Welcome to the Midwest Biennial
Vermiculture, Artists, and the Tao Te Ching.
Midwest Biennial is now accepting entries for the 2010 Wisconsin Artists Juried Exhibition themed Vermiculture, Artists and the Tao Te Ching. This spring exhibition will be held from April 1 through May 30, 2010, in celebration of Earth Day, Arbor Day, and Mother’s Day. The competition is open to all artists, 18 years or older, residing in the State of Wisconsin. A Reception for the Artists and Awards Ceremony will be held in the gallery in conjunction with Wausau’s “Exhibitour”.
The Midwest Biennial, located in Wausau, Wisconsin, was inspired by the desire to provide a serious venue for artists and patrons to experience fine art at its best in a firmly rooted arts environment.
Wausau, Wisconsin is home to the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Center for the Visual Arts (CVA), Artrageous Weekend, Exhibitour, Wausau Area Performing Arts Foundation, University of Wisconsin Campuses, and The Grand Theatre, making the Wausau area a vibrant, thriving art community for artists and patrons alike. The city is unrivaled in its support of the arts, attracting thousands of viewers to its events, with numbers increasing every year.
We believe that Wausau’s solid foundation in funding and promoting the arts, makes it an ideal community to exhibit contemporary works from across the nation by emerging and established artists of all disciplines.
Midwest Biennial will hold two major juried fine art exhibitions each year. Our premier event, held in September-October 2009 was a huge success as a Regional Juried Exhibition, bringing artists into our community from seven midwestern states including Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, and Ohio. In April-May of 2010, we will exhibit works by artists residing only in the State of Wisconsin. September of this year will bring our National Exhibition to the city. Our schedule for May of 2011 will consist of artists from Marathon and neighboring counties. Because we are the Midwest Biennial, in September of 2011 we start again with hosting the Regional Exhibition, and rotate our four shows biennially in the following years.
The Midwest Biennial would like to thank our sponsors who share our vision of providing opportunities for artists and patrons alike, thereby enriching our cultural vitality while ensuring the economic prosperity of our communities.