August 31, 2023—The Miller Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of its 48th Juried Annual on Friday, September 15, 2023. Eight award winners, including the recipient of the Gerhard CF Miller Award of Excellence, will be announced at a free public celebration, which will be held from 5:30 – 7pm. Light refreshments will be served and music will be provided by Craig Schultz and Mike Miller. The exhibition will be on view through October 28, 2023.
The Juried Annual, a nearly fifty-year tradition of the Miller Art Museum and a pillar of the annual exhibition calendar, has broadened in geographic scope in recent years to include representation by artists from across the state. The exhibit highlights the tremendous talent and exceptional work of both emerging and established artists across the region who contribute to the vibrant and robust arts landscape.
August 18, 2023—The Miller Art Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay has announced it will host its fall fundraising event, Dinner á la Art, on Saturday, September 23 at the Donald and Carol Press Pavilion in Egg Harbor. The community is invited to attend this signature event celebrating the visual arts and the work of the Miller Art Museum.
The event is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m., where guests will be warmly welcomed with champagne and the music of Harpist Tammy Kazmierczak. Following, the evening will include a farm-to-table seated dinner by Chives of Baileys Harbor, opportunities to connect with and engage and support visual artists, and a lively after-party featuring a curated selection of music from DJ David Watkins of Analog Entertainment and his extensive (and secret) record vault.
August 4, 2023—In conjunction with its newest exhibition, Blind Spot––to pass among them, the Miller Art Museum is pleased to partner with Midwest fine art photographer Suzanne Rose in presenting two photography workshops titled small camera Big Print, scheduled for Thurs., August 17 and Fri., August 18, 2023. The workshops will take place at the Miller Art Museum, located at 107 S. 4th Avenue in downtown Sturgeon Bay, WI.
The August 17 workshop is a free opportunity for high school teens aged 14 – 18 years and is scheduled to run from 10am – 3pm; it will give teens the opportunity to work with and learn from a professional fine art photographer living and working in Sturgeon Bay.
In the workshop, Rose will share her complete 'Portable Mindset' of iPhoneography by revealing an effortless on-the-go photographic practice through an innovative workflow with a fine art approach. Lessons will be shared on how to make the perfect capture, reveal the art and craft of post-processing using a single comprehensive editing app, and print photographs that will rival pro cameras. In the workshop, participants can expect to print up to three high-quality images on 13” x 19” photographic paper worthy of a museum wall.
July 27, 2023—The Miller Art Museum's popular Art & Treasures Fundraiser, now in its 18th year, is set to debut to the public on Saturday, August 5, 2023. The fundraiser will take place at the museum’s satellite education space M3, located at 142 S. 3rd Avenue in downtown Sturgeon Bay.
The free public event kicks off on Saturday, August 5 at 10am; fundraiser hours are Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4pm and Saturdays 9am – 1pm through August 18, 2023. Hours on Saturday, August 19 are 9am – Noon.The Art & Treasures Fundraiser presents a fun and eclectic collection of items from year to year, including new and gently used original fine art and reproductions, art-related items, objects d’ art, art supplies, books, a diverse selection of high-quality frames, household décor, vintage goods, collectibles, holiday items, fabrics, small furniture items, linens and unique oddities. All donated goods are sold by the Miller Arts Museum and proceeds support museum activities.
July 13, 2023—Miller Art Museum is pleased to debut Blind Spot — to pass among them, organized by the Museum of Wisconsin Art, and Séjour: Impressions of Giverny by Brigitte Kozma on the second floor Ruth Morton Miller Mezzanine.
Both exhibitions will be on view from July 22 - September 9, 2023. An opening reception with the exhibiting artists will be held on Friday, July 21 from 5:30 – 7pm. The reception is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served and music will be provided by Craig Schultz and Mike Miller. The solo artist exhibition featuring the work of Wisconsin artist Suzanne Rose in the museum’s main galleries encompasses a collection of 27 large-scale photographs that explore the understated study of human folly and nature's resilience through an aesthetic influenced by pioneer photographers of the nineteenth century. The photographs resist timestamping. The lush black-and-white images are toned with a custom gradient that Rose developed by studying vintage prints. Their rounded corners, emerald-cut rectangles, and elongated oval formats are directly derived from the 1860s. Despite the influence of yesteryear, Blind Spot is resolutely of the present, gently nudging viewers toward a more thoughtful relationship with their environment.