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News, Ideas & Resources for Chequamegon Bay
Artists & Arts Supporters
1 Wrap-up: 2016 Art on the Bay
2 President’s
­Letter
3 Guest Editor’s
Note: Claire
Duquette
3 Art Forms:
Thinking About
Cinema by Don
Albrecht
4 Profile:
Don Scribner
5 Exhibits: ‘The
Gathering’ and
‘Small Works’
6 Profile: Melody Gilbert
7 Profile: Big Water
Film Festival’s
Back Story by
David Siegler
6 Profile: Dave Doering
9 Calendar
of Events
10 B
oard Member
Profile:
LeeAnn Frey
10 S
cholarships:
Third Scholarship
Awarded
10 G
rants: Plan to
apply for 2017
Arts Initiative
Grant
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oin CBAC!
Wrap-up
‘Art on the Bay’
Raises Funds for
2017 Grants
By Kathleen Broadwell
The Chequamegon Bay Arts
Council held its 2016 “Art on
the Bay” fundraising extravaganza on Friday, July 15, at
the pavilion in Bayfield. Proceeds raised from this event
fund grants geared toward art
creation and artistic development as well as scholarships
for local art students.
Special thanks go to
Major Sponsor Kimberly
West Rymer and Presenting
Sponsors Mary H. Rice and
Memorial Medical Center.
Approximately 235 people
attended and enjoyed food
from local eateries, music
by the Chequamegon Bay
Quartet, a silent auction
with 76 wonderful donations
from area artists, and a fantastic live auction with items
donated by Don Albrecht,
Big Top Chautauqua, Ann
and Donn Christensen,
France Austin Miller and
Michele Auger, Jean Miller,
Gordy Ringberg, Bob Teisberg, Anton J. Vojacek, and
Jonathan Walburg. Kudos to
Lissa Flemming of Silverwaves Studio for her donation of a hand-crafted Lake
Superior pendant which was
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Photo by Grace Hogan
In this issue...
(Top) Over 200 people
attended “Art on the
Bay” on July 15.
(Middle) Dancing
to the music of
Room2Groove.
(Left) Bids on over
70 silent auction
items contributed
to the fundraising
success.
President’s Letter
Local Community Support and Arts Advocacy
By Joanne Meierhofer
“Community: the people of a district or country considered collectively, especially in the context of social values and responsibilities.”
This idea of community has been on my mind lately,
especially since our collective effort in organizing
and pulling off another successful “Art on the Bay.”
Thanks to the many communities, villages, artists,
Facebook friends, art lovers, art patrons, musicians,
chefs, and volunteers for an extraordinary job. It was
fun. And, more importantly, we achieved our goal of
raising enough money, with matching funds from the
Wisconsin Arts Board, for another round of grants
and scholarships.
Like just about everyone else, politics has also
been on my mind. “Politic” comes from the Greek,
meaning citizen—which brings to mind community, especially the arts community. Arts and culture should transcend politics, but unfortunately they don’t.
We’re lucky to have arts advocacy groups to help negotiate that relationship.
ArtsWisconsin is an advocacy group which supports the arts, art education,
and the creative economy throughout the state. You can sign on as a fan
on ­Facebook and find out what’s going on at the state level regarding the arts.
On the national level is a group called Artsvote2016, from Americans for
the Arts. Their mission is to advance the role of arts and arts education in
the 2016 presidential election. They have four recommendations for our next
­president: 1) Raise the funding for the NEA to $1 per capita from 45 cents.
2) Establish a cabinet level position for arts and culture. 3) Retain the arts in
the definition of a core academic subject and strengthen equitable access for
all children to receive robust arts learning in K-12 education. 4) Preserve the
tax deduction incentives for giving to non-profit arts and cultural charities.
Like it or not, we are impacted by decisions made in the larger c­ ommunities
of Madison and Washington, D.C.
I will close with a quote that seems a­ ppropriate from Hillary Clinton, when
she was Secretary of State. Its source is Vanity Fair:
“In my line of work we often talk about the art of diplomacy as we
try to make people’s lives a little better around the world. But,
in fact, art is also a tool of diplomacy. It reaches beyond governments, past the conference rooms and presidential palaces, to
help us connect with more people in more places. It is a universal
language in our search for common ground, an expression of our
shared humanity.”
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The Chequamegon Bay Arts
­Council publishes Artifacts
­quarterly for its members and
supporters. Printing is subsidized
in part by Heart ­Graphics and
Communications, Ashland.
CBAC welcomes feedback, article ideas, newsletter
­contri­bu­tions, member news,
and calendar items. Please send
submissions to ­Editor Catherine
Lange at [email protected]
or mail to CBAC, P.O. Box 25,
Washburn, WI 54891.
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Guest Editor’s Note
I am so happy I said yes. Helping put together the
BWFF is an honor—and a lot of fun.
I came to love cinema when I was attending college.
Art house theaters and “Off the Wall,” a marvelous cafe in
The Art—and Joy—of Film
Cambridge, Mass., devoted to showing shorts and animaBy Claire Duquette
tion—along with cookies and tea—were
On leaving a 25-year
some of my favorite hangouts.
career as a newspaper
As a member of the film festival commiteditor, I was confident I
tee, I once again get to hang out with some
had walked away from any
like-minded people, enjoy film, and help
editing duties.
put together a great weekend of movies.
But when Catherine
In watching our many, many entries,
Lange—the talented
I have also gained a great appreciation
graphic artist who designs
for the importance of editing. Our most
the CBAC newsletter
frequent criticism is that a film really
each month—asked if I
could have been tightened up. With that
Claire Duquette (at right) with other Big Water Film would help curate a news- Festival board members and friends at the 2015 in mind, enjoy this issue!
letter devoted to the art of Apple Fest parade in Bayfield.
And thanks to Don Albrecht,
film, it was hard to resist.
Don Scribner, Dave ­Doering, Melody ­Gilbert, and David
One of my post-newspaper joys is being on the board
Siegler for sharing their insights on film and the art of
of the Big Water Film Festival. In fact, it was at my news­
filmmaking.
paper farewell gathering that BWFF board member David
Claire Duquette is a commercial lines insurance specialist
Siegler (you can read his article about the festival in this
at LBS Insurance Group, Ashland, and a former editor of newsletter) asked if I would consider joining the board.
The Daily Press, Ashland.
Art Forms
Through the Lens of ‘Genre’
Thinking About Cinema
as an Art Form
By Don Albrecht
In order to think about film as an art
form, it’s important to understand the
nature of art from your own perspective
and to look at the broad spectrum of
filmmaking as the collaborative act of
many tightly woven elements. I believe
in art broadly defined where form and
content work together to challenge,
entertain, inform, and question what it
means to be human.
Collaboration of Art Forms
Cinema is fascinating because it uses
so many individual art forms in concert
with each other to achieve a result that
fits this description of art. Cinema employs visual effects (composition, color,
line, light, balance, subject size, depth
of focus, unity and variety, etc.), time,
sound and music, acting, costuming and
setting, editing and story.
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Initially, story is our entry point, but
then the structure of the film is either
supported, or contradicted, by the style,
tone, and themes used in telling that
story. We often begin looking at film
by addressing what it’s about. Equally
significant, however, is the manner in
which the narrative unfolds. Is time
portrayed in a linear fashion, or with
flashbacks? Are the main characters believable in their dialogue, costume, and
acting? Does the editing make sense,
and do the shot-to-shot relationships
work because they match graphically,
rhythmically, spatially, or temporally?
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One other way to study cinema is
to look at genres because they are
saturated with their own sets of iconography and conventions based on
social context. Do you like westerns
or comedy, action and adventure or
documentaries, horror or musicals?
Break it down as far as you like—how
about crime films, dramas, science
fiction, film noir, or Classics? Perhaps
you’re a fan of animation, film shorts,
or ­biopics. Personally, I love historical films, such as movies about war
(“Schindler’s List” and “Apocalypse
Now”) or high seas adventure like
“Master and Commander.”
No serious student of cinema should
be without a basic understanding of
some the major Classic films, and
every expert has their own list of top
films. Here’s mine: “Citizen Kane,”
“Casablanca,” “Some Like It Hot,” “The
Graduate,” “The Godfather,” “Annie Hall,”
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Profile
This business is a family of connections. Embrace the success of others.
Acting is a lot like making love. Much
depends on the other person.
I arrived in LA with confidence and
tons of naiveté. I did not realize the
power of silence nor the dialogue of
eyes. Nor did I know “One cannot play
a result, like anger or happy.” One must
work with what drives you to reach that
point. Acting is taking on your thoughts
Don Scribner in his lat­est
not words. “He slapped my little girl.”
film, “The Good Twin.”
“My little girl is pregnant.” There’s your
anger or happy. Our thoughts explode into action.
A few highlights for me are: co-starring in “The Cooler” and
being a part of Alec Baldwin’s Oscar-nominated work. Playing
the lead in “The Guide” in the deep snow of northern Maine,
having my music in several films and one song, “Talk to Me”
made into a compelling old-west video.
Excitement always generates when asked to do a role. My
first SAG movie was under Fred Olen Ray. So is my latest,
“The Good Twin.” The audition begins when you walk through
the door. There are 29 years between these films. That door
remains open.
Evolution of an Actor
ByDon Scribner
My journey as an actor began in an
eighth-grade religion class at Ashland’s St. Agnes School. I improvised
a story of three bear-hunting rabbits
and discovered a world filled with
magic and dynamic reward. That
moment changed my life, and I gave
up dreams of baseball. Twentyfive years later I arrived in Los
Angeles and realized all my actions,
good or bad,
were preparation for a career in film
and made me who I am. A constant
Don Scribner at the
2015 BWFF, holding the
evolution.
Audience Favorite award
Actors must evolve because the
for “Appleton,” in which he
business does. Availability is everappeared.
present. You can promote yourself
instantly from anywhere with social media and possibly be
seen everywhere. On the rare occasion, that works. You may
be discovered. Maybe.
The most difficult part of life for an actor is to get a job. It
remains a difficult task, albeit easier today. One no longer sits
and staples resumes to headshots, writes a personal note to a
casting director, addresses a large envelope, attaches a stamp,
and rushes to the post office knowing that time is crucial.
Now all travels with the push of a button. Yet nothing is easy.
To succeed, you must enjoy the struggle.
There is only one you. Make sure you are your best. Learn:
a language, an instrument, martial arts, dancing, fencing,
anything to make you stand apart. Join workshops and become
part of circles. Study behavior. Become more. Be prepared.
Don’s acting tips:
• There is no acting in acting.
• The camera is your friend. Let it find your secrets.
• Acting is the reward.
• Talent is everywhere. Look around. Genius may be sitting
there.
• TRUST self. Tempt failure. It will sweeten success.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780116/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 [email protected]
Don Scribner is an Ashland native. Superior educator. Actor.
Author. Musician.
Wrap-up: 2016 Art on the Bay
Continued from page 1
The Chequamegon Bay Quartet also
performed at “Art on the Bay.”
the door prize won by one lucky ticket
holder.
The band Room2Groove entertained attendees at the end of the
event. All ages loosened up, relaxed,
and danced the night away. A group
of young people in the area heard the
music and came in to join in the dancing. When it was time to close down,
this group stayed to help CBAC board
members haul furniture and clean
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up. It was indeed an event for all ages
celebrating the arts.
This year’s “Art on the Bay” was
held in conjunction with the Bayfield
Chamber’s Festival of the Arts weekend. The same will be true next year,
except that instead of kicking off the
weekend on Friday, it will be held on
Saturday, July 15, 2017.
The CBAC board thanks all those
involved for donating their time and
talents. We live in a very generous and
active arts community.
Art Forms: Thinking About Cinema
Continued from page 3
“Apocalypse Now,” “Schindler’s List,”
“Jaws,” and “The Magnificent Seven.”
Commercial motion pictures came
out of a system of inventions: camera,
viewing machine (kinetoscope), and
equipment for printing, sprocket punching, and the developing of long strands
of film. The Edison Laboratory did
most of the inventing and production
between 1888 and 1893. In the earliest
days of film, the Lumiere Brothers delighted audiences with their short films
of everyday occurrences, calling them
“actualities.” The full story of one of
the best known is told in its title: “The
­Arrival of a Train,” from 1895. Why
were people so delighted watching a
movie of a train arriving when they had
seen actual trains arriving many times
before? I think it’s because the movie
version was an entirely new experience—it is not the same as the reality;
it is its own new reality. This is the
fundamental truth of all art, I believe.
All art is its own reality.
Exhibits
‘Small Works’—Sell Big!
By Jason Terry
‘The Gathering’—Join
in the Fun, Join CBAC!
By Joanne Meierhofer
If you’re a member of CBAC, you can
submit up to three pieces of artwork
to “The Gathering,” the Chequamegon
Bay Arts Council’s members-only art
exhibit. Entry fee is $25.
If you’re not a member, please join
CBAC and show your artwork in the
October exhibit, held at the Washburn
Cultural Center.
Prizes will be presented at the recep­
tion on Thursday, October 6, by C
­ able
artist Donna Post, this year’s juror.
SAVE THESE DATES:
‘Gathering’ Opening reception:
October 6
‘Small Works’ Closing
reception: December 2
For more information about Film:
http://www.imdb.com/
The Internet Movie Database: News, trailers,
box office lists, articles, photos, and a great
movie database and search engine
http://www.filmsite.org/
Filmsite: Interpretive, descriptive review
commentary and historical background on
American classic films including a number of
“Best of…“ lists with photos.
http://www.screensite.org/
ScreenSite: A site operated by the University
of Alabama to facilitate research and
teaching about film and television media for
educators and students.
http://www.davidbordwell.net/
Observations, reviews, articles, images on
the art of film by Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell, Jacques Ledooux Professor
of Film Studies at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
Don Albrecht, of
Bayfield, has worked as a ­journalist,
­photographer, and
Northland College
professor and has taught college classes on cinema.
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Want to Enter ‘The Gathering’?
• Download an entry form. Go to:
http://www.cbayarts.org/the-gathering--fall-show.html
• Submit your entry form with the $25
entry fee by September 28, 2016.
Either drop it off at the Washburn
Cultural Center, or mail to CBAC,
P.O. Box 25, Washburn, WI 54891.
• Deliver your artwork (up to 3 pieces)
to the Washburn Cultural Center on
September 29 or 30, 2016 between
10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
• Attend the opening reception at
the Washburn Cultural Center on
­October 6, 2016, from 5 to 7 p.m.
• Pick up your artwork at the museum
on October 30, 2016.
If you have any questions, contact
LeeAnn Frey at [email protected].
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For the third
year in a row,
CBAC and
Northland
College will
host the Small Works exhibition and
auction at the Dexter Library at
Northland College November 7 through
December 2. A closing reception will be
held on Friday, D
­ ecember 2, 5-7:30 p.m.
All forms of visual artwork will be
accepted. Two requirements of this
show, however, distinguish it from o­ ther
exhibitions. First, seeking to engage an
audience that may not be able to afford
a large piece of original art, the artwork
submitted can’t exceed 15 inches in any
direction. Secondly, all submitted artwork must be for sale in a silent auction
format. This makes for a fun closing
reception with fast-paced bidding!
This show aims to create a venue
to help artists get some money into
their pockets. CBAC and Northland
College will take no commission on
sales. Last year approximately $1,500
worth of art was sold. That money
went directly to the artists!
There is no entry fee for CBAC
members. Non-members pay a $10
entry fee. Entry forms are available at
www.cbayarts.org. On November 3
or 4, please deliver your art with your
entry form to either the Washburn
Cultural Center (1 E. Bayfield St.,
Washburn) or the Art Building at
Northland College, Room 010. WCC is
open 10-4; Northland College, 1-4:30.
If you are not a CBAC member, please
leave your $10 fee, check made payable to CBAC, along with your art.
The final bidding will take place
at the closing reception on Friday,
­December 2, 5-7:30 p.m. Artists
­receive payment for sold artwork at
the closing reception and need to pick
up any unsold items that night.
Contact Jason Terry at
(715) 209-3621 or Joanne
Meierhofer at (715) 685-2350.
Profiles
Programmed to
Love the Northwoods
By Melody Gilbert
When I starting applying to film
festivals with my first documentary,
“Married at the Mall,” I heard there
were people called “programmers”
who selected the movies. I couldn’t
understand why a person writing
computer programs would be the
person choosing the films, and I was
such a newbie that I didn’t want to
ask why they got to choose what’s in
and what’s out, but never mind. I had
to figure out how I was going to pay
all these submission fees and dubs
of tapes (yes, tapes!). I didn’t think
that computer geeks would like this
documentary about couples who get
married at the largest shopping mall
in the U.S., but that wasn’t my
problem. I just needed to quickly
meet some deadlines and get my
applications done.
In due time, I figured out that
“programmer” was the code word in the
film world for “curator” or “selector.”
At the time, my daughter was an active
participant in gymnastics competitions
and to me that meant a “judge.” Those
people score your performance and
determine who wins.
It turns out that programmers (and
their assistants) watch all the submissions and ultimately choose the “best”
ones. They watch the films and “score”
them much like a gymnastics judge
might in areas such as story, cinematography, character development, and even
“potential for audience engagement.”
In an excerpt from a February 2012
article from the UCLA Center for the
Study of Women, Roya Rastegar
wrote, “Curators have emerged as a
significant force in defining film culture
on local and global scales by cultivating
public notions of quality and taste.”
They define what’s worthy. They are
c­ ultural gatekeepers. They can make
you or break you.
“Married at the Mall” went on the
screen at a handful of small festivals.
Of course, like every new filmmaker, I
spend hundreds (thousands?) of dollars
applying to Sundance and a bunch
of other festivals even though I had
already “premiered” it at the W
­ alker
Art Center “Women With Vision”
film festival in Minneapolis. (Another
thing I didn’t know is that most of the
most prestigious fests want a world
­premiere). It turns out that “Married
at the Mall” wasn’t really a film festival
film. At 56 minutes, it was considered
more of a TV project (who knew?), and
very few film festivals “programmed” it.
It was ultimately picked up for distribution by an international distributor and
was broadcast on TV in New Zealand
and Israel.
What I learned about
film festival ­programming:
1. Length is important. A short
should be short (under 10 minutes is
best) and a “feature” should be over
60 minutes.
2. Programmers select films that
could be of interest to their
core audiences, based on location
or ­audience preferences (nature,
women’s issues, science, outdoors,
GLBT, Midwest, etc.). So if they don’t
choose yours, it doesn’t mean it’s a
bad film. It might mean that it’s just
not right for that festival.
3. Programmers are human! You
can write to them and tell them
about your film so they are aware of
it. R
­ emember, their job is to discover
films their audiences might like so
you are doing them a favor!
Which brings me to the Big Water
Film Festival, one of my favorite
festivals. I’ve gone on to make ­seven
feature-length documentaries since
“Married at the Mall,” and the folks
at Big Water have been kind enough
to program many of my films over the
years. I’ve attended several times and
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what I love about it is that this festival
has not one ounce of pretentiousness.
It’s just about good films.
At the most recent fest, there were
some problems with the projector for
my screening so they moved into a
smaller theater and borrowed chairs
from the library down the street. The
local ladies make appetizers for the
opening night reception in a bar. The
programming team does a great job
selecting films their audiences will like.
They gather weekly to watch all the
submissions together as a team. They
also take the time to find the hidden
treasures that are just right for the
Chequamegon Bay film lovers.
I’m currently working on three new
films (the current project this summer
is www.55andalive.com). I am hoping
that the programming team will all get
together and select one of mine again
in the future. I love the weekend “up
north” in the crisp fall air, the movies,
and, most of all, the conversations.
Can’t wait to return.
www.frozenfeetfilm.com
Melody Gilbert is a
documentary filmmaker and
educator who directs, shoots,
produces (and sometimes
edits) feature-length docu­
mentaries. To find out more
about Melody and the seven
docs she has directed, go to:
www.frozenfeetfilm.com.
BWFF’s Back Story
By David Siegler
Photo by Steve Date
• Two pals take a kayak trip from Alaska to Seattle.
• A change of schedule forces a young woman with
OCD and agoraphobia to make an unplanned trip to
the bakery, where she ends up with a loaf of marble
rye and maybe a new way of dealing with life.
David Siegler at the 2013 Big Water Film Festival
• V
illagers in the high moun­tains of Tajikistan make
their annual springtime trek to a water source
above their valley, to pray for a steady ­supply of
water through the summer.
These are just three of the stories from the almost 250
films that the Big Water Film Festival (BWFF) has shown
in the last eight years—films that, for the most part, would
never be seen by movie-goers in the Chequamegon Bay
Area without BWFF. (There are a few exceptions to that
statement, most notably the 30th Anniversary showing of
“Airplane!” in 2010, followed by a video chat with director
Jim Abrahams).
Panelists at the 2013 Big Water Film Festival “Cinema and
Cinnamon Rolls”: Don Scribner (left) and JJ Kelley, whose new
film will show at the 2016 BWFF and who hopes to attend.
‘What’s in a name?’
In 2008, StageNorth’s move into its new theater
on Omaha Street in Washburn made possible a
dream that Julie Buckles and other members of
the Bay Area Film Society (BWFF’s parent organization) had long entertained—hosting an annual
film festival in the Bay Area. The film festival—yet
to be named—would present films “as fresh as the
water of Lake S
­ uperior” and would solicit films
from local, national, and international filmmakers.
A festival committee was formed, and one of its
members tossed out the problem of naming the
festival to a morning coffee group that gathered
at the time at the Black Cat Coffeehouse.
Deb L
­ ewis (later to become Ashland’s first elected
woman mayor) came up with “Big Water.”
to downtown Ashland, and BWFF has
been there ever since. BWFF’s Saturday morning filmmaker discussion
event, “Cinema and Cinnamon Rolls,”
moved to the Vaughn Public Library in
Ashland, and its Friday Night Reception
moved to the Office Bar last year.
BWFF’s eight years have been filled
with memorable events. Three teenagers from Bad River filled the theater
for a showing of their film, “Protect
Our Future.” Alex Karpovsky (who
would later win fame for his role in the
TV show “Girls”) wins the first “Best
Feature” award at BWFF for “Woodpecker.” Local filmmakers—including
Expansion and new venue
Kjell Kvanbeck, Dave Doering, Julie
Over the years, BWFF has expanded from its origBuckles, Tony Woiak, Don Scribner,
Ryan Suick of the Bay Theater, a
inal Friday to Sunday format, to add a T
­ hursday
BWFF partner for three years, holds Eli Tianse Abeles-Allison, and John
night “Sneak Peek” at Northland College, and a
Hanson—all find audiences at BWFF.
the 2015 BWFF poster.
Wednesday night “Big Water Bayfield” event at the
Audiences find films from as far away as
Bayfield Carnegie Library. Many years, BWFF has sponFrance and Taiwan, Ethiopia and India.
sored (with CBAC support) filmmaker presen­tations at local
The ninth Big Water Film Festival will be held
high schools. BWFF has always tried to create an atmo­November 9-13, 2016. To find out more about this year’s
sphere where filmmakers and filmgoers can interact.
festival, visit our website: www.bigwaterfilmfestival.org
Three years ago, the owners of StageNorth announced
David Siegler of Ashland is a founding member that they were closing the theater, and BWFF was forced
of the Big Water Film Festival.
to find a new home. The Bay ­Theater welcomed BWFF
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Profile
viewer in the story, where people are safe to feel sadness, joy,
defeat, or victory. To make these films, there are specialists—
actors, editors, sound and lighting technicians, etc. But in the
independent world of filmmaking, filmmakers end up doing
it all. There is no single path to becoming a filmmaker. It can
be done independently, with nothing more than a camera
phone and computer. Here are some tips if you choose the
independent route and want to make your own films with little
or no budget.
Becoming an Independent Filmmaker
ByDave Doering
My love for all
things film started
with the click of
a movie projector
in my elementary
classroom. The
teacher turned
off the lights, and
the world of the
moving picture
­revealed itself—
quiet, dark, and
safe. It was the only time I could completely disappear, and,
for me, it was the time when I felt most secure.
From the click of the movie projector in elementary school
to the opening scene of “Star Wars,” I found myself more
and more attracted to movies. I loved them. In high school,
I became enthralled with photography and learned the art
of composition. In college, I picked up guitar and started to
write music. I also volunteered at a radio station, learning the
technical aspects of mics and sound. At the time, I didn’t know
that these were all pieces of the filmmaking puzzle.
During my first years
teaching at Bayfield School,
I attended a workshop on
digital photography and
­video editing. Soon, I bought
a simple digital camera for
my personal use and was
A still from Dave Doering’s 2014 film
taking home movies with
“Ice Cave Ice Skate.”
my kids—making films about
bio bugs, horror movies, and arctic survival on our driveway
snow pile. As the kids got older, I took some acting classes with
them and was soon on stage in local theatrical productions.
Another piece of the puzzle fell into place.
Eventually I started to tape local events and plays—editing
them into presentable films, adding special effects, and posting
them online. I enlisted my kids and friends to act in funny
sketches and stories. Almost inevitably, my love for building
things, wilderness adventures, and filmmaking combined into
my self-discovery film “One Man, One Canoe, Two Countries,” an adventure story about me as I built a canoe and took
it solo paddling to Atikokan, Canada.
The art of filmmaking combines sound effects, music,
photography, special effects, set building, acting, and video
editing together to tell a story. The best films immerse the
Five things to make you
a better filmmaker:
1. Make films.
Use your phone if that’s all you have. Purchase a simple
­editing program like imovie (Mac) or Moviemaker (Windows).
2. Watch films.
Especially independent films. At a film festival, you get a
chance to see films made by people like you, with little or
no budget.
3. Meet filmmakers.
Film festivals like Big Water Film Festival in Ashland or the
Green Bay Film Festival are great ways to meet independent
filmmakers. There are often workshops or presentations.
4. Join a contest or submit a film to a festival.
The best way to learn is by doing. Don’t expect your films to
be accepted right off the bat. View each film as an opportunity to learn and hone your skills. Get involved with a
filmmaking contest like the 48HFP—where teams make a
film in 48 hours.
5. Learn all the pieces of the filmmaking puzzle.
Act in live theater, make music, take photographs, make
props, read out loud, volunteer with a local filmmaker.
Web links of interest
The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes:
https://youtu.be/afs_A_Lz2w4
One Man, One Canoe, Two Countries:
https://youtu.be/qTFUKbxOvDA
Big Water Film Festival:
http://bigwaterfilmfestival.org
Madison 48 Hour Film Project:
http://www.48hourfilm.com/madison-wi
Dave Doering lives in Bayfield, where he teaches at
Bayfield High School.
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Make a Date With the Arts
September through December 2016
Compiled by Diana Granger
Concerts
September 9
Steerage Song
Docu-Musical. Duluth Playhouse with Blue
Canvas Orchestra. At Big Top Chautauqua,
Bayfield. 7 p.m.
October 22
Zeitgeist
New music featuring piano, percussion, clarinet and sax. Presented by Ashland Chamber
Orchestra. Presbyterian-Congregational
Church, Ashland. 7:30 p.m. www.ashlandchambermusic.org
November 19
Zink and Stowe
Violin and organ duo. Presented by
­Ashland Chamber Orchestra. Presbyterian-­
Congregational Church, Ashland. 7:30 p.m.
www.ashlandchambermusic.org
Visual Arts
September
Steven Stainke’s Abstract Exhibit
Washburn Cultural Center, 1 E. Bayfield St.,
Washburn. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
(715) 373-5591. washburnculturalcenter.com
September
Bell Street Gallery
Art displays, live music, and wine. La Pointe.
www.bellstgallery.com
September
Sculpture by Nancy Rieke and
­Photographs by Chuck Rieke
October
Pottery of Evan Hestakin
Salmagundi Art Gallery, 705 Main St.,
­Ashland. Open 10-6. (715) 209-2602.
November
Etchings by Dora Kling
Salmagundi Art Gallery, 705 Main St.,
­Ashland. Open 10-6. (715) 209-2602.
Theater
September 1-4 & 7-10
Escanaba in Da Moonlight
Sidekick Theater at StageNorth, Omaha St.,
Washburn. 8 p.m.
September 23-25, 29, 30 & October 1
Groundlings Short Play Festival
Film
November 9-13
Big Water Film Festival
Ninth annual festival. Includes films
and activities at the Bay Theater, Vaughn
Library, and the Office Bar, in Ashland.
www.bigwaterfilmfestival.org
September through April
Bay Area Film Society
One or two films per month at
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center.
www.bayareafilmsociety.org
Classes/Workshops
September 29-30
Artists’ North Woods Retreat
Sponsored by Northland College. Instruction and inspiration at Forest Lodge on Lake
Namekagan in Cable. (715) 682-1699.
Sidekick Theater at StageNorth, Omaha St.,
Washburn. 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees, 2 p.m.
October 12-13
Drawing for Brain Power
Late October-Early November
Fall Musical
With Joan Einsman at Bethesda Lutheran
Church, Bayfield. Register through WITC at
(715) 682-4591, ext. 3170.
Chequamegon Theater Association, Rinehart
Theatre, 210 5th Ave. E, Ashland. 7:30 p.m.
(715) 682-5554. www.ctatheatre.org
Happenings
September through October 1
Bayfield Heritage Tours
Ghost Walks, History Walks, and Architecture
Walks. bayfieldheritagetours.com
September 3-4
Blue Moon Art Tour
10th annual tour. Open studios and galleries.
10-5 p.m. each day. Cable/Drummond.
www.bluemoonarttoursblogspot.com
October 13-14
Writers’ North Woods Workshop
Sponsored by Northland College. Instruction and inspiration at Forest Lodge on Lake
Namekagan in Cable. (715) 682-1699.
October 26 & 27
Painting Fall and Winter Landscapes
With Diana Randolph at Cable Natural
History Museum. Register through WITC at
(715) 682-4591, ext. 3170.
October 26 & 27
Painting Fall and Winter Landscapes
With Diana Randolph at Cable Natural
History Museum. Register through WITC at
(715) 682-4591, ext. 3170.
Salmagundi Art Gallery, 705 Main St.,
­Ashland. Open 10-6. (715) 209-2602.
September 10
Art Crawl in Cornucopia
October
The Gathering
Fine arts and crafts. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. www.
cornucopiawisconsin.net
November 7
Painting Boats in the Water
CBAC’s annual members-only exhibit at
Washburn Cultural Center, 1 E. Bayfield
St., Washburn. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
­Opening reception on October 6, 5-7 p.m.
(715) 373-5591.
September 24-25
Anishinaabe Cultural Days
At U.C.C. Church, Cable. Register through
WITC at (715) 682-4591, ext. 3170.
Ojibwe music and art displays. History
­reenactors. Madeline Island Historical
­Museum. (715) 747-2415.
November 19-December 31
Free Glass Blowing for Beginners
October
Photography by Catherine Lange
Chequamegon Food Co-op Gallery, 700 W.
Main St. Opening reception on October 7,
5-6 p.m. (715) 682-8251.
Fall 2016
October 22
Madeline Island Fall Fest
Community arts show, displays, demonstrations of native crafts, music, and food.
Downtown LaPointe. (888) 475-3386.
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Oulu Glass, 1695 W. Colby Rd., Oulu.
www.ouluglassgallery.com. (715) 372-4160.
September and October
Madeline Island School of the Arts
Offers various workshops. LaPoine.
www.madelineartschool.com. (715) 747-2054.
Board Member Profile
Name:
LeeAnn Frey
Year you became a board member: 2016
City of residence:
Who We Are
Profession: I have worked as a Registered Nurse for most of the
last 35 years both in the hospital and in community nursing.
My interest in the last few years has been OB, and I am currently working as a Lactation Consultant for MMC.
The Chequamegon Bay Arts C
­ ouncil
is a member-oriented, non-profit organization promoting the arts in northern Wisconsin. Run by a dynamic allvolunteer Board of D
­ irectors, CBAC
supports local arts and b
­ elieves that
a vibrant arts community invigorates
the ­community at large.
Board of Directors
Joanne Meierhofer, President
(715) 685-2350
[email protected]
Kathleen Broadwell,
Vice President
(715) 774-3743
[email protected]
Diana Granger, Secretary
(715) 373-1133
[email protected]
Sharon Stewart,
Interim Treasurer
(715) 373-2556
[email protected]
Christine Lindsey,
Grant Coordinator
(715) 373-2259
[email protected]
Lissa Flemming
[email protected]
LeeAnn Frey
[email protected]
Grace Hogan
[email protected]
Sarah Lund
[email protected]
Beth Folsom, Bookkeeper
(715) 969-8805
[email protected]
Catherine Lange,
Newsletter Editor
(708) 275-8868
[email protected]
Washburn, Wisconsin
What is your interest in the arts?
I am interested in the beauty that comes from creating something from the heart,
which is where all art is created. The artist helps us see the world from their eyes.
What is your involvement in CBAC?
Board Member
What is your vision for CBAC? My vision for CBAC is to see it continue supporting
the artists in our area through grants, scholarships, and opportunities to exhibit
their creations and grow their talents. CBAC is a great organization to be part of.
In my free time I love hanging out with my family and being outside hiking, biking, gardening, or camping and swimming in beautiful
Lake Superior.
Other interests:
Scholarships Grants
CBAC Awards
Third Scholarship
Plan to Apply for a 2017
Arts I­ nitiative Grant
By LeeAnn Frey
Arts Initiative Grants support the
­creation of projects that may include
­public exhibitions, performances,
publications, ­commissioned art and
educational activities in a variety of
disciplines. Funding levels between
$250 and $3,000 are available with
grant ­funding totaling $12,000.
Applications will be available
­December 1, 2016 at cbayarts.org
and will be due Friday, January 13,
2017. Grant announcements will be
made mid-February, 2017.
First-time applicants to the CBAC
Arts Initiative Grant program need
to contact CBAC Grant C
­ oor­­dinator
Chris Lindsey at (715) 373-2259 or
[email protected] for an initial
discussion regarding their projects.
CBAC serves as a regranting agency
for the Wisconsin Arts Board. Through
this collaboration, CBAC offers grant
opportunities to artists and organizations
in Bayfield and Ashland counties.
The Chequamegon Bay Arts Council
awarded two $1,000 scholarships earlier
this year. As a result of an additional
generous contribution by the Van Evera
Foundation, CBAC has awarded a
third $1,000 scholarship:
•Ishmael Mensah is a recent graduate
of Ashland High School who will be
attending North C
­ entral University
this fall, majoring in Music Business. He plans to work in the music
industry. He has played snare, bass,
and tenor drums since grade school
and continued playing through high
school. He has played for many events
throughout the area and has competed
state wide.
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Vision:
What We Want
Values:
Why We Do It
To assure that residents
and visitors have access
to art’s enriching
possibilities.
Because we believe that:
• the arts enrich lives,
­promote community,
­foster creativity and
showcase diverse
cultural ­perspectives in
positive ways;
• the arts foster
understanding of our
unique place through
time;
• artists need assistance to
grow, so our organization
invests in the future of
the arts.
Supporters
Thanks to all our supporters and new and renew­ing
members for this quarter. We couldn’t do it without you!
Donor
Patra Holter
Sarah Lund and Dean Rau
Business
Kris & Matt Edmunds,
Edmunds & Company
Andrea Falconer, Stones Throw
Karlyn Holman, Karlyn’s Gallery
Mary Johnston, Mary Johnston
Paintings
Kriss Weber, Red Bicycle
Gift Shoppe
Art Enthusiast (Family)
David & Katherine Siegler
Kathy Furda
Pat & Dennis Musil
Art Enthusiast
A. A. Koeller
Allison Slavick
Charlene Peterson
Cindy & Christian
Rogers
Don & Connie Chase
Elizabeth Andre
Howard Paap
Jane Herrick
Jean Day Alexander
Karen & Bill Maki
Keldi Merton
Rick Seppa
Senior/Student/
Starving Artist
Bernice Nixon
Char Brickner,
Flying Fish Studio
Jean Miller
Kris Nelson
n Yes! I support the arts!
I’d like to commit now
at this level of support:
Supporter & Member
For membership benefits:
cbayarts.org/membership.
Champion
$1,000 Benefactor
$500
Sponsor
$250
Patron
$100
Donor
$75
Business
$50
Art Enthusiast (Family)
$25
Art Enthusiast
(Individual)
$15Senior/Student/
Starving Artist
Included in all of the above membership fees:
You will receive Artifacts, CBAC’s
quarterly news­letter, as an email
­attachment. Please provide your
email address below.
$12 H
ard-copy subscription of
­Artifacts, CBAC’s quarterly news­
letter­—mailed to the address
you provide below.
n My check payable to CBAC
for $
is enclosed.
Name
Organization
Address
City
State
Phone
Fax
Zip
Email
Website
Mission:
What We Do
The Chequamegon Bay Arts
­Council is a non-profit member
organization that supports,
develops, and promotes art and
artists in northern Wisconsin.
CBAC was established in 1981
and a­ ccomplishes this mission by
providing:
• grants and scholarships in support
of artistic ­development, creation,
and presentation;
• communication with members
and the public through various
media;
• art exhibitions, workshops, and
special events, including annual
fund raising and membership
activities designed to enable us
to meet our goals.
n I am also an artist.
Media: n Visual Artist n
n Literary
n
n Musician
n
n Theater
n
n Sculpture n
n Other:
Filmmaker
Design
Dance
Fiber
Photography
www.cbayarts.org
P.O. Box 25, Washburn, WI 54891
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Questions: Call CBAC ­President
Joanne Meierhofer at (715) 685-2350
P.O. Box 25, Washburn, WI 54891
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