The Public is invited to an exhibition and sale of art by longtime member Carolyn Liedtke at the Dwight Foster Library, 209 Merchants Avenue, Fort Atkinson, WI. Library hours are Mon-Thurs 8 am to 8 pm, Friday 8 am to 6 pm, Saturday 9 am to 2 pm

Here is Carolyn’s Invitation:

During the entire month of December, I will be exhibiting more than thirty of my watercolors at the Dwight Foster Public Library, 200 Merchants Avenue, in Fort Atkinson. I am grateful to the Arts Alliance of Greater Lake Mills for arranging this exhibition and helping with the hanging. Since I have sold my home and closed my gallery in Lake Mills, many of my paintings must find good homes, so I’m pleased to have this opportunity.

There will be a Reception on the closing day of the exhibition— Saturday, December 30, from 12 noon to 2 pm—when pur- chasers can pick up their paintings and everyone can enjoy a glass of apple cider and nibble chips.

Many of the paintings are landscapes. Most of these were painted on location in Wisconsin and other places that I have visited in the United States and around the world.

Wayside Farm was painted looking through my car wind-shield before this pleasant landscape morphed into a shopping mall. Nowadays, these paintable scenes are few and far between.

I love adding wildlife to my landscapes, like this majestic Gray Heron, gliding gracefully over Rock Creek.

There are a few florals; most have been sold, but there are still some nice ones, like Sunflowers ala Vincent, my watercolor version of Van Gogh’s iconic masterpiece, with sunflowers from my own garden.

I hope that you will come to what will probably be my last exhibition. And if you have no more wall space, please, please bring a friend who has.

Love, Carolyn Liedtke

More information: Earth Wood and Fire 2023

Check out a few some of the eleven members exhibiting artwork. Go see the show! It closes September 30.

The Arts Alliance of Greater Lake Mills will host an art exhibit at Dwight Foster Public Library in Fort Atkinson during the month of September and invites member artists who create 2-D work to participate!  

The library has a beautiful space for 2-D art, and this is an opportunity for you to show and sell up to three pieces commission free. There is no cost to participate.  A catalog of pieces with artist information will be on hand at the library for prospective buyers to contact artists directly to make a purchase. The library will ot handle sales.   

AAGLM will host a reception at the library on Wednesday, September 6 from 6:30-7:30pm for friends and family.           

    Participation requirements:  

Work must be properly framed and ready to hang. 

• Up to three pieces may be exhibited.  

• Art must be no larger than 34" on any side when framed. 

• All art must remain through the show’s conclusion.  

• Members must be current with AAGLM membership dues.  

If you wish to sell your work, send a jpeg image and your name, phone number, email, title of work, and price to Gail Juszczak at gailjuszczak@gmail.com by August 15 for inclusion in the show catalog. 

Participating artists can drop off their work at Gail’s house on  Friday, September 1, between 9:00 and 10:00 am or at the library from 11:00 am to noon.  

At the show’s conclusion, work can be picked up on Saturday, September 30, at the library from 11:00 am to noon or at Gail’s house from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Sold pieces can be distributed to individual buyers at that time.  

Please contact Gail with any questions at gailjuszczak@gmail.com. 

We’re excited to share that the Arts Alliance is participating in ‘The Crayon Initiative’ — a national project that collects gently used or unwanted crayons, remolds them into large, new, triangular ones, and donates them to children’s hospitals across the nation to bring the restorative joy of art to children facing challenging circumstances.

Please help us spread the word within your circles of friends, families, and neighbors by asking them to donate any unwanted crayons they may have. The following facilities in our community will have ‘The Crayon Initiative’ collection bins through the end of October.

Locations are:  

Culver's

Rock Lake Activity Center

Lake Mills Market

LD Fargo Library

Kuhl Corner Campus

Sunshine Brewing Company

The Grist

St. Paul’s

A special exhibit, Divine Ambiguity-Reclaiming the Sacred is on view at First Congregational United Church of Christ through Sunday, July 16, by award-winning artist Toril Fisher

The Clay Collective is a group of potters based in South Central Wisconsin that formed in 2012 to bring more pottery to the public by showcasing their art in the studios it was created. The ten members of the Collective, along with their 17 guest potters, represent a wide range of the styles ranging from arts and crafts to rustic wood-fire pottery. This year marks the Collective's 11th annual tour. It is a special opportunity to meet the makers and discover some of the unique processes involved with their work.

Several of the potters on the tour are AAGLM members!

​More information, including the tour map, is located here: Clay Collective

Photos from the Picture Lake Mills entries will be displayed at the L.D. Fargo Public Library. Come and enjoy beautiful Lake Mills captured by residents in photographs! Vote for your favorite!

Click through the entries below.

Create Wisconsin Day is an annual gathering drawing hundreds of Wisconsin residents to learn, network, celebrate, and speak up with one voice on behalf of the arts, culture, and creativity.  Create Wisconsin Day, returning to in-person for the first time in three years, takes place April 12-13 at two locations in Madison.

For registration and more information visit: Create Wisconsin

Artists are encouraged to apply for the Lake Mills Arts Festival! The Festival is July 15 and the application deadline is May 1. Application information including the form is located on the Legendary Lake Mills website, linked here: Lake Mills Art Festival.