2023-2024 Theme: Art & Color
The Visual Arts Classic (VAC) is a competition for art students in grades 9-12. It features studio categories (usually 11 or 12) and an annually changing theme.
  • Students are involved in in-depth research on about a dozen selected artists whose work relates to the theme.
  • Scores are earned both individually and as a team.  
  • Students have the opportunity to create artwork in response to a prompt as a “long-term” project.
  • Students also participate in a challenge to create artwork in response to a prompt as an “on-site” project.
  • Teams compete in a “Critical Thinking” team project as well as an “Art History Quiz Bowl” relating to the selected theme and artists.
  • There are both a Regional and State competitions.

Visual Arts Classic
State Co-Chair 
Dave Pawl

​waeavac@gmail.com

Visual Arts Classic
State Co-Chair 
Doua Vue

​waeavac@gmail.com

VAC Quiz Bowl Chair
Mari Schneider

​waeavacquizbowl@gmail.com

VAC Co-Prompt Chairs
Dana Rice
Nancy Zabler

waeavacpromptchair@gmail.com

VAC State
​Judges Chair
Erin Nelson

​waeavacjudges@gmail.com

Visual Arts Classic
Registration Chair
Dana Rice

​waeavacregchair@gmail.com

VAC Carroll Regional & Whitewater Regional Co-Chair Dave Pawl

waeavacwhitewaterchair@gmail.com

VAC Carroll Regional & Whitewater Regional Co-Chair Doua Vue

waeavacwhitewaterchair@gmail.com

VAC La Crosse
Regional Chair
Lori Aschenbrener

waeavaclacrossechair@gmail.com

VAC Mauston
Regional Chair
Peter Kuzma

waeavacmaustonchair@gmail.com

VAC Milwaukee
Regional Co-Chair
Erin Nelson

vacmilwaukeechair@gmail.com 

VAC Milwaukee
Regional Co-Chair
Kelsey Koepke

vacmilwaukeechair@gmail.com

​VAC Northland
Regional Chair
Danielle Penney-Edwards

waeavacnorthlandchair@gmail.com

VAC Platteville
Regional Chair
John Paul Butcher

waeavacplattevillechair@gmail.com

VAC Stevens Point
Regional Chair
Nancy Zabler

waeavacstevenspointchair@gmail.com

VAC Stout Regional Co-Chair
​Shannon Kamm

VAC Stout Regional Co-Chair
Suzanne Imhoff

  

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