Events
Every Tuesday from 1pm-3pm in the Holmes Art Cellar!
Spend time with area wood carvers!
All are welcome at this weekly fiber arts gathering offering time and space for some fiber fun on Thursdays from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the beautiful Cultural Center Gallery space.
Bring your own projects, get advice, or use our supplies to start a new project. Crochet, knit, weave, sew, stitch, needlepoint, felt–do whatever you like! Beginners and experienced fiber artists are all welcome. Regular attendees will teach beginners or help you figure out a stitching pattern. Yarn, needles, hooks, and project bags are provided for free to those who need them! Sit ‘n’ Stitch is open to all and free to attend.
All types of sewing projects are welcome! Bring your projects, cutting tools and sewing machine. Several irons and boards will be provided.
For 2024, Kaddatz Galleries exhibition schedule is filled with a mix of solo exhibitions and group shows you won’t want to miss! Below is a snapshot of what’s to come, but be sure to keep an eye on our website for info and updates about the exhibitions, artists statements and opening receptions!
Meet and build a community of writers in Hawley to get creative with your words and receive feedback. Held every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Those interested in getting started writing and established writers are invited to join the Hawley Library's Writers' Group. Join us to meet other writers during sessions held every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. We will have a writing prompt, give feedback for anything you want to share, and talk about the writing process. We will have a writing prompt, give feedback for anything you want to share, and talk about the writing process.
Malena Handeen exhibition
“A Sampling of Paintings”
On display March 14th – May 4th
Reception and Artist Talk:
Thursday, March 28th, 6-8pm
Artist talk at 6:30pm
Collection representing various eras of her work in paint from the 1990’s up to 2024.
https://www.malenahandeen.com/
n us at The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum for an exclusive showcase of “John Scott Postovit: Myth and Legend” exhibit, running from Friday 5 April to Sunday 9 June.
Members of the Rourke and their guests are invited to special reception for the upcoming exhibit Friday 5 April from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Following the Members Preview, all are welcome for the Public Opening of the exhibit on Saturday 8 June from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Sherry will present a gallery talk at 2 p.m.
View “John Scott Postovit: Myth and Legend” and all of our exhibits during public viewing hours Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
Plains Art Museum
April 20, 2024 - September 7, 2024
William and Anna Jane Schlossman Gallery
Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall – known online by their moniker, The Icy Gays or @theicygays – acquired their first artwork, Corydon Cowansage’s Stairs #3, seven years ago after discovering it online. To call this purchase life-changing would be an understatement. Becoming “art collectors” was never a goal for the couple, but this painting, with its surreal abstraction of nature, became the point of origin for their committed discovery and support of emerging queer and female artists which would ultimately grow into a landmark collection.
Join us for Print Fest on Saturday, 4 May from 12:00 to 3:00p.m.— a special one day sale of unframed original prints—at The Rourke.
Print Fest is dedicated to the exhibition and sale of contemporary hand-made prints. It is a opportunity for local printmakers to gather under one roof and to share their work with the community.
Mama G's Taqueria Truck will be on site serving up some delicious eats!
All are invited to join us for Spring 2024 Open Mic Night! Two second Thursdays this Spring: April 11th and May 9th, from 6-8PM at the Cultural Center!
Open Mic is free to attend and open to all. The public is invited to join in with readings, poetry, music, comedy, or whatever you’d like to share.
Add your voice to our Open Mic Nights this Spring! Free and open to all. Donations accepted. All are welcome!
PLAINS ART MUSEUM
April 27, 2024 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
April 28, 2024 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
The art fair will highlight arts and crafts of Indigenous artists from the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and from around the region. This is a wonderful opportunity to find unique handmade gifts at this one-of-a-kind event in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Indigenous food available for purchase.
Jim Grafsgaard will be our first artist in residence from April 15th to 26th. Join us on Sat, April 20th, from 5:30 to 7 PM, for his Opening Gallery Reception in the Central Square Art Gallery, just before the Alice Wallace show. On display will be Grafsgaard's 30ft-long ink-on-canvas painting, "Gathered In Moss" (shown in photo), sponsored by the Science Museum of MN in 2022. Stay tuned for more updates!
The Lake Region Arts Council announces the opening date and closing reception of the current exhibition, “6A High School Art Exhibit” opening Monday, April 15th, 2024 and Closing Reception, Saturday, April 27th 2024. LRAC Main Gallery is located at the historic River Inn, 133 S. Mill St., Fergus Falls, MN. The Closing Public Reception for the high school art students will be held Saturday, April 27th, 10:30am -12pm at the LRAC Main Gallery. Receptions are open to the public and you are encouraged to come and enjoy visiting with the artists and viewing their work.
On View in the Main Gallery from March 19 - April 27, 2024
Opening Reception: 5-7PM Thursday, March 21st, 2024This event is free to attend and open to the public.About the Exhibition (in the words of Youngbird):Inde’Wiisagendam (My Heart Hurts) is a collection of multilayered, multifaceted monotypes using the dress as a metaphor. The dress addresses a wide range, of social issues, injustices and biases.
On View in Kaddatz Building Community Room March 19 - April 27, 2024
Opening Reception: 5-7PM Thursday, March 21, 2024
About the Exhibition (in the words of Olson):
I will create plaster torso portraits of women constructed from plaster tape embellished with plastic. We are awash in plastic in every aspect of our lives. This project raises awareness that plastic is both a precious resource and a pervasive environmental pollutant. We are also becoming aware that it is inside us. This body of work highlights the complex relationships we have with plastic, the beauty of the human figure and how all women are objectified. These torso portraits will illustrate how women are taken for granted as producers of children, unpaid household laborers and as decorative objects. Each woman that is cast will have her own narrative fixed to the inside of the plaster cast. These narratives and portraits will explore the double bind that women face today; no matter who you are or what your shape or size; you are still criticized for who you are or what you look like. I want to create thought provoking pieces that highlight the environmental crisis, gender inequality and the hyper sexualization of women. I see connections between these separate issues, and I will use these pieces to explore these complex ideas.
On View in Studio K from March 19 - April 27, 2024
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 21st, 2024
About the Installation:
For the Birds: A means to create, not waste; is a visual examination of physical and fiscal resource use. A play on words, For the Birds… is a literal description of the pieces in the installation, as well as an example of creation using waste and recycled materials, made possible with the fiscal support of guaranteed income.
