Past Exhibits

Past Exhibits
Telling Our Stories

LGBTQ+ history extends long before the iconic Stonewall Uprising and milestone historical moments continue to be made daily.

 
 
Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations

Ganz utilizes reclaimed plastic objects like brush strokes which appear visibly unified at a distance though separate at close proximity. 

 
 
The Transperience: A Unique Personal Exploration of Diversity

Those who enter The Transperience will experience a personal understanding of the joys, sorrows, trials, and celebrations of Trans life. The stories and  testimonials in The Transperience are deeply personal. They are stories of successfully navigating a life as a transgender person.

 
 
Art Against The Odds

The exhibition is divided into six thematic sections: solitary confinement, landscapes, portraits, letter writing, scarcity of materials, and time/seriality. 

 
 
An Artistic Discovery 2024

An Artistic Discovery features works of art by high school students in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District, represented by Congressman Mike Gallagher.

 
 
Community Doors

Community Doors is a partnership with local LGBTQ+ youth groups and organizations to celebrate identities and share voices, stories, and
experiences through art.

 
 
Martin Luther King Jr. Student Art & Writing

Since 1995, Brown County and Oneida Nation students have been challenged to paint, draw, or draft a piece of creative writing celebrating a theme inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

 
 
109th Green Bay Art Colony Exhibition

For more than a century, hundreds of women artists have been part of the Green Bay Art Colony. These women continue to inspire each other, educate the public, encourage new artists and give scholarships to art students.

 
 
78th Art Annual

The 78th Art Annual exhibit is an all-media, juried exhibition of current artworks produced by artists living in the counties of Northeastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

 
 
SAGE 4th Annual Toy Makers

Thirty area artists volunteered to take stuffed animals made from white t-shirts and transform them into works of art. 

 
 
Blow Up II

BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art explores the medium of inflatable art with figurative, conceptual, and abstract imagery.

 
 
Room 108: The Clearing Pop-Up Exhibit

Room 108: The Clearing is a locally filmed movie set in a dual timeline of 1899/1900 and 1999/2000. The objects displayed for this pop-up exhibition are on loan from director, co-writer and actor, Freddy Moyano, and depict nine thematically important sections of the movie. 

 
 
Justice for All

Justice for All: The Legacy of Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson presents the groundbreaking career of Wisconsin’s first woman justice, her impact on the Wisconsin court system, and her place in history. 

 
 
NWTC Artisan and Business Center 2023 Annual Showcase

The Annual Showcase is a juried exhibition featuring the artwork of NWTC Artisan and Business Center (ABC) students, staff, and faculty. 

 
 
108th Green Bay Art Colony Exhibition

For more than a century, hundreds of women artists have been part of the Green Bay Art Colony. These women continue to inspire each other, educate the public, encourage new artists and give scholarships to art students.

 
 
Martin Luther King Jr. Student Art & Writing

Since 1995, Brown County and Oneida Nation students have been challenged to paint, draw, or draft a piece of creative writing celebrating a theme inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

 
 
Youth Art Month

Experience the many creative works of art by students in grades K through 12 from 27 schools in Northeast Wisconsin. The annual celebration emphasizes the value of art education for all children and encourages support for quality art programs in Wisconsin schools. Selected works from this exhibit will move onto the state exhibit in Madison.

 
 
77th Art Annual

The 77th Art Annual exhibit is an all-media, juried exhibition of current artworks produced by artists living in the counties of Northeastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

 
 
SAGE Toy Makers

30 area artists were asked to take stuffed animals made from white t-shirts and transform them into works of art. 

 
 
HerStory

HerStory explored the changing roles and experiences of women in work, politics and their community through photographs, stories, and artifacts.

 
 
Science of Sound

The Science of Sound examined how sound is created by vibrations and moves in waves. Guests could explore how sounds are made and heard in nature and discover how we can use technology to create and hear sound as well.

 
 
Spectacular Science: Birds

Birds featured specimens from our taxidermy collection, including over 150 birds, eggs, and nests. Not only did guests learn about bird adaptations, they also could hear bird calls and compare their wingspans to a variety of species.

 
 
An Artistic Discovery 2022

An Artistic Discovery featured 49 works of art from 12 schools produced by high school students in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District, represented by Congressman Mike Gallagher.

 
 
NWTC Artisan and Business Center: What's Your Function?

NWTC Artisan and Business Center students, artists, staff, and faculty were asked to explore the theme of “functional” artwork – from a table to a teapot or a tool – or by simply bringing joy with beauty.

 
 
107th Green Bay Art Colony Exhibition

For more than a century, hundreds of women artists have been part of the Green Bay Art Colony. These women continue to inspire each other, educate the public, encourage new artists and give scholarships to art students. Styles and club rules may have changed, but the dream to keep art and culture part of the community remains the same.

 
 
76th Art Annual

The 76th Art Annual exhibit was an all-media, juried exhibition of current artworks produced by artists living in the counties of Northeastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. This juried art exhibition began in 1942 during the height of World War II. For three-quarters of a century, many of this region’s most celebrated and talented artists have exhibited their work as part of this Green Bay tradition.

 
 
Reviving Traditional Arts of the Oneida

Reviving Traditional Arts of the Oneida was a partnership with the Oneida Nation Arts Program and the Oneida Nation Museum. The exhibit highlighted the cultural legacy of basketry, pottery, and silverwork among the Oneida people. 


 
 
NWTC Artisan and Business Center: Milestones

This was a collaboration with the Museum and the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Artisan and Business Center. The exhibit included works in all mediums that were created by students and faculty.

 
 
106th Green Bay Art Colony Exhibition: Art Gone Viral

Due to a challenging year with the COVID-19 pandemic, the theme for 2021's exhibition is "Art Gone Viral." These works were reflective of the personal expressions of overcoming difficulty, while remaining optimistic for a post-pandemic world.

 
 


Guns & Gowns

Over the past 200 years, the fashion and firearms industries have transformed. What sparked these changes? Technology, Politics, and Society. From the American Revolution to the Vietnam War, explore two centuries of fashion and firearms and the trends that defined each era.
 
 
75th Art Annual

The 75th Art Annual exhibit was an all-media, juried exhibition of current artworks produced by artists living in the counties of Northeastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A total of 54 artworks by 50 artists were chosen by juror Annemarie Sawkins.
 
An Artistic Discovery

An Artistic Discovery was an annual exhibition of high school art sponsored by the United States Congress in each congressional district in the nation. Featured at the Neville are artworks from students in Wisconsin’s Eighth Congressional District.
 
 
Bees!

Unlock the secret lives of bees and how these tiny insects have a big impact on your life. Bees are more than buzzing bugs that sting; they play a dynamic role in the environment and our agriculture. Adventure into the hive to discover how bees live and work and why threats to them impact you.
 
 
Birds

From helping engineer our forests to being one of the biggest trends in fashion, birds have had an impact on our lives. Birds explores our relationship with these feathered creatures through the Neville’s collection of taxidermy and art. 
 
 
Hindsight is 2020: NWTC Artisan & Business Center Art Exhibit

Hindsight is 20/20: A Retrospective was a juried exhibition hosted at the Neville Public Museum that featured the artwork of Artisan and Business Center students and instructors.
 
 
The Green Bay Art Colony: The Legacy Continues

In 1915, nine women created the Green Bay Art Club to assure that art and culture would be part of the local community. Every year since 1927, an exhibit of the Colony members’ current artwork has been exhibited at the Neville Public Museum. 
 
 
The Otto Stiller Collection

In 1971, the Museum displayed an exhibit called “Recollections of a Younger Green Bay: The Otto Stiller Photography Collection.” The exhibit featured over 200 photographic enlargements from his family business demonstrating the changes of Green Bay from the late 1800s through 1942 including captions written by Stiller himself.