The School
For over 40 years, Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, has been a destination for visual arts education in a wide range of media. Open all year, we offer an integrated program of workshops, exhibitions and events that welcome visitors and students of all ages. In addition to our workshops, we offer the following activities and even
ts, which are free and open to the public:
- Concerts
- Family Art Days
- Gallery Talk and Demonstrations
- Door County Plein Air Festival
- Community and School Outreach Programs
- Exhibitions
Faculty and Students
Peninsula School of Art boasts a facul
ty of more than 100 professional artists and art educators from around the country. A typical faculty member may be an instructor from a renowned university or art college, a talented regional artist or a nationally-recognized workshop instructor. Peninsula School of Art draws students from throughout the Midwest and across the country. Workshops are offered in each skill level, with students ranging in age from three years old to retiree. Class size is small (from six to 18 students) to ensure individual attention.
The Campus
Our ten- acre campus is open to the public from 9am-5pm, Monday through Saturday. There is no charge for visiting our grounds and studios, or taking in the continuous exhibitions in our Guenzel Gallery. Our state-of-the-art facilities offer both indoor and outdoor spaces for students to work independently, or within a community with other artists. The campus is handicapped accessible. Our facilities include:
- Five painting and drawing studios
- Ceramics studio
- Metals studio
- Youth Arts studio
- Meeting and lecture room
- Art resource library
- Guenzel Gallery
- Madeline Tourtelot Archives and Study Center
- Perennial gardens, woods, outdoor sculpture and paths
Workshops and Lectures
Throughout the year, Peninsula School of Art offers classes for the beginner, intermediate or advanced student. Workshops range from one day to two weeks in length and are open to students age 16 and up. Workshop offerings include:
- Painting in all media
- Drawing
- Mixed-Media
- Printmaking
- Ceramics
- Jewelry & Metal Arts
- Sculpture
- Photography (both film and digital)
- Book Arts
Youth Arts
Our Youth Arts Program is available from early June through August. Workshops cater to students aged 3½ to eighteen years old. Most workshops are three to five days in length and two to three hours per day. Workshops include clay, painting and drawing, cartooning, animation and jewelry/metalsmithing.