This June, art enthusiasts are invited to immerse themselves into creative and diverse works at the first Door County Contemporary Art Fair in Fish Creek. The three-day program, hosted at the Peninsula School of Art, will feature 20 galleries from around the Midwest, guest speakers, and Wisconsin-centric food and drinks on June 5th-8th.
Artist and fair co-director, Shane McAdams, said the inspiration to launch the event came from his own love of visiting Door County with his family and his desire to bring edgier conceptual and contemporary art to the peninsula.
“I’m always trying to open up a new potential way of making life meaningful and that’s what fine art does,” said McAdams, “it can be contentious, it can be confusing, it can be surprising, but it provides a great platform.”
Attendees will get to browse work from a multitude of artists within galleries from areas such as Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, and Minneapolis. The James May Gallery will also be featuring work by Door County resident Adam Fulweiler, director of the Hardy Gallery. McAdams says the event will be more than an art fair, but that it will be a collaborative celebration of art and ideas.
“While you’re engaging in amazing conversation about these strange objects, you can have a drink; it creates this envelope of experience that is completely new,” he said.
General one-day admission tickets for the event are $25. For more information, visit www.doorcountycontemporary.com.