! Click on the legend on the left to see where each pin leads. Then click on the photos to see them all.
To embed the map into your website:
Go to the map here:
- Go to the three dots in the upper right hand corner of the legend and choose “embed map”
- Use on your website, in a blog post, or on a page
LPC Response to COVID-19
April 15, 2020
Dear Friends of the LaPointe Center for the Arts,
We at LPC hope this message finds you and your loved ones feeling healthy and supported during these unprecedented times. This message is to update you on our response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how it impacts our work in the community.
We remain committed to our mission of “bringing beauty and culture to Madeline Island by promoting, exhibiting, educating and selling the work of artists.” In light of this extraordinary time, we want to thank the Wisconsin Arts Board, who has awarded our funding request for the 2020 Regranting Program. Additionally, they have given us the ability to expand granting guidelines to assist struggling artists during the pandemic.
To ensure community safety, the annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction scheduled for May 29 is on hold, as are Positivity Children’s Theatre and the Summer Concert Series. Our Regranting Program, however, still has deadlines of May 31 and October 31. Email lapointecenter@gmail.com or down-load an application at https://lapointecenter.org/grants-for-the-arts-program/.
We as a Board are in the process of determining how we will adapt to this unknown future. Given the proceeds from the Wine Tasting make up a substantial portion of our budget, your membership and donations are needed more than ever by the Madeline Island artists that we give to regularly. Your new or renewed membership will help us continue to support them in what are frightening and uncertain times for those with few resources.
Please feel free to use the paypal link below, or print the membership form and mail to
La Pointe Center, Inc
PO Box 247
La Pointe, WI 54850
Thank you in advance for your generosity and investment in our artists. It will make a difference in their lives and in the health and security of our entire community.
Please be well,
LPC Board of Directors
25th Annual Performance of the Positivity Children’s Theatre
Friday, August 2, 2019 7 PM
Saturday-Sunday, August 3-4, 2 PM
La Pointe School
868 Whitefish
La Pointe, WI 54850
Come see the 25th Annual Performance of the Positivity Children’s Theatre Summer Program. Guided by Founder and Artist Director Julie Stryker, PCT employs local playwrights, actors, and musicians to assist island children in the process of creating an original presentation that often contains history and stories from Madeline Island and the region.
Their performance of their final product is open to the public, and ticket sales support the program.
For more information, contact Julie Stryker, 715.209.0417
Donations needed for LPC Wine Tasting Silent Auction
The 25th Annual LPC Wine Tasting Gala and FUNdraiser is coming up fast: Sunday, May 26 at The Pub Restaurant and Wine Bar. Through the years, Islanders have looked forward to the opening of the high season, when we can mingle with returning Summer folks and early tourists after the long winter.
Once again we will rely on the generous nature of our members and neighbors to contribute something to the Silent Auction. We’re looking for art, music, books, gadgets, tools, donations of services, and even slightly used but still worthwhile memorabilia and objet d’art.
If you don’t know what what to donate, consider commissioning a local artist to create a special work of art, or purchase a piece by your favorite Island artist from one of the several island galleries. Other great ideas are gift certificates from local eateries and specialties stores, sports tickets, or consider donating some of your Madeline Island memorabilia—photos, artwork, or anything else that Island aficionados would appreciate! Know that proceeds from the sale of your donation will go to supporting Island art and artists, as we have for over 30 years.
Donations are still needed for our Silent Auction. They can be dropped off Monday and Tuesday from May 20 – 21, 10 AM – 2 PM in the basement of St. John’s Church, and Wednesday through Friday, May 22 – 24 at the Lightkeeper’s Lodge next to the Inn . Call Barbara at 715.209.5471 for more details. Donations are tax deductible.
LPC Wine Tasting Gala and Silent Auction Next Sunday!
The Pub Restaurant & Wine Bar
Madeline Island, WI
May 26, 2019
2 PM – 5 PM
LPC Wine Tasting Silent Auction Items Needed: Change of Venue
Donations are still needed for the 25th Annual La Pointe Center Wine Tasting Gala & Silent Auction. They can be dropped off Monday and Tuesday from May 20 – 21, 10 AM – 2 PM in the basement of St. John’s Church, and Wednesday through Friday, May 22 – 24 at the Lightkeeper’s Lodge next to the Inn .
Tickets are now available online here.
Buy them at the Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce, the Madeline Island Ferry Line, The Inn on Madeline Island, and Stone’s Throw, 40 S. 2nd Street in Bayfield. Tickets include a round-trip passenger ferry ticket good until 7:30 PM May 26.
Call Barbara at 715.209.5471 for more details. Donations are tax deductible and $20 of your LPC Wine Tasting ticket is, too!.
La Pointe Center for the Arts 