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Reflection: Views from the Road (2014)

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Here is a snapshot from our 2014 Midwest Artist Studios™ (MAS) Project road trip to Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. We are so looking forward to our visit to Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois this summer. 

Midwest Map

 

Artist Suzanne Torres at her studio at UW-Madison.
Todd’s next subject for his silohuette paintings.
Artist Josie Osborne at her Kenilworth studio.
Artist Suzanne Torres.
Artist Catie Miller at her Red Star Studio.
Artist Jane Ryder.
Artist Paula Schulze at her studio.
Somewhere in Iowa.
Artist Suzanne Torres at her studio at UW-Madison.
Artist Josh Wilichowski.
Erika Block.
Artist Josie Osborne at her Kenilworth studio.
Artist Josh Wilichowski.
Artist Josh Wilichowski.
Artist Jame Bates Slone.
Artist Josh Wilichowski.
Artist Catie Miller at her Red Star Studio.
Artist Vincenzio Donatelle at his studio.
Artist Paula Schulze.
Artist Jamie Bates Slone at her Red Star Studio.
Artist Paula Schulze.
Artist Suzanne Torres at her studio at UW-Madison.
Artist Josh Wilichowski.
Artist Paula Schulze at her studio.
Artist Vincenzio Donatelle at his studio.
Artist Josie Osborne.
Artist Jamie Bates Slone at her Red Star Studio.
Artist Josie Osborne at her Kenilworth studio.
Artist Todd Mrozinski.
Visiting Jamie Bates Slone at her studio at Red Star Studios in Kansas City, Missouri.
Artist Josh Wilichowski at his studio.
Artist Catie Miller.
Artist Catie Miller at her Red Star Studio.
Artist Paula Schulze at her studio.
Artist Todd Mrozinski.
Artist Jane Ryder.
The MAS Team. Jonathan, Erika, Pat, and Frank.
Artist Jame Bates Slone.
Artist Josie Osborne.
Artist Jane Ryder.
Artist Jamie Bates Slone at her Red Star Studio.
Inside the Belger Art Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Artist Jamie Bates Slone at her Red Star Studio.
Artist Todd Mrozinski at his studio at the Nut Factory.
Artist Jane Ryder.
Artist Jane Ryder at her studio.
Artist Jamie Bates Slone at her Red Star Studio.
Artist Vincenzio Donatelle at his studio.
Artist Todd Mrozinski at his studio at the Nut Factory.
Artist Suzanne Torres.
Artist Jamie Bates Slone at her Red Star Studio.
Outside of a local eatery in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Artist Josie Osborne at her Kenilworth studio.
On the road.
Inside Paula’s studio in Shorewood, Wisconsin.
Artist Jame Bates Slone.
Artist Josie Osborne.
Artist Josh Wilichowski.
Artist Jane Ryder at her studio.
Artist Paula Schulze.
Artist Catie Miller at her Red Star Studio.
Inside the Des Moines Art Center.
Artist Jame Bates Slone.
Artist Jane Ryder at her studio.
Artist Suzanne Torres at her studio at UW-Madison.
Artist Suzanne Torres.
Artist Suzanne Torres at her studio at UW-Madison.
Inside Galerie M to see Todd’s exhibition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Inside Galerie M to see Todd’s exhibition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Artist Josh Wilichowski at his studio.
Artist Catie Miller.
Artist Vincenzio Donatelle at his studio.
Artist Todd Mrozinski.
Artist Josie Osborne at her Kenilworth studio.
Artist Jamie Bates Slone at her Red Star Studio.
Artist Josie Osborne at her Kenilworth studio.
Artist Vincenzio Donatelle at his studio.
Erika’s shadow.
Artist Todd Mrozinski at his studio at the Nut Factory.
Artist Josh Wilichowski.
Artist Josh Wilichowski.
Artist Jame Bates Slone.
Artist Todd Mrozinski talking about his work at Gallerie M.
Artist Catie Miller.
Artist Catie Miller at her Red Star Studio.
Artist Catie Miller.
Artist Josh Wilichowski at his studio.
Artist Todd Mrozinski talking about his work at Gallerie M.
Artist Jamie Bates Slone at her Red Star Studio.

MAS Founder and Writer presents at MOWA’s Coffee Talk on January 13, 2015

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Museum of Wisconsin Art

205 Veterans Avenue

West Bend, Wisconsin 53095

January 13, 2015

10:30am-11:30am

Click here:  http://www.wisconsinart.org/education/lifelong-learning.aspx

Coffee Talk with Frank Juarez, founder of the Midwest Artist Studios™ (MAS) Project and Erika Block, MAS writer and editor.

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Frank Juarez, founder/art educator, and Erika Block, writer/editor, will share the journey they took with photographer, Pat Ryan, and assistant, Jonathan Fritsch last summer. They visited the studios of Josh Wilichowski (MN), Vincenzio Donatelle (MN), Jane Ryder (IA), Jamie Bates Slone (MO), Catie Miller (MO), Todd Mrozinski (WI), Paula Schulze (WI), Josie Osborne (WI), and Suzanne Torres (WI). The result of these visits were two-fold; to create a catalog introducing these 9 artists and creating a curriculum workbook, which contains 9 artist-inspired lesson for grades 6-12 in public, private, or homeschool setting. This curriculum workbook is also beneficial to student teachers, first year teachers, and art education students. 

On December 23, we made a quick stop to Todd’s studio at the Nut Factory in Milwaukee to catch up with him and get a few thoughts about his participation in the MAS Project. 

Click here to view our presentation.

© 2014-2017 Midwest Artist Studios Project. All rights reserved.

Midwest Artist Studios™ Lesson Plans Released January 2015

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A limited run of our Midwest Artist Studios™ Lesson Plan Workbook will be printed later this month with our release date being early January 2015. These lesson plans come with the National Visual Art Standards, Literacy, differentiated instruction, technology, artist-Skype critiques, and so much more. These lesson plans are inspired by our studio visits with our MAS artists.  

We will also be printing a limited run of our Midwest Artist Studios™ Catalog featuring Josh Wilichowski (MN), Vincenzio Donatelle (MN), Jane Ryder (IA), Jamie Bates Slone (MO), Catie Miller (MO), Todd Mrozinski (WI), Paula Schulze (WI), Josie Osborne (WI), and Suzanne Torres (WI). 

Below is a snapshot of our 2014 lesson plans. 

MAS LPs 2014