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The Art Institute of Chicago is an institution everyone should see at least once. Just don’t expect to see it all in one day! At around a million square feet, and with 300,000 pieces, you need to carefully pick and… Continue Reading →
The Cedarburg Art Museum is a small and elegant museum featuring work by local Wisconsin artists. Housed in a historic home, the galleries are open and airy. In addition to the rotating show, the museum hosts many events and has… Continue Reading →
The Dubuque Museum of Art has a minuscule, single-gallery permanent collection, though these pieces do include painter Grant Wood and photographer Edward Curtis. The upstairs houses a slightly larger visiting display. The museum is in the process of building a… Continue Reading →
The Midwest Fire Fest was recently moved to the beginning of June, a welcome change from the blazing temperatures of mid-July. As you’d expect from the name, this is a hot festival! Focused primarily on pottery, there are also exhibitors… Continue Reading →
The fantastic new Art Preserve, created by the Kohler Foundation, is a continuation and culmination of their long-running work to preserve outsider art. The JM Kohler Art Center has displayed works of outsiders for decades. The Kohler foundation has preserved… Continue Reading →
The Hogarty Art House is a prime example of the sort of random spots creativity you find throughout Wisconsin. Like Fred Smith’s Concrete Park, numerous “outsider” art locations preserved by the Kohler Foundation, and Mary Nohl’s house, an artist felt… Continue Reading →
The former home of artist and educator Anthony Caponi is now a wonderful, dreamy park open to anyone. Wander the sprawling yard and woods, filled with Caponi’s work. Ranging from cast metal pieces reminiscent of Rodin, to carved sculptures which… Continue Reading →
Stop by to see small, changing shows by national and local artists.
Shake Rag Alley is an arts center located in Mineral Point. They offer a variety of classes.
The entire world of decorative art is here. Fantastic and endlessly amazing.
The “Minnesota Museum of American Art” is a most grandiose and inaccurately named location. The small, one-room gallery is dwarfed by the size of the outer ante-chamber and shop. Additionally, the one show on display when we visited was of… Continue Reading →
The Minnesota Center for Books Arts is primarily a place for book-art related classes and workshops.
The Textile Center – A National Center for Fiber Art – is primarily a learning center for all things fiber art.
See a most precious, vivid and wild imagination at work in its natural setting. An absolute delight to visit!
The subject matter ranges from Soviet posters, embroidered clothing, notable Russian painters – even photos of Chernobyl. While small in size, the shows are of excellent quality and very unique.