Way back in 1980, Brian and Mary Dosch discovered an abandoned brick schoolhouse, and much to the chagrin of their families, they bought the building and moved in. The dream was a place to live, raise a family, grow a garden and sell their artwork. And that’s what happened as Brickyard Pottery came to life as the first art gallery in the area.

After forty years of producing and selling their own artwork as well as promoting and selling that of dozens of other area artists, Mary and Brian were ready to embark on a well deserved retirement.

In the fall of 2019, Minneapolis based potter / painter Virginia Streitz, along with musician husband Jason and two daughters were passed the baton and took the reins. Jason and Virginia instantly fell in love with the undeniable charm of the Brickyard and the surrounding community.

In April of 2021 the pottery kiln and shed were sadly lost to a fire. After two years of rebuilding and firing pottery in Minneapolis, Brickyard is once again a pottery business with a kiln!

Co-owner Jason Streitz is a musician and has held the goal to add live music to Brickyard’s repertoire. Although plans to build an outdoor stage were moved to the back burner due to the kiln rebuilding project, the gallery is transformed into an intimate listening room about twice a month. Talented singer-song writers and musicians are booked April through October. So far this has been a wonderful new branch of what Brickyard has to offer the community. Next on the agenda are pottery classes and open studio hours!

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