GBSStudio

WE'RE MOVING!!!

2010-09-23T13:37:00.003-05:00

Green Bay Street Studio is moving downtown! We had a great run at Green Bay Street and we have fond memories of the 2 1/2 years we spent there. We will miss many things about this space; the chainsaw massacre doors, grilling out back and most of all Doug, the friendly blacksmith down the hall. Thanks to everyone for making it possible for us to move on to bigger and better things, and we hope to see you all downtown at our new space.

Green Bay Street Studio is now officially Vitamin Studio.

To see where we are moving to check out our new blog: http://www.artvitamin.blogspot.com/

Upcoming Juried Shows!!!

2010-08-18T17:49:00.000-05:00

Here is a list of due dates/reception sates for upcoming juried shows!!! Good luck!

2010 Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition: Duluth Art Institute
November 4, 2010 – February 6, 2011
John Steffl Gallery
Due Date: August 20, 2010
$25 entry fee.

The Art of Food Juried Exhibition: Lanesboro Art Center
October 23 - December 31, 2010
Exhibition Gallery
Due Date: August 31, 2010
No Entry Fee.

In Shades of Gray: Pump House Regional Arts Center
November 4, 2010 - December 23, 2010
Kader Room, Front and Balcony Gallery
Due Date: September 1, 2010
$25 entry fee.

FIgure Drawing Cancelation

2010-08-17T12:37:00.000-05:00

Due to conflicts in schedules we have to cancel figure drawing this Wednesday, August 18th. We will see you next week on the 25th. Have a great night off!

Blank Page Artist Second Visit to GBSS

2010-04-27T10:27:00.027-05:00

On Friday, April 23rd, the Blank Page Artist visited our studio for the second year in a row. They are a group of young artist from Harry Spence Elementary, who won field trip to our Studio. These youngsters were winners of an art contest through the school, and their reward was to visit and do workshops at our studio.

With 24 students we split up into 3 groups. 1 group working on monoprints with Jenn, group 2 did still life drawings with Matt, and the 3rd group splatter painted outside with Erich. After we completed each session we did a group critique that allowed us to discuss the work we produced that afternoon. Every student got to take home the still life drawing, while the paintings and mono prints stayed at the studio to dry and then delivered to the students this week.

It was a fun a crazy afternoon, with great success in all categories!

GBSS 2 Year Aftermath

2010-04-20T22:37:00.001-05:00

Here are some images for our 2 year reception, thanks to everyone for coming!

Critique Night

2010-04-13T19:21:00.002-05:00

Green Bay Street Studio Critique Night!
Friday, April 23, 2010, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Our next semi-monthly-ish critique night is coming up next Friday! It's inter-university and inter-disciplinary. Our goal is to get people talking about art with new people, and in new ways, that they wouldn't have had the chance to before. To have teachers/professors talking about their own art with students and working artists talking with budding artists. Critiques are the vitamin of the artist, and we're trying to expand the discourse of art in La Crosse and make us all better at what we do.

All media and disciplines are welcome, so come for a laid back evening of discussion and learning, and feel free to bring a snack or beverage to share (in addition to art). Going forward, critiques will be happening quarterly, to make sure that everyone has lots of new art to share and crit.

We hope you can make it and please feel free to pass the word on. Thanks! GBSS

GBSS 2 Year Celebration!

2010-03-10T16:48:00.001-06:00

GBSS is celebrating two years of operation with a reception and open house on Saturday, March 27, beginning at 7 pm. Come see what we've been up to and mingle with fellow artists from around the area. It's an exciting time for La Crosse's art community right now, and we'd like to have you over to meet, share, converse, partake in beverages and hors d' oeuvres, and just have some fun in our studio.

We will have art on display by studio members and friends including Jenn Bushman, Erich Boldt, Matt Duckett, Lisa Ulik, Sarah Piper and Alesa De Jager.

Green Bay Street Studio is located at 1500 Green Bay St., along with the Family Resource Center. We're around the back, in the southeast corner of the building. For more information, directions, and to see what else we're up to, check out our website, www.greenbaystreetstudio.com.

Monthly Critique

2010-01-13T12:15:00.000-06:00

The Green Bay Street Studio is having a critique night on Friday, January 22, 2010, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. It will be inter-university and inter-disciplinary, and we hope that we can get people talking about art with new people, and in new ways, that they wouldn't have had the chance to before. We hope to get teachers and professors talking about their own art with students and working artists talking with budding artists. Critiques are the vitamin of the artist, and we're trying to expand the discourse of art in La Crosse and make us all better at what we do. All media and disciplines are welcome, so come for a laid back evening of discussion and learning, and feel free to bring a dish or beverage to share (in addition to art). This will be the first of our new monthly critique night.

GBSS at La Crosse Public School District Career Fest

2010-01-12T14:30:00.000-06:00

GBSS Artists Erich and Matt were at Career Fest last week, representing the Artist profession. The duo stressed the importance of maintaining a sketchbook no matter what field of art you may want to get into. Each page is like two steps forward, and if you put in the paces now, you'll be miles ahead of everybody when it comes time to get the job. Students from Logan, Longfellow, Lincoln and Onalaska middle schools attended the event, and had plenty of thought-provoking questions. They discussed the various fields of art and types of jobs available, gallery representation, and what it's like being an artist. We've gotten some great feedback from the students, and it's great hearing from you! Keep in touch, and feel free to ask us questions at any time, either here on the blog or via email!

Jessica Shively's Senior Art Exhibition!

2009-11-10T00:28:00.002-06:00

Jessica's senior art show is coming up! It's at the UW-L Art Gallery. There will be free food and a cash bar and music and art and great folks! December 4th 5:00-8:00 PM! Go check out her and all the others artist's work.

Halloween Party

2009-10-27T18:21:00.004-05:00

It's time for GBSS' Halloween Party! This costume party will be held on Friday, October 30, starting at 8 pm and going all night. Dust off your sewing machine and shake the spiders out of your masks, since we have some pretty awesome costumes lined up, and some great ideas to boot, so the challenge is on. There will haunting music, classic horrific movies, as well as other terrifying things too horrible to mention. Dress in sinister fashion or suffer the consequences. And how about a prize for the best and weirdest costumes? We're not advertising this year, but instead inviting all of our friends, and yours. Pass it on to anyone you would like to have there!

Don't miss our second annual Halloween party. We hope to see you there, if you dare!

Also check out Jenn's pumpkin carvings on the latest issue of the Second Supper!

Artists brighten downtown window with mural

2009-10-25T18:00:00.002-05:00

La Crosse Tribune By GERI PARLIN gparlin@lacrossetribune.com

Local artists Matt Duckett and Jennifer Bushman recently finished an eye-popping mural, which will be displayed in Wittenberg, Wis., as part of Walls of Wittenberg, a program started in 2005 to revitalize the village through development of the arts. In four years, the central Wisconsin village has commissioned and installed 15 murals and opened an art gallery.

This mission struck a chord with the La Crosse artists, who run the Green Bay Street Studio. So Duckett and Bushman created a design that incorporated the nature of the building on which their mural would hang - an eye clinic. Duckett and Bushman's final design mimics the appearance of color-blindness tests and measures an imposing 8 feet by 30 feet. It is made up of more than 2,600 circles in 65 colors.

The artwork is painted on Dibond, an aluminum composite that is two thin sheets of aluminum sandwiching a layer of resin and is most often used in signmaking. Duckett and Bushman created 18 sizes of stencils to create the circles. Then they varnished the completed mural to weatherproof it.

The mural will be installed in Wittenberg late this week but until then is on display in the newly renovated building at 333 Main St. in downtown La Crosse. Duckett said this is a taste of what is about to happen in La Crosse. As a member of the City Arts Board, Duckett is working on a program to install artwork in vacant storefronts in La Crosse.

How King Gambrinus Got his Groove Back

2009-09-24T20:42:00.003-05:00

Second Supper Issue 181 09-24-09

Return of the King
Reviewed By: briana.rupel@secondsupper.com

Standing tall on Third Street is one of La Crosse's most lauded landmarks. We are not talking about the World's Largest Six Pack this time, but rather the King Gambrinus statue, which many consider to be just as big.

Back in the 13th Century, King Gambrinus became an honorary member of the Brussels Brewers Guild, thus solidifying his place in history as the unofficial patron saint of beer. Fitting, then, that our own Gambrinus is perched spiritedly in front of the City Brewery, raising his chalice in celebration, as if to say,"Welcome! Be merry!" Perhaps equally as fitting, our beloved king just got a long-overdue, and much-needed, makeover.

Restoration of King Gambrinus statue finished just in time for Oktoberfest

2009-09-22T06:52:00.001-05:00

La Crosse Tribune Article 09-22-09
The City Brewery's King Gambrinus statue has been decked out in richer, more vibrant colors, just in time for Oktoberfest.

La Crosse artist Matt Duckett is expected to complete restoration work he began, with help from local artist Erich Boldt, in early July. The king's tunic once again is royal purple; the sun's rays had faded it to light blue over the years.

The statue of the patron saint of brewing is on the west side of South Third Street, in front of the brewery.

According to a 1939 La Crosse Tribune story, it was put in front of G. Heileman Brewery in April of that year after being purchased from a defunct brewery for $100.
Duckett said Monday the project took longer than he expected because of the amount of repair work he had to do. The statue apparently was built mostly with lead, tin and aluminum and had been repaired over the years with copper, fiberglass, steel, wood, flooring compound and automotive body filler, he said. Duckett used fiberglass and automotive body filler for his repairs.

Tom Zieja, owner of Z's Lawn & Landscaping Inc. at 400 Division St., also will donate landscaping work near the statue, such as trees, flowers, shrubs and new sod. It's to thank the brewery for donating 100 plastic drums that the Washburn Neighborhood Association has been converting to rainwater barrels, he said.

The association adds hardware to the 55-gallon barrels and sells them to people who connect them to their roof gutter to collect rain.

Matt Duckett's works accepted into Midwest Biennial

2009-09-04T22:06:00.006-05:00

2009 Regional Fine Art Exhibition
A Biannual Seven State Regional Juried Fine Art Exhibition brought to you by Midwest Biennial and its sponsors.
The Midwest Biennial’s Wausau Exhibition will be held from September 4 – 25, 2009 in a beautiful gallery space located at 622 N. 3rd Street, in the heart of the Arts District in downtown Wausau, Wisconsin.

"Bruté"
Oil on Board

"Krump"
Oil on Canvas

Local artists prep iconic statue at City Brewery for return to royal hue

2009-07-22T19:02:00.002-05:00

La Crosse Tribune Article 07.07.09
La Crosse artists Matt Duckett and Erich Boldt, from Green Bay Street Studio, strip paint Monday from the base of a statue of King Gambrinus - a legendary Flemish figure popular with breweries and who some believe was the inventor of hopped malt beer - outside City Brewery in La Crosse. The two have been hired by the brewery to restore the statue to its original color scheme.(Rest of the Article and image to follow)

Harry Spence Elementary School Workshop

2009-06-09T20:48:00.010-05:00

Thursday, May 28th, a group of young artist from Harry Spence took a field trip to our Studio. These youngsters were winners of an art contest through the school, and their reward was to visit and do workshops at our studio.

With 25 students we had two groups. 1 group working on monoprints with myself (Jenn) and the other group, half worked on still life drawings with Matt while the others splatter painted outside with Erich. In the end everyone got to monoprint, splatter paint and still life draw, resulting in great prints, drawings and four energetic splatter paintings!

It was a fun a crazy afternoon, with great success in all categories!

Harry Spence Elementary School Splatter Paintings & Monoprints

2009-06-05T11:24:00.007-05:00

Visions of Youth 2009

2009-05-04T10:44:00.005-05:00

Green Bay Street Studio is holding the Visions of Youth juried art exhibition again this year. Last year was a great experience, and we had high schools and students from La Crosse, West Salem and Holmen participate. We are hoping to get even more schools and young artists this year, and hope that you would help us reach out to budding artists in the region. Visions of Youth is one of the ways we try to engage and encourage our art community, and our desire is to provide students with opportunities outside of the classroom to exhibit their art. We want to give students the means to affirm their art and inspire them to take the initiative and pursue it.

We have set up the exhibition near the end of the school year so that students will have a larger body of completed work and two semesters worth of growth to capitalize on.

Please help us reach out to students in your area. If you are an art teacher, we would love to hear from you about your thoughts on this program and what we can do to better reach students and young artists in the Coulee Region. Please look over the prospectus and application and pass it along to any high school students that may be interested.

Second Supper Feature on GBSS

2009-04-01T10:15:00.004-05:00

Recently, the Second Supper interviewed some of the artists of GBSS for a feature. The story was an update on a story a year ago that heralded the grand opening of the studio. Now, one year later, they wanted to do an update to see what we had been up to since the initial story ran. The article turned out pretty well. Check it out here or read on:

Green Bay Street Studio Presses On

By Briana Rupel

briana.rupel@secondsupper.com

It had been too long since Jenn Bushman made art. Sure, she could draw in her sketchbook. She could still take gorgeous photographs. But the former UW-La Crosse art major had a small apartment that didn't allow for the necessary space to paint, and she didn't have access to the equipment needed to practice her true love of intaglio printmaking.

"Basically if you're going to school, you have access to the (printing) press," Bushman once explained. "But once you graduate, you're cut off. You don't have access anymore. And nobody on an individual basis can afford to buy or store a press on their own." She paused before continuing. "There's really no reason to stay in La Crosse if you want to do fine art, because there are no studios around."
...to read the entire article, click on the image below or go click here.

Behind the Scenes: GBSS Phantom Gallery

2009-03-30T10:45:00.000-05:00

Now that the GBSS phantom gallery at 321 Main has been announced and unveiled, I thought I might give you all a glimpse into the process that went into building the frontage presence. We've worked on getting a phantom presence downtown for over two years, so when our labor paid off with oppotunity, we figured the only thing to do was labor some more. Perhaps due to our unfortunate economy, perhaps other things, but out downtown area has a lamentable number of vacant storefronts. The best way, in our opinion, to keep these from being eyesores and signs of weakness is to fill them with art. "Phantom galleries," as these types of window mini-exhibitions are called, are also a great opportunity for young artists to get exposure, and for the citizens of La Crosse and the surrounding areas to get exposure to new and unique art.

Once we found the right people to work with downtown, we quickly began to put together our presence. We knew that since this was the first one in town, and since we wanted this phenomenon to grow despite other landowners likely being reluctant to share their vacant spaces with artists, our presence had to be top notch. We wanted to use the space to share a high caliber of art, and inject downtown La Crosse with a challenging level of art making and art works.

First, we built a modular wall system that allows us to have a mobile white-wall gallery sturdy enough to display all kinds of art. Mobility was a big requirement. If the space is rented out, then we need to be able to move the display to another space rather easily.

Here you can catch a peek at some of the tools that went into the construction process--standards that are essential to any good art studio.

Our finished wall is over 20 feet long, assembles easily and rather quickly, and breaks down to all fit into a full-sized truck bed.

Here is the white-wall before some finishing touches (taping, ratcheting, etc.)...

...and here is the wall with art installed. Don't think you're off the hook, though, this art is gonna change quickly and often, so try to walk by any time you're downtown.

GBSS Presence in Downtown La Crosse

2009-03-30T10:22:00.000-05:00

GBSS has finished installation of our downtown frontage space! We excited to share our art with the busy central La Crosse neighborhood. Come down to 321 Main St., across from Great Wall and the new jewelry store, and next to Mind Altering Tattoo to check out the artwork on display. I'll give you folks watching this blog a little heads up: the artwork on display is going to change quickly and regularly, so be sure to take a gander any time you're downtown. The space will be a great opportunity for us to put together mini-exhibitions and work out our artistic and conceptual chops. There will be traditional and experimental installation work featured, and it should be quite an event to keep tabs on, sort of a living blog. Please check it out and check back often!

No Figure Drawing 03-25-09

2009-03-20T09:12:00.002-05:00

Hi Everyone, just wanted to re-announce that due to our travels abroad and our train not arriving back in town until Wednesday night at 7:30, figure drawing will be canceled for a second week in a row. Sorry for the inconvenience. We will get back into the swing of things on the 1st of April with a 3 hour session. Hope everyone is doing great back in the states! See you all in a couple weeks! Cheers!
-Jenn & Matt

You're Invited to the GBSS One Year Anniversary Celebration!

2009-02-05T22:30:00.002-06:00

Announcing our One Year Anniversary Reception! Saturday, March 7, we will be hosting a studio visit and reception to celebrate our one year anniversary. Last year we had a great turn out for our Grand Opening, and we would love to have you over to the studio to see what we've been up to since. There are so many things that we'd like to share with you. We try to keep the blog and website updated with most of the news, but it just isn't a good substitute for being in the studio. At our reception, we can share more with you over some hors d'oeuvres, recent artwork, good company and of course our new press! We'll have recent artwork on display by Jenn Bushman, Erich Boldt, Matt Duckett, Susan Timm and Lisa Ulik. Come celebrate with us and hang out with artists from the studio and the community!

2009-02-05T22:09:00.002-06:00

Well, we've finished our restoration of the press. I know, we seem to do everything in obsessively quick bursts--Lansing, MI and back in 27 hrs., restore a press in a couple days--but it's a passion, you know? We buffed out those rollers, threw on a new coat of paint where it was needed, and got those casters installed. It's probably a good thing I lost those pictures of Jenn cleaning the press with a Q-Tip, or you might think our obsession is getting out of hand (but it happened). We scrubbed it down, got the casters on, and put it back together. We even ran a couple test prints through just to get out some of our giddiness. If this got you excited, we'd love to have you over some time to pull some prints and help us break in our new press. If you don't feel like making prints, or intaglio isn't your thing, we'd love to have you in anyway. How about our One Year Anniversary reception?

The New Press in Town

2009-02-02T15:45:00.006-06:00

And the state, for that matter.

Alternate Title: A Press Hot off the Road....

Well, we just brought our new Wright Combo press home. It was a crazy weekend road trip over 1,000 miles of lake effected, State of Indiana-neglected roads.

We purchased the press from a wonderful artist couple in Lansing, MI. Anne is a printmaker, but hasn't been printing intaglio for some time now. They wanted to see that the press found a good home where it would be used regularly, and GBSS certainly fits the bill. It was amazing to meet Anne and Greg. Flipping through a photo album of the day they brought home the press originally, we were all struck by how similar the spirit was between these Michigan artists from 1978 and our own stable of Wisconsin artists thirty years later. We couldn't have found a more perfect couple of people to buy the press from, nor a nicer one. Not only did they provide us with a great press with its own unique history, they also loaded us up with gear (and donuts!). They threw in blankets, blotters, inks, a box full of books, oil paint--everything we could carry. Even refills on our coffee!

The press was built by a blueberry farmer from Grand Junction, MI. He was also a metalworker, and teamed with the more famous Dickerson--one of the oldest pressmakers in the States. Wright went on to make some presses on his own for a bit, which is the pedigree our press comes from.

It was an intense roadtrip, during which we learn many things about the words and became much wiser and tired-er. We learned that Indiana has crappy roads (sorry IN, but it was brutal hauling a 600 lb trailer across that meteor-impact-crater of a highway system. To be fair, I've driven across other parts of IN that weren't so rocky). We learned that 99% of IL toll booth operators are jovial, kind-hearted folk who love to share tax advice with you. We learned (at 3:30 in the morning while checking into a hotel) that Michigan is in the Eastern Time Zone (whoops, make that 4:30).

We left La Crosse at 6:30 pm on Friday, and were back in town at 9:30 on Saturday. That's about 18 hours of driving in 27 hours, with approximately 2 hours of press-lifting and three hours of sleeping, and around a half-hour of kid-in-a-candy-store giddiness in Greg's art supply shop.

We don't have a whole lot of pictures, since most of our dirving was in the dark. There wasn't a lot of things to take pictures of, beyond the seemingly random, gigantic shards of rusted steel embedded in the Indiana landscape and the capitol building of RoboCop's home state, in the shadow of which our press sat for about 15 years (the capitol, not Ofc. Murphy).

Once we got our press home, we began the process of restoring it to its former glory. The rollers were a bit corroded, and it was generally in need of a good cleaning. You can see in the pictures the progress we made on the rollers. I had a number of pictures of the press before we started working on it, but somehow all 20-30 of the images were 'corrupted.' So here is the press after a few hours of work. The top roller has been buffed quite a bit; from the bottom one you can see the rollers before we began (the top one wasn't quite as tarnished).

Here's a close up of a roller before we started our work. The rollers are threaded, which gives them traction as the blankets roll underneath them. It is important that we maintain these fine grooves as we buff out the rust.

We still have a little way to go on the rollers, but the rest of the press is coming along nicely. We'll likely be installing shelves in the press bench, and maybe some drying racks. We also installed casters on the bench in order to save space and keep some adaptability to our space for events and classes and such.

Stay tuned to check out our progress!

Figure Drawing

2009-01-29T14:47:00.005-06:00

It was a great session last night. Thanks for everyone who came out. A little warmer and a little lighter every day.

GBSS Artists Talk to Area Eight-Graders

2009-01-11T13:55:00.003-06:00

GBSS Artists Erich Boldt and Matt Duckett were invited to participate in the La Crosse School District's Career Day for eighth graders, which included students from Logan, Lincoln, Longfellow, Onalaska and Holmen Middle Schools. Erich and Matt represented the Fine Artist profession, discussing with students the path that they have taken in order to live a life of art. They discussed what it takes to establish a foundation for a career in art, some of the market trends and forces on artists, and some of the many ways a fine artist can carve out a living. Remember: sketchbook, sketchbook, sketchbook!

GBSS Spring Break Workshops for young students!

2009-01-09T14:34:00.003-06:00

Announcing the GBSS Spring Break Art Workshops! Designed for younger students, either middle or high school-age, this four-day set of workshops covers the various processes involved in creating paintings, both realist and abstract. Included will be discussions of creativity and motivation. It will be packed with information that even adult artists strive to find out, and will be an invaluable experience for young artists as they enter high school or college. Put together by artists who have examined their own pre- and post-secondary experiences and shortcomings, the aim is to provide young people with a knowledge and understanding of art that is often provided too late--after the development of necessary skills that takes place in our teenage years. We look forward to having fun and sharing our knowledge with young artists in an exciting stage of their lives. Check back soon or email us for registration form and more information, including schedule of events.

Workshop cost is $100 for four days.

The classes will be taught by Erich Boldt and Matt Duckett. Erich Boldt is a substitute teacher for the La Crosse School District, and has taught in five school districts in Wisconsin. He graduated in 2007 from UW-Stout with a B.S. in Education and a B.F.A. in Fine Art. He has exhibited work across the state. Matt Duckett is a recent UWL grad with a B.A. in Fine Art and a B.A. in English. He has already won numerous awards and commissions during his young career, including being commissioned to create a portrait of new UWL Chancellor Joe Gow for his inaugural ceremony, and being the only UWL student commissioned by the UWL Foundation to create a new piece of work for their collection. He is also the two-time winner of the Dale and Betty Kendrick Award for a Painter, the highest award available for a painting student at UWL.

Figurative Drawing Workshops by Matt Duckett

2009-01-09T13:30:00.001-06:00

Just wanted to let you all know that I'll be teaching a figurative drawing class at the Pump House Regional Arts Center starting in February. The Pump House just announced their next year of Arts Education classes and workshops. We'll cover the basics of rendering a figure, from proportion, to musculature, faces, and line and tonal techniques. We'll be working in charcoal, but we can accommodate your medium if you'd like. We will work from a live model, so this is a grand opportunity to tighten up your figure drawing abilities in an instructional, structured environment.

The class is a four-week session, either Wednesday afternoons or Thursday nights. That's:

February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2 pm - 3:30 or
February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 6p - 7:30.

The cost is $95 ($85 for Pump House Members).
Head over to the Pump House website for more information, the materials list, to see the other shops offered, and to register.

GBSS Artist on the new La Crosse City Arts Board

2009-01-09T13:08:00.000-06:00

La Crosse has just created the new City Arts Board. This is great news for the art community of La Crosse, since it means more representation and attention from City Hall. This should mean more opportunities in the near future for both young and older artists, and the Board will be working to cement La Crosse's reputation as a fertile arts city. Matt Duckett recently received a mayoral appointment to serve a two-year term on the Board. It is an exciting opportunity for him to be able to represent the young artists of the area in such a critical forum for their growth and futures.

Figure Drawing Back in Action!

2009-01-09T12:51:00.003-06:00

The first figure drawing session of the year went great. Thanks to everyone who made it out despite the ice and cold. Everyone must've been starved of drawing, becasue we filled the place up. We look forward to seeing you all next week!

Holiday Schedule GBSS

2008-12-18T00:55:00.001-06:00

Since Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve both fall on Wednesdays this year, we will not be holding figure drawing sessions those two weeks.

Lets plan to meet again on the 7th of January. With it being the 3 hour night we will all be aching for a long session to get the new year rolling. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail us.

Have a safe and Happy Holiday from all of us at the Green Bay Street Studio!

Wednesday before Thanksgiving

2008-11-22T13:53:00.002-06:00

Figure Drawing will still be held Wednesday, November 26th. We have a willing model scheduled and Matt and I will be there, so why not have a drawing session. So if you are in town, we will be there no matter what. Hope to see you there.

FIGURE DRAWING NOTICE

2008-11-18T18:39:00.000-06:00

This is just a notice to let you know that our back door is currently not working. The lock is jammed shut and the door is inoperable. This will be fixed by Friday, but unfortunately not for figure drawing this week. As a result, we will need to use the door on the West side of the building. It is located on the far end of the building, atop the ramp on the outside of that side. There is a glass door that will be open for entry. It has a spa logo on the window. If you go straight through the door and down the hallway, you will end up at the bathrooms, from there it is a very easy shot to GBSS (just follow the hallway). You can't go wrong. Sorry about the inconvenience, but the property manager has already had someone out to look at it and the parts are ordered. Everything should be tip top by next week. See you tomorrow!

GBSS COSTUME PARTY Nov. 1!!

2008-10-17T15:15:00.004-05:00

Hey everybody, dust off your sewing machines and bust out your stage makeup, we're having a COSTUME PARTY!! I'll warn you--it's gonna be effin' rad, so if you're not into stuff like that, or don't like awesome costumes and amazing haunted studios, then you may want to stay home and eat your left over mini snickers. We'll be doing this one sort of installation-style haunted house, and there will be some art and stuff on the walls. Oh, and a barrel of Brown and some wine that we'll need help with (so only 21 and up). See you there, if you can figure out who I am!

Sui Conrad Photogravure Exhibition @ the Pump House

2008-10-17T15:06:00.004-05:00

An exhibition by artist Sui Conrad just went up at the Pump House. Its a pretty rad show, including quite a number of photogravures and navigational charts. Its a very clean, straightforward presentation, and I highly recommend seeing it. There is an artist reception tonight (10-17) too, if you're interested.

GBSS Family Resources Mural Project

2008-10-05T14:22:00.002-05:00

GBSStudio was commissioned to paint the front of the 1500 Green Bay Street building by the Family Resources of La Crosse. The design was inspired by a parent of Family Resources and developed by the artist of GBSStudio. To read more and see the progress of the mural click here.

3 Hour Firgure Session Oct. 1st.

2008-09-26T00:36:00.002-05:00

Our first three hour session is Oct. 1st! We are super excited to have a long session and plan on having one long pose for the majority of the time. It will be starting at 6pm and going until 9pm. Don't worry the price will be the same! Even better!

Figure Drawing Session Aftermath

2008-09-11T21:20:00.004-05:00

Our first Figure Drawing session went off without a hitch! Thank you to everyone who came out. Organized in conjunction with the Visual Arts Society, we will hold a two-hour session at the studio every Wednesday night. I wanted to start a post for reactions and feedback from anyone who went or tried to go. Was it easy enough to find? We are working on getting some signage up to make things easier. How were the accomodations? The chairs? The lighting? The model area? Let us know what you thought of everything and what we could do to make it better for you. It was a great time, and such a great feeling finally getting a figure session in our studio! Thanks again to everyone who came, and to Cindy for helping to organizing everything. We look forward to hearing from everyone and seeing you next week.

"Signing Statement" Opens @ the Pump House

2008-09-07T14:06:00.008-05:00

Three of the Green bay Street Studio members, Matthew Duckett, Jenn Bushman & Erich Boldt recently opened an exhibition at the Pump House Regional Arts Center. The show features drawings from all three artists--one triptych each--and explores the various modern approaches to drawing. The group decided to exhibit drawings, as the medium is relatively under-exhibited, and is only recently seeing a resurgence of popularity. Matt, Jenn, and Erich hope to bring this appreciation to theLa Crosse area with their latest exhibition. The show also features a wall dedicated to work by the rest of the members of the Green Bay Street Studio.

Show runs September 4th through October 11th. See the Pump House's website for more information. Pump House hours are: T-F 12p-5, Sat. 12p-4.

The Sons of Belial (detail)
Matt Duckett
Graphite
21" x 13"

Frances
Jennifer Bushman
Charcoal, Pastel, Conte
21" x 13"

"American Descent" (2 of 3)
Erich Boldt
Graphite on canvas
13"x21"

Figure Drawing Sessions Starting Wednesday!

2008-09-07T14:04:00.003-05:00

Come Visit GBSS at the Riverside Jazz Party - July 20th, 2-8pm

2008-07-14T16:31:00.003-05:00

Green Bay Street Studio artists [as well as some friends of Green Bay Street Studio] will be exhibiting artwork at the Riverside Jazz Party. Framed and unframed artwork will be available for purchase. Come visit with us!

Click on the link to learn more about the Jazz Party [http://www.greatriverbigband.com/]

This first ever one-day festival on Sunday, July 20 starting at 2pm at Riverside Park will feature entertainer Byron Stripling with the Great River Big Band. Also featured will be the Jazz Groups from the Air National Guard Band of the Midwest. Three popular groups from the region, the John Paulson Quartet, Somethin’ Jazz and The Bones Band will perform afternoon sets at the event leading to evening sets by the Air Guard and Byron/GRBB.

06.21.08 - Workshop Prints

2008-06-23T15:20:00.003-05:00

An enormous thank you to all workshop participants! We never did make it to the Chine Cole'...we'll have to save that for another time.

Here are the monoprints and drypoints pulled during the workshop!

Community Input Session--WE NEED YOU

2008-06-17T16:10:00.003-05:00

Gorman & Company, the City of La Crosse, and other involved parties are holding a community input session for the proposed apartment complex above the new transit center, to be built in the next year. The plan is that this complex will cater to the needs of the rather anemic art community in La Crosse. The live/work spaces would have features necessary for artists, and there would potentially be gallery space and a sculpture garden incorporated intot he design of the building.

WE NEED YOUR INPUT. I am on the City Art Steering Committee, and I have watched this project progress through various stages of design. There is a danger, however, that the effort will be co-opted by outside interests and will turn into a building with only superficial ties to the art world.

The La Crosse art scene needs all the help it can get. It is not often that resources become available for young artists to take advantage of around here, and we need to make sure that this project does not become a misguided effort and misallocated funds. We need to represent ourselves at this meeting, where developers and City officials will be gauging the art scene by those present. Even if this project does not end up servicing the needs of young, un-rich artists, it is an opportunity for all of us to have a say in where this town's art community is going.

Community Input Session
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 6:00PM
Pump House Regional Art Center
119 King St.
La Crosse, WI 54601

INTRODUCTORY PRINT WORKSHOP - JUNE 21,08

2008-06-12T22:13:00.007-05:00

GREEN BAY STREET STUDIO
Printmaking Workshop – June 21, 2008; 9:30am-4:00pm
Introduction to: Drypoint, Monoprint, and Chine Cole’
Fee: $35.00 (includes all necessary supplies)
Ages: 16 and older [children eligible with a registered adult]

In this one-day printmaking workshop participants will be introduced and encouraged to explore the techniques of drypoint, monoprint, and chine cole’ in making art. The workshop will consist of small demonstrations, independent work, and group discussions. Lunch and beverages will be provided [by the studio]. Participants are welcomed to bring their sketchbooks and any specialty papers or materials they may want to utilize during the workshop.

Click here to print registration form

from the taping board

2008-06-09T06:53:00.010-05:00

Since the subtitle of this blog is 'news and art', I thought I'd get the ball rolling by posting a bit of the latter.

6x6, hardground, aquatint, simultaneous colour, BFK Rives Heavyweight paper

I have spent the past couple of weeks thinking and rethinking how I wish to progress with the ideas generated by the making of this print. A couple of strong contenders have become more fully formed in my mind's eye and I'm excited to work them out and see where they lead me. I'm thinking I'll post updates with images and sketches as this project evolves - we'll see.

The past three months have been fueled by the simple need to be in the studio after not having access to proper facilities for so long. It was fun. I felt like a kid in a candy store and enjoyed becoming reaccquainted with the art and craft of printmaking and making for the sake of it. Working in a well equiped studio without deadlines is liberating and now it's time to get down to the serious business of creative play.

Visions of Youth Exhibition 08 Photo Gallery

2008-05-31T11:29:00.011-05:00

The Visions of Youth Print Exhibition is now available for viewing online.
Please visit the new Visions of Youth 08 print gallery.

Click on the title link or visit: http://visionsofyouth08.carbonmade.com/

Visions of Youth Exhibition [2008] -kicks off today!

2008-05-23T07:46:00.004-05:00

The Visions of Youth Print Exhibition will be hung today...reception on Tuesday, May 27th from 7pm-9pm at the La Crosse public library.

The exhibition and reception are being hosted by the Green Bay Street Studio to recognize the dedication and talents of young artists within our community. We hope the exhibition bolsters an enthusiasm and appreciation for printmaking as an important expressive and artistic media for youth.

This inspiring exhibition is a collection of amazing print related art made by high students in the La Crosse area. Come check out the month-long exhibition and show your support for our incredible brothers and sisters in print!!

Check out the amazing wood block print above [one of the participating prints in the exhibition].

Visions of Youth Print Exhibition Entry Deadline - Tuesday, May 20th

2008-05-19T18:31:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow [Tuesday - May 20th], is the entry deadline for the Visions of Youth Print Exhibition. All La Crosse area high school-aged students are welcomed and invited to participate and submit work.

Submissions will be picked up at area schools during the school day on May, 20th. Special arrangements for pick-up or drop-off of submissions [directly to the studio] can be arranged. Please email Lisa Ulik: lisaulik@yahoo.com or call 608.790.7415 to make arrangments.

The work will be juried promptly following 6pm on Tuesday, May 20th. Selected work will be matted and hung on the main level of the La Crosse public library [the Friday immediately following]. Awards will be given out at a small reception [housed in the library] on Tuesday, May 27th from 7pm-9pm. All family, friends, and teachers are invited to attend.

Our Inaugural Reception

2008-04-29T19:28:00.008-05:00

Our Inaugural Reception was a success! Over the course of the evening we had over one-hundred kind visitors, friends, and family join us.

An enormous THANK-YOU to everyone who attended! We have been warmly welcomed into the La Crosse area art community and we sincerely appreciate the kindness and generosity we have been shown. Stay tuned for upcoming events.

Upcoming Inauguration Reception

2008-04-10T08:26:00.007-05:00

You are invited to the inaugural reception for the new Green Bay Street Studio! Come help us warm our new space with drinks and conversation and see some of the art that we have been making.

The Green Bay Street Studio is a group of artists from the La Crosse Area, who work in both printmaking and painting. Seeing the distressing trend of graduating art students leaving La Crosse for art opportunities elsewhere, we decided to create a space that will not only serve as a net for these talented, fresh minds and perspectives, but as a way to reach out to the La Crosse community and provide an education and appreciation of both time-tested processes and contemporary art theory. We aim to offer classes and workshops, as well as regular figure drawing sessions. Starting in June, we will be offering full- and part-time public memberships.

We look forward to seeing you and your friends on the 25th, and we hope you share our enthusiasm for the huge potential this holds for the future of the Arts in La Crosse.

Here's a map showing where we are. We are in the Family Resources building halfway between 16th St S and 14th St S. It a Big, blue brick building. Go through the big storage lot on the east side of the building and we are the first door around the back. Follow the signs! Oh, and watch out for West Ave, in case you haven't been around here in a while--it's pretty non-existant. I recommend taking 16th St south to Green Bay St.

Click on the map for a larger version.

Green Bay Street Studio Now in Operation

2008-03-19T16:15:00.003-05:00

Thanks for checking out our blog. We hope to have some artwork and more news posted soon. Keep an eye on this page for Studio Reception announcements and more. We plan on being open to the public for part- and full-time membership in June. Thanks for your interest.

Notes on using this blog:

Once the studio is open for public membership, the hours of operation (times which Full-Time, or keyholding, members will be in the studio) will be posted on the sidebar. In the meantime, hours may be posted, however the premises is not available for use.

When membership rates are finalized, this information will also be posted in the sidebar.

Keep an eye out for more information to be added soon.