December Smallworks Exhibits: Carl Mayer

The City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center announces its December SmallWorks Gallery exhibition by watercolor artist, Carl Mayer. After graduating from high school in Lake Linden, Michigan, Mayer served four years in the Air Force. Thanks to the G.I. Bill he was then able to attend college – first at Suomi in Hancock, and then at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, where he graduated with a degree in Art Education.

For the next thirty-three years Mayer taught art to youth in the Marquette Area Public Schools System and served as the Head of the Art Department until he retired in 1991. During all of this time, he remained active in watercolor painting and attended several workshops with well-known watercolor artists like Edgar Whitney, Robert E. Wood and Zoltan Szabo.

Today, Mayer continues to share his love of watercolor techniques in painting classes for adults of varying skills. His exhibit, “Sights and Sounds of Lake Superior,” will showcase his favorite subject matter - the great outdoors.

The exhibit will run from December 1-29 with an opening reception held on Thursday, Dec. 1 from 6-8 p.m. The public is invited to attend and refreshments will be provided.

The City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center is located in the lower level of the Peter White Public Library. For more information or questions, please contact 906-228-0472 or email arts-culture@mqtcty.org.