2025 Celebrations
Second Story Studio Celebrates Their Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting
January 10, 2025
Marquette, MI – The Lake Superior Community Partnership assisted Second Story Studio with a ribbon cutting to celebrate its grand opening on January 10, 2025. Second Story Studio is an art gallery, gift shop, and artist workspace in Marquette, MI. The Studio offers various services, including printing, image editing, digitizing artwork, custom polaroid emulsion lifts, and artist headshots, and will soon have art supplies.
Second Story Studio owner Taryn Okesson is a passionate visual artist from the Upper Peninsula. She earned her BFA degree with a concentration in Electronic Imaging from Northern Michigan University in 2009. Okesson has been involved with many art groups and events, including the Marquette Artist Collective, the Lake Superior Art Association, and Art on the Rocks, and she has worked on many influential pieces throughout her career. She enjoys experimenting with different textures and materials and hopes to explore emotion in her work through color and subject choices. Okesson aims to further grow her creative practice through the Second Story Studio by embracing new experiences and seeking additional opportunities to connect with fellow artists, artistic communities, art fairs, collectors, and galleries.
The Second Story Studio is located in the second story of the Wattsson & Wattsson building at 118 B W. Washington Street in Marquette. The Studio is open on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. To learn more about their services including pricing, visit TarynOkesson.com/second-story-studio, visit Second Story Studio on Facebook, or follow them on Instagram at instagram.com/taryn_okesson_art.
Pictured left to right: Susan Estler, Marquette County Ambassador; Taryn Okesson, Second Story Studio Owner; Kurt Babcock, Second Story Studio Co-Owner; Mike Bradford, Marquette DDA; Tara Laase-McKinney, Marquette DDA; Brooke Quinn, LSCP Senior Business Development Representative
2015 Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies
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2013 Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies
