Welcome to WVALAA
The annual Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Awards are usually presented
during the Month of May, with the ceremony often taking place in the Museum of Wisconsin
Art, West Bend. Besides the actual announcement and presentation of award recipients,
a speaker is selected to discuss some aspect of our regional art culture, with a
reception following for the awardees in the galleries of the museum. This is a happy
event celebrating all facets of Wisconsin's visual art culture.
2013 Awards
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013
Tom Lidtke, Director Emeritus of the MOWA, will present a talk titled:
AN UNFORTUNATE ERROR OF OMISSION
He will share his insights on this art dichotomy that
occurs between generations and cultures and how these contradictory
values get shaped. The lecture will discuss the changing way society values and
understands art over time. Consequently, our understanding of what
type of art is worthy of remembering remains fluid and what is
considered worthy or unworthy by one generation is viewed differently
by another.