The Madison Children's Museum, located just off the Capitol square in downtown Madison, and the James Watrous Gallery collaborate to offer programs for children that are both educational and fun. The mission of the Children's Museum is to connect children with their families, their communities and the world beyond through discovery learning and creative play. Our partnership creates programs for children that further this mission through utilization of both our gallery staff and exhibitions and the staff and facilities of the Children's Museum.

Portal Wisconsin is a nonprofit website created by the partners for the Cultural Coalition of Wisconsin to support the state's culture, arts, humanities and history. Among its many resources Portalwisconsin.org offers an online gallery for Wisconsin artists. James Watrous Gallery staff assists with the jurying of this virtual gallery.

Ploch Art Gallery of the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, collaborates with the James Watrous Gallery to proudly display the work of living Wisconsin artists juried through the Watrous Gallery. Five artists are featured each season and exhibitions rotate approximately every 6 weeks. The exhibitions are free and open to the public. Each exhibition also opens with a free reception and an opportunity to meet the artist.

The Wisconsin Arts Board is the state agency which nurtures creativity, cultivates expression, promotes the arts, supports the arts in education, stimulates community and economic development and serves as a resource for people of every culture and heritage. The James Watrous Gallery is a proud recipient of a "Partnership Agreement Award" for the year 2008. The partnership is designed to further both the mission of the Arts Board and those of the partner organization.

Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Awards were created to honor those individuals and organizations that have contributed to the wealth of artistic creativity in our state and region. The founders of the WVALAA believe the awards and website will serve to inform and educate the public about Wisconsin's rich art history and contemporary visual arts culture. WVALAA are for the future---for the artists, patrons, supporters, teachers, authors, collectors, and appreciators of art.