Category: Art
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Plum Bottom Artist Reimagines Door County Landscapes
Plum Bottom Pottery & Gallery welcomes oil painter Gail Gilson-Pierce to the gallery. Vibrant and bold, her work features Door County landscapes reimagined in dynamic colors and bold strokes. Gilson-Pierce invites the viewer to remember the feel of their favorite hike or standout sunset. She said of her work, “My paintings are truly a very […]
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The 2018 Quilt Expo Kids Quilt Challenge, for ages 15 and younger, is looking for entrants at their September Quilt Expo. The 14th annual Quilt Expo, presented by Wisconsin Public Television with Nancy Zieman Productions, is held in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. The show takes place 9 am – […]
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Cappaert Contemporary Gallery hosts an opening reception June 30, 4-7 pm for their Water and Wax show. This year’s exhibit is a group show featuring artists who use wax as their medium but are inspired by the water as their subject matter. Michigan artist Ingrid Blixt works her encaustic pieces into reclaimed barn wood. Mara […]
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Ellison Bay Galleries Host First Gallery Nite
Ellison Bay Arts holds their first Gallery Nite, June 23, 4-7 pm, right after Uncork Summer. Sample great food and entertainment, then head out to the galleries. There are nine participating galleries with prizes and drawings at each location. Turtle Ridge Gallery – Boutique features their jewelry artists with a continuation of “June is Jewelry […]
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Clay Bay Pottery invites the community to the opening of their summer show, 42 on 42, July 6, 5-8 pm. Enjoy wine, appetizers, the live music of David Hatch and Lynn Gudmundsen. On July 7, 11 am to 3 pm, there will be pottery demonstrations. Jeanne and David Aurelius have been creating pottery at their […]
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Benches Return to Sturgeon Bay
Twenty-five embellished, adorned and enhanced benches have decorated the streets and businesses around Sturgeon Bay. This public street art project is the third Benches by the Bay program presented by the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center (SBVC) and Associated Bank. Benches by the Bay is the city’s three-dimensional art project that is showcased on the streets […]
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Summer is here and PenArt’s Summer Studios program is about to begin. PenArt workshops offer an opportunity for children and teens to explore creativity, meet new friends and, most importantly, have fun. In “Every Image Tells a Story,” students will read, discuss and use popular children’s books as inspiration for creating characters, telling new stories, […]
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Door County Medical Center (DCMC) sponsors the inaugural Power Up! youth adventure series. This eight-week workshop kicks off a summer of dynamic programing meant to empower teens to explore health and wellness in ways they never imagined. DCMC physicians and clinical staff alternate leading individual programs with local community experts. Participants can expect nature hikes, […]
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One-of-a-kind Painted Silks at Bazyli
Bazyli Studio Wearable Art in Baileys Harbor features the exquisite painted silks of Joanna Alot Designs. Joanna is a Chicago artist whose patrons include Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chicago’s NBC Channel 5 news team, and can be found in the museum stores of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and the Art Institute of Chicago. Joanna […]
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Meet John A. Sayers at Edgewood
Edgewood Orchard Galleries opens its second exhibit of the season with an early summer group show. Exhibit II showcases a wide variety of newly completed pieces from many of Edgewood’s more than 150 talented artists. As artwork sells and new work arrives, this exhibit will continue to change giving it a fresh look every day. […]
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‘Birds’ Collection at Ellison Bay Pottery Studios
Minnesota artist Jeanne DeBruin’s “Birds” collection is currently on display at Ellison Bay Pottery Studios in Ellison Bay on Garrett Bay Road. DeBruin gave up painting early in life to be practical. Then, very much later in life, she picked it back up as a challenge to herself. To release the early love and freedom […]
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Charles ‘Chick’ Peterson Featured at Cottage Row
The work of renowned Door County artist Charles “Chick” Peterson is featured at Cottage Row Gallery in Fish Creek June 16 – 29. For generations Chick has been a revered artist, delighting the nostalgic with his Memory Series and exciting nautical lovers with his masterful Maritime paintings. The show features a wonderful collection of new […]
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Printmaking Demo at Idea Gallery
Idea Gallery will host printmaker Barbara Manger for a printing demonstration June 16, 1-3pm on the gallery grounds. The gallery showcases Manger’s richly layered works that explore the world of nature. Manger said, “I engage line as a metaphor, creating marks that repeat and weave themselves together like fabric or like rivers; some lines can […]
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New Glass Artist Joins Cappaert Contemporary Gallery
Tammy Rae Wolter creates art glass that melds science with the magical experience of creative discovery and joins Cappaert Contemporary Gallery for the 2018 season. Wolter is a Wisconsin artist that has appeared on PBS Television and is also featured in several books on bead making. Each of her pieces are handmade lampwork glass treasures […]
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‘Picturing the Past’ Book Inspires Ephraim Exhibit
A new publication from the Ephraim Historical Foundation (EHF) highlights a portion of the organization’s extensive Door County art collection. Spanning from the mid-1800s to today, the art collection includes more than 100 pieces, ranging from paintings to sculpture to jewelry. This publication is a collaborative work with art historian Virginia Jones Maher and author […]
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Identity, Empowerment Celebrated at WRiTERS NiGHT
Open Door Pride will host their first ever Pride Week June 19 – 23 in preparation for the second annual Open Door Pride Festival. One of the week’s events calls forth writers of any kind to share LGBTQ+-inspired material at the Holiday Music Hotel’s Tambourine Lounge. The Peninsula Pulse talked with Cathy Grier, one of […]
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‘Annual Juried Exhibit’ at Hardy Gallery
The Hardy Gallery presents its 56th Annual Juried Exhibit, June 15 – July 15. The exhibit features a selection of artwork from local and regional artists. The most notable of the Hardy exhibits, this exhibit features a variety of media in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, ceramics and mixed media. Emerging artists have the opportunity to […]
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The 9th annual Door Prize for Portraiture opens for public viewing June 29 at Chez Cheryl Art Space of Baileys Harbor. This invitational exhibition features 30 regional emerging and established artists brought together to celebrate the portrait in traditional and uniquely personal ways. This exhibit focuses on the varied styles and rich interpretation presented in […]
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New Works at Artzy for Fyr Bal
Handmade Fyr Bal pendants are featured by artist Cynthia L. Koshalek at the 54th Fyr Bal Festival in Ephraim June 16. This is Koshalek’s fourth year of participation at the Festival’s Artisan Market, from 10 am – 8 pm. Koshalek of Artzy Studio will also display new ceramics and jewelry in her booth. Artzy Studio […]
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Wood-fired Kiln Opening at TR Pottery
Potters Tony and Renée Gebauer will unload their wood-fired kiln on June 14. The pots are available in the gallery beginning June 15. “Usually we unload the kiln as soon as it is cool, then display the pots in the gallery with little fanfare,” said Renée. “This year we fired this kiln in early May, […]