82Parris is kicking off this year with their first group show Taking Form. Join us on the first Friday of May for some really exceptional work as well as a great solo show by Paige Friedman happening at the same time.
Opening reception is Friday, May 3rd, from 5-8pm.

82Parris is an artist-run gallery (Kat Miller, Annie Conant, Hannah Day, Holden Willard & Kincaid Pearson) and event space for early to mid-career creatives. 82Parris provides opportunities to this underserved demographic by facilitating an accessible environment for artists to gain practical experience and various ways to build a network of peers. This is implemented through both solo and group shows, peer critiques, live music, and other pop-up style events. 82Parris inhabits 82 Paris Street in Portland, ME - in the New Systems Laundry building.  We seek to honor the legacy of New Systems continuing to broaden the reach to more artists and communities.

Beyond Comfort invites artists to express their perception of beauty and/or the grotesque in contemporary art and society.  This show allows artists to define and explore aesthetics while joining the long debated concept of beauty and its function in art.

Juror: Virginia Shearer, Executive Director, Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design.

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 23, 6-8pm

Juror Critique: Thursday, May 30, 3:30-5 pm, via Zoom or at Art Center Sarasota.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 6:00 am - Friday, July 26, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Nicolet Art Gallery - Northwoods Center

The annual Northern National Art Competition is a cooperative venture between Nicolet College Arts & Enrichment and the Northern Arts Council that aims to share resources as well as community art and cultural activities in Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties. The show attracts hundreds of entries nationwide, showcasing a cross section of contemporary art in a variety of two-dimensional mediums.

This year’s show will be juried by Debra Brehmer, an arts writer and curator, who owns and operates Portrait Society Gallery, a contemporary art space in Milwaukee. She was also the former editor and publisher of Art Muscle magazine. Prior to opening the gallery, she taught art history as an adjunct professor for 10 years at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.

The opening reception is an opportunity for attendees to get a first peek at one of the premiere art shows in Northern Wisconsin, and then join Brehmer as she shares her remarks on the curation of this prestigious show.

Tickets to the reception are $20 and include heavy appetizers, refreshments, and thoughtful comments by the judge. Purchase tickets in advance through the Nicolet College Art Gallery by calling 715.365.4556 or emailing artgallery@nicoletcollege.edu. Tickets can also be purchased at Childs Frame Company in Rhinelander and from members of the Northern Arts Council. Limited seating available.