Artists

Call Artists paint plein air Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Saturday morning is an optional Quick Paint Event in which the artist has 90 minutes to complete a painting in the harbor area. After the Quick Paint, artists have an hour and a half to finish framing their works and bring them to the Town Hall for hanging and judging.

Lodging Suggestions

Port Wing:

• Port Wing Marina Resort
• Port Wing Anchor Inn Campground
• Port Wing Air B&Bs

Herbster (7 miles East):

• Herbster Air B&Bs
• Herbster Campground
• The Willows Motel 715-774-338

Iron River (16 miles South):

Iron River Chamber of Commerce listings

More Distant Options:

Many National Chains and Places to Stay

Bayfield, WI (36 miles East)

Washburn, WI (43 miles East)

Superior WI (40 miles West)

Duluth, MN (50 miles West)

Visitors

The exhibit is open Saturday from 3:00 pm to 7:00pm. Awards are announced around 3:15 pm. The exhibit is open again Sunday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

2023 Judge Brian Szott

Recently retired, Brian Szott enjoyed a 35 year career in the visual arts -- culminating in a 20 year stint as Curator of Art at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul. With a specialty in the history of art making in Minnesota, Szott has organized numerous exhibitions such as Seth Eastman: Artist on the Frontier, Charles Beck: An Artist for All Seasons, Clouds and Shadows and, in 2022, Art Speaks.Szott has a particular interest in landscape painting of the upper midwest. He is also a co-author of the 2015 publication Minnesota Modern: Four Artists of the 20th Century. Szott lives in Port Wing part-time with his wife, artist Kathy Gilmore. Together, they enjoy gardening, ice dams and walks on quarry beach.