Category: Art News
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Door County Town Hall Meeting for Door County Arts in Fish Creek
Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) President Jack Moneypenny has called a Town Hall Meeting for every Door County artist and Door County arts organization in Door County. This community forum is an effort to allow everyone a chance to express their opinions about what they envision for continued success in an arts-related business.
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Ephraim’s Hardy Uptown Gallery Features Work of Local Artisans
The Uptown Gallery, nestled in the heart of historic downtown Ephraim, is pleased to feature the holiday-themed paintings of Sturgeon Bay artist Cheryl Bishop, along with a fine selection of handcrafted gifts perfect for the holidays by additional local artisans.
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Scandia Residents Celebrate the Holiday Season with Hardy Enrichment Workshop
Local seniors were fully enthralled in the spirit of the holiday season in a recent Enrichment Workshop offered by the Francis Hardy Center for the Arts.
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Now si the time for all good men to come to the aid of therir country.
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Hardy Opens Uptown Gallery, Celebrates the Holiday Season
The Francis Hardy Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of its Uptown Gallery, a quaint gallery nestled in the heart of historic downtown Ephraim.
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November 15 concluded the workshop component of the Francis Hardy Center for the Arts ETC (Exposure to Creativity) program, coordinated in collaboration with Gibraltar Schools and Friends of Gibraltar.
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PAA Announces Winter Grant Cycle
PAA ArtFUND grants are awarded to individuals and organizations located in Door and Northeast Kewaunee Counties; specifically: (1) new or fledgling organizations; (2) projects that are new directions for established arts organizations; (3) projects that introduce new media to an established artist, or (4) a project which provides experiences in the arts to new audiences.
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Holiday Show at Lost Moth Gallery
On Saturday, Dec. 8 and Sunday, Dec. 9 from 10 am – 5 pm three artists will join together at Lost Moth Gallery just south of Carlsville to offer affordable art for the holidays.
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Liberty Square Hosts Jewelry Trunk Show
Artist Michal Ann Carley will present her new artglass jewelry and décor in a holiday trunk show Saturday, December 8 from 1 – 5 pm at the new Board Room in Liberty Square.
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Audrey Off’s Artwork Available at Craft Cottage
The Jacksonport Craft Cottage is pleased to include the artwork of Audrey Off in their gallery of local Door Peninsula artists. Audrey Mae Off was born in Sturgeon Bay, and her art reflects the profound influence of water and nature.
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“Under the Branches” Opens in Fairfield’s b2 Gallery
On Tuesday, December 4, the Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art in downtown Sturgeon Bay will open the doors to “Under the Branches,” an eight-artist exhibition in the art center’s lower-level b2 Gallery.
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Door County Art League Rounds Out Exhibition Schedule
At a time when many galleries along the peninsula are heading into hibernation mode, Charlene Berg is gearing up for a new show to grace the walls of her gallery.
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Thankful For the Artist’s Life: Three Anniversaries
Nobody said that living the artist’s life would be easy – but for the owners of three local galleries, remembering the struggles of” creating” their own incomes in a tourist-driven economy has almost faded into the realm of the insignificant. All seem to agree that chasing after their passion comes with rewards that far outweigh […]
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As Time Goes By: Three Area Artists Celebrate Milestones
It’s not easy being an artist in Door County. As a result, reaching a significant anniversary for an arts-related business is much more than the average milestone. It’s been a long strange trip for Ellison Bay Pottery. 30 years ago, potter John Dietrich purchased 10 acres of the old Driftwood Farms and began converting the […]
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Door County and Jingdezhen, China: Sister Cities
*2004 is the millennium celebration of the founding of the city of Jingdezhen, China as the world inventor and originator f modern porcelain production techniques. The artifact above is at least 300-400 years old. When the firing of pottery in a kiln produced less-than-perfect results, the ruined pots were cast aside into mounds. Over the […]
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Weaving a Tradition: The Life and Times of the Maple Grove Gallery
Sometimes, when you search long enough, you will find exactly what you are looking for. This is how Gloria, and her husband George Hardiman, came upon their little shop called Maple Grove Gallery on the corner of County Road F and Maple Grove Road in the middle of the Door peninsula. One summer, more than […]
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If you want to capture someone’s attention, whisper. So it is currently with the arts in Door County. Everyone is whispering about Common Ground. Have you heard? Have you heard? And heard we have. Finding Common Ground” is the biggest, all encompassing art exhibit ever put together by the Francis Hardy Center for the Arts […]
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The Pleasure of Breaking the Rules
Necessity is the mother of invention. No doubt about that. Ask Michael Beaster. After eight years of running his own business of underground power line installation in the Midwest, the economy started pinching and a new source of income had to be found; and this he did. When business started slowing down too much, Beaster […]
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Destination Learning: Diverse offerings in the Arts, Crafts, and Humanities
Door County is known throughout the Midwest, nationally and even internationally as a premier vacation destination. The natural beauty, outdoor activities, boating, shopping and thriving arts and crafts bring millions of visitors to the peninsula each summer. For many visitors to Door County, the peninsula represents the ultimate in idleness. Time spent in Door County […]
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Blue Harmony at the Blue Dolphin House
Having a successful business, retail or otherwise, is never an overnight process. In order to succeed, you have to be patient, determined, hardworking, in the right place at the right time, and, if you are lucky, you have a strong partner with whom you can share the whole process. Peg and John Lowry, of the […]