Applications are being accepted for the Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program for the 2017 spring, summer and fall and 2018 winter residencies.
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Artists sought for residence program at Porcupine Mountains State Park
Controlling vibrant, fluid alcohol inks at Bonifas’ Senior Art class
ESCANABA — Among the variety of activities offered by artist Diane Krebs Mays during the Senior Art sessions at the Bonifas Arts Center, participants recently tried controlling alcohol inks. At the Feb. 28 Senior Art class, the group created placemats with alcohol ink.
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OSF Gladstone clinic to purchase artwork from Bonifas photo exhibit
ESCANABA — OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group has agreed to purchase 15 to 20 photographs from the Bonifas Arts Center’s photo contest called “The Inspiring U.P.”
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Intricate scratchboard art reveals insights of Rapid River artist
RAPID RIVER — Tracy Anderson specializes in what is called scratchboard art. It’s the process of carving away the surface of a board to reveal the artwork rather than drawing on the board. Scratchboard is a white clay board with black ink applied to the surface.
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Toddler Art program at Bonifas uses art, music to educate
ESCANABA — Two-year-old Maxwell looks forward to Thursday mornings at the Bonifas Arts Center. He loves to use the paints while his little sister plays with clay.
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Upper Peninsula artists set to take the world stage at Art Prize
Each year more and more art seekers come to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to comb its galleries, studios and arts and culture centers for paintings, sculpture, multimedia pieces, fiber art, photography and more.
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Toddler Art program helps develop literacy, motor skills
ESCANABA – Most of us learned our ABC’s by singing a song. Lorne Watson says art is a great way for young kids to learn and develop. He is leading a Toddler Art program at the Bonifas Arts Center on Thursdays
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Artwork of Upper Peninsula artists heads to Grand Rapid’s ArtPrize
ESCANABA – Artwork from 51 artists in the Upper Peninsula headed to Grand Rapids Tuesday for the annual ArtPrize competition. Twenty-eight of the artists will be featured at a special U.P. Pavilion at the DeVos Place convention center.
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U.P. artists starting to submit work for trip to Grand Rapid’s ArtPrize
ESCANABA – U.P. artists chosen to participate at the U.P. Pavilion at DeVos Place during ArtPrize in Grand Rapids began bringing in their artwork to the Bonifas Arts Center in Escanaba today. The collection from 28 artists will leave for ArtPrize in September.
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Upper Peninsula artists chosen for U.P. Pavilion at ArtPrize
Twenty-eight artists from the Upper Peninsula will be exhibiting at a new U.P. Pavilion this year at the annual ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, a community-wide international art competition. Pasqua Warstler at the Bonifas Arts Center says the U.P. artists will be on display at the DeVos Place Convention Center. “We were happy to work with the DeVos Place and working with other arts organizations to encourage our artists to submit. For many of them it’s a new opportunity. Some of them are familiar with ArtPrize. Now, we are on the road to ArtPrize,” Warstler said during a press conference Wednesday
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