UPCOMING Events
100 South 2nd Street, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Please join us for any or all of the following events,
or stop by any day to view the current art installation in the Driftless Historium Walk-up Gallery.
or stop by any day to view the current art installation in the Driftless Historium Walk-up Gallery.
2021
July 01- Aug 15
Protecting Bodies fea. Adelaide Arrigoni
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 2021
The Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St, Mt Horeb) debuts the 2nd Annual “Student Spotlight” art show on Thursday, July 01, featuring the work of Mount Horeb High School incoming Senior Adelaide Arrigoni.
Arrigoni’s installation, entitled “Protecting Bodies,” will be on display in the Historium’s Walk-up Gallery through Sunday, August 15. The Walk-up Gallery provides an awning-sheltered, accessible, outdoor venue for art appreciation that is available for 24/7 viewing.
The pieces in “Protecting Bodies,” Arrigoni explains, are influenced by forces both external and internal. With a worldwide pandemic keeping many students homebound and isolated from their peers, while American society simultaneously faced an overwhelming assortment of social reckonings, Mount Horeb-based Arrigoni relied on the creative process as a calming center: “It serves as a way for me to process what is going on in the world around me and in my own head. It feels good to explore my ideas and consciousness. Developing a personal style for my art was a big step for me, I finally had a way to bring forward my perspective and opinions in a unique and authentic way.”
Arrigoni’s favorite medium is printmaking, and she plans to pursue this craft as a entrepreneur after post-high school.
The Driftless Historium’s "Student Spotlight” initiative celebrates the talent of area youth. This program, developed in partnership with Mount Horeb High School art educators Anna King and Dana Showers, provides an opportunity for young artists to gain experience producing and promoting a public art installation in a professional setting. Arrigoni was selected by committee from a pool of student applicants.
Select original works featured in this show and prints will be available for sale, with 20% of proceeds donated to the Driftless Historium’s preservation and education endeavors.
Meet Arrigoni at an outdoor, socially-distanced artist reception to be held Saturday, July 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
For more information, call the Driftless Historium at 608-437-6486 or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net.
Protecting Bodies fea. Adelaide Arrigoni
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 2021
The Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St, Mt Horeb) debuts the 2nd Annual “Student Spotlight” art show on Thursday, July 01, featuring the work of Mount Horeb High School incoming Senior Adelaide Arrigoni.
Arrigoni’s installation, entitled “Protecting Bodies,” will be on display in the Historium’s Walk-up Gallery through Sunday, August 15. The Walk-up Gallery provides an awning-sheltered, accessible, outdoor venue for art appreciation that is available for 24/7 viewing.
The pieces in “Protecting Bodies,” Arrigoni explains, are influenced by forces both external and internal. With a worldwide pandemic keeping many students homebound and isolated from their peers, while American society simultaneously faced an overwhelming assortment of social reckonings, Mount Horeb-based Arrigoni relied on the creative process as a calming center: “It serves as a way for me to process what is going on in the world around me and in my own head. It feels good to explore my ideas and consciousness. Developing a personal style for my art was a big step for me, I finally had a way to bring forward my perspective and opinions in a unique and authentic way.”
Arrigoni’s favorite medium is printmaking, and she plans to pursue this craft as a entrepreneur after post-high school.
The Driftless Historium’s "Student Spotlight” initiative celebrates the talent of area youth. This program, developed in partnership with Mount Horeb High School art educators Anna King and Dana Showers, provides an opportunity for young artists to gain experience producing and promoting a public art installation in a professional setting. Arrigoni was selected by committee from a pool of student applicants.
Select original works featured in this show and prints will be available for sale, with 20% of proceeds donated to the Driftless Historium’s preservation and education endeavors.
Meet Arrigoni at an outdoor, socially-distanced artist reception to be held Saturday, July 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
For more information, call the Driftless Historium at 608-437-6486 or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net.
Aug 20 - Oct 03
Father and Son, Poet and Painter
fea. Palmer Haynes and Doug Haynes
The Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St, Mt Horeb) hosts “Father and Son, Poet and Painter,” a special two generation exhibit combining the poetry of former Blue Mounds resident Palmer Haynes (1935-2020) and the artwork of his Madison-based son Doug Haynes, showing in the Historium’s Community Education Room from Friday, August 20 through Sunday, October 3, 2021.
This exhibit is free to all, and accessible during the museum’s open hours of Friday to Monday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Hours may be adjusted in the interest of public health. Check website www.mthorebhistory.org to confirm current hours.)
Palmer and Doug’s creativity has been shaped by their Wisconsin surroundings, with this partner art show a natural extension of their many shared connections. One can see the influence of father over son—yet Doug’s unique circumstances and response to contemporary events is also clearly present. “The apple may not fall far form the tree,” Doug notes, “but over time the forest around the tree may change.”
Palmer’s career as an architect is a large part of his legacy, epitomized at the home he redesigned at 9902 Blue Valley Road. When Palmer retired, he became known in Mount Horeb literary circles for his poetry, while Doug is an established artist and author. The words and images of this father and son duo provide a binocular lens through which to view -and pause to appreciate- Wisconsin life.
Palmer’s poetry reveals distilled observations and a unique vision of his nature surroundings and rural existence. He produced three chapbooks of poems, one with illustrations by Doug, with additional work published on the site www.palmerspoems.com –all representing only a small fraction of Palmer’s prolific output.
Doug has compiled a full resume of exhibitions dating from the 1980s to the present. No doubt taking his cues from his architect father, Doug developed an eye for craftsmanship and good design. He has dabbled in a variety of media, and writes extensively about the arts. He was a studio potter on Mount Horeb’s Main Street in the early 80s, and also worked for local artist Peggy Zalucha’s 2nd Street mural and design business from 2000-2005. His latest public project, Doug published the “State Street Adult Coloring Book” with images drawn between November 2020 and May 2021. (Soon available for sale in the Driftless Historium gift shop!) Visit www.emeraldstudio.com to learn more.
Meet Doug at an artist reception on Saturday, September 25 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. All are welcome; refreshments will be served.
For more information on “Father and Son, Poet and Painter,” call the Driftless Historium at 608-437-6486 or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net.
Father and Son, Poet and Painter
fea. Palmer Haynes and Doug Haynes
The Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St, Mt Horeb) hosts “Father and Son, Poet and Painter,” a special two generation exhibit combining the poetry of former Blue Mounds resident Palmer Haynes (1935-2020) and the artwork of his Madison-based son Doug Haynes, showing in the Historium’s Community Education Room from Friday, August 20 through Sunday, October 3, 2021.
This exhibit is free to all, and accessible during the museum’s open hours of Friday to Monday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Hours may be adjusted in the interest of public health. Check website www.mthorebhistory.org to confirm current hours.)
Palmer and Doug’s creativity has been shaped by their Wisconsin surroundings, with this partner art show a natural extension of their many shared connections. One can see the influence of father over son—yet Doug’s unique circumstances and response to contemporary events is also clearly present. “The apple may not fall far form the tree,” Doug notes, “but over time the forest around the tree may change.”
Palmer’s career as an architect is a large part of his legacy, epitomized at the home he redesigned at 9902 Blue Valley Road. When Palmer retired, he became known in Mount Horeb literary circles for his poetry, while Doug is an established artist and author. The words and images of this father and son duo provide a binocular lens through which to view -and pause to appreciate- Wisconsin life.
Palmer’s poetry reveals distilled observations and a unique vision of his nature surroundings and rural existence. He produced three chapbooks of poems, one with illustrations by Doug, with additional work published on the site www.palmerspoems.com –all representing only a small fraction of Palmer’s prolific output.
Doug has compiled a full resume of exhibitions dating from the 1980s to the present. No doubt taking his cues from his architect father, Doug developed an eye for craftsmanship and good design. He has dabbled in a variety of media, and writes extensively about the arts. He was a studio potter on Mount Horeb’s Main Street in the early 80s, and also worked for local artist Peggy Zalucha’s 2nd Street mural and design business from 2000-2005. His latest public project, Doug published the “State Street Adult Coloring Book” with images drawn between November 2020 and May 2021. (Soon available for sale in the Driftless Historium gift shop!) Visit www.emeraldstudio.com to learn more.
Meet Doug at an artist reception on Saturday, September 25 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. All are welcome; refreshments will be served.
For more information on “Father and Son, Poet and Painter,” call the Driftless Historium at 608-437-6486 or email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net.
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