Art Gallery
CONTACT
Katherine Ralph, Art Gallery Director
Learning Resource Center
Phone: 715-365-4556
Email: kralph@nicoletcollege.edu
Gallery Hours
Fall and Winter Hours
Monday - Thursday:
8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday:
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Summer Hours
Monday - Thursday:
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday:
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Nicolet Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the Learning Resources Center. The gallery serves as a teaching gallery with Nicolet art classes continuously using the current displays for reference and study. It also serves as a place for professional artists from the Nicolet District and beyond to display their work. Gallery hours are listed above and the gallery is also open during most Nicolet Live! theatre presentations.
The gallery schedules shows each year which function as a learning service to the area's elementary and secondary school students. In 1988 Nicolet and the Northern Arts Council began hosting the Northern National Art Competition.
Exhibits
Current Exhibit
Nature Photography - Tom Bredesen
October 24 - November 30, 2008
Nicolet College Art Gallery is hosting an exhibit of nature photography by Tom Bredesen from Three Lakes. The show runs from October 24th - November 30th. Gallery hours are Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and during ‘Nicolet Live' Theatre events.
Tom Bredesen became interested in photography during the 20 years that he was a school principal. He began taking pictures of students for the media and this lead to further explorations in nature photography. Bredesen has taken photography courses at the Rhinelander School of the Arts, Nicolet College, and the Sandhill Wildlife Area during the fall crane migration. He is now on his fifth generation of digital cameras as that technology continues to make great strides.
This photo exhibit features over 150 pieces. One room is devoted entirely to birds, another room has some of the most unique ice images found anywhere, and the remaining area features an assortment of wildlife, flowers, and sunsets.
There will be a Reception on Wednesday, November 19th, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The public is invited to join us for refreshments, meet the artist, and enjoy a lecture and slide show about The Remarkable Bird Life in Wisconsin by author John Bates.
John Bates is the author of seven books and a contributor to four others, all of which focus on the natural history of the Northwoods. His poetry has appeared in a number of journals. He's worked as a naturalist in Wisconsin's Northwoods for 19 years, leading an array of trips all designed to help people further understand the remarkable diversity and beauty of nature, and our place within it.
Upcoming Exhibits
Nicolet Open - Call to all artists
Portraits: Self or other, abstract or realistic
December 6, 2008 - January 9, 2009
Chip Duncan - Milwaukee filmmaker and photographer
Dates to be announced
Children's Art - Call to all artists in middle school and younger
Dates to be announced