Collection Invitational, Community Mosaic at The Hardy

(Left to right) “Bright Day Garden II” by Liz Maltman, “Dockside” by Ginnie Cappaert, “Drying the Nets” by Jim Leatham, “Three Posts” by DK Palecek, “Remember this Place” by Lynn Gilchrist and “Port of Sturgeon Bay” by Brian Pier.

The Hardy Gallery’s annual Collection Invitational and Collector’s Choice Benefit is open for viewing until Aug. 26. The exhibit features two works from each invited artist, one of which has been generously donated for the gallery’s silent auction, with all proceeds going to benefit The Hardy Gallery.

Visitors and collectors alike will find this is an excellent opportunity to see the vast selection of the area’s finest artists and a means to add a distinctive piece of art to a home or personal collection. The silent auction of donated artwork began July 20 and will conclude Aug. 26 at 3 pm. Bids can be made directly in the gallery, over the phone at 920.854.5535 or by emailing [email protected].

Also on display until Aug. 26 is the Hardy Gallery’s annual Community Mosaic Project. It consists of 285 individual 6” x 6” canvases made by the local Door Peninsula community. The canvases are available for public purchase from the gallery at $30 each. They are purchased as a blind buy, in which no one knows which canvas from the mosaic wall they will receive.

The Hardy Gallery, open daily 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday 12-5 pm, is located on Anderson Dock in Ephraim. For more information call 920.854.2210 or visit thehardy.org.