On March 5th, the Lake Superior Art Association presented a celebration of the History of Arts and Culture in Marquette. Jack Deo and Ann Hilton Fisher shared a lot of fun and interesting stories about Anita Meyland, who came to Marquette as a young bride 100 years ago and began organizing many events and founded Art On the Rocks. Photo by Christine Saari Anita Meyland was a prominent advocate of the arts during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. In 1950 she organized Marquette’s first Art on the Rocks event. She was a contributing member of local art and music organizations…

The Art Talk on January 30th will be held in the Shiras Room at Peter White Public Library at 6:30. The topic will be Group of Seven. Lynn Buckland-Brown will be the presenter. Tom Thomson  Silver Birches  1915-16 In the 1920s, circumstances brought together several artists who were committed to exploring, through art, the unique character of the Canadian landscape. This group of adventurous artists sought out pristine wilderness landscapes. Collectively they agreed: Canada’s rugged wilderness regions needed to be recorded in a distinctive painting style. The Group of Seven is best known for its paintings inspired by the Canadian landscape,…

This is cool! This is an historic Art on the Rocks advertisement that appeared in Time magazine, July 22, 1966, Vol. 88, No.4. There were four different art fairs that were chosen from different regions of the country sponsored by The Northern Natural Gas Company. You can see the full ad by clicking the image or going to https://time.com/vault/issue/1966-07-22/page/48/ Does anyone out there have a copy of this issue saved? We would be interested in having it for our archives. Please email Diane Kordich at dkordich@nmu.edu