GO Paint! Chippewa Valley
Spring 2024 Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 4
Quick Paint Youth 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
FREE for young painters aged 18 and under. Registration is on-site in front of Pablo Center. Young painters will have 1 hour to paint the flora, fauna, and folks of Haymarket Plaza and Phoenix Park starting at 11 am and ending at noon. Prizes will be awarded. Participants are welcome to bring their own paint supplies or use ours for free! Art instructors will be present to assist with supplies.
Quick Paint Adult 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Registered GO Paint! Chippewa Valley painters will have 2 hours to paint the flora, fauna, and folks of Haymarket Plaza, Phoenix Park, and the surrounding confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa Rivers starting at 2 pm and ending at 4 pm. Cash prizes awarded.
Cash Prizes
Youth Quick Paint:
Elementary 1-5
1st:$20 2nd:$15 3rd:$10
Middle School 6-8
1st:$20 2nd:$15 3rd:$10
High School
1st:$20 2nd:$15 3rd:$10
Adult Quick Paint:
Best of Show: $200
1st:$100
2nd:$75
3rd:$50
Monday, May 6
GO PAINT EAU CLAIRE, SOCIAL PAINT
Let’s paint in Rod and Gun Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on the banks of Half Moon Lake. Pablo Staff will be on-site from 9 AM to 12 PM.
Tuesday, May 7
GO PAINT DURAND, SOCIAL PAINT
Let’s paint in Lower Chippewa View Park, Durand, Wisconsin, on the banks of the Chippewa River. Pablo Staff will be on-site from 12 PM to 4 PM.
Wednesday, May 8
GO PAINT ALTOONA, SOCIAL PAINT
Let’s paint in River Prairie Park, Altoona, Wisconsin, on the banks of the Eau Claire River. Pablo Staff will be on-site from 4 PM to 8 PM.
Thursday, May 9
GO PAINT LEINIE'S LODGE, SOCIAL PAINT
Join us at the Leinie Lodge in downtown Chippewa Falls for a night of camaraderie and painting! There is an open deck and access to the rocky shoreline of Duncan Creek. Family and friends are welcome. This event is free and open to the public. Pablo Staff will be on-site from 4 PM to 8 PM.
Friday, May 10
10 AM - 12 PM SUBMIT ARTWORK
Artists turn in work for judging to the Pablo Center at the Confluence. Awards and cash prizes will be announced at our Awards Ceremony and Reception.
6 PM - 8 PM ARTISTS RECEPTION
Meet the Artists Reception and Awards Ceremony at Pablo Center. Join us for an evening in celebration of the artists of GO Paint Chippewa Valley. All artwork will be for sale at this time!
Cash Prizes
Best of Show: $500
1st:$250
2nd:$150
3rd:$100
Best River: $200
2024 Judges
Marc Anderson
Marc Anderson was born and raised in the small, rural town of Wild Rose, Wisconsin. He and his three brothers spent the majority of their youth exploring the Wisconsin countryside, which fostered a deep appreciation for the outdoors and a kinship with the natural world.
Marc developed an aptitude for drawing and painting early in his life and pursued a degree in illustration at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. While attending Stout, he began working for a handful of regional and national publications on a freelance basis.
He followed this career trajectory for several years until—almost by accident—he discovered the mysterious world of plein-air painting. With this newfound passion, Marc said goodbye to the drafting table in favor of the outdoors in which he had grown up. Painting en plein air was the catalyst that began Marc’s journey into fine art painting.
A perpetual student of art, Marc continued to study and hone his craft as a representational painter. As Marc’s love for painting expanded, so too did his list of professional accomplishments. His work has been accepted into prestigious shows around the country and has garnered awards from Oil Painters of America exhibitions, national juried plein-air events, and fine art shows. In 2021, he received the Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship and Artists’ Choice Award at the OPA National Exhibition, the Gold Medal Award at the OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition, and was included in the “Top 10 Artists to Collect Now” special feature in Plein Air Magazine.
Marc currently resides in Door County, WI with his wife Anna and studio cat, Frankie.
Joe Maurer
Joe has a BFA in Art from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (1999) and a Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania (2004).
Joe’s work draws from a commitment to ecology and a love of place. Joe's paintings and public art designs have garnered wide recognition in the Midwest and internationally in collaborations. Recent solo painting shows include “Too Big to Fly” at LE Phillips Memorial Library featuring large format paintings from the perspective of a bumble bee. His most recent work is concerned with weather and movement in landscapes.
