Category: Art Scene
The latest news on the Door County art and literary scenes, including features, gallery openings, exhibits, and literature events.
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Local Struggles Reflected in “Vestiges of the Tide”
by CYNTHIA GERMAIN, founder and president of aging organization Do Good Door County Vestiges of the Tide, the first-floor exhibit on display at Sturgeon Bay’s Miller Art Museum, focuses on a subject that’s relevant to our community: aging. Two artists, Mary Porterfield and Ellen Holtzblatt, join forces in the powerful display, offering images of the […]
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Ginnie Cappaert Opens New Mexico Gallery
Ginnie Cappaert, owner of Egg Harbor’s Cappaert Contemporary Gallery, opened a new fine-art gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Yearly painting trips to the area inspired Cappaert to buy a house there. As she did so, her longtime friends, Blair Vaughn-Gruler and Ernst Gruler, who are established artists in the area, asked her to open […]
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Local Artists On Exhibit At Scandia Gallery
The Meadows Art Gallery, located in the Meadows section of Sister Bay’s Scandia Village retirement center, is entering its 11th year in operation. Its current show features local artists Keith Bloss and Ben Toyne, both of whom work with paint and pastels to make art that’s full of emotion and energy. Some of their work […]
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Miller Launches 2024 Artist Open Studio
The Miller Art Museum’s Artist Open Studio has launched for 2024. The weekly studio session in downtown Sturgeon Bay provides artists of all levels with a place to create and find community. Artists are asked to bring their current project and the necessary supplies. The event is held weekly on Wednesdays, 9:30 am – 4 […]
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Kewaunee County Celebrates Youth Art Month
The National Art Education Association designates March as Youth Art Month, and Algoma is joining in to celebrate young creators in the community. The month of programming will start with a First Friday event in downtown Algoma. Held on March 1, 5-8 pm, the event will include a juried exhibit highlighting student talent from all […]
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Adam Erickson, nearing a year as PenArt’s executive director, talks about what brought him here and his vision for the organization’s future A speech by cellist Yo-Yo Ma set off a domino effect for Adam Erickson, eventually leading him to become Peninsula School of Art’s executive director. Erickson was managing the Arts Program of Colorado’s […]
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Students On Exhibit at Neville Museum
Art by Sturgeon Bay students is on exhibit now through Feb. 23 at Green Bay’s Neville Museum. The artists were selected to represent their school for the Wisconsin Art Education Association (WAEA) Northeast Regional Art show held at the museum Jan. 23 – Feb. 23. The exhibit features creative works by K-12 students from 34 […]
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Meet Pen Art’s Artists-in-Residence
Peninsula School of Art’s current artists-in-residence, Nicole Shaver and Morgan Thomas Shankweiler, will present a drop-in studio tour on Feb. 20, 3:30-5 pm. During the free event, guests can ask questions, buy original works and enjoy light refreshments. Shaver is a multimedia artist whose work explores the intersection between the natural and the human-made, aiming […]
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Since moving to Egg Harbor from Mequon in 2019, Mary K. Braza has completed more than 350 paintings. “I paint about four days a week,” said the retired attorney. “I do whatever needs to be done around the house and then start painting around 10:30 or 11, take a break, paint until 4, then have […]
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Creative Power On Exhibit Next At The Miller
Sturgeon Bay’s Miller Art Museum will reveal a new exhibit on Feb. 14, titled CREATIVE POWER. The exhibit follows Charles L. Peterson in the Permanent Collection, which features 19 works by the nationally-recognized maritime artist. The final day to view Peterson’s work is Feb. 12, 10 am – 7 pm. CREATIVE POWER is a traveling […]
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Artist Reception For Archelle “Buttons” Wolst
The work of Door County still life and portrait painter Archelle “Buttons” Wolst will be featured in the Door County Community Foundation’s lobby gallery. A reception for the exhibit will be held Feb. 16, 4:30-6 pm. Wolst’s work is defined by simple shapes and strong compositions. For this show, she has painted several friends who […]
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Paint The Rainbow At Peninsula School of Art
At this month’s Family Art Day at Peninsula School of Art, make your own painting inspired by the work of Ay-O, a Japanese avant-garde artist who used rainbow stripes to outline or fill his silkscreen prints. The workshop is free for families with children ages 3 to seventeen. Participants can drop in from 9 am […]
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Registration Open For Sievers Classes
Registration is open now for 2024 classes at Washington Island’s Sievers School of Fiber Arts. Over 35 classes for adults, ranging in length from two days to a week, are scheduled from May to October. Visit sieversschool.com to view the full schedule.
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Last Almost Perfect Sale At Ellison Bay Pottery
Ellison Bay Pottery will host an Almost Perfect Pottery Sale Feb. 10, 11 am – 4 pm. Held in the gallery and online, the sale will be the last of its kind before the gallery closes. The work for sale, made by resident potter John Dietrich, has small imperfections that may not be visible to […]
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Sturgeon Bay’s ARTicipation Studio and Gallery is hosting a series of workshops through February. The first is on Feb. 3, 12-3 pm, when photographer Mike Caplan will teach a winter iPhone photography workshop. The first half of the class will cover the basics of iPhone photography and during the second half, participants will practice outside. […]
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New glass works by gallerist Kimberly Lyon will be on display at Ladybug Glass Studio and Gallery’s First Friday event, Feb. 2, 5-8 pm. Lyon’s works include kaleidoscopes and kiln-formed glass wedges and discs. Ladybug Glass Studio and Gallery is located at 219 Steele St. in Algoma.
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Registration Open For Pen Art Workshops
Registration is open now for Peninsula School of Art’s 2024 summer and fall workshops. Offerings include over 75 two- and four-day workshops taught by over 50 educators from around the country. Participants can choose from a variety of fine art media classes, as well as art appreciation and professional development workshops. Artists aged four to […]
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Legacy Door County potter John Dietrich and wife, Diane McNeil, are closing their Ellison Bay gallery after 50 years in business. After nearly 50 years in business, Ellison Bay Pottery is closing its gallery and putting the property up for sale. John Dietrich and his wife, Diane McNeil, said running the gallery has become too […]
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When the WPA Brought an Art Master to Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay post office patrons might not realize that they walk past the work of one of Wisconsin’s masters of Social Realism when they buy stamps or mail packages. The 5-foot by 15-foot mural installed in 1940 above the entrance to the postmaster’s office maintains great historical value even if it does not convey the […]
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Local Artists Weigh in on AI Art
As an arts reporter in Door County, I try to keep up with what’s going on in the art world beyond the peninsula as well as within it. Lately, that means reading article after article about artificial intelligence (AI)-generated art. AI art is “artwork made with the assistance of generative AI – a technology that […]