Arts for Everyone, Everyday.

The Superior Council for the Arts (SCFTA) is part of the energetic and creative arts community in the restored 19th century stone building on the corner of Broadway Street and Hammond Avenue in the wonderful historic Trade and Commerce Marketplace in the North End of Superior, Wisconsin. SCFTA joins the North End Historic District and communities of the region in growing a flourishing arts environment. Since 2006, The Superior Council for the Arts (SCFTA) has been a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization.

PostCards From Our Estuary ll - Wish You Were Here!
Poetry Submission deadline: July 16, 2013

Writing topics:  Lake Superior, Its Estuaries, Trees & Animals. Categories for Adult and Youth (ages 12-18)
Stories:  500 words maximum
Poetry: 1-3 three poems of no more than 30 lines each
Awards:  $25 for Adult.  $10 for Youth. Other prizes, too! Judges reserve the right to not award prizes if there is insufficient quantity or quality of entries.
Entry fee to be eligible for prizes: $10 for three entries. No fee for Youth category or members of SCFTA. Entries must be emailed as attachments  to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Only email submissions accepted. Entry fees can be mailed or dropped off by July 8 at Superior Council for the Arts, 1323 Broadway, Superior, WI 54880 or payment can be made via Paypal on our website:   www.superiorcfta.org. 
We will NOT accept: Work that has been published, is under consideration elsewhere, or has received an award. Do not put your name on your manuscript.
Submissions must include the following information in the body of the email:
Your name, Address, Telephone number, Email address, Title(s)/category (story or poem/youth or adult) of works being submitted
If you are a student, please indicate the name of your school.Please use Times New Roman 12 for writing and send as an attachment in .doc or .docx format. Email submissions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
*Email entries:  We can help you do this.  Contact SCFTA.

SnowSnakes, PostCards, & SCFTA December Market Artists:
Sun, July 21: 10th Annual Lake Superior Day Selling & Exhibit
Opportunity for Artists on Barkers Island, Superior.

Sponsors:  Lake Superior Binational Forum, Lake Superior NERR,  Wisconsin Sea Grant, City of Superior, Superior Public Museums, Superior Council for the Arts.

Where:  Barkers Island  in art & craft vendor area.

When:  Sunday, July 21, 2013 from 11-4pm.  Set-up in the early morning.

Who:  Artists spaces sponsored by Superior Council for the Arts Exhibitions.  Advertising:  Constant Contact, posters, radio, tv, community events calendars, Facebook, fliers, Superior Douglas Co. Chamber, etc. 

Fee:  $10.00 for SCFTA Members.  $20.00 non-members. 10x10 space.  No electric.

Contact:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   715 392-6007  www.superiorcfta.org 

The Superior Stretch:
Jeff Lewis, Dave Baker and Marty Pearson

Exhibit: May 8 - July 6, 2013,
North End Arts Gallery, Superior WI

May is Twin Ports Arts Month in the North End Arts Gallery! The Superior Stretch, featuring artists Jeff Lewis (Minong, WI), Marty Pearson, (Danbury, WI) and Dave Baker (Cloverton, MN) will open May 8, 2013 at the North End Arts Gallery, 1323 Broadway Street, Superior, WI. The gallery exhibit will be up until July 6, 2013. It is free and open to the public T, Th, F & Sa, 11 am - 5 pm

The Superior Stretch artists exhibit regularly in the Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, MN

Dave Baker,  Painter.  Baker is  one of the exhibition curators and a spokesperson for the  arts center is located in the old Sandstone High school.

Jeff Lewis, Painter. “Despite the white surface the best artdraws, summons things out of the darkness. That is what I try to do with my art.”

Marty Pearson:  Awards including 2010 Best in Show (innovativeP Minnesota Tile Festival, Minneapolis, MN

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
2013 Postcards From Our Estuary

"Strictly Speaking, we remember not a place but our postcard of it." Joseph Brodsky, poet laureate of US 1991-1992, from essay, "A Place As Good As Any".

2013 PostCards From Our Estuary II
Call for Entries starts now!

Download the Postcards From Our Estuary 2013 Call For Entry form.

Sign Up! It’s a workshop for all ages! July3 & 10, 2013

North End Arts Gallery, Superior Council for the Arts & Lake Superior NERR PostCards ll creators.

In one of the Library's summer afternoon programs in 2012, everyone used art to make "Wish You Were Here" PostCards From Our Estuary ll. Art collage cards focused on the Lake Superior St. Louis River Freshwater Estuary Bay, Pokegama River as well as slough and grassy areas.

We are doing it again! It’s all “hands on” for PostCards II on July 3 and 10 for ages 4 and up. Superior Council for the Arts instruction is free. Materials will be provided. Donations welcome. For details contact us at 715 392-6007 or  www.superiorcfta.org

Broadway Community 2013 Gardens Plot Rental:

Open to all. 10:00 am. Saturday, April 27, 2013: Broadway Community Gardens organic gardens planning and plot rental meeting in the North End Arts Gallery in the Red Mug Building at 1323 Broadway, Superior. Organic soil and a watering access are available for each plot; each plot rental is $25.00. SCFTA members: $20.00.

SCFTA administers the Gardens projects which include free Master Gardener and Compost programs on planting, fertilizing, pest & weed control and harvesting. Demonstration plots, compost bins, and a new Permaculture site are used to teach gardening to everyone.

Sign up Saturday for a limited number of rent-free demonstration plots. Free hands-on programs on managing perennial garden plots start in May. More information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it website: www.superiorcfta.org

Join Superior Council for the Arts today.

We invite public attendance and participation in regularly changing exhibits, receptions, and events in the North End Arts Gallery (NEAG) and Broadway Community Gardens. A vigorous and creative group of volunteers manages both Gallery and Gardens.

You can add your name to our contact list here

Contact us.

To sign up for any of these events, or to become a member, please contact Superior Council for the Arts: 1323 Broadway Street, Superior, WI 54880, phone: 715.392.6007. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Exhibit hours are: 11-5 T, TH, F, SA. Free and open to the public.