Shuffle The Deck
54 Wisconsin and northern Illinois artists have created original works for the Art of the Draw I playing cards.  Each artist was challenged to design a piece of artwork that incorporated the suit of a particular card.
 
Artwork for the card backs and the tuck box, as well as design/layout work for this product, was provided by Joshua Frazer.
 
The Art of the Draw is a limited edition deck.  You may purchase them for $12.00 each at any of these locations:
 
KENOSHA LOCATIONS
ArtWorks            5002 7th Avenue  
Pollard Gallery   518 56th Street
Lemon Street Gallery   4601 Sheridan Road
Heim's Downtown Toy Store   5819 6th Avenue
DeBerge's Framing & Gallery   2008 63rd Street
Carolyn's Coffee Connection   1351 52nd Street
 
RACINE LOCATIONS
Northern Lights Gallery   423 Main Street
Racine Arts Council   316 Sixth Street
 
The Art of the Draw playing cards were published by Southport Press, a division of Kenosha Community Media, Inc., in association with the Kenosha Racine Arts Network.

 
Artists Playing Cards - Art of the Draw I
In December 2010, Southport Press released Art of the Draw, providing 54 original pieces of full-color art on each face card, as created by local and regional artists.  The card deck is functional for playing, but may also be appreciated for the interpretations that artists took in representing the Queen of Hearts, the Six of Diamonds, the Jack of Clubs, and, of course, the Joker.
 
A second deck, featuring many new artists, will be released in December 2011. See a separate page on this Website for Art of the Draw 2 information.
 
Cards are on sale through Southport Press' distributors in Kenosha and Racine, WI .
 
Participating artists in Art of the Draw I (2010):
Dan Simoneau   Glen Kelly   Kristina Niemi Johnson   Lauren Miller   Jade Watring   Tom Bushery   Brittany Smith   Jeffrey Johannes   Lauren John   Jeanine Ferguson   Alan Goldsmith   Francisco Loyola   Maggie Dosemagen   Janette Louden   Susan Larkin   Sue Markko   Vince Gaudgedus  Justin Ludeman   Marilyn Sterling   Jasmine Galindo   Joshua Frazer   Carolyn Gagliardi  June Ambro  Anne Hambrock   Amy Misurelli Sorensen   Eric Houghton   Diane Levesque  Jeffrey Kerr   Dennis Bayuzick   David V. Holmes   Samantha Friedl   Mary Spence   Jamie Cassar  Chet Griffith   Christina Bodi   Rebecca Bigalke   Lisa Bigalke   Katie Dylewski  John Hambrock   John Bloner, Jr.