Feature image: Courtesy of The Hardy Gallery
Opening reception: August 28, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
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Ephraim, WI –The Hardy Gallery is pleased to announce the final exhibit of the 2026 season, Stories + Senses: Reflections in Nature. Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, August 28th, 5:30–7pm to view work from three artists all working in our region: Mary Ellen Sisulak (Ellison Bay), Naomi Moes-Jenkins (Egg Harbor/De Pere), and Marilyn Prescott (Appleton). These artists are all engaged in a process of translating what they see in their immediate environments.
The surfaces of Prescott’s abstract paintings are rich with references to her walks along the Fox River. They are paintings that reward slow, close viewing. The materiality of many of Moes-Jenkins’ sculptures seem to be pulled right out of Prescott’s paintings and create a sense of entering into a world of mythology. Sisulak’s work, created from materials ranging from leather to water-soluble encaustic, fills the viewer with the sense of magic and mystery present when you spend time deep in the forest.
Hear from the artists at the Artist Panel Discussion on September 9th, 6-7pm. The exhibit is on view August 28th–October 11th.
The Hardy Gallery is located at 3083 Anderson Lane, directly on the shores of Ephraim’s Eagle Harbor. It is open to the public from May 22 – October 11; 10 am – 5 pm Monday – Saturday, 12 – 5 pm on Sundays, and admission is free. Please note that the gallery will be closed for exhibit installation from May 18 – 21, July 6 – 9, and August 24 – August 27, 2026. All exhibits end on Sundays at 3 pm. The gallery closes for the season on October 11, 2026 at 3pm.
About the Hardy Gallery:
The Francis Hardy Center for the Arts, Inc. is a non-profit organization working to support the visual arts and artists of Door County, providing non-commercial exhibition space to local and regional artists of all ages and abilities who may or may not have outside gallery representation. The organization operates the iconic Hardy Gallery located in Ephraim’s historic graffiti covered Anderson warehouse.