The Depot Museum & Art Gallery
- Kelli Stone
- Mar 13
- 4 min read
Updated: Apr 22
Housed in an historic, operational South Shore train station (the last one of its kind), The Depot Museum & Gallery, open weekends April through December, sponsors art and history exhibits with receptions on the second Friday of the month.
Everyone is welcome at the free receptions on the lawn and in the Depot. Light refreshments are served.
Here’s a look at our 2025 lineup:
Opening April 11
In the gallery: The many artists of the Pines Elementary School
In the museum: Honoring our brave men and women
An exhibit that recognizes the contributions of our veterans, first responders, and the police.
Opening May 9
In the gallery: Our popular annual 5x5 fundraiser. Come shop for tiny treasures of art in many mediums, each measuring 5 inches x 5 inches. The pieces are is priced at $55 and all proceeds go towards Depot programming and maintenance.
Opening June 13
In the gallery: Local Places, New Spaces: Paintings by Robert Stanley
“Familiar views are created to give different meaning and enjoyment,” Stanley says. "Dune grasses and charred wood from a beach fire now suggest the passing of time and energies not visible. Beach sand becomes a pattern hinting at the cosmic creation of the innumerable objects in our world.”
Stanley, who lives in Beverly Shores, received an undergraduate degree at the University of Dayton and a Masters degree from Pratt Institute in New York. While teaching college in Pennsylvania and Illinois, he exhibited artworks around the U.S. and Europe, including The William Penn Museum in Harrisburg PA, Musée d’Art Contemporain, Chamaliere, France, Midwest Museum of Art, The Brauer Museum, Ft. Wayne Museum of Art, Koehnline Museum, Hyde Park Art Center, and Evanston Art Center.
His art is in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
Opening July 11: The Creative Moment in Pastel and Oil: Paintings by Tom Brand
Tom Brand is an abstract artist who paints with oil on panel. He begins by applying a traditional method of glazes to an initial spontaneous sketch, arriving at a composition made up of forms and colors in dynamic interaction. This finished work often evokes an abstract landscape or visual event that should seem familiar. It is intended to engage the viewer and give them a “handle” to use their imagination. Ultimately, it invites the viewer to look and interpret the paintings in their own way. He was one of the founding members of the Chicago Artists’ Coalition, which has been around since 1974.
Opening Aug 8
Illuminations: Paintings by Nancy Natow-Cassidy
Immerse yourself in the dynamic, colorful paintings of this Beverly Shores artist.
“I dance the energy I feel emanating up from the earth. I dance the shapes of twisting trees, my arms becoming their branches, my torso becoming their trunk, trying to inhabit and embody their energy,” Natow-Cassidy says. “Back in my studio, I use my body, arms, hands and fingers to wield pigment in an act of translation of the awe I feel when I’m in nature.
“Though my art appears abstract, to me it is taken from what I see and feel as I move through and experience our world.”
Natow-Cassidy studied fine art at the The University of Michigan. Her work is has been extensively exhibited around the Midwest, most recently in a solo show at the Decatur Arts Council Gallery. Her work is in numerous private collections.
Opening Sept 12
Revealing Inspiration with Fiber: Suzy Vance, Kathy Flanagan, Laura Gutzwiller, Laurel Izard, Connie Kassal, Salvatore Rigby, Kelly Van Dorn, Bonnie Zimmer
People have used fiber for thousands of years for both utilitarian purposes and, sometimes without intention, for its sheer beauty. From using the wool of sheep, to the materials in nature, to materials woven from cotton, the bounds of creativity are endless. This exciting exhibit highlights some of the most talented local fiber artisans who work in a variety of materials to create extraordinary works of art.
Opening October 10
MJ Loftus
Loftus is a self-taught artist who intensified her art practice when she began studying with Alain Gavin at the Evanston Art Center and ACE at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work includes still life, landscape and figuration. She began her practice in watercolor, and later expanded into oil painting. She has had many group shows in and around Chicago with a group of artists known as the Nomad Group. She has also had solo shows at The Cliff Dweller’s Club of Chicago and Agora Gallery in New York City. MJ has had a connection to the Indiana Dunes since she was young. Her mother had a home in Long Beach. MJ met her lifelong partner, Bill Loftus, at Stop 19. When MJ first came back to the dunes 25 years ago, she discovered Beverly Shores and fell in love with its charm and natural beauty.
The Beverly Shores Museum & Gallery started in 1999 and is a nonprofit governed by a wholly volunteer board of directors Commissions from sales in the gallery or gift shop go directly to supporting programming at and maintenance of The Depot.
525 South Broadway
Beverly Shores, IN 46301
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