Woolen Mill Gallery

fine art and curiousities

26 East Main Street, Reedsburg, WI

A Growing Season

monthly art exhibits and free lectures on land, food, transformation, prosperity and culture, from April to November, 2010


The Woolen Mill mural was one of the Wormfarm Institute's projects. The historic landmark Woolen Mill building is located at 26 East Main Street, next to the river in Reedsburg. Parking is available on street.

2009 Growing Season Art Exhibits

Elements Original metal sculptures by Rusty Ziegler, from May 15th through May 30th.

Deep Play Original paintings by Mary Dickey with her collection of doll houses and Mexican folk art, from June 19th through July 5th.

Food, Feed, Fuel Clay, fiber, found objects and bronze works by Catherine Schwalbe-Bouzide, from July 17th through August 1st.

JuxtaPacific paintings, ceramics and glass art by contemporary artists living in Fiji, August 21st through September 5th.

Fall Art D-Tour the 2009 Wormfarm artists-in-residence Karin Bolender, Galadriel Rosen, Jacqueline Dupres and Katie Schofield, plus baskets and books made by the Refuse Workshop classes October 16th through 31st.

2009 Growing Season Lectures

"Cultivating Stewardship: Land Conservation and the Local Food Movement" Curt Meine, conservation biologist, historian and biographer of Aldo Leopold and senior fellow at the Aldo Leopold Foundation, discussed the emergence of the local food movement to global issues of climate, biodiversity, conservation and sustainable development on May 28th.

"Provoking Democracy - Why We Need the Arts" Author and UW Madison professor Caroline Levine discussed the role of avant-garde artists in a democratic society, including Jackson Pollack, Bertold Brecht, and 2 Live Crew among others on June 25th.

"Corn - from Cradle to Grave" Sarah Lloyd, graduate student in rural sociology at UW Madison, president of the Columbia County Dairy Farmers Association and member of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board discussed corn production, processing and consumption in Wisconsin on July 23rd.

"See Jane Grow" Lisa Kivirist, co-author of the award-winning book 'ECOpreneuring' and local innkeeper of Inn Serendipity in Browntown discussed women ecopreneurs in Wisconsin on July 27th.

"JuxtaPacific" Mary Jane Connor, art history doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin discussed contemporary visual arts in Fiji, on August 27th.

"Strengthening Community through Rural Arts and Economic Development" John Davis, founder of the New York Mills Arts Retreat and Regional Cultural Center, a non-profit organization in rural Minnesota, on September 24th.

Farming, Art and Meaning – Exploring Polycultures Jay Salinas, farmer, artist, educator, co-founder and director of special projects at the Wormfarm Institute, and a founding member of Wisconsin Home Harvest and Renewal Gardens, on November 4th.