Ellison Bay Fall Art Crawl

Fall colors should be at their peak when you crest the Ellison Bay Hill overlooking the panorama of the Niagara Escarpment. This quiet yet vibrant town is the home of a unique community of artists, craftspeople, galleries and spectacular natural areas. Always following the weekend of Fall Fest, Ellison Bay celebrates our fall season with the annual Ellison Bay Fall Art Crawl. The dates are October 20-21, 10 am – 5 pm. Come take a leisurely tour, enjoying demonstrations, locally made cider, refreshments, prize drawings and new inspired works.

Clay Bay Pottery’s theme this year is 42 Years on Hwy 42! David and Jeanne welcome you to their gallery celebrating with new work – lamps, mugs, Shoreline girls, ladies, bowls and candlelights. Enjoy refreshments and Davids famous cookies. Sign up to win a beautiful piece of pottery. New work will be unveiled created by our other potters and painters as well as sterling silver jewelry by Sylvia Youell.

Turtle Ridge Gallery/Boutique is celebrating the work of Kirsten Logerquist, their newest team member. Kirsten makes delicate, affordable jewelry with unique color combinations of beads, found objects and interesting constructions. New bag styles this season include offerings from our Route Collection as well as the Classic Collection. New this fall is the Envelope Clutch. Hand-dyed natural fiber scarves, shawls, wraps and jackets have just been produced in the studio and added to the mix of beautiful signature clothing lines. Digital printed leggings feature the art of Mary Ellen Sisulak and are great paired with cashmere, alpaca, cotton and silk. Mary Ellen has just hung some new mixed media pieces this fall. Come enter our prize drawing and enjoy the open studio and grounds.

Ellison Bay Pottery will have a wide variety of Beer Steins fresh out of the kiln along with their famous soup mugs, baking dishes and bowls all ready for the fall and winter. Refreshments including different local beers and cheeses over the weekend.

The Clearing is celebrating its 83rd anniversary this year. The Clearing Bookstore and Gift Shop will be open 10:00-4:00 as is the entire 128 acre campus for touring and hiking. We will have docent tours both days, volunteers demonstrating their arts and crafts in the Jens Jensen Center on Sunday, and we will be serving cider and homemade cookies. Be sure to sign up to win one of the door prizes!

Gills Rock Pottery celebrates Fall and food. Join Judy and Thor for Thor’s turkey sandwiches made in their wood fired oven. Enjoy the gallery filled with the latest pottery creations along with beautiful table linens and woodenware.

Linden Gallery is celebrating its 22nd season with new artists, as well as new work from artists represented for many years. New to the gallery this year are Bettina Madini yoga pants, scarves and fine art, Beltshazzar jewelry and Brilliant Stranger ancestry cloth shawls and tunics. In addition, they are featuring exciting new work from Skye and Peter Ciesla at Bazyli jewelry, and Susan Ploughe, who paints people and scenes from rural China with warmth and realism. Linden Gallery is a premier source of Asian fine art, furniture, textiles, wood and bronze sculptures, and rare antiquities. Stop in and experience the wonderment and beauty of Asia in an elegant, exhibition like setting.

Travel a little north on Hwy 42 to find Rob Williams Studio/Gallery among the birches on seven acres of woodland. See Rob’s new contemporary landscape paintings and Shirley’s stunning B&W photography. Celebrating 15 years as a Door County gallery. Enjoy refreshments, a chance to win an original painting, plus free desk calendars for 2019.

Island Orchard Cider Come sample or enjoy a glass of Award Winning Ciders. The company produces Normandy Style Ciders with a New World twist. Stop by the Tasting Room located in Ellison Bay. Try these refreshing ciders or a warm spiced cider and small plates. Gluten Free, 6.9% ABV

Finally, don’t forget to stop and have your picture taken in front Ellison Bay’s two new downtown murals celebrating the natural beauty of the region.