Current Gallery Exhibit
2025 Poet Artist Collaboration | Apr 18 - June 8
Red Wing Arts is excited to present our Poet Artist Collaboration! Our 2025 event will feature 52 poets and artists participating in an art exhibit, poetry readings, and published in a chapbook featuring all artwork and poetry of the participants. The joy and challenge of this event is the translation of the emotion and story of the written words of a poet by an artist into a representative piece of art.
Celebration of Poetry & Art*
Sunday, April 27, 2 - 4 pm
*Ticketed event, SOLD OUT
Poetry Readings
May 4 & 18, 1 - 3 pm
Free & open to the public
Upcoming Gallery Exhibits
Red Wing Arts Plein Air | June 21-Aug 24, 2025
Between June 12-21, some of the region’s most talented artists captured the beauty of Red Wing on canvas and paper in our 19th annual Red Wing Arts Plein Air. This program takes art out of the gallery and onto the streets, parks, and riverbanks, providing a unique opportunity for passersby to admire the artists at work and watch them capture the beauty of Red Wing's scenery in real-time. These 120+ artworks are currently on exhibit and available for purchase in the Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery through August 24, 2025.
Shaping Sound: The Hand-built Guitar | Aug 29-Oct 26
Step into the world of lutherie, where artists transform raw wood into instruments of extraordinary beauty and sound. Shaping Sound is an immersive exhibit celebrating the artistry, precision, and passion behind handcrafted acoustic guitars.
Experience the artistry of today’s finest luthiers. This show features a stunning collection of hand-built guitars, each a testament to the skill and dedication of master luthiers. Visitors will explore the meticulous process of guitar making – from the careful selection of tonewoods to the delicate bracing and intricate inlay work. Displays offer insight into the craftsmanship and innovation that shape these instruments.
Whether you're a musician, an instrument enthusiast, or simply an admirer of fine craftsmanship, Shaping Sound invites you to delve into the deep connection between the maker, the musician, the instrument and the music.
Rooted: Art & Belonging | Oct 31 - Dec 22
Home is more than just a place – it’s a feeling, a connection, a sense of belonging. Rooted: Art & Belonging explores the warmth and comfort of being surrounded by beautifully crafted, functional works of art. Featuring regional artists who draw inspiration from personal histories, cultural traditions, and the everyday beauty of familiar spaces, this exhibition celebrates the deep-rooted connections between art and home.
From textiles and ceramics to paintings and sculpture, each piece in Rooted embodies the care, creativity, and craftsmanship that make a space feel truly lived in and loved. This show invites viewers to reflect on what it means to feel at home—whether through the objects we cherish, the spaces we create, or the stories we carry with us.
Past Gallery Exhibits
2025 Red Wing Arts Student Art Show | Mar 13-Apr 12
Red Wing Arts has proudly presented the Student Art Show for the past 32 years!
This special exhibition showcases a wide variety of artworks by K-12 students from Burnside Elementary, Creekstone Montessori, Goodhue County Education District, Area Homeschools, Red Wing High School, St. John’s Lutheran Elementary School, Sunnyside Elementary, Twin Bluff Middle School, and Tower View Alternative High School. We invite you to join us as we celebrate the creativity of our local youth!
Poster artwork by: Chantz-Gr 6, Ezra-Gr 1, Fitz-Gr 1, Gaige-Gr 5, Harrison-Gr 7, Jillian-Gr 4 Juniper-K, Kellan-Gr 5, Lavonne-Gr 10, Lexis-Gr 4, Madison-Gr 11, Peyton-Gr 2, Rory-Gr 10 Santiago-Gr 5, Valor-Gr 3, Zoe-Grade 12
We Live On: Stories of Radical Connection | Feb 20-March 6
We Live On: Stories of Radical Connection invites you into Minnesota’s intricate LGBTQ+ landscape to witness how queer people around the state have fostered community and connection over time. Learn about queer communities across Minnesota. Reflect on your place in queer history. Join in storytelling at our exhibit kick-off event. Interact with historically-contextualized archival video, audio, story transcripts, letters, art, poems, an ancestral altar, and queer ephemera as you learn about Telling Queer History’s 11 years of community-based work in this traveling exhibit.
As part of this exhibit, explore Red Wing’s LGBTQ+ history through art and documents, including archival materials from the founding of our community’s PFLAG chapter. Reflect on the milestones, struggles, and triumphs that have shaped our local LGBTQ+ landscape, and celebrate the creative expressions of local artists, whose works embody connection and resilience. Thank you to Leah Buysse for curating this local exhibit.
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2025 Members Show | Jan 9-Feb 15
This exhibition features and celebrates over 60 talented member artists of Red Wing Arts. The artwork showcased in this eclectic exhibit includes a wide variety of media, styles and techniques.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Chap Achen, Donald C. Aggerbeck, Sushila Anderson, Ashley Andrews, Tamsin Barlow, Robbie Brokken, Carla Brown, Lynn Brown, Denise Bunkert, Christina Burawa, Gwen Chynoweth, Rudy Cronje, Tom Dimock, John Ehresmann, Dawn Zero Erickson, Adamantia Everett, Kelly Flanders, Diane Foster, Kendra Gebbia, Mark Granlund, Len Guggenberger, Bradley D Hall, Peg Hansen, Debra Harris, Cherish Haskell, Sarah Hornisch, Ellen Hutchinson, Kevin Ihrke, Art Kenyon, Steve King, Cory Koplin, Kathy Kovala, Barbara Lager, Daniel Lager, Heather Lawrenz, Robert Lewis, Connie Ludwig, Jeff McDowell, Greg Meyer, Constance Misener, Katy Kelly Noun, Jonathan Oien, Charlie Ottman, Barb Pendergrass, Matt Quinn, Molly Quinn, Annette Reynolds, Colleen Riley, Elaine Sarkela, Trudi Schaefer, Jeff Sikes, Peggy Simonson, Mary Singer, Lisa Stauffer, Yuliia Strutynska, Bethany Szymanski, Shelly Thrall, Elizabeth Ungar, Carli Waddell, Susan M Warner, John Wells, Gloria Wiech, Dan Wiemer
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