Recommendations: Artdose Magazine 2022 Fall and Winter Preview

There is an art buzz in the air. This fall and winter brings an array of exhibitions, events, and openings from galleries, art museums, arts centers, and arts organizations. Here is a list of recommended exhibitions to suit your art fix. Michigan DeVos Art Museum 1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI 49855 UP Focus: LindaContinue reading “Recommendations: Artdose Magazine 2022 Fall and Winter Preview”

Vol 33: Anna Kunz – Reimagining Painting as a Dynamic Social Space

Frank Juárez I met Anna Kunz at the Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art (TICA) at SAIC in 2008. She was one of two program facilitators. I was one of several secondary art educators selected to participate in this national residency program that provided us the opportunity to return to our studio practice, network, and participateContinue reading “Vol 33: Anna Kunz – Reimagining Painting as a Dynamic Social Space”

Vol 33: Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois

Submitted Rockford Art Museum’s mission is to foster creativity and build community through the visual arts.  Rockford Art Museum is located along the Rock River inside the Riverfront Museum Park building in downtown Rockford, Illinois. RAM has been enriching the quality of life in the Rockford Region since 1913 through a Permanent Collection, frequent exhibitionsContinue reading “Vol 33: Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois”

Anna Kunz: Reimagining Painting as a Dynamic Social Space, Vol 33 

Frank Juárez I met Anna Kunz at the Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art (TICA) at SAIC in 2008. She was one of two program facilitators. I was one of several secondary art educators selected to participate in this national residency program that provided us the opportunity to return to our studio practice, network, and participateContinue reading “Anna Kunz: Reimagining Painting as a Dynamic Social Space, Vol 33 “

BALM at Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art

April 9 through May 21, 2022 Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art 207 E. Buffalo Street, Suite 526Milwaukee, WI 53202Hours: Thursday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. portraitsocietygallery@gmail.com 414-870-9930 Website For immediate release We are entering an epoch unlike any other: The pandemic, climate destruction, years of untenable presidential leadership, earthquakes, floods, fires, increased crime, habitat erosion,Continue reading “BALM at Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art”

Deep Time: Paintings by Jason Van Roo at Between Two Galleries

MILWAUKEE, WI – Var Gallery will feature the artwork of Jason Van Roo at its first exhibition of 2022 called “Deep Time.” Rooted in a relationship with the natural world, Van Roo’s work invites the viewer to let themselves get lost in the deeply rendered layers of acrylic and pastel, which lean into the grainContinue reading “Deep Time: Paintings by Jason Van Roo at Between Two Galleries”

Conversation with artist Francesca Simonite

Frank Juarez I discovered Francesca Simonite‘s work through one of MARN‘s exhibitions, C is for Conversations, early this Fall. From a distance, I was drawn to her work by its sculptural form. As I approached the work, I noticed that her work was not only sculptural, but also photographic. The work was different from whatContinue reading “Conversation with artist Francesca Simonite”

Artists Sunday at Rountree Gallery, Platteville

Frank Juarez On Sunday, November 28th, fellow photographer, Pat Ryan, and I visited Rountree Gallery in downtown Platteville to view their current exhibition, Teeny, Tiny, BOLD. This is the second time I have visited the gallery since the summer. For a small community, the not-for-profit gallery introduces quite the range of traditional and contemporary works.Continue reading “Artists Sunday at Rountree Gallery, Platteville”

Art Infusion in downtown Janesville

Frank Juarez This past weekend took us to downtown Janesville, Wisconsin, to experience Art Infusion. I have to admit I cannot remember the last time I visited or drove past this city of 63,575 people. Based on the Janesville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau website, Art Infusion has been around since 2011. The growth ofContinue reading “Art Infusion in downtown Janesville”