First Gallery Night a success
January 20, 2009
Milwaukee Riverkeeper held its first Gallery Night on Friday to show the entries from our Arts and Rivers Contest. The contest was envisioned and funded by Shirley Jeffrey, a long-time friend of Milwaukee Riverkeeper and an accomplished photographer of local rivers. On Friday night over 100 guests came to enjoy the show and celebrate the rivers as seen through the eyes of local artists.
We received more than 60 submissions from painters, photographers and illustrators throughout the region. Of those, 20 pieces were selected to be part of our Gallery Night Show. At gallery night, four pieces were selected as awardees. We were pleased to present awards to the following artists: Colette Odya-Smith for her pastel "Blue Haven #1" in first place; Barbara Miner for her photograph "Milwaukee River - A different Perspective" in 2nd Place; Jeff Weber for his photograph "Mainstream #18" in 3rd place and Neil Rongstad for his photograph "Riverwalk Third Ward" in 4th place.
The Arts and Rivers show will continue to be displayed until March 15. We welcome guests to come to the office and see the show. Our office is at 1845 N. Farwell Avenue, Suite 100 in Milwaukee, and is open from 9-5 Monday through Friday.
