Let’s Go to the Lake: Where Bathers Bath and Artists Find Their Muse

Feature image: Jan Serr, Observers: Woman with Blue Umbrella, Oil on Linen, 2011. Courtesy of the artist.  Jan Serr Summer Paintings: Looking at the Lakefront from Villa Terrace  Co-curated with Jan Serr Opening event: August 5, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. August 6, 2026 – November 29, 2026 Villa  Terrace Museum & Gardens, 2220 NContinue reading “Let’s Go to the Lake: Where Bathers Bath and Artists Find Their Muse”

The Time We Spend Looking Outside at Carnelian Art Gallery

Feature image: Painting by Daniel Fleming. Courtesy of Carnelian Gallery Submitted Madison, WI – Carnelian Art Gallery, located at 221 King St., Suite 102, in downtown Madison, is pleased to announce its August exhibition, titled “The Time We Spend Looking Outside.” This is a duo exhibition featuring works by Madison artist Fernando Rico and MilwaukeeContinue reading “The Time We Spend Looking Outside at Carnelian Art Gallery”

Abel Contemporary Gallery Announces Three New Exhibits

Feature image: Jessica Calderwood Public Private, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Interior Spaces. Courtesy of Abel Contemporary. August 7 – September 13, 2026 Submitted Stoughton, WI – Abel Contemporary presents S.V. Medaris – Looking Up, Interior Spaces-group show, in Gallery no. 5: Post Utopia – Bobby Aiosa and Brooks Dierdorff Events Opening Reception- Friday, August 7, 5 – 8Continue reading “Abel Contemporary Gallery Announces Three New Exhibits”

A Conversation That Grew: The Story of Studio Break

Feature image: Subset, Greg Edmondson & Lisa Bergant Koi, April 2023. By April Behnke Tucked away in a small garage, deep in Chicago’s western suburbs, is one of the region’s hidden contemporary art gems: Studio Break. I recently spoke with David Linneweh, the artist who runs it all. While Studio Break is also a gallery, itContinue reading “A Conversation That Grew: The Story of Studio Break”

The Otherworld is Home Opens August 28 at the Haggerty Museum of Art

Feature image: Courtesy of Haggerty Museum of Art. Three interconnected exhibitions present works ranging from fifteenth-century Mali to newly created pieces by contemporary artists working in the United States August 28 – December 19, 2026 Submitted Milwaukee, WI — This Fall the Haggerty Museum of Art at 25 will host free-to-the-public exhibitions inviting a journeyContinue reading “The Otherworld is Home Opens August 28 at the Haggerty Museum of Art”

Of Clowns and Artistic Depth at Carnelian Art Gallery

Feature image: Courtesy of Carnelian Art Gallery. Submitted Madison, WI – Carnelian Art Gallery, located at 221 King St., Suite 102, in downtown Madison, is pleased to announce its July exhibition, titled “Of Clowns and Artistic Depth.” This is a solo exhibition featuring works by Madison artist Douglas Hyslop. Of Clowns and Artistic Depth is slatedContinue reading “Of Clowns and Artistic Depth at Carnelian Art Gallery”

2026 Emerging Artists Program Cohort

Feature image: 2026 Emerging Artists In partnership with John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, WI – Artdose magazine is pleased to announce the 2026 Emerging Artists Program Cohort. They are Matthew Braunginn (Madison), Amanda Langer (Jefferson), Jade Pergl (Milwaukee), Brianna Stehling Santacruz (Milwaukee), and Cassandra Xiong (Wausau). We are excited to have R-Lo (Madison) returnContinue reading “2026 Emerging Artists Program Cohort”

Aaron Becker: Making Sense of Myself

Feature image: Photo: Stevie Connor. By Linda Marcus A sense of “self” is what interdisciplinary artist Aaron Becker finds when he works with clay. For him, the material is a means of communication. “Clay is like a conduit to my imagination,” he says. “It’s a relationship that’s honest, and it informs you while you’re working.Continue reading “Aaron Becker: Making Sense of Myself”

Monica Rezman: Between Two Worlds

Feature image: Mexico Studio, 2022. Photo: Patricia Robert. By Linda Marcus For artist Monica Rezman, the “in between” is not a point of transition but a place of belonging. It’s where her practice lives — in the slip between mediums, cultures, and states of being. “It feels natural,” she says of this undefined space. “It’s myContinue reading “Monica Rezman: Between Two Worlds”