The Wisconsin Historical Society is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of the H.H. Bennett Studio in Wisconsin Dells as a historic site by offering free admission from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010.
If you’ve seen the iconic 1886 photo of the boy seemingly caught in midair as he leaps to Stand Rock in the Dells, you’ve experienced some of the magic of Bennett’s photography.
Here’s a bit more description of the museum from the WHS: “The historic 1875 studio of pioneer landscape photographer H.H. Bennett has been restored to its 1908 appearance. The studio and attached museum contain exhibits depicting the life and times of the man whose work brought tourists by the trainload to marvel at the beauty of the rugged Wisconsin Dells beginning in the late 19th century. Exhibits depict Bennett’s prolific career, and high-end computer monitors reveal magnificent 3-D panoramas he captured on stereographic cameras he built by hand.”
The H.H. Bennett Studio is located in the middle of downtown Wisconsin Dells on Broadway (WI-13/WI-16/WI-23) one block from the Wisconsin River.
Prehistory by photographer Ellen Pizer
is sponsoring an exhibition titled “Driven to Distraction: Photos by Ellen Pizer” from
May 10th to June 18th at the Wisconsin Academy’s
Steenbock Gallery, located at 1922 University Avenue.
The gallery is hosting an opening reception from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 15th. This event and the ongoing exhibition are free and open to the public.
According to Pizer, “As an urban photographer, I do not head off on my explorations in search of specific images. What I find most fascinating are the designs, shapes and shadows created by objects others may consider urban blight.”
“It is in this journey of discovery that I lose all sense of time and place. Nothing else seems to matter except what is framed within the viewfinder of my camera. This is when my heart starts pounding and I am forever lost in my own world of abstract designs.”
Bill Pielsticker photograph
is sponsoring an exhibition titled “Numen Lumen Redux” from
January 4th to February 12th at the Wisconsin Academy’s
Steenbock Gallery, located at 1922 University Avenue.
According to the Steenbock Gallery blog post, the exhibit features “images from Wisconsin’s frozen lakes that are magical in their pattern and galactic in their scope.”
In additional commentary, the post notes that, “Shooting both 35mm film and digital images, Pielsticker uses a macro lens, a handheld mirror and sunlight to create and capture new universes below the ice of frozen lakes. Though conditions to make this work exist only every second or third year, Pielsticker has created a gorgeous, full and thought-provoking body of work that should not be missed. ”
The gallery is hosting an opening reception from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, January 8th. This event and the ongoing exhibition are free and open to the public.
White Indians from the collection of Tom Jones
is sponsoring an exhibition titled “Accidental Art: Collecting Found Photography” from
November 2nd to December 30th at the Wisconsin Academy’s
Steenbock Gallery, located at 1922 University Avenue.
According to the Wisconsin Academy newsletter, “This exhibition presents selections from seven local collections of vintage, anonymous photographs taken by unknown photographers under unknown circumstances which reflect ongoing themes that govern our lives. ‘Accidental Art: Collecting Found Photograpy’ is curated by Patricia Delker & Juliet Rake.”
The seven local collectors participating in this exhibition are Dede Bangs, Greg Bleck, Carol Chase Bjerke, Patricia Delker, Tom Jones, Julie Rake and Richard Wilberg.
An exhibition celebration will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 8th. It will feature a gallery talk by John Foster, folklorist and host of AccidentalMysteries.com at 2:00 pm. This event and the ongoing exhibition are free and open to the public.
