During the month of December and January, the landscape paintings of local artist Julie Highlen, Northwoods Art Studio will be on display at The Deo Gallery in Marquette, MI. The Deo Gallery in located at the Marquette Arts & Culture Center on the lower level of the Peter White Public Library, 217 North Front St., Marquette. The gallery is free and open to the public. email Julie at Northwoodsartstudio@gmail.com Julie and her husband made the move to Deerton in 2016, enabling Julie to pursue art full time and for John to further build his writing career.  Their love for the…

During the month of November, the wonderful and amazing fiber arts of Carol Irving and Michael Friend will be on display at The Deo Gallery in Marquette, MI. Work by Carol Irving CAROL IRVING https://www.carolirving.com/ I am a Fiber Artist, specifically weaving large rugs and wall hangings. As I sit at the loom the yarn speaks to me. I lean in and listen. The process of weaving can be very meditative and grounding The thumping of the beater, the swoosh of the shuttle through warp threads. This aspect has always appealed to me. Designing for weaving is very technical and…

Marc Himes and Louise Laakso Lundin at the Deo Gallery The October exhibit at the Deo Gallery will feature stunning works of wonderful art from two highly talented local artists. Wood worker Marc Himes and watermedia painter Louise Laakso Lunding, of Hibbing Minnesota, will display their stunning work in a joint exhibit. There will be a reception on Thursday, October 13th, from 6pm to 8 pm. The Deo Gallery in located at the Marquette Arts & Culture Center on the lower level of the Peter White Public Library, 217 North Front St., Marquette. The gallery is free and open to…

Cleary’s Deo Gallery Exhibit will be available for viewing through the end of August. Taimur Cleary in northern Michigan. He painted as a child, and has found various ways to maintain the habit; including but not limited to, undergraduate degrees in painting and photography at Miami University, and an MFA from Pratt Institute. He has received a range of grants, awards, and residencies as an artist and educator. Currently, he paints and teaches full-time as an Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at Northern Michigan University. "All the work in this exhibition has been shaped in some way by my…

ART ON THE ROCKS WEEKEND: FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022, 2-4:30pm/Reception at 5pm The Lake Superior Art Association celebrated their 70th anniversary, as well as the 62nd  anniversary of Art on the Rocks! The celebration was held on July 29th at Father Marquette Park, which was the site of the first few Art on the Rocks Art Fairs! The celebration was open to all community members of all ages, with plein air painting outdoors. Plein air painting by Steven Hughes Marquette Arts and Culture director Tiina Morin; LSAA Representative Diane Kordich; MACC employee Amelia Pruiett

MATTSON LOWER HARBOR PARK.JPG The 62nd Annual Art on the Rocks was held at Mattson Lower Harbor Park, 200 Lakeshore Blvd, Marquette, MI. In 1959, the Lake Superior Art Association established Art on the Rocks. This art fair was held around the statue of Father Jacques Marquette. The name was derived from the location–on a black rocky hillside. There were 35 artists showing their work near the new Marquette Chamber of Commerce building on South Front Street.  It was held at this location from 1959-1964. In 1965, the site of the outdoor art fair was moved to Presque Isle Park to enable more…

The 2022 Fresh Coast Plein Air Festival concluded on Saturday, June 25th, 2022, with an awards ceremony and refreshments. Congratulations to all the participants and award winners! Level 1, Professional Awards: 1st Place: Stephen Wysocki 2nd: Steve Hughes 3rd: Kathleen Conover Level 2, Novice Awards 1st Bradley Blair 2nd Olivia Hetzel 3rd Janet Anderson People’s Choice: Stephanie Moran