Plein Air Workshop with Doug Clarke
Jul
6
to Jul 8

Plein Air Workshop with Doug Clarke

Join us as we learn the basics in painting outdoors using oils with Doug Clarke. In a three day workshop, Doug shares his knowledge on how to observe the outdoors and give feeling and life to complete your paintings. Set within the rustic landscape of Washington Island, students will have the opportunity to capture unique lake views and historic structures to develop their own voice in painting. Click on image for more registration info.

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"Watercolor Reflections" featuring Judy Barnewolt Jones
Jun
20
to Jul 20

"Watercolor Reflections" featuring Judy Barnewolt Jones

This exhibit, "Watercolor Reflections", is a group of all new work, never exhibited before, and writings by Judy Barnewolt Jones. Watercolors by Judy Barnewolt Jones are thoughtful luminous paintings, intended to be symbolic of the more profound elements in life. A long time resident of Washington Island, Judy’s paintings have been in Art exhibits in Florida, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

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Different Views of Island Nature and Land
Jun
28
to Sep 16

Different Views of Island Nature and Land

We are inviting all interested artists of all ages to participate in the 2021 Art and Nature Center main exhibit. We are asking artists to use their creative talents to interpret three photographs by Steve Waldron and Cathy Meader. We want to see how artists interpret these three photographs in different ways. The artwork can be any size and any medium. This could include a painting, pottery, wood carving, quilting, knitting, felting ... your ideas and creativity is the limit.

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Opening Reception for 2019 Season
Jun
14
6:00 PM18:00

Opening Reception for 2019 Season

Come join us for our Opening Reception. You can view our featured show, The Fabric of Our Lives: featuring the art of Atrid Stromberg, and meet and visit with the artist. You can also view the art of our many talented Island artists and visit and meet with them as well. We will have new exhibits in our nature room as well.

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One Plastic Bag  Presentation by children's book author Miranda Paul
Aug
22
11:00 AM11:00

One Plastic Bag Presentation by children's book author Miranda Paul

Miranda Paul will give a one hour presentation based on her book One Plastice Bag VIsatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia. This program is co hosted with the Washington Island Library.

Miranda Paul has been an avid recycler since elementary school, when she won a contest by transforming a discarded cereal box into a beautiful holiday ornament. She still loves rummaging for treasures but now spends most of her time teaching and writing books for children. Over the past decade, Miranda has traveled to the Gambia as a volunteer teacher, a fair‐trade and literacy advocate, a freelance journalist—which led her to the subject of her new book, One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia. The book has garnered a starred review from School Library Journal and was named a Junior Library Guild selection. Miranda lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with one husband, two kids, ten bookcases, and a hundred new ideas. Find her online at www.mirandapaul.com, and discover more about her latest book at www.oneplasticbag.com.

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Jul
26
1:30 PM13:30

Mushroom Hike with Charlotte Lukes and Powerpoint program Musrooms of Door County

Join us for a hike searching for local mushrooms with Charlotte Lukes.  We will meet at the ANC at 1:30 and travel to locations on the IslandThen at 7:30 that evening she will present a powerpoint program of Mushrooms of Door County.

JoinCharlotte has been studying mushrooms for more than 30 years and has listed over 550 species for Door County. She is currently writing a book on the Mushrooms of Door County which will be illustrated with Roy’s digital photographs. Her power point program will introduce viewers to many of the major groups and show some common edible species as well as some deadly poisonous ones.  

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Art in the Park and Ice Cream Social.  Saturday, July 14  11 AM-3PM
Jul
14
11:00 AM11:00

Art in the Park and Ice Cream Social. Saturday, July 14 11 AM-3PM

Saturday, July 14 11 AM -3 PM   Join us for this annual famliy center event.  There will be lots of fun art activities for everyone to experience including: face painting, mono-printing, making your own "slime", bird mobiles, caricature drawings and more.  Ice cream, soda, brats and hot dogs for sale.  Fun for the whole family!

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