As the community's connection to the visual arts, Beloit Art Center is host to 24 in-house art exhibits annually, along with quarterly exhibits with community partners. We also host numerous events from
gallery talks and tours, to art classes, workshops, and groups, throughout the year.
In addition, we are happy to be home to fifteen artist studios. We hope you'll stop by soon.
Beloit Art Center | Find Creativity Within!
gallery talks and tours, to art classes, workshops, and groups, throughout the year.
In addition, we are happy to be home to fifteen artist studios. We hope you'll stop by soon.
Beloit Art Center | Find Creativity Within!
MAY 2024 EXHIBITS
First Friday Opening Reception - MAY 3 from 5 - 7pm.
Gallery events are free & open to the public. More about this month's exhibits can be found here
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MAY 2024 EXHIBITS
SVEUM GALLERY | Lynda Wallis & Lois Hoveke
Full Circle, New Art * Old Friends
Full Circle, New Art * Old Friends
Friends since the age of ten, Lois & Lynda have spent decades working with plants, making art, looking at art, and sharing joys and sorrows.
Having a gallery show together decades after becoming friends in 4th grade is something neither of them saw coming - they’re both delighted.
Lois is an outsider artist, an unstoppable maker, and a creator. Being “untrained” has freed her from constraints set by formal art training. She writes, paints, and draws however and whatever she wants - as it should be. Moving freely from medium to medium, she shows us the world from her unique way of seeing. Working in horticulture her entire career, it’s no surprise that much of her inspiration comes from the natural world.
Lynda spent years in private art schools and went on to support her small family as a single mom-freelance artist running her own business, Freelance Illustrations. She spent decades creating botanic and nature illustrations for outdoor environmental educational signs. All the years Lynda was single parenting she managed to squeeze in time for her personal art. That time recently expanded and her own art form has taken shape in ways that continue to surprise.
Full Circle, New Art * Old Friends is a glimpse into the lives of these two women and how a shared past is present today.
Having a gallery show together decades after becoming friends in 4th grade is something neither of them saw coming - they’re both delighted.
Lois is an outsider artist, an unstoppable maker, and a creator. Being “untrained” has freed her from constraints set by formal art training. She writes, paints, and draws however and whatever she wants - as it should be. Moving freely from medium to medium, she shows us the world from her unique way of seeing. Working in horticulture her entire career, it’s no surprise that much of her inspiration comes from the natural world.
Lynda spent years in private art schools and went on to support her small family as a single mom-freelance artist running her own business, Freelance Illustrations. She spent decades creating botanic and nature illustrations for outdoor environmental educational signs. All the years Lynda was single parenting she managed to squeeze in time for her personal art. That time recently expanded and her own art form has taken shape in ways that continue to surprise.
Full Circle, New Art * Old Friends is a glimpse into the lives of these two women and how a shared past is present today.
BELL GALLERY | Paul Lindquist
Hobbies, skills, and interests are often passed down from one generation to the next. However, my passion for photography was passed up one generation. My daughter, Kayla, found a love for nature photography when she was very young. Initially, I was just her driver and hiking partner as we ventured off to the local parks and forest preserves so she could take pictures of migrating birds and colorful butterflies. She quickly developed a special talent that justified an upgrade to her photography gear. She no longer had a use for her old point-and-shoot camera, so she encouraged me to carry it during our hikes. What started as an annoying task of carrying a 3-pound weight hanging from a strap around my neck soon turned into a fun and friendly competition to see who was able to take the best pictures. “Dad’s not so awesome pictures,” as she called them, didn’t have a chance against her amazing shots. When the fun and games turned into an unrelentless quest for the perfect photo, I realized it was time for an equipment upgrade of my own. Then, with a top-of-the-line camera and lens in hand, I set out to capture the best scenes nature has to offer. I quickly discovered there is a lot more to successful nature photography than just putting an expensive camera’s viewfinder to my eye and pressing the shutter button. The settings of the new mirrorless camera were all foreign to me and the slightest change to the f-stop, ISO, or shutter speed made a big difference in the clarity and quality of the images. Additionally, I needed to learn about my subjects to better understand nature and wildlife; knowing where to be and when to be there proved to be critically important; and choosing the right lighting, composition, and perspective are all very important as well. Learning these things requires a lot of time and experience. Two years later, with over 500,000 average or worse pictures in the archives, occasional “keepers” finally started to emerge. While the majority of my favorite nature photos are simply wall-art in my home, some have been shared with a nonprofit nature conservatory organization for use on its website and fundraiser mailings, and a few have been included in locally distributed calendars. As a nature photographer it has aways been a priority and a challenge to keep people out of my photos, however, I have now expanded my short list of genres to include people. I recently started taking personal portraits, group photos, and individuals and teams participating in sporting events. I am also considering other opportunities such as senior portraits, car and motorcycle racing, cityscapes, and horse-and-rider competitions to further expand my photography portfolio. Continually adding different subject matter keeps the hobby challenging and interesting. I hope you enjoy looking at these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them.
BAC COMMUNITY GALLERIES
In 2024 Beloit Art Center is expanding our artist level membership levels to provide more creators the ability to exhibit with us. For many years we have had a Community Gallery at Beloit Public Library. We are expanding this to include a new Bagels and More Restaurant, located downtown. Our featured artists this quarter are
Greg LaMont at Beloit Public Library and Alice Blue at Bagels & More.
In 2024 Beloit Art Center is expanding our artist level membership levels to provide more creators the ability to exhibit with us. For many years we have had a Community Gallery at Beloit Public Library. We are expanding this to include a new Bagels and More Restaurant, located downtown. Our featured artists this quarter are
Greg LaMont at Beloit Public Library and Alice Blue at Bagels & More.
BAC ARTIST MEMBER GALLERIES
In addition to our community spaces, the Beloit Art Center has also developed new small scale
Artist Member Gallery spaces right in our own building! Artists are featured in a three month rotation and are included in our newsletter and social media posts. This is a great way for an artist to show work with a smaller number of pieces.
In addition to our community spaces, the Beloit Art Center has also developed new small scale
Artist Member Gallery spaces right in our own building! Artists are featured in a three month rotation and are included in our newsletter and social media posts. This is a great way for an artist to show work with a smaller number of pieces.