Visual Art

at the Wilson Center

Hidden River Art Festival
September 16–18, 2011

Discover Wisconsin Fine Artists

Thank you for attending the 6th annual Hidden River Art Festival. Visitors to the Festival not only enjoyed shopping in the booths outdoors, but also shopping inside at a Silent Auction. The Emerging Artist Gallery had some fresh, innovative work, as well as the four galleries who participated in our sponsored gallery shops.

The participatory public art sculpture with Artist Brenda Baker took place on the Festival grounds. Enthusiastic people of all ages helped build the pod-like shells, adding willow and branches to create a walk-in space. The sculpture will be on outdoors until next spring.

Check back for video and photographs as the sculpture withers away and changes through the seasons.

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Award Winners

Best In Show: Peter Ciesla

Jurors’ Choice:

Christina Fredette
Steve Ohlrich

Honorable Mention:

Sarah Mann
Philip Atilano
Katie Musolff
Lisa & Cris Berry
Ken Swanson

Artist Choice: Richard Arfsten
People’s Choice: Katie Musolff

View the 2011 Participating Artists

• 2D Mixed Media
• 3D Mixed Media
• Decorative and Functional
• Painting and Drawing
• Printmaking
• Photography and Digital Art
• Emerging Artists

Presented by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Title sponsors: Greater Milwaukee Foundation—Mary L. Nohl Fund and Northwestern Mutual Foundation. Contributing sponsors: American Transmission Company, Lyle Husar Designs-Brookfield, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare—Elmbrook Memorial, Holly and Jon Sorenson, Enterforce, Inc., and Vino Cappuccino. Media Sponsor: M Magazine. Gallery Sponsors: Lyle Husar Designs-Brookfield, Effjay Projekts, THE Fine Art Gallery, River's End Gallery.