Storytelling with Mary Moose & Ojibwe Star Stories
Storytelling Feb 3 and Ojibwe Star Knowledge Feb 4 with Mary Moose and Joseph Sutherland
A Celebration of Women Artists
EXHIBIT Feb 3 – May 19. This show celebrates the women artists in the collections and their contributions to the art world. Women have been part of the history of art since the beginning. But women have never been accepted and valued the same as male artists.
Wild Whimsy of the Northwoods
RECEPTION Feb 10. Exhibit Feb 10 – April 28.The lively, whimsical paintings explore the stories experienced by flora and fauna hidden in the forest on one warm spring day. The artist’s brush strokes and color choices were influenced by discoveries made when she explored this unseen and unheard world. The lively, whimsical paintings explore the stories experienced by flora and fauna hidden in the forest on one warm spring day. The artist’s brush strokes and color choices were influenced by discoveries made when she explored this unseen and unheard world.
Aanikoosijigaade – It is Linked
EXHIBIT March 6. Aanikoosijigaade – It is Linked. The connecting of stories; things old brought to new is an idea that will be translated by two new and emerging artists.
Watermark’s 5th Anniversary Open House
OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION Dec 3. In celebration of 5 years in our beautiful building and to thank you for being a part of Watermark Art Center’s success the public is invited to an open house on December 3, 2022 from 1 to 4pm with presentations at 1pm.
Poetry SLAM! Spoken Word Series
Thursday, February 16. 7pm. Poetry SLAM! Registration on site. Calling on area SLAM poets to prepare for the SLAM! to be held at Fozzies Bar-B-Q.
Autumn Pop-up Market
EVENT Saturday, September 24 from 9am to 3pm. Join us outside on the south lawn for our first ever outdoor pop-up market featuring hand-crafted goods from the region’s finest artisans, local musicians and food.
Third Coast Chamber Collective Festival 2022
PERFORMANCE Sunday Aug 21, 2022, 6pm at Watermark. Third Coast Chamber Collective Festival at WAC features French music and works by women composers of the 20th and 21st century.
Panel Discussion: Rights of the Child
ARCHIVED ONLINE. In conjunction with multidisciplinary artist Moira Villiard’s Exhibit “Rights of the Child” Watermark Art Center will hold a panel discussion regarding the rights and policies implemented by governments that invest in child development such as health care, nutrition and stronger safeguards intended to protect children from violence and exploitation.
Author Wendell Affield Book Launch
November 19, 6pm Book Signing & Reading. It’s one thing to write a book; it’s another to live it. Wendell Affield never knew his father. His childhood was punctuated by a volatile mother and an unpredictable stepfather. Barbara, Uncharted Course Through Borderline Personality Disorder is the culmination of a decade of research and interviews with mental health professionals as Affield learns to understand and appreciate the woman who haunted his childhood.
Beadwork Demonstration – Thomas Stillday
Event Cancelled and will be re-scheduled, TBD. Thomas Stillday will demonstrate beadwork techniques and answer your questions regarding his process, patterns, bead preferences, and his exhibit, “Wezhichigewaad.”
POSTPONED: Making Their Mark- Women Artists in Rural Midwest Communities
POSTPONED. New time and date to be determined. Inspired by the #5WomenArtists social media movement and challenge put forth by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Watermark Art Center will host a public networking session and panel discussion regarding women artists in rural Midwest communities.
Shop 505’s 30/30 on November 30
Small Business Saturday lands on November 30 this year. In keeping with the spirit of shopping local on the 30th – SHOP 505 will be featuring special displays of one-of-a-kind items each priced at $30 and under. Make Watermark your stocking-stuffer shopping stop. We have made it easy for you to give original handmade items…