Past Gallery Exhibits
- 2023 EXHIBITS -
Plein Air | June 24-Aug 20, 2023
Red Wing Arts celebrates our 17th annual event in 2023, bringing artists to our community from around the region to paint “recognizable” Red Wing en Plein Air. Meaning approximately “open air” in French, Plein Air is a study of how light and shadow interact with things, creating a snapshot of one moment in time that can never be repeated.
Red Wing sits at the entrance to the Driftless Region. We are a stunning place with a charming downtown, dramatic bluffs, rolling hills, vistas and winding rivers that define our historic town.
In 2023, participating artists competed for $5,000 in cash prizes. Our exhibit includes over 100 works that were judged and hung in our Depot Gallery.
2023 Poet Artist Collaboration
April 14-June 18, 2023
Our 2023 Poet Artist Collaboration features 68 juried artists and poets participating in an art exhibit, poetry readings, and published chapbook featuring all artwork and poetry of the participants.
From the poems chosen, participating artists create a new piece of art inspired by one of the poems. 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.
MATERIAL GEOMETRY 3
APRIL 6-9, 2023
FEATURING RECENT WORKS BY JOHN WELLS
Please join us for a free public reception
April 8, 3-5pm, Depot Gallery
Material Geometry 3 | Featuring recent works by John Wells | April 6-9, 2023
“Material Geometry 3” is the continuation of a series of sculptures and paintings by John Wells focused primarily on color and material, exploring the spatial relationships of shapes, sizes and the relative positions of forms.
John prefers compositions that are geometric, rectilinear, frequently symmetrical and controlled. He work to minimize his compositions with forms that embrace regimentation while employing a wide variety of sculptural and paint materials, application techniques and finished surfaces.
John Wells is a fiscal year 2022 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Red Wing Arts Student Art Show
March 3-April 1, 2023
Red Wing Arts has proudly presented the Student Art Show for the past 30 years. This special exhibition showcases a wide variety of nearly 120 artworks by K-12 students from Burnside Elementary, Sunnyside Elementary, Twin Bluff Middle School, Red Wing High School, and Tower View Alternative High School. We invite you to join us as we celebrate the creativity of our local youth! On exhibit March 3-April 1, 2023 in the Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery.
2023 Members Show
Jan 13-Feb 18
This exhibition features and celebrates nearly 50 talented member artists of Red Wing Arts. The artwork showcased in this eclectic exhibit includes a wide variety of media, styles and techniques.
2023 Members Show
Jan 13-Feb 18, 2023
Participating Artists
Chap Achen, Sushila Anderson, Tamsin Barlow, Robbie Brokken, Michael Burgraff, Earl Bye, Gwen Chynoweth, Derek Davis, Wendy Eggerman, Nancy Ellison, Dawn Zero Erickson, Julie Fakler, Kelly Flanders, Kendra Gebbia, Mac Gimse, Len Guggenberger, Barb Hanson, Cherish Haskell, Reid Hendershot, Lori Horsic, Ellen Hutchinson, Joannie Johnson, Becky Jokela, Art Kenyon, Barb Lager, Daniel Lager, Tom Larkin, Heather Lawrenz, Dianne Lockerby, Connie Ludwig, Jeff McDowell, Jonathan Oien, Terri Orth, Charlie Ottman, Matt Quinn, Ingrid Bjerstedt Rogers, Jack Rumpel, Elaine Sarkela, Marie Scanlan, Trudi Schaefer, Fred Somers, Lisa Stauffer, Lauren Strom, Steve Watson, Tom Yoemans.
- 2022 EXHIBITS -
Holiday Artisan Boutique | Nov 25-Dec 31, 2022
@ The Depot Gallery
Discover affordable, handmade gifts by 40+ local and regional artists working in ceramics, glass, jewelry, mixed media, paintings, textiles, wood & MORE!
Participating Artists
Sushila Anderson, Ashley Andrews, Jenn Angell, Kate Bauman, Craig Bell, Laurie Bell, Robbie Brokken, Denise Bunkert, Linda Buscis, John Ehresmann, Sherry Ehret, Elsa Jo Ellison, Laurie Groves, Greta Hammelman, Cherish Haskell, Reid Hendershot, Mary & Bill Hermanson, Janet Hillis, Sarah Hornisch, Kevin Ihrke, Marti Johnson, Stacey Johnson, David Killen, Pam Kirton, Matt Klooster, Deb Klug, Jeanna Krause, Judy Kutulas, Alex Lange, Jean Manrique, Lynn Mueller, Barb Pendergrass, Tami Resler, Trudi Schaefer, Valerie Schreier, Juliane Shibata, Jenna Smith, Lauren Strom, Shelly Thrall, Kathy Weed, Kate Whisler, Gloria Wiech, Dan Wiemer, Dawn Zero Erickson
Fractured Rawness
Oct 14-Nov 19, 2022
Exhibit @Depot Gallery
Featuring oil paintings by Rebecca Tolle
and fiber arts by Judy Saye-Willis.
About Fractured Rawness: Through paintings and fiber arts in this exhibition, Rebecca Tolle and Judy Saye-Willis reveal the fractured rawness of culture and the fibers that still hold us together.
Ta-coumba T. Aiken
Just My Imagination
Aug 12-Oct 9, 2022
Exhibit @Depot Gallery
Featuring recent works by
Ta-coumba T. Aiken
I create my art to heal the hearts & souls of people and their communities by evoking a positive spirit. - Ta-coumba T. Aiken
ON VIEW AUGUST 12-OCTOBER 9, 2022
Known for his public murals, sculptures and collaborative projects, this solo exhibition will feature work that is a call and response to different people’s truths. Aiken will showcase paintings and collage which celebrate the similarities, differences, and values of our society. Out of more than two thousand applicants, Aiken was recently awarded a 2022 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in the Fine Arts category.
“My art reflects a successful robust life creating objects and experiences. Over the years art has allowed me to travel nationally and internationally through fellowships, grants, residencies, commissions, exhibitions, lectures and curatorial activities.”
— Ta-coumba T. Aiken
Painting by Bob Upton
16th Annual Red Wing Arts Plein Air Exhibition
June 29-August 7, 2022
Exhibit @ The Depot Gallery
Imagine painters situated along the Seine in Paris and transport them to the banks and bluffs of the beautiful Mississippi and you’ll get Red Wing Arts’ Plein Air. Plein air (which approximates to “open air” in French) is a study of how light and shadow interact with things, creating a snapshot of one moment in time that can never be repeated. Red Wing, MN which sits at the entrance to the Driftless Region, is a stunning place. The charming downtown, dramatic bluffs, rolling hills, vistas and winding rivers define the historic town. Each year artists come from around the region to paint “recognizable” Red Wing; over 100 works are hung, judged and exhibited. In 2022, award-winning artist Bob Upton awarded $5,000 in cash prizes.
2022 Juried Featured Class Artists:
Susan Aamot, Richard Abraham, Michael Broshar, Lynn Brown, Michele Combs, Christopher Copeland, Derek Davis, Tom Dimock, Diane Foster, Laura Frykman, Elissa Gore, Nathan Hager, Hannah C. Heyer, Becky Jokela, Tadas Kosciuska, Greg Lecker, Kathleen Litwin, Dan Mackerman, Angie Malin, Susan McLean-Keeney, Jo Nelson, Jessie Rasche, Tatyana Robberts, Todd Schabel, Kelly Schamberger, David R. Smith, Lisa Stauffer, Troy Tatlock, Naomi Tiry Salgado, James Turner, Pat Undis, Avon Waters, Michelle Wegler, Dan Wiemer, Ivan Zassavitski
Artwork by Lisa Stauffer
Lake Country Pastel Society 2022 Judged Exhibition
May 20-June 18, 2022
Exhibit @ The Depot Gallery
Artist Reception Saturday, May 21, 5-8pm
Red Wing Arts is pleased to host the Lake Country Pastel Society’s annual Judged Exhibition, allowing its members to exhibit their best works in competition.
This year’s exhibition will be judged by Bonnie Featherstone
The Lake Country Pastel Society is an organization that unites artists working in the medium of pastel and promotes public awareness of pastel as a unique and beautiful art form. Formed in 1997, LCPS has members from Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a member of the International Association of Pastel Societies. Take this opportunity to experience the work of the finest pastel artists in our area!
21st Poet Artist Collaboration
April 14–May 15, 2022
Exhibit @ The Depot Gallery
Poetry Reading & Reception Friday, April 29
Open House: 5-6:30 pm / Reception & Event: 6:00-9:30 pm
Weekly Poetry Readings on Thursdays, April 21 - May 15, 2022
Red Wing Arts is excited to present our Poet Artist Collaboration! Each year over 70 juried artists and poets participate in this event which includes an art exhibit, poetry readings, and chapbook featuring all artwork and poetry of the participants. Approximately 36 poems submitted by Poets are chosen, and participating Artists create a new piece of art inspired by one of those poems. 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.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
Student Art Show
March 11-April 10, 2022
@ The Depot Gallery
Red Wing Arts celebrates young talent and creativity by showcasing artwork from students in Red Wing Public Schools. The Student Art Show has been an annual tradition at Red Wing Arts for the past 29 years, featuring artworks in a variety of media, including: collage, clay, digital, drawing, mixed media, and painting.
Nearly 50 artworks by K-6 students from Burnside, Sunnyside, and Twin Bluff Elementary, and 7-12 students from Red Wing High School will be showcased in this special exhibition. On display at the Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery from March 11 through April 10, 2022.
Feb 4-March 7, 2022 | @ The Depot Gallery
Featuring paintings, drawings, collage, sculpture, printmaking, and photography 30 regional artists:
Judith Anderson, Lisa Bauch, Gwen Chynoweth, Elvy Day, Nicholas Dolan, Carol Eick, Kelly Flanders, Janell Hammer, Ellen Hutchinson, Jennifer Jesseph, Serenity Kenan, Thomas Kutschied, Paige Lampe, Anne Landreman, Christie Lauer, Jeff Marcus, Steven Carlyle Moore, James Navarro, Katy Kelly Noun, Madeline Orsinger, Jennifer Patterson, Kris Richards, Elaine Sarkela, Clare Schuster, Melissa Slachetka, Kylie Stockton, Montana Strait, Glenn Terry, Dan Volenec, Steve Watson.
Their artwork references the eventual melting of ice and snow and grapples with themes of difficult or hard times with the promise and anticipation of positive outcomes.
- 2021 EXHIBITS -
CLOSE TO HOME
Nov 26-Jan 10, 2022 | @ The Depot Gallery
Featuring 52 paintings by Hannah C. Heyer & Andy Evansen
Hannah and Andy have lived in the rural Midwest their entire lives, giving them a unique appreciation of the simple beauty of a landscape that changes with the seasons in both drastic and subtle ways. This exhibition was borne out of their desire to share their observations over the course of a year that found all of us closer to home than ever. The paintings document the seasonal shifts in southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin, an area filled with rolling farmlands, bluffs along the Mississippi River covered in deciduous trees, and big skies. Each artist will exhibit 26 paintings, marking the transition from the cold blanket of winter to the melting of spring; the humid greens of summer to the first pops of autumn color; and the ways in which these seasons affect not only the landscape but the people who live here.
TREE TRANSLATIONS
Oct 8-Nov 21, 2021 | @ The Depot Gallery
Featuring works by Annie Hejny & Gaylord Schanilec
Artist Reception Saturday, October 16 | 3-5 pm
Annie Hejny, abstract visual artist and certified Forest Therapy Guide, and Gaylord Schanilec, printer and sylvaculturalist, join together for a two-person exhibition investigating the nature of trees.
Exploring all aspects of these magnificent species from the details in the bark, the shapes of the roots to their significance in our human lives, Hejny and Schanilec showcase a variety of artworks directly inspired by Minnesota and Wisconsin trees.
Oct 1-Nov 15, 2021 | @ The Sheldon Theatre Mezzanine
This collaborative exhibition and event presented by United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, and Pierce Counties, Red Wing Arts & Sheldon Theatre features works by 10 artists.
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Oct 1-Nov 15 / EXHIBIT
On exhibit in Sheldon Theatre’s Mezzanine
Oct 9-Nov 19 / RAFFLE
Raffle prize list and tickets available for Nov 19 raffle happening via Facebook Live
Nov 19 LIVE / AUCTION
Registrations required by Nov 15 to attend 7 pm event. RSVP on event website
ALL FLOW
Sept 8-Oct 4, 2021 | @ The Depot Gallery
Featuring works by Wiley Harang & Juliane Shibata
Opening Reception Sept 10 | 5-7 pm
Consisting of cohesive layers, textures and tones, this exhibition is a collection of similar subject matter that evoke different emotions expressed through drawings, photographs and ceramics.
Material Geometry
September 4-5, 2021 | Depot Gallery
Featuring works by John Wells
Public Reception Sept 4 | 2-4 pm
This two-day exhibition features nine smaller paintings by John Wells using a variety of colors and materials to explore the spatial relationships of shapes, sizes and the relative positions of forms.
John Wells is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Plein Air 2021
June-August 15, 2021 | @ Depot Gallery
Plein Air (which is close to meaning “open air” in French) is a study of how light and shadow interact with things, creating a snapshot of one moment in time that can never be repeated. Artists come from around the region to paint our Red Wing. Each year over 100 works are hung, judged and exhibited.
“The Red Wing Plein Air Event is about this place. Since this event started, over a thousand paintings have been created of Red Wing and the surrounding area. That’s not common, but neither is Red Wing.”
- Joshua Cunningham, Nationally Awarded Plein Air Artist
20th Annual Poet Artist Collaboration
April 30-June 21, 2021 | Depot Gallery
Red Wing Arts is excited to announce that we will be hosting the 20th Annual Poet-Artist Collaboration exhibit in April 2021! Despite COVID, Red Wing Arts held the 19th Annual Poet Artist Collaboration in 2020. We were honored to work with Marie at Crossings to ensure our first time ever hosting the event maintained the integrity, respect, and design of the event. We are pivoting through COVID and intend to hang the exhibit in the Gallery and provide a hybrid experience of in-person and virtual enjoyment.