{"id":96827,"date":"2025-12-17T13:41:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmarshfield.com\/?p=96827"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:44:31","slug":"unlock-creativity-at-the-chestnut-center-for-the-arts-in-marshfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitmarshfield.com\/article\/attractions\/unlock-creativity-at-the-chestnut-center-for-the-arts-in-marshfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlock creativity at the Chestnut Center for the Arts in Marshfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know Marshfield is home to a unique performing and visual arts venue that makes its home in a former Presbyterian church? The <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmarshfield.com\/business\/chestnut-center-for-the-arts\/\">Chestnut Center for the Arts<\/a> opened in downtown Marshfield in 2004 and offers a wide array of live performances, art classes, and exhibits to audiences across central Wisconsin and the state.<\/p>\n<p>Join us as we explore this unique spot in the latest episode of our <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmarshfield.com\/meet-marshfield-made-new\/\">Marshfield Made New video series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7YxmqFWqDWM?si=sZb7QxR6zShkdASs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Founded in 2003, the center officially opened its doors in 2004 and is located in a former Presbyterian Church that\u2019s across the street from Wenzel Family Plaza and the Upham Mansion.<\/p>\n<p>The Chestnut Center offers art classes for adults and teens, as well as open studio sessions and a summer art camp. Performances at the center include musical acts, comedy shows, and live performances from local groups like the Marshfield Area Actors. The center\u2019s art gallery features work from local and regional artists, and exhibitions change every couple of months.<\/p>\n<p>The Chestnut Center for the arts is open from 10am to 3pm Monday through Thursday or by appointment. See the center\u2019s event calendar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chestnutarts.org\/events\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Find more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/visitmarshfield.com\/attractions\/\">unique attractions<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/visitmarshfield.com\/activities\/\">fun activities<\/a>\u00a0in Marshfield, Wood County, and Marathon County in central Wisconsin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chestnut Center for the Arts in downtown Marshfield hosts live performances and offers a variety of art classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"wtbb_tax":[],"class_list":["post-96827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attractions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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