Larry Schultz, an award-winning artist and resident of Milton, who is also known for his mural work on the Water Building in downtown Fort Atkinson, will be presenting a workshop, Sunday, March 27, at the Cultural Arts Center, 402 West Main St., Whitewater.
The workshop is open to the public at a cost of $5 and is being held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) show, which has been featured at the Cultural Arts Center throughout March.
The exhibit featured the works of nonprofessional Wisconsin artists.
According to information supplied by the Whitewater Arts Alliance, which sponsors activities in the Cultural Arts Center, The WRAP exhibition ends Sunday with an awards ceremony. Schultz will serve as an exhibit judge.
Additionally, Schultz will be giving a demonstration and presentation about art Sunday, from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m.
After a break for lunch, the awards ceremony and art critique, will begin at 1 p.m.
About Schultz
In Fort Atkinson, those familiar with the mural on the city’s water department building, 37 North Water Street, know Schultz’s work, and visitors to the National Dairy Shrine at the Hoard Museum may be familiar with his painting: “The Seven Wonders of Wisconsin,” created as a commemorative piece for Wisconsin’s first All-Dairy Breeds convention held in Oconomowoc in 2000. The painting features the seven breeds used within the dairy industry and hangs today in the museum.
Schultz has also created cover art for two Christmas editions — 2016 and 2020 — of Hoard’s Dairyman, the national dairy farm magazine, located in Fort Atkinson.
Regionally, visitors to the Milton House Museum in Milton can also view a mural painted by Schultz. His nearly three-story rendition of American history, as it relates to slavery, spans a staircase and its associated landings.
A story about featured workshop artist Larry Schultz is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/milton-artist-fort-mural/.
About WRAP
According to a Whitewater Arts Alliance news release, WRAP was established to encourage Wisconsin citizens with a serious interest in art, focusing on people who make art purely for the love of it, rather than for fame and fortune. The purpose of WRAP is to encourage nonprofessional artists to develop their abilities. WRAP consists of many artist workshops/exhibits held throughout the year statewide. Each one has a different artist demonstration or slide lecture and a different judge to lead the afternoon critique. Artists are encouraged to enter as many WRAP events as they like. The program is run by the Association of Wisconsin Artists (AWA).
Artists winning a State Exhibit Award are eligible to compete for monetary awards at the State Day in Madison. In order to enter the State Exhibit one must be a member of the Wisconsin Regional Arts Program. Those interested can join the organization at any time in advance of the state exhibit by visiting: wisartists.wildapricot.com. Click on the WRAP tab to register.
Artist Larry Schultz holds two Christmas editions — 2016 and 2020 — of the Hoard’s Dairyman, the national dairy farm magazine, for which he created cover art. The photo was taken February, 2021. File photo/Kim McDarison.
Milton resident and award-winning artist Larry Schultz, at right, visits the mural he painted on the Fort Atkinson Water Department Building. Schultz visited the mural in February of 2021, along with Fort Atkinson Beautification Council members Vice President Alan Cook, center, and President Jude Hartwick. The Fort Atkinson Beautification Council commissioned Schultz to paint the mural on the city’s water building. File Photo/Kim McDarison.
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