The Coalition of Photographic Arts (CoPA) has a mission "to develop appreciation, promote growth and support the creation of photographic arts in the Greater Milwaukee Region."

CoPA's 5th Annual Midwest Juried Photo Exhibition was on display at Walker's Point Center for the Arts from December 2, 2011-January 21, 2012. Exhibition juror, Catherine Edelman, owner of Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago, selected 43 images for the show. Featuring artists from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota, the photographs show a range of emotions, suggest a narrative, and often contain an element of mystery.

Featuring artists from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota, the photographs selected show a range of emotions, suggest a narrative, and often contain an element of mystery.

The featured photographers are:

Bruce Ambuel - Brookfield WI Tara Bogart - Milwaukee WI Melody Carranza - Milwaukee WI Eddee Daniel - Wauwatosa WI Michael Dvorak - Robbinsdale MN Christine Flavin - Marquette MI Suzanne Garr - Wauwatosa WI Jennifer Greenburg - Chicago IL David Gustafson - Madison WI Michael Havice - Whitefish Bay WI Chuck Koosmann - Afton MN Ryan Lowry - Chicago IL Norbert Marklin - Minneapolis MN Nate Mathews - Bartlett IL Lily Mayfield - Chicago IL Flavio Morante - Saukville WI John Morser - Stevens Point WI Bernie Newman - Mequon WI Judith Pannozo - Racine WI Hillary Quella - Oshkosh WI Vicki Reed - Cedarburg WI Suzanne Rose - Forestville WI Kristen Schmid - Springfield IL Shelby Silvernell - Chicago IL Sarah Stonefoot - Sun Prarie WI Miriam Sushman - Milwaukee WI Robert Tolchin - Deerfield IL Margaret Wright - Chicago IL Victor Yanez-Lazcano - Chicago IL Steven Yeo - Wauwatosa WI

Palimpsest is change. The present overwrites the past, scraping away history to prepare its own blank slate. New is layered over old in the name of progress or expediency, covering, yet colored by what went before in ways that are anticipated, unacknowledged, and often unseen.