New Lawton exhibit spotlights Wisconsin artists, including some from UWGB


“Contemporary Views,” a new Lawton Gallery exhibition featuring the selected artworks of visual artists in Wisconsin, opens Thursday (Oct. 8) with a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Theatre Hall Lobby. Guest Juror Molly Sampson will offer a short talk at 5 followed by the awards. The 41 artworks selected (from among 169 entries) include pieces by UWGB art alumni and students Cristian Anderson, Bonnie De Arteaga, Nadia Juhnke, Marjorie Mau, Daniel Moore, Kayla Schroeder and Johanna Winters. The exhibit was sponsored and organized by Wisconsin Visual Artists

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Guest curator will also present, pre-show — Molly Sampson, the Philadelphia-based guest curator of the “Contemporary Views” exhibit opening at the Lawton, will also give a digital presentation about the show and about being an independent curator from 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. in Studio Arts Room 411 this Thursday (Oct. 8).