Category: Art News

Local porcelain artist, Chad Luberger, who will celebrate the one-year anniversary of his gallery, Plum Bottom Pottery, on June 28, is proud to unveil a new series of porcelain work that includes over 100 pieces.

Linden and Barnsite Galleries opened the fine art exhibition, “A Beautiful Child,” on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the Linden Gallery in Ellison Bay. The exhibit will run through July 13.

Scott Tallman Powers is exhibiting dramatic oil paintings inspired by an April journey to southwestern China at the Barnsite Gallery in Kewaunee, WI. Paintings will be on display until July 13.

Kick Coffee, located in downtown Sturgeon Bay, opens a new exhibit for the summer with “Land on the Square, Pastel Paintings by Bill Roberts.” The exhibit is bright, fresh, and imaginative.

On Saturday, July 12, Interfibers Design Gallery is hosting a reception from 4 – 7 pm, featuring “Cedars of Door County,” art by Wendy Carpenter and Daryl Asbury.

“It’s like a dance,” says Gallery Forty Two artist Tim Nyberg, describing the practice of painting to live music. “I paint the mood, color, and texture that I hear in the music, and the musicians often improvise to what they see me painting.

In a life filled with shadows, he sees colors and is awakened by their beauty. He communicates by typing on a simple paper keyboard, his helpers quickly deciphering the letters that soon become his words.

Edgewood Orchard Galleries will be hosting a jewelry trunk show for nationally-renowned jeweler Julie Shaw July 4 – 6 from 10 am – 5 pm. Shaw will be present at the Edgewood Orchard Galleries to meet gallery visitors and answer questions about her work.

Door County Art League (DCAL) artist Sally Everhardus will be demonstrating during business hours on Saturday, June 28, at the Gallery of the Door County Art League, located at the back of the Top of the Hill Shops, Highway 42 and County F on Spring Road in Fish Creek.

This season, on three separate occasions, the Door County Art League (DCAL) members will be displaying and selling their work in a beautiful barn setting at 8822 Hwy.

Clay Bay Pottery in Ellison Bay will host an opening reception on Friday, July 11 from 5 – 8 pm for a new show, “Playful Impressions,” which features work by “claymates” Jeanne and David Aurelius, Mary Deneen, Peder Hegland, Kate and Jere Huffman, Tony Ledtje and Martha Winter.

On Saturday, September 6, the Francis Hardy Center for the Arts in Ephraim will open “The Glories of the Door County Rural Landscape,” an exhibition that will take viewers on an engaging and thought-provoking visual exploration of Door County’s rural landscapes through the eyes of fine art photographer Paul Lurie.

The Francis Hardy Center for the Arts (FHCA) in downtown Ephraim is pleased to announce the schedule for its 2008 Art Studio Tours, beginning Friday, June 27 from 4 – 9 pm.

The Francis Hardy Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the arts through outreach programs, events, and exhibitions.

Door County’s Fine Line Designs Gallery is proud to announce a special gallery reception gala, featuring the artwork of local artist Ram Rojas. The gala benefits the Door County Land Trust and is set for Saturday, June 28 from 5 – 8 pm.

The textural work of two mixed media artists, as well as the clean and crisp designs of a sculptor/furniture builder, will be featured in the third exhibit of Fine Line Designs Gallery’s 2008 Season.

On Wednesday, July 2, Door County-based artists Anita Winkler and Kathy Stanaszek will open their new, joint exhibition, titled “Making Known the Unknown,” at the Fairfield Art Center in downtown Sturgeon Bay.

On Thursday, July 3, the Fairfield Art Center in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay will unveil “Margaret Lockwood: Painted Spaces” in its first-floor Main Gallery.

The Jacksonport Craft Cottage is pleased to present handcrafted, exotic wood coasters and trivets by Russel Heil. These one-of-a-kind works of art are created by intricately combining a variety of colorful and exotic woods to achieve a beautiful, high-quality, hand-finished, functional gift.

The 10th Annual Amish Quilt Show and Sale will be held from July 17 – 20 at the Sister Bay Village Hall. The event showcases over 90 Amish Quilts, wall hangings, rugs, table runners, placemats, baskets and more and will once again be sponsored by the Jacksonport Craft Cottage.