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Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Fish Creek Shop Offers Large Selection of Bustamante Jewelry - Jan 18, 2012 - 8:39:29 AM
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Santa Fe Shop, Fish Creek.
Jewelry and home décor are distinctive ways to show off your personality and appreciate different cultures. The Santa Fe Shop in Fish Creek, Wis. offers a wide variety of items from around the world. The shop features several spectacular artists, but carries the largest selection of Sergio Bustamante jewelry in the United States and Canada.

Internationally recognized in the world of creative arts and crafts, Bustamante is especially known for his gold and silver jewelry, as well as his sculptures. His work encompasses a variety of art forms, including resin, ceramics and bronze.
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Door County Art League Honors 2011 Door County Master Artist Tom Seagard - Nov 23, 2011 - 8:43:32 AM
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Ernest Beutel (right) congratulates his art mentor, Tom Seagard, the newest addition to the Door County Master Artist honor roll.
On Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12, a crowd of artists and arts supporters gathered at the Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay for the annual Door County County Art League exhibition and the reception honoring the new Door County Master Artist.
 
DCAL president, Marcia Nickols, announced that Tom Seagard is the Door County Master Artist for 2011. The award was presented to Tom by one of his students, artist Ernest Beutel.
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
"Deck The Halls With Art" Exhibit Climaxes DCAL's 25th Anniversary Year - Nov 9, 2011 - 8:46:07 AM
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"IMAGINE", by Marcia Nickols.
As its 25th anniversary year draws to a close, the Door County Art League will celebrate its history and traditions with a winter/holiday-themed exhibit — “Deck the Halls with Art” — Nov. 12 to Dec. 28 at the Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay, WI.

Reflecting the spirit of the season, “Deck the Halls” will feature 2-D and 3-D art in a wide range of media from 68 art league members. Over 150 new works (never before exhibited) will be on display, including oils, pastels, watercolors, acrylics and multi-media creations. Many items will be offered for sale.

According to Marcia Nickols, DCAL vice president, the exhibit will open with a reception and awards ceremony on Sat., Nov. 12, 2-4 p.m. at the Miller Art Museum in the Sturgeon Bay public library.
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Ellison Bay Arts Fall Art Crawl - Oct 19, 2011 - 8:40:00 AM
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Oribe ‘Rock’ Vase by John Dietrich of Ellison Bay Pottery.
Ellison Bay is holding its annual Fall Art Crawl on Saturday, October 22 starting at 10:00 am, running through Sunday, October 23 at 1:00 pm.

Nine Art Galleries and Schools in Ellison Bay host their Fall Art Crawl featuring guest artists, demonstrations and new work for the Holidays along with creative and tasty treats along the way. Maps will be available at all the locations. Here's the list:

Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Gallery of Door County Art League Celebrates Successful Season - Oct 5, 2011 - 8:23:33 AM
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"Snowdrop in a Churchyard", by Sherry Mutchler.
The Gallery of the Door County Art League at the Top of the Hill shops in Fish Creek will be open daily—10 a.m. to 5 p.m.—until the October 16 season closing.   Featuring over 35 DCAL member artists, the exhibits include paintings, photography, jewelry and pottery. The gallery is coordinated by Penny Pfister and Sherry Mutchler.
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
"Small Works of Art" Show Presented by Door County Art League October 8-9 - Sep 28, 2011 - 8:20:00 AM
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"Yellow Shore", by Martha Coaty.
The second annual showing of "Small Works of Art" will be presented by the Door County Art League (DCAL) at the Sister Bay Village Hall on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9.

According to DCAL Exhibits Chairperson Pat Olson, "This show features an array of affordable, creative works of art - perfect for holiday gift-giving. Our members are offering oils, acrylics, collage, pastels, woodcarvings, watercolors. All art will be 11"x14" or smaller."
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Mary Gehm Demonstrates the Delicate Art of Floral Collage at the September Door County Art League Meeting - Sep 21, 2011 - 8:55:00 AM
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"Snowed In" by Mary Gehm.
Mary Gehm will demonstrate how she creates artistic arrangements from petals, twigs and leaves for her unique note cards and collage art at the Door County Art League's September 26th meeting, 7:00 p.m., at the Gibraltar Fire Station on County F. All who attend will have the opportunity to create their own floral composition with natural materials provided by Mary.
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Jack Anderson Launches New Watercolors at Cottage Row - Sep 14, 2011 - 8:38:24 AM
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Sum-Sum-Summertime, by Jack Anderson.
Cottage Row Framing and Gallery will host a Meet the Artist Opening Reception featuring Jack Anderson on Saturday, September 17th from 10:00am - 1:00pm. The gallery is located in the big red barn at Orchard Country.

The exhibit will feature new original watercolors, new prints, and new note cards.
Features : Gills Rock
11th Annual Gills Rock ArtFest on Labor Day Weekend - Aug 31, 2011 - 8:35:45 AM
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Gallery Ten.
On Saturday and Sunday, September 3 - 4, from 10 am - 5 pm you are invited to stroll the grounds at Charlene's Gallery Ten, populated with working artists, adorned with tents and art work on display.

Meet and talk with local and regional artists at work in their open-air studios, creating all manner of art. The 11th Annual Gills Rock ArtFest brings together a bevy of plein air painters, custom jewelry makers, potters and even a cairn builder, all at work outdoors.
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Upcycling at the Core of JJ Evensen Art Business - Aug 24, 2011 - 9:00:00 AM
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Jeremy & Jenni Evensen with some "raw materials" used to produce art work & jewelry.
Do you have any old silverware from Grandma's place that sparkled in yesteryear but sits idle and tarnished in a fancy case or a cardboard box? So do Jenni and Jeremy Evensen of Sturgeon Bay. But these young folks are artists, and they are going to use these worn and tired vintage objects to produce wonderful pieces of jewelry and art - and you're probably not.

In fact, JJ Evensen Art, (the JJ of course stands for Jeremy and Jenni) seeks out just about as much silverware of all ages, qualities, shapes, condition, and size as they can.
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
The Words of Bob Dylan as Visual Art - Aug 17, 2011 - 8:34:28 AM
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Skye at work in the studio.
Artist "Skye" silkscreens John Dylan's lyrics into huge fabric panels in an art installation she is calling "Shakespeare's in the Alley". This body of work will frame the stage at the Woodwalk Concert: "Buckets Of Rain: The Songs of Bob Dylan", Sept 1-3 and and 8-9 at 7:00 pm. You will also be able to visit this display during normal Woodwalk Gallery hours for that week.

Skye describes her artistic vision. "I became enamored with Bob Dylan, his life, writing and music, a few springs ago, after watching the Martin Scorcese film about him, No Direction Home."

Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Sharing the Artistic Process - From Blank Canvas to Masterpiece - Aug 3, 2011 - 8:21:36 AM
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Artist Marcia Nickols.
Artistic demonstrations at art festivals may be commonplace, yet few festivals require every artist to demonstrate their craft for the public as artists do at the invitational Door County Festival of Fine Arts. The 8th annual DCFA is August 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the expanded Sister Bay Waterfront Park, at the northern end of the beautiful Door peninsula.

Each artist who participates in the annual Door County Festival of Fine Arts shows off their talent not only with finished pieces of fine art at the Festival, but by demonstrating their artistic process to the public at least two scheduled times during the day.
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Don't Miss Ellison Bay's Thriving Artist Community in Door County - Jul 20, 2011 - 9:00:00 AM
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Current site of Newport House was Ellison Bay Post Office years ago.
North of Sister Bay you will find a vibrant and thriving artist community in Ellison Bay. Pottery, Asian art, leather, fabric, folk art, along with a used book store, a general store, restaurants and a coffee shop with local artist's work on the walls and two schools and soon the Ellison Bay cider House are all housed in historic structures. Taking pre-loved buildings and repurposing them seems to be a natural extension of the creative mind and you will find that in abundance in Ellison Bay.
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Bridget Austin's New Watercolors at Cottage Row Gallery - Jul 13, 2011 - 8:34:47 AM
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Cottage Garden, Fish Creek
Cottage Row Framing and Gallery will host a Meet the Artist Opening Reception featuring Bridget Austin on Saturday, July 16th from 10:00am - 1:00pm. The gallery is located in the big red barn at Orchard Country. The exhibit will feature new original watercolors, new giclee prints, and new note cards.

"I am excited to share the new images I have enjoyed painting this year, as well as the opportunity to be at the gallery and visit", said Bridget. Subjects vary between colorful flowers, special places in Door County, and travel memories. The new work spans a wide range of sizes and prices.
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Local Artist Tim Kornowski Unveils a Masterpiece of a Mural - Jul 6, 2011 - 9:00:00 AM
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A masterpiece of a mural ... "Cavern Hole".
Artist Tim Kornowski of Sturgeon Bay got an early start with his craft. He began at age 5 or 6 with crayons and pencil. By age 7, he was a producing painter. A Green Bay native, Kornowski wasted no time in jump-starting his art career. During his pre-teen years he charged other kids $2.50 to do a pencil drawing of a sports figure based on a trading card. Business was brisk.

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Peninsula School of Art 11th Annual Benefit Luncheon Features "Tablescapes" - Jun 22, 2011 - 8:39:00 AM
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Marilyn Jensen, (right) owner of Sister Bay Trading Company, and employees Jodi Gonzales (left) and Hanna Stauber arrange the business' 2010 tablescape.
The Peninsula School of Art, in Fish Creek, will hold its eleventh annual spring benefit luncheon on Thursday, June 23 from noon to 2pm at Gordon Lodge, 1420 Pine Drive in Baileys Harbor. The luncheon will reprise last year's Tablescapes theme with original table and decorating accents donated by local artisans, designers and florists. Themed collections will be awarded by a lottery ticket drawing during the event. Sister Bay Trading is donating the lottery grand prize - a lavish vignette of home décor items.
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Coffee and Art Come Together at GT Coffee in Gills Rock - May 24, 2011 - 8:55:27 AM
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Coffee shop owners, cousins Sarah and Katie Janquart
All coffee shops have a personality, and GT Coffee's personality is evident before you even walk in the door. There is art on the porch and walls; and in addition to a sign announcing 'GT Coffee' there is a big sign that says 'ART'. It's easy to spot this place, since there is a large flag flying on the west side of Hwy. 42 with the word 'ART' on it. The gray and white building makes it the perfect display for the interesting and visually arresting outside art available in the gallery.
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Cottage Row Framing & Gallery Presents Charles L. Peterson's Newest Works - May 24, 2011 - 7:47:00 AM
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Cottage Row Framing & Gallery will host a Meet the Artist Reception featuring Charles L. Peterson on Saturday, May 28th from 10 am - 1 pm in the big red barn at Orchard Country.


The event will feature the opportunity to meet Mr. Peterson, view his collection of 30 new paintings and drawings, and his books will also be available for signings. He is looking forward to presenting his newest work, "I feel good about this collection, confident that it has a nice range of subject and treatment, fully living up to my standards."
Door County Arts : Music
Local Musicians to Hold CD Release Party at Woodwalk Gallery - May 24, 2011 - 7:09:00 AM
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Lynn and David
Lynn Gudmundsen and David Hatch, two of Door County's most popular musicians, will release their first CD later this month. "Beginnings" is an eclectic mix of acoustic classic rock, light jazz, Irish fiddle, and a touch of classic. Artists George Sawyn, Hans Christian, and Patrick Palmer are also featured on the CD.


Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Link Gallery Exhibits Kopischke's "Garments of our Foundation" - Jan 18, 2011 - 12:30:00 AM
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Award-winning theatrical and opera costume designer K. Kopischke shares her knowledge and experience with Gibraltar Middle and High School students and presents historic renderings of Door County women in "Garments of Our Foundation" at the Link Gallery in the Door Community Auditorium from January 7 through February 18.
Features : Egg Harbor
Edgewood Orchard Galleries Benefit Cookbook Heading to Paris - Dec 14, 2010 - 4:00:00 AM
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Edgewood Orchard Galleries recently learned that their benefit cookbook, An Artist's Food for the Soul, will be included in the Paris Cookbook Fair to be held March 3-6, 2011 in Paris, France. Anne Emerson and daughter Nell Jarosh, who produced the cookbook with graphic designer and photographer Dan Cross of Idea Studio, have no idea how the cookbook came to the attention of the organizers of the show. This is the first year the annual international fair will have a special section for charity cookbooks.
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Link Gallery Features Local History Display - Dec 7, 2010 - 3:00:00 AM
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Door County History - A Story of People and Places is the first of a series of educational exhibits in the Door Community Auditorium's Link Gallery that will focus on the Friends of Gibraltar's school-year theme of Door County history. The current exhibit opened on November 18 with the Elders' Wisdom, Children's SongsTM Community Celebration in honor of four community elders--Baldomero Jaurgeui, Eunice Rutherford, Nancy Sargent and Dale Seaquist. Gibraltar Elementary students in grades 4 and 5 interviewed the elders and then worked with Larry Long from the Community Celebration of Place organization to write and perform songs honoring them. The stories of these honored elders are told in the exhibit with narratives, song lyrics, photographs and items of importance from their lives.
Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Sturgeon Bay Art Studio Crawl 2010 - Nov 7, 2010 - 12:22:04 PM
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It's coming up! The annual fall art studio crawl is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, November 20 and 21 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin.

The Art Studio Crawl is a great time to catch Sturgeon Bay's fine artists before they pack it in for the winter! Find some new original art pieces for your own home and to give as gifts this holiday season. Enjoy a great meal in one of our fine restaurants.
Features : Ephraim
Ephraim's Anderson Dock is More Than a Marina - Sep 2, 2010 - 9:00:00 AM
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Boats can tie up for the day
For those of you that are repeat visitors to Ephraim, there are certain landmarks that you would insist newcomers have to see in order to state that they had been to this town. For most, these landmarks include the Anderson complex, which is composed of four main buildings. One such building is the Anderson Barn, which contains photographs, artwork, artifacts and stories of Ephraim's history. The Barn is also home to the wheel of the ship Ebenezer, which was the only schooner that was built in Ephraim.


Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
Vintage Nest of Door County ... A Traveling Show - Jan 30, 2010 - 10:21:24 AM
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Winter in Wisconsin can be daunting, but Vintage Nest of Door County, the first "occasional sale" on the peninsula, is arriving just in time to dispel the chill in the air.  Featuring a variety of vintage pieces--clothing and collectibles, garden decorations, jewelry and clothing -Vintage Nest of Door County is a fashion feast whose theme hints at spring.        

 

Door County Arts : Galleries and Artists
A Visual Tour of Peninsula Arts & Humanities Alliance - Mar 21, 2009 - 12:59:41 PM
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In 1937, a small group of summer residents envisioned a year round Door County arts community that would blossom in an environment of beauty.  The fledging group of the gradually evolved into the Peninsula Arts Association (PAA), which in turn parented three successful organizations: Peninsula Music Festival, the Peninsula Art School, and the Francis Hardy Gallery.

As the children left the nest, PAA recognized the need for a means of communication among the “family members.”  And so the Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance (PAHA) was established.
Features : Egg Harbor
Dinosaur Egg in Egg Harbor - Feb 12, 2007 - 1:51:32 PM

Dinosaur Egg
"Extra, Extra! Read all about it!" Mrs. Kathy Beck, owner of the Dovetail Gallery in Egg Harbor, has a 70 million year old dinosaur egg on display! The egg still has a Hypselosaurus baby inside, but it will never hatch because it's been fossilized.

Seventy million years ago a landslide or flood probably buried the nest and egg. Water, rock and dirt turned to sediment, which kept the egg safe.

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