Animal Life: Art from the Kalevala
January 25-February 28, 2025
Opening reception: Saturday, January 25 from 2-4pm
January 25-February 28, 2025
Opening reception: Saturday, January 25 from 2-4pm
Animal Life, Art from the Kalevala opens with a public reception on Saturday, January 25 from 2:00 to 4:00pm at the Copper Country Community Arts Center in Hancock. The annual exhibition is in collaboration with the city of Hancock's Heikinpaiva mid-winter celebration.
The exhibit is a result of an open call for art inspired by the Finnish epic poem, The Kalevala. Cynthia Coté, curator of the exhibit states, “Animals play a rich and varied and often mystical role in the telling of the stories throughout the Kalevala providing endless ways for artists to interpret and respond through visual art. This year we have an unprecedented number of entries.”
Forty artists participated in this year's call for art with drawings, paintings, pastels, mixed media, wood inlay, lino-cut and copper etching prints, clay, wood and bead sculpture, fiber art, and metal work, Those exhibiting are: Marilyn Agin, Derek Barrigar, Cynthia Cote, Bob Dawson, Mavis Farr, Terri Frew, T. Toj Gajewski, Robin Hammer Meuller, Charlotte Haanela, James C Harju, Pamela Hecht, Lindsey Heiden, Kirstin Hensley, Cynthia Hodges, Jeanne Houle Peters, Lynn Jarvi, Hazel Johnson, Kristi Kangas, Mary Kozmor, Nancy Kromer, Nancy Langston, Stacee Laycoax, Bonnie Loukus, Bethany Lüventhorn, Alice Margerum, Bonnie McLeod, Madhura Mehendale, Clyde Mikkola, Angel Miller, Larry Miller and Nikki Madisen, Lena Miller, Jerome Patryjak, Taära Ryan, jd slack, Barbara Summersett, Krissy Sundstrom, Lori Swanson, Julie Vasold, and Randy Wakeham.
The Copper Country Community Arts Center is located at 126 Quincy Street in Hancock. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 11-6 and Saturdays 10-2. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Image: "The Birth of the Harp" by Bonnie McLeod
The exhibit is a result of an open call for art inspired by the Finnish epic poem, The Kalevala. Cynthia Coté, curator of the exhibit states, “Animals play a rich and varied and often mystical role in the telling of the stories throughout the Kalevala providing endless ways for artists to interpret and respond through visual art. This year we have an unprecedented number of entries.”
Forty artists participated in this year's call for art with drawings, paintings, pastels, mixed media, wood inlay, lino-cut and copper etching prints, clay, wood and bead sculpture, fiber art, and metal work, Those exhibiting are: Marilyn Agin, Derek Barrigar, Cynthia Cote, Bob Dawson, Mavis Farr, Terri Frew, T. Toj Gajewski, Robin Hammer Meuller, Charlotte Haanela, James C Harju, Pamela Hecht, Lindsey Heiden, Kirstin Hensley, Cynthia Hodges, Jeanne Houle Peters, Lynn Jarvi, Hazel Johnson, Kristi Kangas, Mary Kozmor, Nancy Kromer, Nancy Langston, Stacee Laycoax, Bonnie Loukus, Bethany Lüventhorn, Alice Margerum, Bonnie McLeod, Madhura Mehendale, Clyde Mikkola, Angel Miller, Larry Miller and Nikki Madisen, Lena Miller, Jerome Patryjak, Taära Ryan, jd slack, Barbara Summersett, Krissy Sundstrom, Lori Swanson, Julie Vasold, and Randy Wakeham.
The Copper Country Community Arts Center is located at 126 Quincy Street in Hancock. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 11-6 and Saturdays 10-2. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Image: "The Birth of the Harp" by Bonnie McLeod
2025 Exhibition Schedule
February
“Animal Life - Art from the Kalevala” community call for art
Jan 25-Feb 28 Reception: Jan 25 2-4 pm
March
“Celebrate Youth Arts Month”
March 4-29 Reception: March 8
April
“Art in Silico” open call for computational art
collaboration with MichiganTech’s Institute of Computing and Cybersystems
April 1-5 Reception: April 3
“I Don’t Cook” fiber art by Lynn Anderson
April 8-May 3 Reception: April 10 from 6-7:30pm
May
Tony Drehfal wood engraving
May 6-31
June
Cheryl Perkins plein air and illustration
June 3-28
July
Alexander Lee Landerman letterpress and drawing
July 8-August 2
August
Eric Munch photography
August 5-30
September
Michael Letts painting
September 2-30
October
Kevin Breyfogle painting
October 7-November 1
November
Shaft, community call for art
November 4-29
December
6X6
December 2-13 Reception/Event December 13
“Animal Life - Art from the Kalevala” community call for art
Jan 25-Feb 28 Reception: Jan 25 2-4 pm
March
“Celebrate Youth Arts Month”
March 4-29 Reception: March 8
April
“Art in Silico” open call for computational art
collaboration with MichiganTech’s Institute of Computing and Cybersystems
April 1-5 Reception: April 3
“I Don’t Cook” fiber art by Lynn Anderson
April 8-May 3 Reception: April 10 from 6-7:30pm
May
Tony Drehfal wood engraving
May 6-31
June
Cheryl Perkins plein air and illustration
June 3-28
July
Alexander Lee Landerman letterpress and drawing
July 8-August 2
August
Eric Munch photography
August 5-30
September
Michael Letts painting
September 2-30
October
Kevin Breyfogle painting
October 7-November 1
November
Shaft, community call for art
November 4-29
December
6X6
December 2-13 Reception/Event December 13
Exhibition Opportunities
Exhibitions in the Kerredge Gallery at the Copper Country Community Arts Center are scheduled a year in advance. If you would like to be considered for an exhibition for 2025, contact Cynthia Cote at [email protected] with a proposal and 5-7 images of your work for consideration.
Exhibitions in the Kerredge Gallery at the Copper Country Community Arts Center are scheduled a year in advance. If you would like to be considered for an exhibition for 2025, contact Cynthia Cote at [email protected] with a proposal and 5-7 images of your work for consideration.