Category: Art News
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Door County Art News: Award of Excellence Goes to Hargreaves
Jeff Hargreaves, NE Wisconsin resident and former student of the Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art, received the Award of Excellence for his oil painting, “Homage,” at the recent Oil Painters of America Exhibition in Nashville, TN.
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Door County Art News: Free Admission to the Fairfield Continues
The Fairfield Art Center in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay has announced that Great Lakes Yacht Services (GLYS) will be its signature Free Admissions Sponsor for 2009.
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Door County Art News: Fairfield Holiday Gala and Art Auction Around the Corner
Just days remain before “The Tenth Anniversary Holiday Gala & Silent Auction” at the Fairfield Art Center in Sturgeon Bay, and the art center is encouraging the public to purchase tickets in advance of the event, which will be held 6:30 – 9 pm on Thursday, Nov.
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Door County Art Feature: Finding a Setting
Finding Frogtown, as every local knows, means continuing south along the lake on Frogtown Road at the point that Highway 57 turns right near the south edge of Baileys Harbor on the way to Jacksonport. Finding Frogtown Framing and Gallery is easier…
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Door County Art News: Flying Pig Presents New Works by Three Gallery Artists
Continuing to focus on her whimsical birds, Oconomowoc artist Kristy Goggio’s new work highlights natural textures and elements, such as glass and burlap, with colors moving in a more earthy direction.
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Door County Art News: Schwaller’s “Inspirational Symbols in Clay” Opens in Gallery 242
On Tuesday, November 4, Egg Harbor pottery artist Reneé Schwaller will open her new exhibition, titled “Inspirational Symbols in Clay,” in Gallery 242 on the lower level of the Fairfield Art Center in Sturgeon Bay.
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Door County Art News: Fairfield’s “10” Exhibition Showcases Door County Artists
On Friday, October 24, the Fairfield Art Center in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay officially unveiled an exhibition that it has christened “10” in honor of its 10th anniversary.
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Door County Art News: Cohn Featured Artist at UU Gallery in November
At age 60, Baileys Harbor resident, Myrna L. Cohn, “tiptoed in to my first art class without any previous history of drawing or art.” From that experience, a successful professional woman emerged as a reflective and expressive painter.
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Door County Art News: Pipka Teaching One-Day “Paper Doll” Collage Class
Pipka is best known for her award-winning Santa, Madonna, and Angel figurines, but one of her newest passions is collage. Her shop, Pipka’s of Door County, features one-of-a-kind art that incorporates special papers, photographs, found items, antique buttons and more.
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Door County Art News: Potters Guild and Friends Exhibit at the Peninsula School of Art
The five potteries of the Door County Potters’ Guild have invited six potteries outside of the guild to join them in the exhibit, “Door County Potters’ Guild & Friends,” at the Peninsula School of Art, 3900 County Road F in Fish Creek.
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Door County Art News: 33rd Juried Annual Exhibition Opens at Miller Art Museum
The Miller Art Museum’s “33rd Juried Annual Exhibition” opens Saturday, November 15 with a public reception from 3 – 4:30 pm for the artists. Seven cash awards will be presented at the opening, to be announced at 3:30 pm.
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Jacksonport Craft Cottage Settles in for Winter
As November nears, the Jacksonport Craft Cottage will transition to their winter business hours. From November through April, the Craft Cottage will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am – 5 pm (or call ahead for requested hours).
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Door County Art News: Season’s End at Edgewood Approaches
Edgewood Orchard Galleries will be closing for the 2008 season on Sunday, November 2 at 5 pm. A “Closing Day Reception” will be held on Sunday, from 10 am – 5 pm, to say “Thank You” to all of the visitors to the gallery who helped make the 2008 season a success.
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Door County Art News: PAA Announces Winter Grant Cycle
The Peninsula Arts Association (PAA) announces the Winter 2009 ArtFUND Grant Cycle and the appointment of new grant administrator, Stephanie St. John.
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Door County Art News: White Sale Helps Build Houses
Door County Habitat for Humanity has a goal of raising $275,000 next year to once again achieve their goal of building three houses per year in Door County.
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Door County Art News: Doerr Presented with Award at Fine Furnishings Show
The Fine Furnishings & Fine Craft Show recently held in Milwaukee completed its third successful run and has announced the winners of the best-of-show awards.
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Door County Art News: Wisconsin Great Lakes Photo, Writing Contest
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Great Lakes Office is holding their first “Discover Wisconsin’s Great Lakes” photo contest. The DNR is asking everyone to send in their best photos of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior by February 1, 2009.
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Door County Art News: Stained Glass Ship Artwork on Display
Chaudoir Glass Studio invites anyone interested to stop in and view a stained glass window recently completed for the Navy.
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Door County Art News: Lynn Berger Presents Her Artwork at Base Camp
Lynn Berger’s photography/fabric art is inspired by the natural beauty of Door County, a place to which she has been a “full-time visitor” since childhood.
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Culture Club – Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance
Henry Moore, who died in 1986 at age 88, is one of the best-known sculptors of the 20th century. Born in 1898 among the hardscrabble coal towns of rugged Yorkshire, England, this quiet, unassuming man became renowned for his monumental sculpture and is now considered to be one of the art world’s most influential modernists.