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The Hardy Gallery

Posted by
Steven (Chicagoland, United States) on 25 February 2021 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.

The Hardy Gallery is situated directly on the shore of Eagle Harbor and has been a pillar of the Door County art community since the mid-1900s, providing visibility in a non-commercial venue to new and established artists who may or may not have outside gallery representation. Over the years, the organization has grown from a small, volunteer-run facility to a multifaceted non-profit organization that draws more than 14,500 visitors annually, serves over 750 artists and youth each year and manages 75 volunteers.

The Dock quickly became the business and social center of the community, with the Anderson Warehouse (the Hardy's home) being built around the same time. The Dock and Warehouse hold a lot of meaning for Ephraim residents and visitors alike, not to mention the decades of boaters who would paint their respective vessel's name on the Warehouse's clapboard siding.

The Francis Hardy Gallery is home to some of the most creative and popular gallery exhibitions in Door County, and once you visit, it is easy to see why established and emerging artists alike love to show their work in a simple wooden warehouse.

In addition to being recognized for its outstanding exhibits, the Hardy continues to fulfill Francis Hardy's vision to create a climate of understanding and appreciation of the arts. The Hardy is committed to providing the Door County community with innovative educational programming for people of all ages in the arts.

The sandbags that you see around the perimeter of the building are due to Lake Michigan's high water level that year. The preceding year's rainy summer season, in addition to the quick freeze of Lake Michigan (and lack of evaporation) during the subsequent early freeze and long-term cold winter season, led to unusually high lake levels in the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana during the Summer of 2020.

Photo captured August 20, 2020.

NIKON D7000 1/125 second F/11.0 ISO 180 27 mm (35mm equiv.)

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Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

Interesting house

25 Feb 2021 5:32am

Marie from Villages du Lac de Paladru, France

Very impressive and interesting. Thank you for the note
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25 Feb 2021 5:55am

Ralf Kesper from Fröndenberg, Germany

Looks pretty cool

25 Feb 2021 6:06am

Claudine/canelle from Lorient, France

J'adore ça !!!
C'est une photo qui irait très bien en partage dans mon nouveau blog ...https://www.mamieco.blogspot.com
C'est bien de pouvoir s'exprimer ainsi sans contrainte !
Merci

25 Feb 2021 7:04am

lisl from Bath, United Kingdom

Such a unique building with what decoration! Is it liable to flooding?

25 Feb 2021 7:23am

jpla from Anjou, France

un bâtiment pas commun

25 Feb 2021 8:18am

yo from Entre Seine et Loire, France

Un nombre impressionnant d'inscriptions !

25 Feb 2021 9:06am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Looks interesting

25 Feb 2021 9:19am

Siepi from Zemst, Belgium

Scared for flooding? Artistic walls.

25 Feb 2021 9:37am

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Beautiful composition and very interesting !

25 Feb 2021 9:57am

Shaun from Massachusetts, United States

A real impressive building. Excellent decorations with great color.

25 Feb 2021 10:10am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

what a great concept, nicely captured

25 Feb 2021 10:32am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

WOW! beautiful details and colors!

25 Feb 2021 1:04pm

Rose from United States

I would love to visit this place.

25 Feb 2021 2:41pm

Devi from Chennai, India

Wonderful and interesting capture.A History and pack of information!! Great !!!

25 Feb 2021 2:42pm

Jerry OX from Lyon, France

Voila une charmante maison u peu isolée mais ravissante pour passer des jours merveilleux ! Elle est fort originale il faut l'avouer !

25 Feb 2021 2:46pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

I love the colorful appearance. SO inviting.

25 Feb 2021 3:52pm

Existence Artistique from Angers, France

oh beau

25 Feb 2021 4:49pm

willy from Belgium

j'aime bien les différentes couleurs Steven

merci pour les informations

greetings

25 Feb 2021 5:14pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

such beautiful composition, colors & textures!
Lovely!

25 Feb 2021 5:27pm

Ray. B from Charentes-Poitou, France

Superbe, c'est génial toutes ces couleurs.

25 Feb 2021 8:55pm

suzanne from Belgium

Très original et joliment coloré !
Et une belle mise en valeur par ce cadrage :-)

25 Feb 2021 8:59pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Very cool artwork. It must be a fun place. The sandbags look like they are expecting high water.

25 Feb 2021 11:07pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

All those boat names make for an interesting paint job. Beautiful capture.

25 Feb 2021 11:39pm

jeanmadis from Chonburi, Thailand

Un fonctionnement qui a le mérite de bénéficier à tous et gratuitement, qui fait plaisir à savoir dans un pays ou même la culture et l'éducation s'achètent.
Excellente initiative qui perdure semble-il.

26 Feb 2021 1:49am

Elaine Hancock from Olney, United States

This is so beautiful. I love how each brick is decorated. Together, the building really makes a statement. What a wonderful place!

26 Feb 2021 2:34am

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

Very strange and quite beautiful.

26 Feb 2021 2:57am

Harry from Apex, NC, United States

amazing color, and the sandbags show they are ready for some high water

26 Feb 2021 4:04am

Darkelf Photography from Perth, Australia

Wonderful detail and colour.

26 Feb 2021 5:04am

rem_la from Villiers, France

j'aaime cette multitude de couleurs

26 Feb 2021 5:51am

Ginnie Hart from Netherlands

At first I thought they were license plates, Steven, but how very clever to have boat names!

26 Feb 2021 6:24am

jean pierre from Paris, France

superbe batiment et merci pour les infos!!

26 Feb 2021 8:36am

Hootin' Anni from Corpus Christi, United States

Such an incredible work of art this building is. And how it evolved thru the years is also quite amazing.

26 Feb 2021 12:03pm

Marjolein from Westvoorne, Netherlands

What a wonderfully cheerful boathouse that makes you happy.
And certainly a lot of viewing pleasure

26 Feb 2021 1:03pm

Remus from Portugal

With a unique wall decoration/painting.
I am curious to see some of these details of these paintings.

26 Feb 2021 4:39pm

Jean-Louis Guianvarc'h from Valence d'Albigeois, France

L'art à portée de tous. Superbe image!

27 Feb 2021 11:32am

Elizabeth Buckalew from Flagstaff, United States

Isn't that wonderful! I love places like this. I see they're prepared for some flooding.

1 Mar 2021 2:49am

Diane from Parksville, Canada

It always heartens me to learn about any community supporting the arts. It sounds like their program is innovative, perhaps as interesting as the exterior of their building!

1 Mar 2021 3:56pm

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

an intriguing structure

2 Mar 2021 8:39pm