Egg Harbor, Wis. (July 19, 2022) – The Woodwalk Gallery has new caretakers. The gallery and event space south of Egg Harbor was purchased by Matt and Joslyn Villalpando, who realized a dream seven years in the making at the end of June.
The Villalpandos got married at Woodwalk Gallery in September of 2015, planting the seeds for the Chicago couple to make a permanent move to the peninsula, where Matt was raised and graduated from Gibraltar High School. As their dream percolated, Matt grew his career in real estate and Joslyn – an art teacher at Chicago Public Schools for 12 years – grew a business teaching pop-up craft and art workshops at restaurants and venues throughout the city.
Joslyn now brings those workshops to the gallery, where she and Matt aim to continue to build on the success of Jillaine and Andy Seefeldt, who have operated the space since 2015. In that time they have doubled the number of artists represented in the gallery and added a variety of events such as chef-driven dinners and artist demonstration days. The Seefeldts are staying on hand through the summer to work with the new owners and will be staying in Door County, building a home and continuing to work.
The Villalpandos will live on the property with their two daughters, Sylvie (1) and Josephine (4).
Up next at the Woodwalk Gallery are a series of Wednesday workshops in watercolor, macramé, and embroidery workshops with Joslyn, two Midsummer’s Music concerts on July 24 and 31, an Artist Demo Day on July 29, and three nights of Buckets of Rain concerts in August. Follow them on social media @woodwalkgallery and @jvillaworkshop or visit woodwalkgallery.com for more!
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