In Memory of Nancy Vanerka
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In Memory of Nancy Vanerka

The Lake Superior Art Association would like to respectfully acknowledge the passing of Nancy Vanerka. Nancy as a member of the LSAA serving as Publicity Chair. She was the editor of the Kiosk and our previous website.  Nancy Lynne Vanerka, age 55, of Chocolay Township, MI, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at home, in the loving and comforting care of her family and UP Home Health and Hospice.Born August 7, 1967, in LaGrange, Illinois, a daughter of Douglas Fred and Dorothy Jean (Splinter) Vanerka, Nancy was raised in Hinsdale and Oak Brook, Illinois. She graduated from Hinsdale Central High…

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August 25, 2022
Deo Gallery Exhibit: Taimur Cleary
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Deo Gallery Exhibit: Taimur Cleary

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…

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August 14, 2022
Art on the Rocks Anniversary Celebration
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Art on the Rocks Anniversary Celebration

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

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August 1, 2022
2022 Art on the Rocks was at the end of July
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2022 Art on the Rocks was at the end of July

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…

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July 1, 2022
Artists paint the beauty of Marquette at the Fresh Coast Plein Air Festival
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Artists paint the beauty of Marquette at the Fresh Coast Plein Air Festival

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

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June 27, 2022
1966 Art on the Rocks Advertisement in Time Magazine
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1966 Art on the Rocks Advertisement in Time Magazine

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

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May 22, 2022
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Group of Seven

Who are These Guys?? The Group of Seven, once known as the Algonquin School, was a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920 to 1933. These artists were committed to exploring, through art, the unique character of the Canadian landscape. Collectively they agreed: Canada’s rugged wilderness regions needed to be recorded in a distinctive painting style. This style would break from European tradition and reflect an increasingly nationalistic sentiment and initiated the first major Canadian national art movement. The group originally consisted of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick…

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February 13, 2022