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

FEE: FREE to attend gallery space.

Ceremony Blankets

An Exhibition by Rick Kagigebi
2024 McKnight Fiber Artist Fellowship Exhibition

February 21 – August 21, 2025
Opening Reception: March 18, 2025
Gizhiigin Arts Incubator
701 E Jefferson Ave
Mahnomen, MN 56557

Rick Kagigebi (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe) is a blanket maker whose appliquéd mural blankets are created as ceremonial gifts. Every aspect of his process—from sketching to fabric selection, sewing, and tying—carries deep storytelling significance.

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.reddoorgallerywahpeton.com/exhibitions.html

FEE: FREE to attend the gallery

Event Link: https://www.reddoorgallerywahpeton.com/featured-artists.html

FEE: Free to attend art gallery and artist reception

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 

FEE: Free - the Public is Welcome!

Evansville artists put “Four Points of Light” on the map, and open their studios to the public on June 20 and 21, 10am -5pm.

The public is invited to the studios of four Evansville artists this month. 
The four accomplished artists, working from three studios within just a few minutes of each other, will concurrently open their studios on the weekend of June 20 and 21.  Open Studio hours will be from 10 am to 5 pm each day.  As one might expect, with four unique artists visitors will find a variety of visual art. 

Calvin deRuyter paints landscapes and abstracts that appeal to two different audiences.   Sometimes he is accused of painting two different paintings on the same sheet of paper – but in reality, he is painting his truth, the ying-yang that is deRuyter. 

Lyssa Lovejoy is a painter who explores diverse art forms, in series of images that share a story-telling theme.  Regardless of the medium or subject, Lyssa’s ultimate goal is to allow each piece to tell its own story.

Jackie Henning taps into her extensive background in both photography and faux finishing to create intricate mixed media images.  Jackie’s works incorporate elements of photography, painting, found objects and created textural elements.

Stephen Henning is a landscape painter working in both traditional and experimental impressionist styles. Inspired by Nature, he strives to create soothing  images that take viewers far from the madding crowd.

Studio locations and phone numbers are:
Calvin DeRuyter:  18541 County Road 1 NW, Evansville 56326, 763-486-5862

Jackie and Stephen Henning:  22399-A Oak Hill Road NW, Evansville 56326, 218-948-2288

Lyssa Lovejoy:  508 N Gran Street, Evansville 56326, 763-516-7219

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.