FEE: Free— Registration required

Creative Power, Civic Purpose:
How Artists Strengthen Democracy

Six-Part Virtual Series | 2026

Creative Power, Civic Purpose is a six-part virtual series exploring how artists and culture bearers strengthen civic health, deepen democratic participation, and help renew the civic fabric of communities nationwide. Grounded in civic health frameworks and national conversations around democratic renewal, the series combines field-framing dialogue with practical learning for artists, cultural leaders, civic partners, funders, and community practitioners.

Across six sessions, speakers and facilitators examine the role of arts and culture in civic infrastructure, public understanding of systems, belonging and trust, artist–government collaboration, and funding creative civic work. Registration provides access to all sessions, including calendar holds, Zoom links, updates, and recordings.

Dates & Times (all sessions):
Thursdays, 12:00–1:30 PM (CT)

• Feb 26, 2026

• Mar 26, 2026

• May 28, 2026

• June 25, 2026

• Sept 24, 2026

• Oct 29, 2026

Format: Virtual
Registration: Single registration covers the full series; individual sessions also available

FEE: Free to attend.

On Exhibit in Three Locations Across Detroit Lakes

You can see the full collection in three locations through Labor Day weekend:

• Becker County Museum – 714 Summit Ave, Detroit Lakes – Originals and prints of acrylic, oil, and ink paintings

• Ortenstone Gardens & Sculpture Park – 28499 Randolph Rd, Detroit Lakes  – Large-scale print reproductions along the Aspen Overlook Trail

• Washington Square Mall – 808 Washington Ave, Detroit Lakes – Even more large-scale print reproductions

Free & Open to the Public

The exhibits will remain open during each venue’s operating hours through Labor Day Weekend 2026.
This exhibition is free and open to the public – thanks to Project 412 Wave Maker supporters.

Join us for the Artist Reception
on Saturday, May 2, 2026
from 5 to 7 pm

At the Becker County Museum

714 Summit Avenue in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

FEE: Free to attend Gallery

Charles Beck Gallery

Eddie Hamilton

Restless Horizons

May 12 - June 20, 2026

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 14 | 5:00–7:00 PM
Free and open to the public

Kaddatz Galleries is pleased to present Restless Horizons, a solo exhibition of new oil paintings by Shoreview, Minnesota artist Eddie Hamilton. The exhibition opens May 12 and remains on view through June 20, 2026, with an opening reception on Thursday, May 14, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. The reception is free and open to the public.

Restless Horizons charts Hamilton’s ongoing exploration of the natural world—from the lakes and forests of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters and northern state parks to the sweeping grasslands of the American Prairie and the mountain streams of Montana. Working in a gestural, impressionistic manner informed by Post-Impressionist masters such as Gauguin and Sérusier as well as contemporary painters Keith Haring and David Hockney, Hamilton layers bold, saturated color against passages of luminous light to evoke the simultaneous fragility and exuberance he finds in wild places.