Miller Art Center Foundation Inc

MISSION: FOUNDED IN 1975 THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF GERHARD CF AND RUTH MILLER, THE MILLER ART MUSEUM IS DOOR COUNTY'S 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 COLLECTION ALL FREE OF CHARGE AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

EXHIBITION PROGRAM: REGULARLY CHANGING EXHIBITIONS (6-8) IN THE MUSEUMS MAIN GALLERIES REFLECT TEH ORGANIZATIONS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING IT'S CREATIVE COMMUNITY, SHAPING AND INFLUENCING THE ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF BOTH LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS. IN 2022, 329 ARTISTS WERE SERVED, THIS INCLUDES 38% REPRESENTATION FROM STUDENT ARTISTS AGED 14-18 YEARS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED EACH YEAR IN THE SALONG OF DOOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ART. 2022 EXHIBITIONS, IN ADDITION TO THE SALON, INCLUDED: MARINE LIFE FROM SHORE TO FLOOR BY PEGGY MACNAMARA, FOR THE LOVE OF CHARDIN, LANDSCAPES OF ABSENCE BY BRANDON BAUER, THE 47TH JURIED ANNUAL, AND HANSEATIC: A RESTROSPECTIVE OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF KARSTEN AND ELLEN TOPELMANN. 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, 18 WORKS OF ART DURING 2022 VALUED AT 197,200.00. AUDIENCE EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT: THE MUSEUM OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SCHOOL AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS SCHOOL TOUR AND STUDENT ART AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN, M3 PROGRAMMING, OUTREACH EVENTS, SPECIAL LECTURES AND ARTIST TALKS, AND COLLABORATIONS AND INITIATIVES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DOOR COUNTY, WRITE ON DOOR COUNTY, OPEN DOOR PRIDE, AND THE DOOR COUNTY HISTORY ALLIANCE. A 2022 HIGHLIGHT INCLUDES THE DOME HOUSE ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES PUBLIC INTERACTION WITH VISUAL ARTISTS AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.