Art Week Stories & More
Explore the artists, events, and projects that make up City of Marquette Art Week 2023. Download the full Art Week magazine here or pick up a copy at the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center (217 N Front Street, Lower Level of Peter White Public Library)
Art Week 2023 Event Schedule
Navigate Art Week with this complete guide to the City of Marquette Art Week, June 19-24, 2023. There’s so much
Kids & Family
Art Week 2023 Kids EventsEnjoy all of these FREE kids art events during Art Week 2023, June 19-24.Some events request
2023 Theme: Home
Home is where the heart is, and Marquette is where the art is. Home is also the theme for this
Art Week Music & Performances
Art Week 2023 PerformancesEnjoy all of these FREE and FAMILY FRIENDLY performances during Art Week 2023, June 19-24. All performances
City Led Cultural Conversations
Cultural Conversations present a chance to connect with our own community in learning and listening to one another. Various topics
Pieces of Home – Work by Gene Bertram
My Home, the lake, the city, and its special hidden spaces have always motivated me to paint. In my exploration
Art Stroll 2023
Art Stroll is back! Here’s your guide to the explosion of art in Marquette June 19-24: The Art Stroll is
Art Week 2023 Event Schedule
Navigate Art Week with this complete guide to the City of Marquette Art Week, June 19-24, 2023. There’s so much
Art Week 2023 Opening Poem
The City of Marquette Art Week has come to a new tradition of opening each year’s festival with a poem.
Art Week 2023 Community Built Installation
Throughout June, help Art Week Artist in Resident Amber Dohrenwend build an art installation out of locally recycled cardboard strips.
Making Marquette Art Week Magazine Articles
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The City of Marquette Office of Arts & Culture is proud to present Art Week 2023, Monday, June 19 through Saturday, June 24!
City of Marquette Art Week is an annual event that invites local artists, organizations, and businesses to come together and collaborate on a week-long series of arts and cultural programming, including concerts, workshops, performance, exhibits, demonstrations, and more, free to the Marquette community.
The mission of Art Week is to build and empower a vibrant community through the arts by building partnerships and collaboration between artists and organizations, growing and empowering artists, and promoting audience engagement by removing barriers to participate with the arts.
This year’s Art Week theme is Home. This theme was inspired by the City of Marquette’s ongoing Community Master Plan Update. The Community Master Plan will provide a long-term vision for Marquette and guide the development of our community. What values define Marquette? How do we navigate public spaces and where do we spend our time? What stories do we tell when asked about our time here? How can we improve our community, and what sort of place do we wish to build for our next generations? Art Week projects and events will explore our community’s ideas of Home and how arts and culture can help us envision our future.
The Office of Arts & Culture extends a huge Marquette thank you to the Michigan Arts & Culture Council for their continued support of Art Week and year-round efforts to encourage, initiate, and facilitate an enriched artistic, cultural, and creative environment in Michigan.
- Call to Artists: MCQA “Home Sweet Home” Quilting Challenge – MQTCompass.com
Make a home-inspired quilt for display during Art Week!
Drop off completed quilt by FRIDAY, JUNE 16th, 4:00pm - Call for Art – MQTCompass.com
Contribute a piece or two to an art show at the Ore Dock Brewing Co. – Submit by June 18th - Contribute to the Community Art Installation | MQTCompass.com
Throughout June, help Art Week Artist in Resident Amber Dohrenwend build an art installation out of locally recycled cardboard strips. All ages welcome!
For any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at arts-culture@marquettemi.gov or (906) 228-0472.
Many hands make light work! Here are a few volunteer opportunities:
Art Week Info Booth
We need your help to man the Art Week information booth each day of Art Week. If you are available to sit for a few hours with a friendly presence and pass out Art Week Booklets, please contact apruiett@marquettemi.gov with your available/preferred time.
Photographer
Content helps us continue to promote and produce Art Week! Attend any Art Week event and share your photos to this google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rsjVlpA-BwaPPqbvgNh0tEHLy5ok9VsN?usp=sharing
Mark your calendars! Events will be occurring Monday, June 19th – Saturday, June 24th.
A Full Schedule of Art Week events is linked HERE
Continue to check back and follow our Facebook and Instagram for Art Week updates!
Interested in supporting an Art Week project financially or with donated resources? We’d love to know more about what you can offer to help support this incredible community event!
Projects, workshops and performances are free to the public, but Artists will need support for their time, talents, and materials. We have some funding available but every extra dollar or donated resource means more art for the community!
Give us a call at (906) 228-0472 or email arts-culture@marquettemi.gov to find out about more specific needs and wishlists to make Art Week 2023 the best year yet!
City of Marquette Art Week is an annual event that invites local artists, organizations, and businesses to come together and collaborate on a week-long series of arts and cultural programming, including concerts, workshops, performance, exhibits, demonstrations, and more, free to the Marquette community.
The mission of Art Week is to build and empower a vibrant community through the arts by building partnerships and collaboration between artists and organizations, growing and empowering artists, and promoting audience engagement by removing barriers to participate with the arts.
Art Week connects our community through the arts
Through Art Week, we hope to build partnerships & collaborations among the incredible array of creatives and non-creatives residing in Marquette, MI.
Through the cross-disciplinary and “out of the comfort zone” projects created for Art Week, we hope to empower and inspire the creative community to build lasting connections, learn new skills and strive for artistic excellence.
Art Week Inspires fresh eyes on the familiar
Art Week invites us to stumble upon the creations of our own neighbors and friends. Performances of all kinds are often and everywhere throughout the week. Installations and exhibits turn ordinary spaces into a new realm to explore.
Art Week invites everyone to engage with the arts; to try something new and learn more about our local life through fresh perspectives. Every resident is an audience member during Art Week, creations can be discovered around every corner!
Art Week emphasizes accessibility
Art Week ensures that everyone experiences the joy of inspiration. Endless opportunities occur throughout the week for artists and audience to meet in the swirl of creative energy. Art Week events are free to enjoy and are primarily held outdoors in public spaces to maximize approachability.
Art Week welcomes all levels and forms of creatives to engage with their community. Inspired to create? Connect with us and we’ll see how we can best support your big idea!
