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The Miller Art Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay is pleased to announce the public programming schedule for the 2024 Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency Program. Led by 2024 resident artist Jessica Harvey, the series will kick off with a Deep Listening Experiment on Sunday, August 25 from 3 – 5 pm, which will be followed by additional opportunities for the public to engage with Harvey, who will be in residence at the Dome House through September 29, 2024.

A critical component of the residency program, now in its fourth year, is education and public engagement. As part of the experience, the resident artist actively engages the community through the development of a series of programs designed in partnership with the Miller Art Museum.

?“This requirement of our program advances the museum’s mission to expand its role in education and to shape and influence the artistic development and growth of artists in the area,” says Elizabeth Meissner-Gigstead, executive director.

Harvey is an artist and writer whose work explores the fractures of bodies, place, and history. Digging through public and private archives, she conducts long-term investigations of ruptures within natural, historical, and personal events, paying close attention to the interpretation of facts, which often changes based on the narrator. Using photography, video, sound, and archival resources, the images and installations she makes act as a catalyst for the exploration of the psychology that one attaches to memory and place, putting a particular emphasis on time and the labor of care. She often makes work using intimate aspects of physical bodies without revealing the actual human form in its entirety. Bone fragments, human hair, heartbeats, and the sounds of daybreak act as inspiration to illustrate the stories and rituals tied to death and living. Her work at the Dome House will advance a series she began during the pandemic called ‘Daybreak.’

“Jessica’s exploration of photography, video, and sound will offer our community an exciting way to engage with the artist and her work, the structure, and the surrounding landscape,” Meissner-Gigstead continued.