Miller Art Center Foundation Inc

MISSION: FOUNDED IN 1975 THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF GERHARD CF AND RUTH MILLER, THE MILLER ART MUSEUM IS DOOR COUNTYS YEAR-ROUND CENTER FOR EXHIBITION, EDUCATION AND CREATIVE ENRICHMENT IN THE VISUAL ARTS AND THE PENINSULAS ONLY FINE ART MUSEUM, HOUSING A DYNAMIC PERMANENT COLLECTION OF 20TH C. WISCONSIN ART. THE MUSEUMS MAIN GALLERIES FEATURE REGULARLY CHANGING EXHIBITIONS, EMBRACING A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS AND MEDIA, BOTH HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY; THE SECOND FLOOR GERHARD CF MILLER WING SURVEYS THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND WORK OF CELEBRATED DEAN OF DOOR COUNTY ARTISTS GERHARD CF MILLER; AND THE RUTH MORTON MILLER MEZZANINE FEATURES ROTATING WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONALL FREE OF CHARGE AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

EXHIBITION PROGRAM: REGULARLY CHANGING EXHIBITIONS (7-8) IN THE MUSEUMS MAIN GALLERIES REFLECT THE ORGANIZATIONS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING ITS CREATIVE COMMUNITY,SHAPING AND INFLUENCING THE ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF BOTH LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS, OF WHICH AN AVERAGE OF 240 VISUAL ARTISTS ARE SERVED ANNUALLY. THIS INCLUDES 45% REPRESENTATION FROM STUDENT ARTISTS AGED 1418 YEARS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED EACH YEAR IN THE SALON OF DOOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ART. FY2020-21 EXHIBITIONS, IN ADDITION TO THE SALON, INCLUDED: 46TH JURIED ANNUAL, FROM DEEP WITHIN: MEDITATIONS OF WISCONSIN ABSTRACTIONISTS, MIKE + SCHOMER: COWS, COLOR AND CAMARADERIE, PRIMARY CHARACTERS: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN REASLISM BY ARIANA VAETH, NORDIC AMERICAN: POTOGRAPHY BY ERIKA SKOGG, FACTORY MADE: ARTISTS AND THE INDUSTRIAL SCAR AND WILDLIFE BIENNIAL XX. PERMANENT COLLECTION: STEWARDSHIP OF THE MUSEUMS COLLECTION, WHICH INCLUDES THE MANAGEMENT, PRESERVATION, DISPLAY AND GROWTH OF NEARLY 1,500 WORKS OF ART, REPRESENTS THE CORE FUNCTION OF THE MUSEUM. THE MILLER ART MUSEUM RECEIVED BY WAY OF GIFT AND PURCHASE 55 WORKS OF ART DURING FY2020- 21 VALUED AT 97,145.00. AUDIENCE EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT: THE MUSEUM OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SCHOOL AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS SCHOOL TOUR PROGRAM, SECOND THURSDAY PROGRAM SERIES, SPECIAL LECTURES, ADDITIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATIONS AND INITIATIVES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DOOR COUNTY. FY2020-2021 INITIATIVES HIGHLIGHTED INCLUDE EXHIBITION TALKS, SCHOOL TOURS (IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL), ARTIST TALKS, LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES PRESENTED FREE OF CHARGE AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE DOME HOUSE ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE VISUAL ARTS.