Welcome to Festival of the Arts 2022! We are delighted to be able to offer a month of arts programs after our hiatus in 2021. The festival looks much like it has in the past with a combination of workshops, entertainments, and exhibits for you to enjoy. As in past years, we have offerings from multiple genres and for all age groups, all free of charge except in cases where workshop materials are required.

Jeff Wier, photographer

February 3 - 27
The Batdorff Gallery, Artworks
106 N. Michigan Avenue

Jeff Wier is an award winning Smithsonian sponsored art exhibitor. Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Jeff currently lives in Hudsonville. He is self-taught in photography, the art of wooden kayak building, and wooden boat restoration.

Jeff’s goal as a photographer is to transport the viewer into the image: “I’m trying to convey the sense of wonderment. ‘What lies beyond the path, the fog, that land mass?’ These are the things I wonder about when I’m shooting them. If I can get you to see and feel these emotions then I’ve done my job as a photographer. I was once told ‘Find your passion and have an affair’. I have great passion for my work as a photographer, artist and craftsman.”

Jeff Wier is a gifted craftsman and a passionate artisan. He is an intrepid adventurer and outdoorsman who enjoys learning and sharing his knowledge. He is a doer who values experience over material gain. Jeff is a man without pretense and is deeply contemplative, candid, and incisive. All of who he is is portrayed in his photography. His friends and acquaintances will agree that he is generous with his time and resources, and is an honest, and loyal friend.