ART THAT INSPIRES. PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT.
At the Miller Art Museum, our programming and events bring art to life—creating space for inspiration, connection, and community. Whether you're attending an artist talk, celebrating a new exhibition, joining us for a gallery tour or artist talk, a curatorial lecture, or a special member or volunteer gathering, you’ll find meaningful experiences that invite dialogue, spark inspiration, and celebrates the power of the visual arts to connect.
LATE MUSEUM HOURS
Mondays | 5 - 7 pm
Don't let your busy schedule get in the way of being inspired! We're open late every Monday evening until 7 pm for you to browse our exhibitions. The museum is free and open to the public. Click here to learn more and to plan your visit!
NOVEMBER + DECEMBER 2025
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Closed | Exhibition Installation
Sunday, November 9 - Friday, November 21
To prepare for the opening of Ever After, the Miller Art Museum is transforming its gallery spaces and will be closed to the public from November 9–21, 2025.
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Patrick Farrell | Ever After Opening Reception
Friday, November 21 | 5 pm - 7 pm
Location: Miller Art Museum
Mark your calendars! The life and work of Patrick Farrell (American, 1940–2016) is unveiled in the astonishing breadth of a self-taught virtuoso whose devotion to craft shaped a lifetime of mastery in Ever After. The exhibition flows from the humble beginnings of early studies to the opulent precision of butterfly and still-life compositions, silver screen tributes, and trompe l’oeil works that celebrate nature contained in exquisite form, culminating in mythic portraits alive with theatrical gravitas. A maximalist orchestration of gilded imagination, the presentation celebrates Farrell’s ascension from regional prodigy to nationally recognized master. His canvases convey playful passion balanced with painterly discipline, inviting viewers into a world where creation becomes revelation in prolific abundance, and his legacy, luminous and enduring, lives on – ever after.
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Art/Speaks
Friday, December 5 | 11 am
Location: Miller Art Museum
Write On, Door County partners with the Miller Art Museum in presenting Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging writing in response to images on view. Led by poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. No prior writing experience is necessary. There is no charge to participate. Freewill donations are accepted to keep this and other programming free of charge.
About Ekphrasis Writing: The practice of using words to comment on a piece of visual art—ekphrasis—is an ancient one. One of the earliest and most commonly cited forms of ekphrasis occurs in The Iliad, when Homer provides a long and discursive account of the elaborate scenes embossed on the shield of Achilles. Contemporary literature provides many fine examples of ekphrastic writing.
