Whitewater Arts Alliance Presents: Invitational Photography Exhibition

Electric Eclectic IV Visiting from Walker’s Point Center for the Arts

Exhibition Dates: October 3 – 27, 2024
Artist Reception: Saturday, October 12, 12pm – 4pm; Program at 2 pm.
Location: Whitewater Cultural Arts Center, 402 W Main St. Whitewater, WI

The Whitewater Arts Alliance (WAA) is proud to host Electric Eclectic IV, a special invitational photography exhibition featuring 19 talented Milwaukee-area artists. This collection, originally organized and curated by Roy Schmidt,former Director of Exhibitions for the Coalition of Photographic Arts (CoPA),and Xela Garcia, Director of Walker’s Point Center for the Arts (WPCA), brings together a vibrant mix of photography styles.

This exhibition made its debut at WPCA in Milwaukee earlier this year, and the WAA is thrilled to welcome it to Whitewater. Attendees will have the opportunity to see works from the following artists:
Barbara Budish, Lewis Cadkin, Susan Cadkin, Christina DeSpears, Cindy Hansen, Kevin Hansen, Carl Hartt, Michael Havice, Kristine Hinrichs, Tim Holte, Linda Johnson-Dynek, Geri Laehn, Jack Long, Jeff McDonald, Michael Nowatny, Lynn Roginske, Roy Schmidt, Vinay Sinha, and Meredith Watts.

Organizer’s Statement by Roy Schmidt:
“Many people have asked about the origin of the Electric Eclectic Exhibition and its history. EE was born one morning as I was on my way to lunch with a group of photographer friends. I wanted to break away from the rigid constraints of traditional exhibitions and create something that would allow more freedom in displaying photography. After brainstorming with the group, we agreed that the only requirement was that the work must be a photograph—beyond that, anything goes.

We approached Xela Garcia, Director of WPCA, and began planning. Since then, we’ve curated four exhibitions, and we’re excited to bring EE IV to Whitewater this October.”

WAA extends special thanks to Xela Garcia and WPCA for arranging the transport of the artwork from Milwaukee to Whitewater.

For more information, please visit whitewaterarts.org or contact:
Kim Adams, Gallery Director, Whitewater Arts Alliance
Phone: 608-201-2151
Email:wwartsalliance@gmail.com