Michael Schwegmann and Ernest Miller have much in common. Living in the Midwest and working  in clay, both artists create work influenced by their surroundings. Miller is inspired by the landscape and architecture of the rural Midwest. Schwegmann creates facsimiles of ordinary objects and tools, elevating humble objects that examine function in our everyday life and in art.


The front gallery will feature a show of wide-ranging art created by gallery artists working in all media. This annual show of small works has become one of our most popular as an opportunity to acquire work on a smaller scale by some of the galleries most popular artists.


Tea bowls are one of the simplest, and most challenging forms for a potter to make. They serve as a vehicle for infinite expression, and although all good tea bowls meet the expectations of the tradition they find themselves in, no two bowls will be identical. Curator Aedric Donovan will transform the cooler into a tea room to display outstanding tea bowls created by contemporary ceramists.