Miller Art Museum

Featuring the “40th Annual Juried: A 5 County Competition” 2-D media only exhibit.

10am. Door open for coffee and treats. 10:30am. Brief volunteer meeting followed by a review of the “40th Annual Juried: A 5 County Competition” exhibit with Craig Blietz, award-winning artist and instructor. Free.

Featuring the “Parks of Door County: Photographs Inspired by State and County Properties” exhibit, a collection of works by artists who have varied interpretations of the Peninsula's protected state and county land. Opening remarks by Executive Director Elizabeth Meissner-Gigstead, Paul Graf and Erik Aleson, representatives of Friends of Door County Parks, Inc. Free.

Meeting.

The Holiday Pop-Up Shop is an expansion of the museum store and a fundraiser for the non-profit organization that features one-of-a-kind locally made goods. Family friendly activities including a book signing and discussion with two featured Door County authors: Jill Harding and Mary Ellen Sisulak. Refreshments will be served. Free.

An invitational exhibition featuring two- and three-dimensional media works of ten contemporary regional artists, including 5 from Door County, in an exhibit celebrating experimentation and the exploration of unconventional media, "You Draw and Paint on What?". Artist meet & greet. Light refreshments. Free.

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Associate Professor James Barany will present on the museum's current exhibition: You Draw and Paint on What?.

10am Doors open for coffee and conversation. 10:30am. Brief Miller Art Museum volunteer business meeting and program following. "Wax Works: Process & Content" featuring exhibiting artists Professor Kristy Deetz and student Cassandra Raymond, who will teach you about encaustic painting techniques, also known as hot wax painting. Free.

3-4:30pm. "Wax Works: Textures, Shapes & Stories in Encaustic and Cold Wax," featuring six artists from northeast Wisconsin. Light refreshments will be served. 3:30pm. Welcome remarks. Free.

7-8:30pm. 42nd Annual Salon of Door County High School Art. 7:30pm. Along with opening remarks and recognition of sponsors, art teachers will present Certificates of Participation to all student artists along with five Awards of Excellence and five Honorable Mentions. Refreshments will be served.

Rob Williams will discuss and demonstrate his techniques as part of the Second Thursday Program. Free.

For "Door Prize for Portraiture" exhibit featuring 53 Wisconsin artists approaches to the portrait. Free. Alison Stehlik, Associate Professor of Art at UW-GB will present Best of Show and Honorable Mention awards at 6:30pm.

Cheryl Stidwell Parker presents "Speed Reading the Portrait: A Brief History". Free. Doors open 1/2 hr before lecture for exhibit viewing.

In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service, the "Paint the Parks" exhibit includes works from nearly 50 artists across the United States. Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.

Live portrait sculpture demo with Bren Sibilsky.

Wisconsin Water Color Society exhibit. Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.

With watercolor artist, Joye Moon.

41st Juried Annual featuring artists from Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, and Oconto counties.

Unique goods from local makers. Bake sale and children's activities.

A conversation with the jurors from the 41st Juried Annual exhibition.

"Prints Matter, Master Mimics" exhibit.

Gail D. Panske, award winning printmaker, Professor of Art, and Director of the Allen Priebe Art Gallery presents a talk on the history and appeal of print portfolios from an artist's perspective. Free and open to the public.

"The Garden: An Artist's Interpretation" features works by more than 40 regional artists in a wide range of media. Meet and greet the artists and enjoy light refreshments. Free and open to the public.

Featuring Ed Fenendael and his experiences in Giverny, France. All are welcome to join for coffee, conversation, and a viewing of "The Garden: An Artist's Interpretation."

For the "43rd Annual Salon of Door County High School Art." Opening remarks and recognition of sponsors will be followed by presentation of Certificates of Participation as well as the five Awards of Excellence and five Honorable Mentions. Light refreshments available. Free and open to the public.

For the "Wildlife Biennial XVIII" exhibition.

For the "Charles L. Peterson: An Artist's Life Work" exhibit.

For the "42nd Juried Annual Exhibition."

"Selected Artists of Door County" lecture presented by Virginia Jones Maher, followed by a signing of her book by the same name. Held in conjunction with the "42 Juried Annual" exhibition. Held in the main gallery. Free and open to the public.

10am. Doors open. Refreshments served. 10:30am. Panel Presentation. Held in conjunction with the "42 Juried Annual" exhibition. Held in the main gallery.

For the multi-faceted exhibit “Beyond Words: The Art of Regional Children’s Book Illustration.” All welcome. Light refreshments served.

Door County-based children’s book illustrator Bonnie Leick gives an artist talk and slide presentation. Held in the main gallery of the museum. Free and open to the public.

For the "Peninsula Printmakers" exhibit featuring work by Joseph Cook, R. Charlie Lyons, Ruth Wedgwood Philipon and Albert Quinlan. Free.

For the “44th Annual Salon of Door County High School Art.” Refreshments served. Free and open to the public.

For the "Our Water Stories: A Celebration of Door County's Relationship to Water" exhibit. Part of the Celebrate Water Door County initiative.

Featuring Milwaukee-based environmental artist Melanie Ariens. Held in conjunction with the "Our Water Stories" exhibit.

For the "Abstract Thoughts" show.

With contemporary symbolist painter, Sandra Martinez.

For the "43rd Juried Annual" exhibition.

For the "Jason Reblando: New Deal Utopias" show. With an short talk given by the artist (3:30pm).

With Milwaukee-based history writer Erin TerBeek. Free and open to the public.

For the "Mitli Mitlak (Like You, Like Me)" show.

For the "45th Annual Salon of Door County High School Art."

For the "Alicia Czechowski: Beyond the Painted Surface" show.

For the "Extraordinary Things: Wisconsin Surrealism in the Permanent Collection" show.

For the "Wildlife Biennial XIX" show.

For the "44th Juried Annual" show.