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  • Destination Door County Donates To Peninsula Arts And Humanities Alliance

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    Members of Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance (PAHA) received a check from Destination Door County (DDC) as part of the inaugural Art in the Door contest, which raised $1,150  to support local arts initiatives. The Art in the Door silent auction was part of DDC’s Nov. 2 autumn gathering at Horseshoe Bay Golf Club. DDC […]

  • Art For Local Charities At Get Real Café

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    Get Real Café, Woodwalk Gallery and artist Kandy Otto are collaborating to support four local charities:  Help of Door County, Suicide Prevention, Toys for Tots and Door County Humane Society.  Until Dec. 30, all of Otto’s paintings, including copper and pastels, on display at Get Real Café will be 25% off and all proceeds will […]

  • Art At The YMCA

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    Explore the artwork of Julia Nawrot through the halls of the Door County YMCA throughout December. Nawrot works with watercolors, acrylics, pastels and oil paints. In addition to exhibiting, the artist is accepting commissions for pastel portraits of people and pets. Those interested can call 262.302.1348 for more information, or text their email address and […]

  • Sibilsky Juried Into Healing Power Of Art And Artists Show

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    Algoma Sculptor Bren Sibilsky was recently juried into The Healing Power of Art: Love, Peace, Unity and Hope 2023, an exhibit by Manhattan Arts International initiative The Healing Power of Art and Artists. The exhibition highlights healing, hopeful works. Sibilsky’s entry, Butterfly Love, speaks to “the powerful transformation from constriction and things hidden […] into […]

  • Small Works that Pack a Big Punch

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    BIG Little Art Show at Peninsula School of Art The fact that nearly 250 people turned out for the Peninsula School of Art’s BIG Little Art Show in November, not exactly the height of the season in Door County, says several things about the school’s place in the county’s cultural life. For some artists, it […]

  • John Dietrich, Diane Mcneil Enter Semi-Retirement

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    Though clay is still in potter John Dietrich’s future, he and his wife, Diane McNeil, will no longer be operating their gallery, Ellison Bay Pottery. After being part of the Door County arts community for almost 50 years, the pair is planning to sell the barn that is now home to their gallery. With that […]

  • Handmade Quilts On Exhibit

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    Winter Solstice Solace, a display of handmade quilts by fiber artist Vicki Ash, will be on display at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County Art Gallery until Jan. 28. Ash layers colorful fabrics, thread and beads to create her quilts, taking inspiration from her surroundings and carrying on her family’s long-standing tradition of creating […]

  • Evergreen Party At Turtle Ridge

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    On Dec. 8, 3-6 pm, Turtle Ridge Gallery and Boutique is celebrating the season with an Evergreen Party. Guests can enjoy holiday refreshments and find gifts for loved ones, including three new holiday card designs by Mary Ellen Sisulak. Free gift wrapping will be provided, and the first 20 shoppers will receive a goodie bag […]

  • This Week At M3

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    Dec. 8 is Family Art Friday at M3, the Miller Art Museum’s satellite space. From 10 am – 12 pm, young artists can make tree-themed assemblages or try their hand at paper-weaving. This month’s High School Art Ambassadors meeting will take place Dec. 11, 5-7 pm. The meetup is intended for Door County high schoolers […]

  • Culture Club: Newfangled: Influences and Characteristics of the Modern Art Period

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    A look behind the scenes of the permanent collection of the Miller Art Museum by HELEN DEL GUIDICE Curator of Exhibitions and Collections The Miller Art Museum is home to the largest collection of artworks by Gerhard CF Miller and other beloved Door County artists. But, with a total of 1,515 artworks spanning the early […]

  • Registration Opening For Clearing Classes

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    Registration opens Dec. 6 for the 49th year of winter classes at The Clearing Folk School. Classes start Jan. 3 and end Feb. 28, 2024. Over 70 adult day classes will be offered, many of which run multiple weeks. Class catalogs will be delivered to Clearing student mailboxes in early December, and are also available […]

  • Small Works Exhibit At Idea Gallery

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    Idea Gallery unveiled its 8th annual Small Works Exhibit on Nov. 24. The exhibit features smaller, reasonably-priced works for holiday gift-giving, including jewelry, pottery, paintings, glasswork, photos, paper collages, sculptures and assemblages. The gallery will add new works each week.  Idea Gallery is located at 6551 County Road T in Egg Harbor. It will be […]

  • Custom Paintings, Floral Bowls At First Friday

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    On Dec. 1, 4-8 pm, custom-painter Christina Schunke of Touch My Art Studio will have some of her work on hand at the ribbon-cutting of the recently reopened Havegard Birdseed Factory Outlet Store, 225 Navarino St. in Algoma. The ribbon-cutting correlates with Algoma’s First Friday art event, during which downtown businesses open their doors for […]

  • The World in Black and White: The photography of Toby Vandenack

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    In 1978 Toby Vandenack’s uncle, a French teacher in Green Bay, invited him to take an empty slot on a student trip to Paris and perhaps help chaperone. “I was 19 years old, barely out of high school myself, and I’d always wanted to go to Paris,” he said. “Coming from Green Bay, you want […]

  • Recycled Art At Great Northern By Design

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    Recycled art pieces by Sturgeon Bay artist Bob Abrahamson are on exhibit at Great Northern by Design, 9106 state Highway 42 in Fish Creek’s Settlement Shops. Abrahamson’s art is made of tubes of paper repurposed from books and magazines. Because all of his materials (including the frame) are recycled, no two pieces are the same, […]

  • More Holiday Fun

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    Below find more Holiday events and fun throughout the county. From art and crafts to music, there is sure to be something for everyone. Holiday Arts And Craft Fair Sister Bay will hold its Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair on Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 from 10 am – 4 pm at the Sister Bay […]

  • The Care and Feeding of an Art Collection

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    Helen del Guidice’s curation of the Miller Art Museum You may never look at an art collection in the same way again if you talk with Helen del Guidice, curator of the Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay. “Most people don’t have any idea what having a collection means,” del Guidice said. “Collections are living, […]

  • Watercolors At Scandia Village Gallery

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    Twenty-five watercolors and a collection of framed prints by Solbjorg “Sue” Daubner are on exhibit at the Scandia Village’s Meadows Art Gallery, which is in its 11th year after being shut down by the pandemic. Daubner has spent years showing her pieces in venues across Door County – many of which feature landscapes and local […]

  • Culture Club: Festival Resonates With Hope and Resolve

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    Three days of Blues, Roots, & Hoots at the DCA by Cari Lewis, director, Door County Auditorium What a weekend of music and experiences Door Community Auditorium (DCA) presented during the three-day Blues, Roots, & Hoots Festival, made possible by a grant from Destination Door County’s new Community Investment Fund Grant Program, a program managed […]

  • Amish Quilt Sale at Mr. G’s

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    This year’s Art, Craft and Amish Quilt Sale will be held at Mr. G’s Fernwood Gardens, Oct. 5-8, 9 am – 5 pm. The show will feature over 100 handcrafted Amish quilts for sale.  The quilts will be displayed on a queen-sized bed and turned regularly by show employees, and an explanation of each quilt […]