Announcements
All news and announcements now are published first in the CPM weekly update. This email newsletter is published each Monday every week. Detailed descriptions of new lectures, exhibitions, classes, awards and the-like are then posted on this CPM web site to facilitate registrations and communication among members and interested visitors.
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Schedule
Submission Deadline: Friday, May 20th (extended from earlier notices)
Jury decision anticipated by May 31st
Framed Picture Drop‐off and Hanging: Tuesday, July 5th and Wednesday, July 6th (final schedule, and advanced drop‐off possibilities TBD)
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 7th @ 7:00 pm, open to the public
Open Gallery nights and Closing Reception / Speaker for Friday, August 26th (all details TBD)
Detailed information can be downloaded here.
At the member's annual meeting on Saturday, April 16, 2011, Chris Spencer presented the outlines of the Strategic Plan that the CPM board had been working on for many months.
A pdf copy of this presentation is attached for member viewing. To see what was covered, log into your member account and download the pdf copy. If you have any questions, direct them to Chris Spencer at: <cwsphoto@charter.net> .
Directions. Log in. To view the presentation slides, click on the red text. You can save the 1 meg file to your desktop and print it for later use.
The CPM Annual Members Exhibition will be held March 7th to April 4th at UW Hospitals and Clinics. The viewing area is in the Surgery Waiting Room. Any member can hang one image at no cost, buy you have to register you image soon. Please check the CPM weekly update or the CPM Exhibits listing on the CPM web site for details.
The Opening Reception for the Members Show will be Sunday March 13, from 1-3 PM.
Branch, Leaf, Blossom, a juried exhibit, is on display at the Steinhauer Trust Gallery at the UW-Arboretum.
1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI
January 2 - February 27
Reception: January 9th from 1:30 - 3:30.
Hours Open:
M-F 9:30 - 4:00
S-S 12:30 - 4:00

New CPM Class for Winter 2011 Announced. Mail-in Registrations Are Now Being Accepted.
New this week: “Don’t Be Camera Shy. An Introductory Class for Point & Shoot Photographers.
Full description of this class is on the CPM Web Site: http://www.cpmad.org/classes
Previous announced:
1. John Lorimer will teach: "How to Get Better Photos From Your dSLR Camera". Class begins Monday, January 10. Full descriptions of each class are on the CPM Web Site: http://www.cpmad.org/classes
2. Don Mendenhall will teach a class entitled: "The Artist Within: Developing a Signature Style". Class begins Monday, February 7th. Full descriptions of each class are on the CPM Web Site: http://www.cpmad.org/classes.
3.On May 6, 2011, Hillary Quella will teach a one-day workshop entitled: Night Photography: Experimenting with Creative Light Sources.
Full descriptions of each class are on the CPM Web Site: http://www.cpmad.org/classes.
Other classes will continue to be announced in December.
Three CPM Classes for Winter 2011 are Announced. Mail-in Registrations Are Now Being Accepted.
1. John Lorimer will teach: "How to Get Better Photos From Your dSLR Camera". Class begins Monday, January 10. Full descriptions of each class are on the CPM Web Site: http://www.cpmad.org/classes
2. Don Mendenhall will teach a class entitled: "The Artist Within: Developing a Signature Style". Class begins Monday, February 7th. Full descriptions of each class are on the CPM Web Site: http://www.cpmad.org/classes.
3.On May 6, 2011, Hillary Quella will teach a one-day workshop entitled: Night Photography: Experimenting with Creative Light Sources.
Full descriptions of each class are on the CPM Web Site: http://www.cpmad.org/classes.
Other classes will continue to be announced in December.
CPM Holiday Party and Raffle Dec. 4
Join us on Saturday, Dec. 4 for the new CPM Holiday Party and Raffle. This family-friendly event will feature Gaelic music by the Mossman Trio, last seen - and heard - at the opening of HHFastForward at the Historical Museum.
There will be desert-style treats and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments. We will debut the soon-to-be-famous CPM bucket raffle, with chances to win gift certificates, flash drives, memory cards, and other great prizes. You also will be able to bid on "a day in the field" with several CPM photographers during our silent auction.
Join us on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 6:30 to 9 PM at the CPM Studio, 303 S. Paterson in Madison. This is our annual fundraiser and all proceeds will go to support CPM programming.

