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Bradley Gallery season opens with Wisconsin Artist

The work of Wisconsin native and lens-based artist Mark Weller will open the 2023-24 season at Lakeland University’s Bradley Gallery.

An exhibition of Weller’s work entitled “The Infinite Effect of Time on Clouds: Never in Reruns” opens Friday, September 22, with a 4:30 p.m. reception with the artist in the gallery, located in the Bradley Fine Arts Building on the Lakeland campus. … Continue readingBradley Gallery season opens with Wisconsin Artist

Mark and 2 Others Receive a Special Recognition Art Award

As the curator of “The Healing Power of Elements: Earth, Water, Air & Fire” 2023 juried exhibition I selected Beth Shadur, Barbara Brown, and Mark Weller to receive Special Recognition Art Awards and I am delighted to share this Featured Article about them. They deserve to receive our attention and acknowledgement for their many achievements and valuable impact on our lives. … Continue readingMark and 2 Others Receive a Special Recognition Art Award

Madison-area artists benefit from Dane Arts Need Grants

The county commission “gets it” that artists are running businesses By Michael Popke, Freelance Writer Isthmus Magazine, July 10, 2022 As COVID-19 ravaged the livelihoods of hundreds of Dane County artists in spring 2020 by forcing the cancellation of all live appearances, Mark Fraire knew … Continue readingMadison-area artists benefit from Dane Arts Need Grants

Adding a fourth dimension: Madison’s Mark Weller uses ‘time-stacking’ to create stunning photography

Mark Weller was a telecommunications executive with an interest in photography and astronomy when this all started two decades ago.

Weller, of Waunakee, was aiming for the stars.

He got there, and along the way raised major money for the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Now, some 20 years later — and somewhat to his surprise — Weller is a professional, award-winning fine art photographer. … Continue readingAdding a fourth dimension: Madison’s Mark Weller uses ‘time-stacking’ to create stunning photography

4 Benefits of Art in the Marketplace

Art is a critical component — on par with light, air, ergonomics, and quiet spaces — in the ongoing conversation about methods for making employees feel better about their environment and more productive at work. Jeffrey Sklaver, Principle at ArtMatters 4 Benefits of Art in … Continue reading4 Benefits of Art in the Marketplace

A Timestacking Piece Featured

My photograph The End of Democracy is featured in the current issue of the Wisconsin Medical Journal’s treatment of The Impact of Race and Racism on Health. A gallery of artist works is featured in conjunction with this important article in this prestigious publication. This … Continue readingA Timestacking Piece Featured

PAINTERLY CLOUDS WINS AT EXHIBITION

I am proud to announce that one of my timestacking photographs was entered and was among the winners of Fusion Art’s 4th Annual Skies International Online Juried Art Exhibition. Artists from around the world were judged and Painterly Clouds, from my Clouds Collection, won an award among the top … Continue readingPAINTERLY CLOUDS WINS AT EXHIBITION

THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION

Cabin Fever? The Phillips Museum in Washington DC is a gem of a collection highlighted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s “Luncheon of the Boating Party” Renoir debuted the work in 1882 at the Seventh Impressionist Exhibition, where three critics singled it out as the best piece in … Continue readingTHE PHILLIPS COLLECTION

Why Workplace Art is a Good Investment – and Good Business

Why You Should be Curating a Meaningful Workplace Art Program In art, it’s certainly true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. We react to pieces differently based on our preferences, experiences and history. But beyond the perception of beauty and whether we … Continue readingWhy Workplace Art is a Good Investment – and Good Business

Art that heals and satisfies

Today, healthcare interior design is increasingly guided by evidence-based concepts that create a healing environment where art, patterns of movement, exposure to natural light, colors, textures, electronic media, and more, all contribute to a sense of place that fosters confidence, comfort and healing. In fact, … Continue readingArt that heals and satisfies