August 29, 2025—The Miller Art Museum is pleased to announce an engaging series of public programs throughout the month of September as part of its Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency Program. The month’s events offer the community multiple ways to connect with 2025 artist-in-residence Douglas Pendleton while showcasing the residency’s role in Door County as a vibrant space for creativity, conversation, and artistic exchange.
The month kicks off with Figure & Form: Portrait Drawing Workshop on Wednesday, September 3, from 3 - 6 pm. Guided by Pendleton, this three-hour session will offer participants a thoughtful introduction to the art of portraiture. Working from a live model, the workshop will provide both beginners and experienced artists the opportunity to refine their skills in the inspired setting of the Dome House. Materials will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own to ensure they have everything they need.
On Friday, September 19, from 6 – 9 pm, The Painted Potluck will unfold¬––a casual community gathering inspired by art! Guests will select a painting from a curated collection––from traditional still lifes to lively table scenes––and bring a dish inspired by it. The connection can be a direct interpretation of the artwork, like a dish or subject featured in the painting, or a subtle interpretation of its theme or mood. As the meal unfolds, guests will be invited to share stories about the artwork and the food it inspired, creating a feast for both the eyes and the palate. Space is limited and participants can register for this free event through Eventbrite by visiting https://millerartmuseum.org/programs-events.
The 2025 residency program will culminate in a Closing Celebration and Exhibition on Saturday, September 27 from 4:30 – 6:30 pm. The event will showcase the work and creative output Pendleton has produced throughout his eight-week residency in Door County. The public is invited to visit with the artist, view his work, and share in the celebration of the conclusion of the 2025 program.
“We’re excited to share programs this September that highlight the work being done through the residency program and the Dome House as a gathering place for our community,” said Elizabeth Meissner-Gigstead, Executive Director of the Miller Art Museum. “Leah Karrels, our Dome House Artist Residency Coordinator, has done a fantastic job this year in working with Douglas to create unique opportunities that reflect our mission of connecting people and ideas through the visual arts.”
All events are free and open to the public. Participants are asked to park on the west side of 5015 S. Cave Point Dr. only and to not park in driveways or block the roadway. For additional details or to register for The Painted Potluck, please visit www.millerartmuseum.org or www.domehouseart.org.
The Dome House Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency Program is an application-based program invites early to mid-career-level Midwest artists to Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula to reside for 8 weeks at the 5,073-square-foot Dome House and allows artists to focus in the areas of creative development, fellowship, sense of place, learning, and community. Douglas Pendleton, a Detroit-based painter, was selected from a pool of 40 applicants from 10 states across the Midwest by the museum’s Artist Selection Committee.
The Door County landscape has long inspired artists of all disciplines visiting or residing on the Peninsula. The Miller Art Museum’s permanent collection reflects this history with over 1,500 works, comprised of many of Door County’s most celebrated artists, past and present. Its Dome House Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency seeks to further broaden this scope and allow a new generation of artists to discover and immerse themselves in the amazing creative playground that is the Door Peninsula.
ABOUT THE MILLER ART MUSEUM
The Miller Art Museum, located in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay on Wisconsin's Door Peninsula, is home to the world’s largest public collection of artworks by Gerhard CF Miller, a nationally and locally beloved artist and, historically, the most influential artist Door County has known. Miller led a distinguished art career that afforded him membership in the prestigious American Watercolor Society where he was appointed as the regional representative in 1954, the National Audubon Society, the Wisconsin Watercolor Society, and Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors; he also was invited to exhibit in a 1966 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Miller was an energetic, generous, comic, and endlessly creative individual whose creative spirit lives on today through the institution he gifted to the Door County community in 1975.
The Miller Art Museum is Door County’s year-round center for exhibition, education, and creative enrichment in the visual arts and the Peninsula’s only art museum, housing a dynamic permanent collection of 20th c. Wisconsin art. The Museum’s main gallery features regularly changing exhibitions, embracing a wide range of subjects and media, both historic and contemporary; the second floor Gerhard CF Miller wing surveys the extraordinary life and work of celebrated dean of Door County artists Gerhard CF Miller, the Museum’s namesake, along with a rotating selection of works from the permanent collection. Visit the Museum Store to browse a diverse selection of books, artisan crafts, paper goods, and unique gifts.
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2025 Al & Mickey Quinlan resident artist Douglas Pendleton does a demo for advanced still life workshop participants at the Dome House in Sturgeon Bay. Photo courtesy of the Miller Art Museum.
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2025 Al & Mickey Quinlan resident artist Douglas Pendleton does a demo for advanced still life workshop participants at the Dome House in Sturgeon Bay. Photo courtesy of the Miller Art Museum.
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