Marquette – Special events related to an exhibit of works by Alger County resident Niel Haapala will be held Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12 at Northern Michigan University’s DeVos Art Museum.
The exhibit, “Niel Haapala: An Illustrated History of Louds Spur and Other Small Histories from Alger County,” features paintings and wood carvings the artist made to share stories, jokes and local history.
A reception will be held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the DeVos Art Museum.
At noon on Saturday, Stuart Baird of Calumet will give a woodcarving demonstration, and from 1 to 3 p.m. the museum will host an open house reception and family day, with art activities for children of all ages.
The exhibition and related programs are presented in conjunction with the Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival, presented by the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at NMU.
Haapala spent much of his working days in the logging camps, where he learned to carve wood and paint from a German prisoner of war. But it wasn’t until he retired that he found his artistic calling. Haapala’s work will be on display through September 26.
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