The Whitewater Arts Alliance has announced that Maggie Buchholz Radaj, of Whitewater and a graphic designer at GMA Printing, has won the 10th anniversary Logo Contest. She will receive $100 for her “colorful, creative artwork,” the release stated.
Radaj has worked the last 19 years in art-related jobs and is also a photographer and website designer. In addition, she is the Christian education director at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Whitewater. She is a wife and mother of four, and has lived in Whitewater for more than 16 years.
A number of 10th anniversary events are planned, and the new logo will be used for publicity. While not requiring any particular words or symbols, the committee judged on how well the logo expressed the 10th anniversary and the iconic building.
“Our committee received eight different logos, and all of them were creative and interesting,” said Virginia Coburn, a 10th anniversary committee member. “We all agreed that Maggie’s use of the building, the panels featuring various depictions of the arts, and the colorful creativity of her work made her logo a wonderful representation of the importance of the Cultural Arts Center building to the Whitewater Arts Alliance.”
The year 2017 marks the 10th year that the Whitewater Arts Alliance has had a home base, the Cultural Arts Center on 402 W. Main St. The White Building, which formerly housed the library, is a prominent and historic building in its park setting on Main Street, and it is a landmark like no other in Whitewater.
