Art For Nature’s Sake

In the spring of 2006, a collaborative partnership emerged between artist Bonnita Budysz and the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership to design beautiful calendars depicting our special waterways and landscapes. Our intent was to bring awareness to these important and threatened places.  Soon afterward, the Water’s Edge Artists (WEA) group was born. The artists began to use monthly outdoor paint-outs in “plein air” throughout Wisconsin’s lakeshore region to inspire local restoration efforts and further develop a stewardship ethic, bridging art and science through this shared goal.

This growing group of talented painters shares their creative passions and splits proceeds from painting sales with LNRP to support our environmental stewardship projects. With our precious land and water resources in Northeast and East Central Wisconsin needing attention and care, WEA’s generosity helps LNRP make a difference in our own backyards and communities.

The Water’s Edge Artists Mission: “The Water’s Edge Artists is an alliance of plein air artists dedicated to the conservation and protection of water resources in the Lakeshore Basin of northeastern Wisconsin. Through collaboration with the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, our efforts reflect the shared passion for preserving the local fragile environments of our watersheds."