Event Link: http://prairierenaissance.org/about-us/upcoming-events/

FEE: FREE to attend the gallery.

Event Link: https://www.kulcher.org/2025-annual-regional-show-art-is-a-lie-that-makes-us-realize-truth/

FEE: FREE and open to the public to attend art gallery.

2025 Annual Regional Show: “Art is a Lie That Makes Us Realize Truth”

In the Gallery
May 28 – June 28, 2025
Reception Friday, June 13, 6-8PM

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is pleased to announce its 2025 Annual Adult Regional Show Theme: “Art is a Lie That Makes Us Realize Truth.”

As has become the practice in recent years, Artistic Director Cheryl Bannes has tied the theme of this year’s Adult Regional Show to the annual Great American Think-Off topic. There will be a Reception honoring both regional artists and the Think-Off finalists on Friday, June 13, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. All are welcome at this free-to-attend community event.

What is truth—and how do we perceive it? In connection with this year’s Great American Think-Off question, “Is there only one truth, or are there many truths?”, this exhibit invites artists to explore the layered, often ambiguous concept of truth through their work.

Inspired by Picasso’s famous quote, this exhibition challenges artists to reflect on the lies, illusions, metaphors, and moments of clarity that shape how we understand reality. Truth may not be black and white—but a spectrum of experience, interpretation, and artistic expression.

“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.”
— Pablo Picasso

All media are welcome—2D, 3D, traditional, contemporary, abstract, or representational. Let your art engage with truth in all its complexity.

Key Dates & Details

• Exhibit Dates: May 28 – June 28, 2025

• Opening Reception: Friday, June 13 | 6–8 p.m.
  Celebrate with us! Enjoy refreshments, a cash bar, and a gathering of Think-Off finalists and participating regional artists.

Event Link:  Project412mn.org/Charley-Harper.

FEE: FREE to attend the exhibition.

A vibrant new art exhibition featuring the work of iconic American artist Charley Harper has arrived in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota thanks to a unique international collaboration with the Muséum de Toulouse in France in partnership with the Charley Harper Art Studio. 

 

Muséum de Toulouse —the second largest museum in France—contacted Project 412 after learning about its recent work bringing artist Thomas Dambo and the world’s largest permanent troll exhibition to the area. Impressed by the organization's commitment to engaging the community through art and nature, the Muséum de Toulouse offered Detroit Lakes the first stop on the international tour of their “Colors & Shapes – Nature as Seen by Charley Harper” exhibit.

 

The indoor-outdoor exhibit features over 50 reproductions of Charley Harper’s art throughout Detroit Lakes in three locations: 

Zone 1: Who Was Charley Harper?  / See 12 Works of Art at Ortenstone Gardens & Sculpture Park (28499 Randolph Rd)

 Zone 2: Charley Harper’s Unique Vision of Nature / See 27 Works of Art at the Becker County Museum (714 Summit Ave)

Zone 3: Charley Harper, Artist & Activist / See 13 Works of Art at the Washington Square Mall (808 Washington Ave)

 

The exhibits will remain open during each venue’s operating hours through September 15. This exhibition is free and open to the public - thanks to Project 412 Wave Makers.

 

“We’re thrilled to bring this visually striking display to Detroit Lakes and to continue showcasing internationally renowned art in our community,” said Amy Stearns, Executive Director for Project 412. “Charley Harper’s distinctive style and joyful celebration of nature align beautifully with our mission and our community’s creative spirit.”

 

For more information about the exhibition visit Project412mn.org/Charley-Harper.

Event Link: https://www.therourke.org

FEE: FREE to attend the Gallery.

Catherine Esmond Mulligan: Earth Pattern

Fri May 30th - Sun Aug 10th

Katherine-Kilbourne-Burgum/Gustavian-Gallery-Exhibit

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, 521 Main Ave, Moorhead, MN 56560, USA  

This exhibit is presented in part by the generous sponsorship support of Ene & Nick Vogel.

EVENT LINK: https://www.evansvilleartcenter.org/events/points-of-view-work-by-kathleen-richert-and-stuart-klipper
FEE: FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Points of View: Work by Kathleen Richert and Stuart Klipper

Friday, June 6 - June 28, 2025

Evansville Arts Center, 111 Main Street, Evansville, MN 56326

June’s exhibit in the Gallery features work by water colorist, Kathleen Richert and photographer, Stuart Klipper in an exhibit entitled Points of View.

Stuart Klipper and Kathleen Richert

For decades Kathleen Richert and Stuart Klipper have wandered the countryside, separately and together, following tertiary routes and roads less traveled in search of subjects. Richert arms herself with watercolor paint, paper, and brushes; Klipper wields his trusty wide-field film camera (yes, film). Richert often quips, “Some trips we stop every thousand feet so Stuart can make a picture, but it only takes a sixtieth of a second. We may stop once or twice so that I can make a picture, and we are there for half an hour.”
Early on they discovered that they both prefer a rectangular landscape orientation. Both are drawn to subjects which are representative of a geographic area, but which include something specific and unique anchoring that image to a specific locale, even to its coordinates.

“Photography,” says Klipper, “is knowing where to stand.” For both Richert and Klipper, images begin with deciding where to stand— or sit — to frame their specific points of view.

Points of View will be exhibited in the Gallery from June 6 to June 28 and may be seen during regular Gallery hours of 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. There is no charge.

There will be an Artist Talk presented on June 28 at 1:00 p.m., followed by a reception.

Event Link: https://www.therourke.org

FEE: FREE To attend Gallery

Queer Joy 2025

Fri Jun 6th - Sun Aug 10th

Queer Joy Opens This Weekend

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum is thrilled to present Queer Joy, a group exhibition of LGBTQIA+ artists, juried by Tobias Zikmund, in celebration of Pride Month and FM Pride Week from 5 June to 10 August 2025.

All are welcome to join us for the public opening of the exhibit this weekend from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday 7 June in The Rourke Reading Room and Archives.

At 2 p.m., we’ll hear from Lydia Repnow, organizer behind Art Unbound, a recent mentorship, community building, and art-making program for queer teens held at The Rourke and Parachigo.

This event is free and open to public. Tea, coffee, and cookies will be provided

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The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, 521 Main Ave, Moorhead, MN 56560, USA 

Event Link: https://www.therourke.org

FEE: Tickets required for Opening Reception for June 18th and other museums day free to public.

Wednesday 18 June 2025

The 66th Midwestern Preview
at The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum
Tickets | Members $15, Non-Members $30
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-PURCHASE AT THE MUSEUM and AT DOORS

Preview | Doors Open 5 p.m.

Celebration in the
M. Dorian Clemedtson Sculpture Court
with music from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Awards Ceremony 6:30 p.m.

The 65th Anniversary Dinner
at Rustica Eatery & Tavern
Limited Seating: Reservations Required
​Social 7 p.m.
Dinner Served 7:30 p.m.

$57.50 per person plus beverages
paid at Rustica Eatery & Tavern

DINNER MENU & RESERVATION FORM

Thursday 19 June 2025

The Midwestern Luncheon with Emily Dickinson
at The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum
Very Limited Seating: Reservations Required
Social Hour 11 a.m.
Luncheon Served 11:30 a.m.

$47.50 per person pre-paid within Reservation Form

LUNCHEON MENU & RESERVATION FORM

Event Link: https://www.hcscconline.org

FEE: Regular admission is $12 for adults, $11 for seniors, $9 for college students, $8 for youth 5-17, and free for under 5, for active military families, HCSCC members, and everyone on Tuesday evenings from 5 to 8pm.

The Unchosen Ones is a photography exhibition displaying the work of R. J. Kern. His photography explores the ideas of home, agriculture, and rural livelihoods. The Unchosen Ones focuses on young contestants at county fairs throughout Minnesota in 2016 and 2020 who didn’t win in their contests. These contestants, some of them as young as four years old, dedicated time and energy to raising livestock to show and Kern's portraits capture a sense of wisdom and heartiness in his subjects beyond their years.

Event Link: https://www.hcscconline.org/njals-saga-tapestry.html

FEE: Regular admission applies, Free Tuesday Evening from 5 to 8pm

The HCSCC is excited to display a small section of the Njal's Saga Tapestry from Iceland. The exhibition of this remarkable work of the hands will be in the Viking ship gallery of the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, MN, Aug. 6-13, 2025. Njal’s Saga is the most popular and famous of the Viking-era Icelandic sagas and a source of enormous cultural pride in Iceland and among Icelandic Americans.

Inspired by the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry in France, a small community in southern Iceland set out to create its own hand-embroidered illustration of its most famous tale. Begun on Feb. 2, 2013, and completed on Sept. 15, 2020, the 50-centimetre-wide tapestry was hand-embroidered on 100% linen with Icelandic wool yarn used for the stitching. The yarn was dyed with Icelandic herbs by ancient Viking methods. The two stitches used are based on those in the Bayeux Tapestry which are now thought to have originated in Iceland. Due to unprecedented interest and many volunteer embroiderers stopping in to work on it, the tapestry was completed more quickly than originally planned.​

Alongside this display will be a series of events hosted by  Claudia Pétursson , an Icelandic-American with a strong passion for the project. Events include:

 A Presentation on the Project by Claudia Pétursson - August 7 at 6pm in the Oak Room of the Hjemkomst Center, Free

A Workshop on the Stitches used in the Tapestry directed by Claudia Pétursson - August 9 & 10 from 1 to 3pm in the Oak Room of the Hjemkomst Center, Free
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A Book Club Discussion of Njal's Saga led by Claudia Pétursson - August 12 at 6pm in the Oak Room of the Hjemkomst Center, Free

Copies of Njal's Saga and embroidery kits will be available for purchase at the Heritage Gift Shop in the Hjemkomst Center. 

 This 5-metre exhibit will also be shared at the following places and dates:
                                    Jul. 31 – Aug 3     Mountain, ND                               The Deuce-ICA of ND
                                    Aug. 4-5              Gimli, Manitoba                             Icelandic Festival of Manitoba
                                    Aug. 14-21           Nome, ND                                      Nome Schoolhouse
                                    Aug. 22-29         Minneapolis, MN                           Norway House              


This event is funded in part by a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation; The Arts Partnership with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo; the Alex Stern Family Foundation, the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation, the F-M Icelandic Klub, and Maureen Kelly Jonason.