This is a free event. Organized by Artdose magazine.
Exhibition, Events, and Activities
Friday, September 13
Meet-n-Greet at URBANE
Join us on Friday, September 13th from 6 – 8 pm at URBANE in Uptown Sheboygan for a social gathering. Meet the artists, business owners, and Artdose magazine. Enjoy complimentary hors d’oeurves courtesy of Artdose magazine.
This evening kicks off the 2024 Artdose Art Weekend.
Max: 20
Free
Saturday, September 14
Downtown Mural Walk
Meet outside Paradigm Coffee + Music, 1202 N.8th Street
11 am – 1 pm
Join us for a walk downtown Sheboygan, learn about the history of our city’s murals, and hear from two muralists, Dale Knaak and Jessica Rassel, as they share their stories about their murals, inspiration, and creative process.
About Dale Knaak
I have been painting murals for more than twenty years. In the year 2000 I was employed by a company to create murals for a variety of clients, traveling across the country to do onsite projects. This experience led me to create many murals over the course of the past twenty four years. In 2005 the mural department was eliminated for financial reasons. This began my career transition as a full time, independent artist. A work in progress.
My murals are designed to engage the audience, create a human connection, captivate the imagination, and enhance the surroundings, while making the community a meaningful place to be a part of.
Murals can impact communities and its surroundings in a positive way.
About Jessica Rassel
Jessica Rassel is a Wisconsin based artist inspired by the cycles of nature and the impact of color on our well-being. As a muralist and art business owner since 2011, Jessica collaborates with local and national clients to artfully deliver their vision. Specialized in illustration, graphic design, and painting murals; Jessica (in true 90’s kid form) balances both traditional and digital medium to create a diverse range of projects. Local works include The Whale Mural at Above and Beyond Children’s Museum and most recently the 150 Year Anniversary Mural at Vollrath.
Image by Jessica Rassel.
Connect with Jessica
Wheel Throwing Demonstration with Ceramic Artist Mike Carson
Ampersand Supply Co, 1208 N. 8th Street
1 – 2 pm
About Wheel Throwing Demonstration
Join an engaging wheel-throwing demonstration at Ampersand Supply Co., Sheboygan’s hometown shop for fine art supplies, custom framing, and maker’s supplies. Watch as Mike Carson, a potter with over twenty-five years of experience, shapes mugs, bowls, vases, and more, sharing his techniques and insights along the way.
Whether you’re an art enthusiast or simply curious, this live demo offers a hands-on look at the magic behind handcrafted ceramics. Plus, it’s a great way to spend an afternoon with friends—invite someone along to enjoy the experience together.
The event is free and open to everyone, no RSVP needed. Just come as you are, ready to be inspired. For more details and behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, follow Miles North Pottery and Ampersand Supply Co on Instagram.
Image courtesy of Ampersand Supply Co.
About Ampersand Supply Co
Ampersand Supply Co strives to engage our community by supporting the needs of artists & makers & creators of all kinds. We are an inclusive, supply shop that serves your most innovative project ideas.
Our intention is to assist in bringing new ideas to life.
Gallery Talk and Works featuring Martha Poggioli
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Avenue
2:30- 4 pm
All ages
Free – Registration is required.
Max: 25
Email njames@jmkac.org to register.
About the Artist Talk
Join artist-in-residence Martha Poggioli for an artist talk and casting workshop rounding out her residency in the Arts Center’s Workplace exhibition gallery.
Poggioli will introduce her work and lead a workshop during which you can cast your own body parts. Her recent work asks the question “what constitutes a body?” Drawing upon her personal experience working in the medical device industry, Poggioli critically explores our understandings of health, science, and our own bodies. She is a two-time Arts/Industry residency alumnus, and her work was featured recently in the Arts Center’s Clocking In exhibition.
After the talk, enjoy viewing all the galleries until 8:00 p.m. as the Arts Center will stay open later than usual for Sheboygan Gallery Night!
Image courtesy of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.
Sheboygan Gallery Night Participants
4 – 10 pm
Find creative community in Sheboygan and visit local galleries, art, and artists. This one-night event offers you the opportunity to view original art, get behind-the-scenes look inside the artists’ studios, and even add a new piece to your collection!
- Ampersand Supply Co.featuring live screen printing with Craig Grabhorn, 1208 N. 8th Street, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- During Sheboygan Gallery Night, Sheboygan Artist & Designer, Craig Grabhorn of c.Cal Studio will be bringing some of his unique patch designs to Ampersand Supply Co. for a live printing/patch making event for gallery night. Stop in to try your hand at printing a patch, take a look at some of Craig’s work. Leave with a fun new printed art patch!
- Brick and Mortar Hemp Co., 1104 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- Chicory Root Tattoo Studio, 1206 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- Works by multiple tattoo artists, work by Erica Huntzinger, Xoe Fiss, Luke Bagemehl, Charlie O’Connell, Cooper Diers, Zak Worth and others. Art prints for sale. Hors d’oeuvres made by Joseph Roethel.
- EightyAD featuring Cooper Diers and Mike Terpeza, 1138 Jefferson Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- Green Bicycle Co. featuring Green Goodies, 1117 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- Jake’s Cafe: A Lakeland Community, 529 Ontario Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- On view: Willie Cole: Home Assembly, Lunch Break: Arts/Industry in Between, No Grout, Clocking In: 2024 Arts/Industry Residents, Knock First, Mad Dash: 50 Years of Arts/Industry, Water Sprouts and Remains (an unfolding), Workplace
- Mead Public Library featuring Kati Fritz-Jung, Aubrey Laux, April Miller, and Jake Wolfe 710 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- Neon Perspective, the creative partnership of Aubrey Laux and Jake Wolfe specializing in analog collages, zines, and photography. April Miller, a textile storyteller Kati Fritz-Jung, fashion designer, sculptor, nuno felting artist, and Mead Library’s Maker-in-Residence
- Additionally, Mead Library will offer guided tours of James Michael‘s and Rubén Vega‘s Sheboygan-themed pieces in their permanent art collection, and visitors will have the opportunity to get creative and make a take-home disaster-piece with provided random art supplies.
- Paradigm Coffee and Music, featuring Charles O’Connell and live music, 1202 N. 8th Street, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- Sheboygan Visual Artists, “Reflections” exhibition, plus artist demos, 1201 Erie Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- The Ebenreiter Gallery will be open during gallery night. SVA member artists will be at the gallery to talk about their work.
- Studios of Sara Willadsen and Erica Huntzinger, 1310 Wisconsin Avenue, 2nd Floor, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- The Sheboygan Collective featuring The Habitat Shoppe, C.Cal Studio, Bite Size Studio, Zak Worth, and Jessica Rassel, 921 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- Experience creativity firsthand with our interactive events: Community Mural Painting with Jessica Rassel (6-9 PM): Contribute to a collaborative mural and leave your mark on our space. Creative Experiences with The Sheboygan Collective (4-6 PM): Engage in hands-on activity for all ages designed to spark your imagination. Enjoy refreshing mocktails and light snacks throughout the evening, with all donations supporting our scholarship program for youth art classes.
- Toril Fischer Fine Art, 1314 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Sunday, September 15
Seek & Expose Photo Hunt with Pat Ryan Photography
Meet outside Paradigm Coffee + Music, 1202 N. 8th Street at 11am. We will be located in the Uptown Parklet.
This event runs from 11 am- 1 pm
This is led by photographer, Pat Ryan. All levels and cameras are welcome.
About Seek & Expose Photo Hunt
What is Seek and Expose Photography? It is a gathering of people with an interest in photography. All skill levels, cameras, and phones are excepted. You don’t have to know what a f-stop is or shutter speed. Just show up and have fun. The purpose is to have a social gathering to learn and have fun.
The theme is “Hidden Gems”. What is a hidden gem? It’s something that some people may walk by or not see an object that potentially has photographic value. This could be a design on a garbage bin, rubbish on the sidewalk, interesting leaf arrangements, objects in a window or display, etc. Photos can be color or black and white.
A Seek and Expose Photography page has been created on Facebook for this event. All you have to do is like or follow Seek and Expose Photography and post five of your favorite photos to the page by September 20th.
Places to Eat, Drink, and Stay
Black Pig, 821 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Field to Fork, 511 S 8th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081
John Michael Kohler Arts Center Café, 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Paradigm Coffee + Music, 1202 N. 8th Street, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Sly’s Midtown Saloon, 508 N 8th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081
URBANE, 1231 N. 8th Street, Sheboygan, WI 53081
SLO Foods, 731 Pennsylvania Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Grandstay Sheboygan, 708 Niagara Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081
About Artdose magazine
Founded in 2013, Artdose Magazine LLC is an independent print and digital art magazine based in Wisconsin committed to connecting and supporting the visual arts in the Midwest. Published by Frank Juárez, the magazine is premised on the belief that we all share common goals of introducing, engaging, educating, and offering diverse art experiences. In 2023, our journey expanded to include the following states into our publication: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota.
Artdose Magazine LLC appears in print as a bi-annual art magazine, through Artdose Magazine Weekly art e-newsletter and on Instagram and Facebook.