Steenbock Gallery to Open "Checked Out" Exhibit by Sarah Jane Ripp

Checked Out” exhibition considers the journey

made by discarded library books.

“Checked Out,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Sarah Jane Ripp, will be on display August 6, 2012 to August 31, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, August 10, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Discarded library books are explored in this exhibition to examine the transition that books make from a library to a second-hand  bookshop and finally to a new owner. Madison artist Sarah Jane Ripp asks the viewer to consider this transition through her images by bringing attention to the marks that have been made on the pages. Stamps upon the pages indicate dates which hint at the journey that each book has made. Torn out pockets and messages such as "Discarded" hint at the story behind these books that have been checked out indefinitely.

"Cows: A Closer Look" Reception Tonight!

Opening Reception tonight at the Steenbock, 6-9 PM! Come check out the newest show at the Steenbock Gallery, "Cows: A Closer Look," and congratulate photographer Paul Thoresen! Refreshments, friends, and a beautiful new show. Hope to see you there!

The Steenbock Gallery Features "Cows: A Closer Look" by Paul Thoresen!

“Cows: A Closer Look,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Paul Thoresen, will be on display June 25, 2012 to July 27, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, June 29, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

First the book, now the exhibition. Wisconsin photo artist Paul Thoresen presents images selected from a large body of work spanning 18 years in which he visually explores the depths of bovine nature.  The exhibit invites viewers to take a closer, deeper look at dairy cows and see them with fresh eyes.

To view the artist’s work, please visit http://www.paulthoresenphotoart.com/

"ERSATZ" Reception Tonight, 6-9 PM at the Steenbock!

Come to join your Steenbock Friends in celebrating "ERSATZ," by Nate Mathews! Nate is our 2011 Steenbock Juried Exhibition winner.

6-9 PM tonight at the Steenbock. Hope to see you there!

Steenbock Gallery is Pleased to Open "Ersatz," an Exhibition by 2011 National Juried Exhibition Winner, Nate Mathews

Steenbock Gallery to Open Nate Mathews Exhibit

“Ersatz” exhibition explores the influence

 of architecture on those who inhabit it.

“Ersatz,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Nate Mathews, will be on display May 21, 2012 to June 22, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, May 25, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

“Ersatz is a photographic exploration about how architecture influences those who inhabit it,” says Mathews. “Architecture plays an important part in how people interact, where and whether they interact, and how they feel about the activity that happens in the space. People recognize when they do not like a space or if it is lacking something and shown in this work is the attempts to rectify the flaws in the design… This work examines artificial features that are incorporated into publicly accessible spaces: commercial, corporate, and institutional, constructed environments in an attempt to mitigate or lessen the effect of structures that, while functional, are essentially cold flat featureless boxes. This collection seeks to draw the viewer’s attention to the presence of these ersatz elements in modern architectural spaces.”

To view the artist’s work, please visit http://www.natemathews.com/

Call for Entries: 2012 Center for Photography at Madison National Juried Exhibition

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 1, 2012

The Center for Photography at Madison is pleased to issue the call for our second juried national exhibition at the Steenbock Gallery.  As Madison's primary photographic arts organization, we are pleased to partner with Graeme Reid, Assistant Director at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, in presenting an exhibition of contemporary photography that will offer chosen photographers an opportunity to exhibit in Madison’s first gallery exclusively dedicated to the photographic arts.  Specifically designed to allow participation by all working photographers this exhibit will provide a dialogue between emerging photographers, students, professionals, educators and artists in Madison and across the country. In addition to cash prizes, the winning photographer will be awarded a future solo exhibition at the Steenbock Gallery.

Download the 2012 application forms

Questions? Contact the Steenbock Gallery!

"SEE THE LIGHT" at the Steenbock Gallery

Check out the newest exhibition at the Steenbock Gallery, featuring work by the Madison College Associate Degree Photography Students!

SEEING RED Reception Tonight, 5-9 PM at the Steenbock!

Come to see new works by UW-Madison Photography Students! 5-9 PM tonight at the Steenbock!

Reception for "Another Look at Southwest Wisconsin" Tonight!

Opening Reception tonight at the Steenbock, 6-9 PM! Come check out our "Another Look at Southwest Wisconsin" and congratulate photographer Tyler S. Ensrude! Refreshments, friends, and a beautiful new show. Hope to see you there!

The Steenbock Gallery Takes "Another Look At Southwest Wisconsin"!

Steenbock Gallery to Open Tyler S. Ensrude Exhibit

“Another Look At Southwest Wisconsin” exhibition inspires another look at familiar scenes of Americana.

“Another Look At Southwest Wisconsin,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Tyler S. Ensrude, will be on display February 6, 2012 to March 9, 2012 in the Steenbock Gallery.  An artist’s reception will take place on Friday, February 10, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The event is free and open to the public.  The Steenbock Gallery is located at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1922 University Ave., and is open Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

            “Southwest Wisconsin is my home,” says Ensrude, “Everything I see here reminds me of that. I was born and raised here, but I also had a second home for nearly a decade during the second Bush Administration, in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan… Around the time I returned to the Midwest is when I started to notice trends and patterns in the landscape that I couldn’t remember seeing while I was growing up here or on my short visits home over the years… The once familiar landscape had assumed a strange veneer, a curious overlay fraught with juxtaposition and contradiction… In my photographs, I try to capture a piece of something unique to inspire another look, and a different way of seeing something familiar.”

To view the artist’s work, please visit http://tylerensrude.com/