Gallery / Exhibitions
The Chestnut Gallery aspires to visually enrich our community by exhibiting local, regional and national artists focusing on a broad spectrum of media and expressive styles.
"Life's Joy" exhibit
For our July/August exhibit, Chestnut Center for the Arts welcomes portrait artist and musician, Terry Howard, with his exhibit "Life's Joy."
The show opens with an Artists Reception on Thursday, July 11, 2024, from 6-8 p.m. and runs until August 22, 2024. The exhibit can be viewed during our normal business hours, Monday through Thursday from 10-3 p.m.
Artist's Statement
Terry Howard
Born in Wisconsin Rapids, WI in 1954, Terry always excelled in art classes even at the grade school level. In high school he participated in many art contests. He attended college in Chattanooga, TN and attended professional art classes under Malcolm Childers. After college, he moved on to university level classes in Michigan with instructors such as Alan Collins and Greg Constantine. As opportunity presented itself, he was able to study masterpieces in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, St. Louis, New York, London, Paris, Geneva, and other great cities. Terry has enjoyed doing portraits as long as he can remember, and his mother still has examples of his early work. Currently, he enjoys meeting people in his work as a portrait artist and doing detailed renderings of masterpieces as part of his continual educational process in the arts.
once loved art
Get your art to us!
We're currently collecting donated art --now!
Chestnut Center's "Once Loved Art" sale takes your "retired" art that you've retrieved from the basement or back of the closet, and gives it new life, in someone else's home!
As we travel through life, many types of art touch us in special ways. Gifts of art are given with love. A special moment is remembered with an art piece. Someone creates a piece of art that we value. These all become a part of our home decor and valued treasures.
There is a time however, when we move on, and these things hold a different meaning, but their value does not diminish. Chestnut Center understands and wants to provide a way for you to give these valued art pieces a new life and a new home.
Retired art might take the shape of a piece of wall art, an antique quilt, a piece of lace or jewelry, a sculpture or other three-dimensional pieces, or maybe autographed sheet music.
Consider donating your once-loved art to Chestnut Center. Funds raised are used for educational programming in the arts.
Donated art can be dropped off at the Chestnut Center during regular office hours (Tuesday through Thursday, 10 am-3pm) or by appointment (715-389-8999).
Let us put your retired treasures back to work!
Chestnut Center's "Once Loved Art" Sale will be held at least once annually. Watch for it! Sign up for our email blasts to be notified. Also, a selection of this art is on display--and for sale-- in the Terrazzo Room year-round.