Art on the Rocks 2024 Award Winners

Thank you to our artists, attendees, and volunteers for another wonderful Art on the Rocks! We appreciate the Marquette community and beyond for helping make this year's Show possible. We're excited to share the 2024 Award Winners! A special thank you to our award sponsors: Travel Marquette, the family of Bobbi Ameen, Beth Millner Jewelry, Art of Framing of Marquette, Donckers and The Delft Bistro, The Honorable Distillery, Jack & Cindy Deo, Michele Tuccini, and the Lake Superior Art Association. Also, a huge thank you to QuickTrophy for donating the artist medals! Anita Meyland Best of Show: Mark SudduthSponsored by…

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The 2024 Fresh Coast Plein Air Art Festival was a hit!

The LSAA 2024 Plein Air Festival which started on Friday, June 28th with the Dusk to Dark competition and continued on Saturday the 29th with an all day competition, followed by a reception and awards ceremony. The festival concluded on Sunday with an Afterglow get together at Provisions MQT for Coffee and Gelato. Fun was had by all who participated and enjoyed by all who viewed the fabulous pieces created by the artists. Congratulations to all of the participants and award winners! We look forward to seeing you all again at next year’s festival! This year’s LSAA Fresh Coast Plein…

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Becoming Made; How an Artist Makes… and is Made

As part of Art Week, the Lake Superior Art Association is showing the film "Becoming Made" at the Peter White Library in the Shiras room at 3:00 Monday June 24. Becoming Made: a rare look at how an artist makes and is made by her environment and her art Mary Brodbeck's film shows in elegant detail the process of creating Mokuhanga woodblock prints in the traditional Japanese method. In this award-winning 2014 short film, Michigan-based artist Mary Brodbeck turns the camera on her own work in creating woodblock prints. Inspired by the great masters Hiroshige and Hokusai, Brodbeck moves in a community…

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At the Deo: The Bee Oracle Project

Ona Martin and Jackie Rushton- mixed media  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.

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LSAA President Meets with High School Art Award Winner

LSAA Officers met with the Winner of the High School Art Award. Angeline DeVries and President Lynn Buckland-Brown Marquette County Area High School Artists have their work on display at the Deo Gallery. There is no shortage of talent in the Upper Peninsula, and it’s obvious that this talent has been well nurtured and developed by families and local educators. President Lynn Buckland-Brown and Communications Chair June Parsons met with Angeline DeVries to award her the LSAA High School Art award for 2024, for her painting “Lost in Thought”. Ms DeVries received a letter of congratulations and a gift card…

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LSAA High School Art Award Winner

We are pleased to announce that Angeline DeVries has been chosen to receive the LSAA High School Art award for 2024, for her painting “Lost in Thought”. She will receive a $100 gift certificate for Michael’s. Congratulations Angeline! You are a very gifted artist!

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At the Deo: 2024 High School Students Art Exhibit

Marquette County Area High School Artists have their work on display at the Deo Gallery. There is no shortage of talent in the Upper Peninsula, and it’s obvious that this talent has been well nurtured and developed by families and local educators. Browse the photos below, and go to the Deo Gallery to se the future of Lake Superior Area Artists! 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.

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Summer 2024 Kiosk

Greetings LSAA Members and Friends! Below you'll find the PDF version of the Summer 2024 Kiosk. Enjoy the Kiosk and enjoy your summer! Kiosk-May-June-2024Download

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At the Deo: John Hubbard “Color and Light: North Country Images”

/ Reception on April 11th, from 6-8 pm Marquette Arts & Culture Center 217 North Front St., Marquette, MI Free and open to the public Artist's Statement I may be riding in a car or tramping through the woods on snowshoes, constantly scanning my surroundings for images that might produce an exciting painting.  Usually I go hiking for periods of thirty minutes to three hours and shoot from 30-200 images, which I later review as to which hold painting potential.  I crop and adjust the image on my computer and then work from a monitor to create the final painting. …

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Marquette Art Week: Unveiling the Cover Art for Art Week 2024 Magazine

The community has chosen artwork created by local artist, Avery Jade Graham to be featured on the Art Week 2024 magazine cover. Avery Jade Graham Art Week 2024 magazine cover. Thank you to all the artists who have shared their artwork, and to everyone that voted. All the entries can still be viewed in the Virtual Exhibit. SAVE THE DATE for Art Week 2024! June 24-29 will be packed with free to attend art events of all kinds. We'll also be engaging you all with the big projects we're working on to GROW Marquette's Arts & Culture sector. Visit Art Week - MQTCompass.com for more information about…

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