Exhibition memorializes area artist

A juried art show with a $2,000 prize will celebrate the memory of the late Dan Favor, who attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as an art and design student.

The exhibition entitled "Unconventional Wisconsin" was organized by Favor’s friends, Dave Bruener, Port Edwards, and Bruce Hinze, Stoughton, with the help of Diane Bywaters, professor of art and design. Favor, a Stevens Point native, attended the university from 1985 to 1990.

The exhibition will open Saturday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Carlsten Art Gallery of the UWSP Fine Arts Center. During the opening, the Dan Favor Memorial Prize will be awarded. This is the largest prize for a juried art exhibition in Wisconsin, according to Bywaters. The show will run through October 11.

Wisconsin artists over 18 are invited to submit up to three pieces for a $25 submission fee by May 16. Submissions can be either slides or digital entries (VHS, CD and Internet). For more information or an entry form, contact Bywaters by e-mail ( dbywater@uwsp.edu ) or call (715) 346-4776. At the Internet address (http://angelanthony.com/danfavor/prospectus.html), artists can see a prospectus for the show with complete information about entries. The Web site also contains an entry form that can be printed and mailed to the Carlsten Gallery, c/o Diane Bywaters, Fine Art Center, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI 54481.

The show is intended to be a continuing event supported by entry fees. However, donations from community members are welcome, Bywaters said. To contribute to the Dan Favor Memorial Art Show Fund, contact the Community Foundation of Portage County, P.O. Box 968, Stevens Point, WI 54481, or call (715) 342-4454.

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