Artist Marcia Nickols at Door County Festival of Fine Arts 2010

Artistic demonstrations at art festivals may be commonplace, yet few festivals require every artist to demonstrate their skills to the public as they agree to do in the invitational DCFA. Each artist that participates in the annual event shows off their talent not only with finished pieces of fine art at the Festival, but by demonstrating their artistic process to the public during at least two scheduled times in the day. This concept of demonstrations by each artist is unique to the DCFA and brings to the Waterfront Park in Sister Bay an air of participation and engagement from the public.

“By demonstrating our techniques, I work to open up the doors that have been opened for me,” says Sister Bay-based artist Tom Seagard. “I invite people in, to their level of expression and understanding, so they too can understand the artistic process.”

Whether they travel the world or remain in Wisconsin for their inspiration, the DCFA only features fine artists who call Door County their home or who use the Door peninsula as their  base of operations. As a means of engaging creative minds at every artistic level, the DCFA hosts an Activities Tent, where art lovers of all ages can unleash their creativity through a variety of media.

“When you give children (and adults) an opportunity, they express themselves effortlessly. All you have to do is get out of their way,” Seagard says.

Seagard taught art at public schools and continues to teach classes around Door County.

Artists, like Egg Harbor-based watercolor painter Kari Anderson, have participated in DCFA for years, some since the Festival’s inception at the Hardy Gallery in 2003.

“The show has developed a strong reputation for high quality work,” Anderson explains. “It’s unique, because it’s an invitational show for Door County artists, which gives people from other cities an opportunity to see how artists make a living here on the peninsula.”

Also returning this year, is a free-entry drawing for pieces of fine artwork donated by participating DCFA artists. Anyone who attends the Festival is eligible to enter and receives a free raffle ticket! For more information, call 920.854.3230 or visit: www.cometosisterbay.com.

Participating Artist Roster for DCFA 2011

Arnold Alaniz: Trained in Madison, WI and got his MFA in the late 1960s. He opened his first gallery in Ephraim in 1981. In the mid-80s, Arnold was represented by 2,200 galleries worldwide, and has been the top-selling landscape artist in the U.S.

Kari Anderson: Has been painting in watercolor for a good 30 years. Her style is easy to recognize as a splashy, colorful watercolorist who captures so many glimpses of our beautiful Door County peninsula. She likes to paint outside the lines! Kari stays very busy with teaching watercolor as well as being involved in county government.  In 1980 she married Paul Witalison, together they reside in a renovated old one-room schoolhouse near Jacksonport.

R.D. “Bob” Bentley: His familiar signature has been seen throughout the United States on hundreds of public portraits of congressmen and businessmen, and private paintings for individuals and families. Yale honors major and student at the Art institute of Chicago, Bob is known for his boldness with oil paint. While portraits have long been Bob’s life as an artist, he has progressed from portraiture to (and including) landscapes. Some of his most special paintings are “portscapes,” which allow the subject to be portrayed in a casual, informal setting.

Ernest Beutel: Most of Ernest’s imagery is based within the subconscious, although at the same time it is representational. His imagery reminds us that life is a balance between the grotesque and the playful, the real and the surreal. The process of painting is as important as the end result. Through examination of Ernest’s painting, one will notice the layers of acrylic paint and spray paint that recedes into space.

Kelly Bresnahan: says, “My style of turning wood is very traditional. I use native wood from northeast Wisconsin.”

George Burr: George Burr resurrected his high school art studies when he visited Door County at the age of 51. Picking up his pastels he discovered a talent within that had quietly matured over the years. Concentrating on pastel landscapes George’s brilliant use of color and texture captures and extends the vistas that surround us. The soft pastel pigment portrays nature with a soft beauty unique to the medium.

Gary Chaudoir: Gary has been a glass artist for many years working with the slump process and stained glass. While he holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and studied
drawing and pottery elsewhere, Gary is self-taught in the art of glass, except for brief private tutoring with Green Bay glassworker Bob Kersching in 1978. Gary specializes in original stained arid fused glass art, custom glass designs, repairs and restorations, appraisals, etching, tempering, sandblasting and glass-hole drilling services.

Sue Donohoo: Contemporary, urban sophistication in a rustic, rural setting with just a touch of humor describes the work of resident fiber artist Sue Donohoo. She creates her one-of-a-kind, original designs to reflect the natural beauty of her surroundings. It has long been her philosophy to take what is right in front of her, respect its unique personality, and draw out the beauty from within.

Door County Art League: DCAL is a membership organization available to all persons interested in promoting and enjoying the creative arts in Door County. The League welcomes everyone interested in the arts, in making new friends, in associating with artists and supporting them, becoming inspired, gaining knowledge and trying their hands at new pursuits. Our members may be photographers, sculptors, potters, fiber artists, as well as watercolorists or painters working in oils, acrylics, pastels, mixed media and folk arts. Skills range from art lovers to novices to artists with national recognition.

Marcy Farber: Marcy is a self-taught decorative country folk painter. She’s been painting for 25 years. She paints on recycled items such as chairs, etc., and she also does wearable art. This past year she discovered needle felting and has been designing scarves, jewelry and other wearable items.

Kathy Glasnap: A peaceful serenity captures the mood and tone of many of the watercolors by Kathy Glasnap. From the intricate detail of architectural designs to the soft and gentle nature of her landscapes, the nostalgia of rural America is depicted with charm and sensitivity. Her unique style of painting combines a traditional form with an impressionistic flair. Kathy’s move to Door County (in 1995) now allows her to live amidst the natural beauty that has so influenced her work.

Marlene Hopfensperger: Marlene is from Appleton, WI and retired to Sturgeon Bay. She began painting seven years after retiring, while spending winters in Naples, FL. She had no previous interest or artistic ability, however art soon became her passion, and the rest is history. She is a member of the Door County Art League and the Naples Artcrafters.

Diane Kirkland: Finders Keepers was the name of my shop in Ephraim from 1983-1988, where I carried and always appreciated handmade jewelry and other art objects. Now that I’m retired from my job as Administrator/Clerk in Ephraim, I have time again to make jewelry and other items in leaded glass, wire, mokume gane and other techniques in polymer clay, and beads. I rarely duplicate a specific pattern or style.

Ken Klitzman: Ken’s work is aptly called, “Sand Art.” He uses glue and sand in creating trees, fish, and unique frames for his pen and ink drawings and Paint Etchings. The etchings are done on glass, wood fired copper, brass, and various tiles.

Pat Klitzman: Pat is a woodcarver who works with basswood and cypress in creating unique one-of-a-kind carvings. She specializes in Old World Santa’s and nautical carvings, many of which include Door County scenes.

Brigitte Kozma: Brigitte responds directly on canvas to the natural world around her. The color and strengths of the people and landscape she creates are linked in a very personal relationship between her work and the environment that she sees. The colors of Door County as well as the Caribbean, Key West, and South America fill her work with vivid reflected light.

Judy Barnewolt-Jones: Choosing watercolor over mediums, I started painting professionally in 1997. I use a color glazing process and application technique which lends an illusion of texture, movement and a mood evoking a sense of light to my paintings.

Win Jones: Win Jones’ watercolor artwork is surreal, but not disconcerting – peaceful, yet provocative, drawing the thoughts and feelings into fresh areas. He is a self taught watercolorist, influenced more by personal vision than by the styles of others. He resides on Washington Island, Wisconsin, in the summer and St. Augustine, Florida in the winter.

Erin Klein: Specializes in beaded jewelry using such materials as pearls, semi-precious stones, crystals, wire and glass. Most pieces are constructed on a flexible beading wire base with crimp beads galore, and then I may incorporate other embellishments with needle and thread or wirework, depending on what each design wants to be. Her jewelry is intentionally created to be worn with evening gowns and jeans alike. Each piece is a tiny, standalone world.

Liz Maltman: Liz Maltman has lived in Fish Creek since 1974, mostly working in the decorative arts and design fields and pursuing her love of the “silent” sports and the outdoors. In 2004 she discovered plein air painting, found it a perfect match, and has been dedicated ever since. Working primarily in pastel, Liz has won awards for both her landscapes and portraits, and is honored to have her work in private and corporate collections throughout the country.

Marcia Nickols: I am an Ephraim oil painter currently working on a series called the ‘Cana Island Prisms’. I also create paintings of Door County and the water scenes that are all around us. I love the effects of colors reflecting off the water surfaces.

Audrey M. Off: Door County native, Audrey Mae Off, works in various art forms to reflect a profound influence of water and nature. She operates her own gallery in Sturgeon Bay and is an expert custom framer, with more than 30 years experience.

Pat Olson: Pat creates fine art paintings and whimsical designs in pastels and acrylics, specializing in florals, landscapes, and whimsical Door County posters and prints.

Judy Ritter: I am an eclectic artist and enjoy knitting, crocheting, making fused glass pendants, fiber/bead necklaces, Raku and other jewelry pieces, as well as photo tiles made from contemporary and heirloom pictures.  I enjoy taking the colors and textures of Door County and incorporating them into my art pieces. 

Tom Seagard: Tom Seagard is a mixed media artist. His subjects vary from wildlife to Indian images but, all of his work goes beyond the surface in his capacity to portray the unique and individual character and strengths of the subjects he sees. His work also includes images from Door County, Wisconsin, the Caribbean, Key West, and South America.

Rolliana Scheckler: Creates handcrafted, one-of-a-kind, heirloom quality jewelry. She is a retired harpist, classical singer and harpsinger. She has designed and crafted two lines of jewelry, Antonía Pendants with dichroic glass or gemstones, hand wire-sculpted with 14kt rolled gold or anti-tarnishing sterling silver, and RollianaGlass without wire-sculpting and with beaded and dichroic glass.

Linda Shurla: Began making jewelry and learning on the job in the early eighties. I started my own business in 1985, making and selling my jewelry at art and craft fairs. The metals I work with are mainly gold filled, sterling silver and copper.  Lately I have also added base metals in interesting colors.

Stacey Small-Rupp: Stacey has been painting with watercolors for the last 20 years since earning a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree from U.W. Stout in 1992. Her favorite landscapes are found around Door County, including shorelines, sailboats, barns and wildflowers. Words used to describe her work are serene, charming and fresh. As a native of the Door, she is inspired by its ever-changing beauty. Stacey is represented by the Cupola House in Egg Harbor and currently lives in New Franken, WI.

Kathryn Stanaszek: Kathryn has studied with numerous watercolor masters in her search for technical excellence. Her concern for the environment and her love of the natural world brought her to Door County, WI where she now paints and tends her garden in the woods.

Patsy Stierna: I started seriously working in clay 15 years ago at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts in Minnesota. When I moved to Door County four years ago, I participated in Community Clay at the Peninsula School or Art, and worked at Off the Wheel Pottery. I have exhibited at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts and the Peninsula School of Art. My studio is in Sturgeon Bay and my work can be viewed at the Door County Art League Gallery in Fish Creek.

Len Villano: Len is a Door County, Wisconsin-based photographer creating Fine Art, Commercial and Editorial photography specializing in capturing the spirit within all his subjects. As photographer, artist, musician, songwriter, producer and architect, Len finds plenty of inspiration in Door County. Specializing in Nature and Wildlife photography Len was a founding member of NANPA and ASMP, an APA member, and his work has been published in more than 30 different countries. Extensively featured in the Go Door County Go Guide, Door County Magazine and the Door County Vacation Guide, Len strives to capture the beauty that surrounds him.

Bonnie Warecki: From “early on”, art, fishing, and the call of open water have always been an integral part of Bonnie’s life. As a local Door County artist, Bonnie became well recognized for her exceptional ability to capture the essence of Wisconsin wildlife in her distinctive chainsaw creations now found through-out the Midwest. More recently, while “snow birding” in Florida, Bonnie was introduced to the ancient oriental art form known as Gyotaku, meaning “fish rubbing” in Japanese. While in Florida, Bonnie was afforded an unusual opportunity to learn different techniques from renowned artists and soon developed her own distinct styles. She says that she finds the new media “challenging and exciting” as she constantly strives to capture new perspectives and innovative techniques.

Lou Williams: Lou creates art from wood. Never knowing what the final piece will reveal, he loves uncovering the beauty within. He lives just outside Sturgeon Bay, and has been turning wood since 2004, following a successful career as a public relations practitioner in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.

Hint of blue on the Door County river by Ray Kapfamer

Kapfamer is noted for his wild abandon in the use of color when it comes to painting landscapes. Does he actually see it that way? Or, is it a sense of permission that he gives himself to do whatever he wants with his work? You will find out how to release your inner and most creative self in Ray’s one-day, plein air painting workshop at Gallery Ten.

Ray starts off the workshop outdoors with a demonstration of his contemporary approach to creating wild and colorful landscapes in pastels and oils. He demonstrates his daring approach to the use of color, value and materials to create an energetic and colorful landscape painting while his fellow artists watch. Then, he sets everyone free set out in search of their own personal inspiration, working directly from nature, finding a scene they wish to capture and beginning their work in plein air.

After a lunch break, Ray makes the rounds personally working with each individual artist, guiding them in painting outdoors at the gallery. The workshop begins at 9 am on Saturday, July 9 and lasts until 4 pm. The cost is $75 for the entire day and includes lunch. If you are interested in joining, please register soon by calling Gallery Ten at 920.854.9907 as class size is limited. A materials list will be provided to registered participants.

Please, feel free to contact Ray Kapfamer with any specific questions about the workshop in advance by emailing: raykap2@yahoo.com.

Charlene’s Gallery Ten represents over 100 artists in a gallery collection that is contemporary, original and eclectic, open daily in season from 10 AM to 5 PM at 12625 Hwy 42 in Gills Rock. More online at www.GalleryTen.com.

"hint of blue on the door county river" by Ray Kapfamer

Ray will start off the landscape painting workshop with a demonstration of the contemporary approach which he practices. Pastels and oils will be used to demonstrate his approach to the use of color, value and materials to create energetic and colorful landscape paintings. Then, participants well set out to seek inspiration by working directly from nature, finding a scene they wish to capture and beginning their work in plein air.

After a lunch break, Ray will personally work with each individual artist, guiding them in painting outdoors at the gallery. The workshop begins at 9 am on Saturday, July 9 and lasts until 4 pm. The cost is $75 for the entire day and includes lunch. If you are interested in joining, please register soon by calling Gallery Ten at 920.854.9907 as this workshop is very popular and class size is limited. A materials list will be provided to registered participants.

Please, feel free to contact Ray Kapfamer with any specific questions about the workshop in advance by emailing: raykap2@yahoo.com.

Charlene’s Gallery Ten represents over 100 artists in a gallery collection that is contemporary, original and eclectic, open daily in season from 10 AM to 5 PM at 12625 Hwy 42 in Gills Rock. More online at www.GalleryTen.com.

For the past ten years, Charlene Berg has been evolving the concept of a Labor Day Weekend Gills Rock art festival featuring “artists-in-action.” Each year she has managed to take the idea another notch forward and this year promises to be no exception. Working with Kate Elizabeth Janquart, a cohort who now runs the adjacent Gallery Ten Coffee House with her cousin Sarah, they have planned the 10th Annual Gills Rock ArtFest to include live demonstrations by more than twenty new or returning artists, a fashion show and a huge collaborative chalk painting endeavor.

On Saturday and Sunday, September 4 – 5 , from 10 am – 5 pm you are invited to stroll the grounds at Gallery Ten, adorned with tents and art  work on display to meet and talk with local and regional artists at work, creating all manner of art. Plein air painters, custom jewelry makers, potters and even a blacksmith will all be at work outdoors. Chuck Sully will be displaying and selling his freshly baked artisan breads created daily at his “Crusty Uprising” bakery in Algoma.

Runway Exhibitions by Shannon Molter, modeled by Sierra Korthof

On Sunday at 1 pm, exhibiting artist, Shannon Molter will present a Rustic Runway Review of her original “green” fashion wear. She is known for including a variety of natural found objects in her work as lead fashion designer at the Milwaukee Art Museum. She recently presented her Fashion/Garment Art Runway Shows at the Museum in June and July, with another scheduled for October.

“Derived from my adolescence, growing up in a tiny rural town in Northern Wisconsin,” Molter explains, “I have a strong sense of connectedness to the environment and try to arouse empathy within my audience for the natural world. In my academic artwork, I try to encourage viewers to think and discuss the beginning of civilization, its effect on nature, as well as why we should, or how we can change the current ecological situation.”

While things might appear to wind down on Sunday at 4:30 pm, the fun is just beginning. Kate Elizabeth Janquart has invited artists to turn the immense, black asphalt, Gallery Ten parking lot into a gigantic chalkboard painting. Filmmaker, Stephen Kastner will continue to collect footage of the event as it proceeds until sundown, shooting from a tower 3 stories above the action. Then, he will be joined there by exhibiting photographer, Jenny Urbanek who just won “Best in Show” at the Peninsula Art School’s Emerging Artist Show. She will equip everyone with flashlights and they will work in the dark, under her direction to create timed exposures that reveal the art in a new dimension.

“I shoot with digital and sheet film,” says Urbanek. “My technique is all about painting with light. I often use a view finder camera in 4 x 5 format and photograph my models using 30-second exposures.”

Ed DiMaio

Kastner, who turned down plans to be filming in Black Rock City, Nevada has enlisted local artist, poet, musician and exhibiting drum maker, Ed DiMaio to lead a drum circle Saturday evening that will highlight the festival around a bonfire, “celebrating our own Burning Man here in Door County.”

DiMaio adds, “I will be doing drum building demos at ArtFest, with drums at various points of completion. Bring your problem drums, drum questions or any thing you would like to make into a drum. It will be a blast!”

There is no charge to attend any of the Gills Rock ArtFest events taking place over Labor Day Weekend. Telephone 920.854.9907 for further information of visit on-line at www.GalleryTen.com for a complete list of artists exhibiting in ArtFest 2010.

Charlene’s Gallery Ten represents over 100 artists in a gallery collection that is contemporary, original and eclectic. GT Coffee, complements the gallery, serving espresso drinks and Door County cherry pie by-the-slice open daily from 8 AM to 5 PM with free Wi-FI. The gallery is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM at 12625 Hwy. 42 in Gills Rock, Wisconsin.

Paul Lurie

“I enjoy the vistas of the landscape, whether it is the wilderness, the water, a rural farm or an urban streetscape,” says Paul Lurie. “I am interested in how those landscapes are visually interrupted by people, their structures, or the changing light of the sky.”

What he does next, is the subject of a free presentation that he will deliver on Saturday, August 14 at 1:30 pm at Charlene’s Gallery Ten in Gills Rock.  “Fine Art Photography Using Film and Digital Tools” will provide a greater understanding of how Paul Lurie uses old and new technology to create his super-scale, landscape photography.

“I, like many other fine art photographers, believe that large-scale is an important element in the aesthetic experience of the viewer,” says Lurie. “Because of the high resolution, most of my images are best seen at five and eight foot widths.”

He accomplishes this using some sophisticated equipment including a Hasselblad XPan 35mm panoramic camera. Then, Lurie scans his photographs into a computer where he can manipulate their properties and eventually make archival prints with a high-resolution inkjet printer. While his tools are top-flight, the theory behind his work can be applied at any level.

In 1998 he started taking photographs in Door County after being motivated by seeing Maxwell MacKenzie’s images of derelict buildings in the Dakotas. In 2004 his work was accepted in the Miller Art Museum’s 39th Annual Juried Exhibit. In 2005 he was awarded a prize in the Hardy’s Annual Juried Exhibit which eventually led to a one-person show there in 2008, “Glories of the Door County Landscape” and the publication of a book, “Farmscapes 2008.”

Paul Lurie, a practicing attorney since 1965, found that his early legal work regarding historical preservation led him to architects who became clients and he began focusing on real estate and construction law. It seems only natural that he would eventually point a lens at historic agrarian structures. He will share the steps along that path with the public at Charlene’s Gallery Ten on Saturday, August 14 at 1:30 pm.

Charlene’s Gallery Ten represents over 100 artists in a gallery collection that is contemporary, original and eclectic. GT Coffee, complements the gallery, serving espresso drinks and Door County cherry pie by-the-slice open daily from 8 AM to 5 PM with free Wi-FI. The gallery is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM at 12625 Hwy. 42 in Gills Rock, Wisconsin. Telephone 920.854.9907 for further information of visit on-line at www.GalleryTen.com.

The school will be located in a new facility in the Lake Michigan shoreline town of Algoma, 12 miles north of Kewaunee. The move will be completed just in time for the commencement of the 2010-2011 school year which begins August 31.

Previous to the move, the Academy was located in a grand old refurbished dairy barn in Kewaunee.

“We have all cherished and enjoyed our residence at the ‘Big Barn’. However, it is time to open the second chapter of the Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art and this move will facilitate a new era.” says Norma Bell, Owner, Manager, and Executive Director.

The new Algoma location at 316-318 Steele Street, is a vintage 1905 brick building. The space will provide 3,000 square feet of open floor plan, 13 foot tall ceilings that have decorative tin tiles and cornices, hardwood floors and many other vintage appointments.

Craig Blietz, Artistic Director of the Academy, says “Each day we strive to improve upon what we provide to our students and this new facility presents us with another opportunity to do so. The authentic early 20th Century character inherent in the architecture of this building will infuse our curriculum and the educational experience, bringing forth the atmosphere and quality of 19th century art schools in Paris and Munich.”

With Dick Bell’s departure Norma Bell becomes the sole proprietor and administrator of the Academy. Craig Blietz remains the Artistic Director. The school will also retain the name “Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art.” The Academy will host a Grand Opening Celebration with details available soon.

Before the Grand Opening Party there will be a Moving Sale…

The Barnsite Gallery and the Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art will host a moving sale on Saturday, July 17 from 9 am to 4 pm at the current location: 109 Duvall St. in Kewaunee.

Art and Craft Supplies Including:

Stretch Canvas
Hard Board Panels
Tracing Paper
Paper Pallets
Frames
Maimeri Watercolors
Water Based Oils
Colored Pencils
Self Healing Mats
Art Spectrum Sanded Pastel Paper
Canson Paper
Fabriano Paper
T-Squares
Canvas Panels
Plus More

Furniture Including:

3 Beds (1800s)
Assortment of Chairs
Trunks/Wooden Boxes
Hutch
Plus More

Woodworking Equipment

Too many things to list
Everything is Priced to sell

More information on the Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art can be found online at www.kewauneeacademy.com or by calling 920.388.4391 or 925.963.7023.

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Attendees will also have the chance to view the international exhibit “The World at Our Fingertips,” currently on exhibit at Flying Pig Gallery and Greenspace. Susan Murtaugh, one of the participating artists, will be our special guest for the evening.

The ETC program, established in 2007, pairs the high school students of Gibraltar with experienced local artists for specialized learning in a variety of creative fields. Half-day workshops offered in past years have included digital photography, graphic design, theater/play writing, creative writing, poetry, gourmet cooking and food presentation, architecture, pottery, clothing design, landscape design, and more.

In the 2008 – 2009 ETC program, over 200 GHS students participated in two different half-day workshops taught by 23 area arts professionals both at the school and off-campus at an artist’s workshop or studio. After the workshops, evaluations were given to each of the students to assess their interest in participating in a small group mentor experience later in the school year. 13 students were matched with five appropriate mentors.

For the 2009 – 2010 school year, the ETC programs will work a little differently. Surveys completed by workshop instructors revealed a need to separate the freshman class due to the wide variance of skill levels among the students. All GHS freshmen will participate in a “sampler” of creative workshops this year (most of these taking place at the Peninsula School of Art) with the sophomore through senior students making selections for two half-day workshops similar to last year.

“We are excited to partner with the PSA in order to bring the students a better experience,” says Elizabeth Meissner-Gigstead, the Hardy Gallery’s Executive Director.

Peninsula School of Art serves adults and youth with high-caliber visual arts education experiences throughout the year. The year-round facility offers six to eight gallery exhibitions per year, seven working studios with equipment for ceramics, metal arts, photography, painting and drawing, print- and paper-making, as well as a comprehensive art resource library for education and inspiration. By partnering with the Peninsula School of Art, GHS students will become familiar with the equipment and resources that Peninsula School of Art has to offer. Students who choose to enroll in the mentoring program will have ongoing access to the professional caliber studios and equipment.

The last half-day workshop on November 17 will conclude with an all-school assembly program presented by ComedySportz, a motivational comedy group. After these workshops have been completed, the small group/mentor workshops will be formed at the beginning of 2010.

The collaboration between the Hardy Gallery, FOG, and PSA has been a vital one through the inception of the ETC program, and this year, the three organizations will expand to work with the Door County chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The FOG always centers its programming on a theme, and the theme for the 2009/2010 year is Service Learning, a term that combines community service with regular classroom activity. Through the ETC program, the participants will create artwork (in collaboration with the homeowners) that will hang in the homes built by Habitat for Humanity this year.

“The county’s extensive and vibrant arts community provides the necessary support for the ETC program,” says Meissner-Gigstead. “Not only do the students benefit, but it also provides an opportunity for local artists to do educational work over the off-season. It’s a great way to align the needs of the students with the immense resources offered by our peninsula’s artists.”

The Hardy’s Exposure to Creativity program was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Hardy Gallery is a non-profit organization enriching the vibrancy of the Door County community by promoting and fostering local art. For more information on the Hardy or the Exposure to Creativity (ETC) program, visit www.thehardy.org or call 920.854.2210.

Beth Ciesar

Nine years ago my two sisters and I attended a work shop in Williamsburg, Virginia. I discovered this fabulous new passion and haven’t stopped hooking since! My work has been displayed in Art Galleries now all over Door County and all the way to Vermont’s Shelburne! Prior to that I worked as an interior designer for Marshall fields, owned a hugely successful clothing store, The Fish Creek Clothier and segueyed my love for impressionist art and painting into my rug designs which has brought me the most fulfillment of all my creative pursuits.

I want to share my talent with you so you can express your dreamiest visions using the medium of hooking and discovering that you too can find fullfillment in this art from as well! Who knows what you can come up with! My focus is really to help you bring your own desires to the surface and I will help will help you achieve that!

These are the supplies you will need to bring:

• Frame
• Sharp Scissors
• Hartman Hook
• Monks cloth or linen
• Black Sharpee
• A good amount of washed 100% wool
• Cutter
• Ott Light

If you would like me to provide any of these for you please let me know 2 weeks ahead of time and there will be additional costs for that. Thank you! I look forward to meeting you and having a great time up in Washington Island this summer!

Sincerely,
Beth

Sievers School of Fiber Arts
Jackson Harbor Road – Washington Island, WI 54246
Phone: 920.847.2264
Fax: 920.847.2676
E-Mail: Sievers@itol.com

Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art is located at 109 Duvall Street, Kewaunee. Visit our Web site, www.kewauneeacademy.com for travel details and a description of our businesses. Contact Dick for further information 920 388 4391