Located on the main floor of the Peter White Public Library, the Huron Mountain Club Gallery is a key component of the Public Gallery Program, which provides accessible and inclusive gallery spaces for the community to experience art in a public setting.
The Huron Mountain Club Gallery highlights a diverse range of creative voices through exhibits that emphasize community storytelling, regional identity, and educational themes. With rotating displays throughout the year, the gallery features artists working across all experience levels and mediums—from painting and ceramics to fiber arts, installation, and more.
In addition to locally curated shows, the gallery also hosts traveling exhibitions that celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Upper Peninsula. Its dynamic programming fosters connection, cultural exploration, and lifelong learning in a welcoming, community-centered environment.
For more information about the Public Gallery Program, visit the homepage.
Current Exhibit
Awakening
Awakening by Cole Bonino
Oil & Acrylic Paintings
On display in the Huron Mountain Club Gallery from February – March 2026
This body of work reflects the artist’s late twenties, exploring personal and spiritual growth through nature, dreams, and emotional experience. Color and texture draw from lived moments and the subconscious.
Inspired by universal archetypes and natural patterns, the works explore themes of transformation, duality, and renewal. Traveled landscapes blend with symbolic and dream imagery, including meditative visions, the spirit of an American bison, and reflections on influential women. Ape skulls recur as a quiet reminder of mortality and shared humanity, inviting reflection on interconnectedness and our relationship with the living world.
Cole is a local artist, musician, and farmer based in Marquette, raised in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, and inspired by nature, alternative living, and Eastern philosophy.
Past HMC Exhibits:
Awakening
Awakening by Cole Bonino Oil & Acrylic Paintings On display in the Huron Mountain Club Gallery from February – March
Winter Solstice: Art and Evergreen
On display in both the Huron Mountain Club Gallery and Deo Gallery from December 2025 – January 2026 For decades,
Echo. Mirror. Magnify.
Echo. Mirror. Magnify. by Emily Tobin Lavoy Handwoven and Felted Wool On display in the Huron Mountain Club Gallery from
M.G.H. 1915 – 2025
This exhibit explores a space caught between life and death, documenting the final moments of Marquette General Hospital before its
Nimiigwechiwendam “I Am Grateful”
This exhibit bridges traditional and contemporary Indigenous storytelling through Woodland-style works. Nimiigwechiwendam “I Am Grateful” by Sherri Loonsfoot-Aldred & Aiyana
Patterns of Connection
| Huron Mountain Club Gallery (Main floor): Patterns of Connection by Knot Work Studio |
Multiple Mediums – A
Knowing the Land
Pictorial maps and paintings inspired by the artist’s deep connection to the Upper Peninsula wilderness
Chiseled and Inked
The latest exhibit features the original linocut prints of Dave Berg, an award-winning artist from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. His intricate