The Esplanade of the Monona Terrace Convention and Visitors' Center is full of art and people.

 

Kids' Corner is a nice place for children to be creative and the parents to take a break in the shade.

 

A stilt walker sees art and people from a different perspective

 

Jeweler Sue Werner of Madison

 

Even with two bum knees our Art Fair Coordinator, Curtis Wittwer, still manages to keep everything under control.

 

Ever heard the phrase, "starving artists"? You would know that it is true, especially at our free picnic for artists and their guests after the fair on Saturday evening.

Octogenarian, Ami Lemberger, still paints but no longer exhibits at the fair. She planned to come to the picnic in 2009 but broke her leg instead. Ami served as the first secretary when WAAC incorporated in 1982.

 

Picnic food servers? That's only one job these two faithful volunteers manage. Heather Wittwer (l.), daughter of Art Fair Coordinator, Curtis, serves as our "custodial engineer, our Queen of Trash." Kay Knipfer was in charge of our t-shirt booth for many years and still helps out at the fair.

 

WAAC is always looking for volunteers to help at our two fairs. If you might be interested, send an e-mail to: waac@artcraftwis.org

 

A pleasant, overcast day with a temperature in the mid 70s. Art fair patrons enjoy (and buy) the art, then head for the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired Monona Terrace Convention and Visitors Center rooftop to enjoy the view and the breeze.

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Don Nedobeck, 2009 Featured Artist. Don designed the first
t-shirt for our fair so, once again, it was an honor to have
him design the 30th Anniversary Poster and T-Shirt

Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard is bustling with activity during the fair as patrons come to buy art from their favorite Wisconsin artists.

 

Caricature Artist Bernie Tennis always seems to be at work at the fair.

There are lots of activities for children of all ages, some free and some for a nominal fee., under the "Big Top" on the steps of the City-County Building.

 

Jeneice and David Haessig have been exhibitors for many years. They are from Sarona, if you happen to know where that is at in Wisconsin.

 

Ahoy, mateys! It's a fine fair, arrrrgh!

 

Co-founders, Aimee (Wittwer) Jashea and Clarence P. Cameron are delighted to see that management of the fair is in very capable hands and to see how the Art Fair OFF the Square has matured over the years.

Both East High and West High School ceramists participate in the art fair with their own booth. Let's hope someone of them has decided to be a potter for a living.

 

Don Vanderleest, a painter from Racine, is the only current exhibitor who can claim to have been in the very first Art Fair Off the Square.

Yummm! What a spread! Both thin crust and deep-dish pizza, chicken, homemade BBQ ribs, lasagna, salads, a ton of desserts, and much more came from our Artists' Picnic contributor.

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Mary Ann and Warren Olsen, sculptors from Verona, were long-time exhibitors. Mary Ann served as the first vice president WAAC's board of directors.

 

A sunny Sunday but not too hot or humid. The winds were a bit gusty, however, which always make artists worry a little.

Collage Artist, Lee Hill
Lee is also WAAC's Publicist

Longtime Exhibitor, Watercolor Artist, Ursula Kauppinen from Sun Prairie

Shopping at Art Fair OFF the Square

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Thanks to these generous Art Fair Off the Square donors
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