Feb
16
3:00 PM15:00

Artists Showcase 2025

Immerse yourself in a vibrant celebration of artistry at the Artist Showcase! Join us as we spotlight a diverse lineup of talented poets, musicians, vocalists, authors and storytellers from our community. 

There will be opportunities to meet and connect with the artists, learn about their journeys, and explore their inspirations during intermission and after the show. 

Last year was standing room only so come early for an afternoon of inspiration featuring the wildly talented performers of Lake Mills! 


Suggested Donation: $10

All proceeds will be donated to the Lake Mills High School Musical Theater Program in support of the transformative power of the performing arts in our creative community.

Click on an image to learn more about the performers!

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Sep
11
6:00 PM18:00

Membership Meeting

Greetings Membership!

You are invited to join us in the garden of Susan Lang and Bill McDowell for our September Membership Meeting.

Susan and Bill have curated a vast collection of art and have graciously offered to host our meeting and give a tour of their personal gallery. We'll finish in the garden with local sculptor Bud Skupniewitz and his piece featured in Susan and Bill's garden.

Bring a dish to share and prepare to be inspired! There is plenty of parking on College and Lake View streets.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at 537 College St. on September 11th at 6:00pm.

Warmest regards,

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Jun
29
9:00 AM09:00

Town and Country Days Parade

If you would like to walk with AAGLM in the Town and Country Day parade on June 29th, please use the link to sign up. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44AFAF2DA6FEC07-50161986-walk

Set up goes from 9:00-9:45am with the parade starting at 10:30am. This will be the “classic” parade route down Main Street.

There will be people walking and passing out fish cards by local artists (paint and brush included). There will be bubble wands for walkers to play with throughout the route as well as giant bubbles to wow the crowd. 

Sounds pretty fun, right? Well that’s not all….

Gus Bradt will be live painting a giant version of the fish cards we’re handing out for inspiration in motion. Bill McDowell has generously agreed to let us use his truck so we’re going to set Gus up in the bed of the truck and tell him to engage his core while creating a masterpiece on wheels. 

(No pressure, Gus) 

At the end of the parade walkers are free to peel off and enjoy the rest of festival weekend! 

There are 80 of each design with a total of 400 cards.

Thank you to those who were able to submit fish, I am absolutely in love with our aquarium. 


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Jun
15
1:00 PM13:00

SmartPhone workshop

Angie Szabo, Artist and Fort Atkinson High School Art Educator with volunteer High School Artists from FAHS’s National Honor Society will be presenting a cell phone photography workshop in which they will explain how we can use the technology in our back pockets to take compelling, interesting and beautiful photos. We will review last year’s photography intro for those who are new (composing interesting images, basic camera use) and we will also explore new areas on our phone for those who have taken the previous workshop. New information this year will cover taking great portraits and family pictures, and utilizing more advanced photography modes in our camera. Participants will have the opportunity to practice these techniques with the support of our volunteer instructors on the beautiful grounds of our local library!

What to Bring: Yourself, a friend, and a fully charged smart phone.

Where: Top floor of the Lake Mills L. D. Fargo Public Library

AAGLM members $10, nonmembers $35 (includes a one year membership to AAGLM!) - Payable at the event.

So we may plan, please signup below. Bring friends!

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Mar
16
1:00 PM13:00

Smart Phone Workshop - postponed

Angie Szabo, Artist and Fort Atkinson High School Art Educator with volunteer High School Artists from FAHS’s National Honor Society will be presenting a cell phone photography workshop in which they will explain how we can use the technology in our back pockets to take compelling, interesting and beautiful photos. We will review last year’s photography intro for those who are new (composing interesting images, basic camera use) and we will also explore new areas on our phone for those who have taken the previous workshop. New information this year will cover taking great portraits and family pictures, and utilizing more advanced photography modes in our camera. Participants will have the opportunity to practice these techniques with the support of our volunteer instructors on the beautiful grounds of our local library!

What to Bring: Yourself, a friend, and a fully charged smart phone.

Where: Top floor of the Lake Mills L. D. Fargo Public Library

AAGLM members $10, nonmembers $35 (includes a one year membership to AAGLM!) - Payable at the event.

So we may plan, please signup HERE. Bring friends!

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Mar
3
3:00 PM15:00

Artist Showcase 2024

Arts Alliance of Greater Lake Mills presents ARTIST SHOWCASE 2024 featuring local Poets, Writers and Musicians.
Poets: Claire Peters, Alais Fortier Meyer, Sherman Lyons
Writers: Greg Renz, Maggie Ginsberg, Philip Engsberg, Bill Stork
Musicians Jillian Jordan, Amy Phillips
Dancers: Annie and Jonny

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Dec
1
to Dec 30

Art by Carolyn Liedtke

The Public is invited to an exhibition and sale of art by longtime member Carolyn Liedtke at the Dwight Foster Library, 209 Merchants Avenue, Fort Atkinson, WI. Library hours are Mon-Thurs 8 am to 8 pm, Friday 8 am to 6 pm, Saturday 9 am to 2 pm

Here is Carolyn’s Invitation:

During the entire month of December, I will be exhibiting more than thirty of my watercolors at the Dwight Foster Public Library, 200 Merchants Avenue, in Fort Atkinson. I am grateful to the Arts Alliance of Greater Lake Mills for arranging this exhibition and helping with the hanging. Since I have sold my home and closed my gallery in Lake Mills, many of my paintings must find good homes, so I’m pleased to have this opportunity.

There will be a Reception on the closing day of the exhibition— Saturday, December 30, from 12 noon to 2 pm—when pur- chasers can pick up their paintings and everyone can enjoy a glass of apple cider and nibble chips.

Many of the paintings are landscapes. Most of these were painted on location in Wisconsin and other places that I have visited in the United States and around the world.

Wayside Farm was painted looking through my car wind-shield before this pleasant landscape morphed into a shopping mall. Nowadays, these paintable scenes are few and far between.



I love adding wildlife to my landscapes, like this majestic Gray Heron, gliding gracefully over Rock Creek.

There are a few florals; most have been sold, but there are still some nice ones, like Sunflowers ala Vincent, my watercolor version of Van Gogh’s iconic masterpiece, with sunflowers from my own garden.




I hope that you will come to what will probably be my last exhibition. And if you have no more wall space, please, please bring a friend who has.

Love, Carolyn Liedtke



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Sep
1
to Sep 30

AAGLM Member Exhibit at Fort Atkinson Library

Check out a few some of the eleven members exhibiting artwork. Go see the show! It closes September 30.

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Aug
6
to Aug 15

AAGLM Art Exhibit at Fort Atkinson Library - Call for Entry

The Arts Alliance of Greater Lake Mills will host an art exhibit at Dwight Foster Public Library in Fort Atkinson during the month of September and invites member artists who create 2-D work to participate!  

The library has a beautiful space for 2-D art, and this is an opportunity for you to show and sell up to three pieces commission free. There is no cost to participate.  A catalog of pieces with artist information will be on hand at the library for prospective buyers to contact artists directly to make a purchase. The library will ot handle sales.   

AAGLM will host a reception at the library on Wednesday, September 6 from 6:30-7:30pm for friends and family.           

    Participation requirements:  

Work must be properly framed and ready to hang. 

  • Up to three pieces may be exhibited.  

  • Art must be no larger than 34" on any side when framed. 

  • All art must remain through the show’s conclusion.  

  • Members must be current with AAGLM membership dues.  

If you wish to sell your work, send a jpeg image and your name, phone number, email, title of work, and price to Gail Juszczak at gailjuszczak@gmail.com by August 15 for inclusion in the show catalog. 

Participating artists can drop off their work at Gail’s house on  Friday, September 1, between 9:00 and 10:00 am or at the library from 11:00 am to noon.  

At the show’s conclusion, work can be picked up on Saturday, September 30, at the library from 11:00 am to noon or at Gail’s house from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Sold pieces can be distributed to individual buyers at that time.  

Please contact Gail with any questions at gailjuszczak@gmail.com. 


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Aug
4
to Oct 31

ISO: YOUR OLD, BROKEN CRAYONS!

We’re excited to share that the Arts Alliance is participating in ‘The Crayon Initiative’ — a national project that collects gently used or unwanted crayons, remolds them into large, new, triangular ones, and donates them to children’s hospitals across the nation to bring the restorative joy of art to children facing challenging circumstances.

Please help us spread the word within your circles of friends, families, and neighbors by asking them to donate any unwanted crayons they may have. The following facilities in our community will have ‘The Crayon Initiative’ collection bins through the end of October.

Locations are:  

Culver's

Rock Lake Activity Center

Lake Mills Market

LD Fargo Library

Kuhl Corner Campus

Sunshine Brewing Company

The Grist

St. Paul’s

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