Some Pieces Whisper
EXHIBIT Sep 16 – Jan 10, 2025. This exhibition showcases prints and ceramics that, though modest in size and subdued in palette, invite deep reflection and calm.
Smart Wars
EXHIBIT UPDATED through Nov 22, 2024. The costumes share the story of indigenous reality where forces unite to protect what we’ve been given.
2024 Bi-Annual Members Show
Sep 6 Reception. EXHIBIT Sep 6 – Oct 25, 2024. Member artists submit their own work for this juried exhibit. A variety of mediums are featured including photography, textiles, paintings, glass & more!
For the Love of Trees – Sue Rauschenfels
EXHIBIT July 12 – Sept 28, 2024. OPEN HOUSE July 12, 5-7pm. Sue Rauschenfels’ For the Love of Trees paintings are created from the heart and rooted, grown and developed from a childhood spent exploring outdoor play. Her rendering of this new trees series using vibrant color, mark making, textural elements of collage and mixed media.
(Re)Collect with Susanna Gaunt, Mixed Media
EXHIBIT June 7 – Aug 21. TALK & RECEPTION June 7. Inspired by nature and connection to the non-human world, Gaunt’s work provides an interactive experience designed to encourage a closer look.
Bi-mawadishiwewaad – When They Come to Visit
EXHIBIT May 17 – August 17. RECEPTION June 28. Zimmerman reimagines the symbolism of the Ojibwe clans while incorporating the landscape of Lake Superior’s North Shore.
Water is Life
EXHIBIT opens May 3, 2024. Contemporary artists continue to engage with water as a subject and medium for artistic experimentation. Environmental concerns, climate change, and the impact of human activities on water ecosystems have inspired artists to address ecological issues through their work.
Creating Art from Nature – Sonja Larsen
EXHIBIT March 25 – June 22. Detailed and accurate print making is painstaking and demanding. Larsen has been making nature prints since the late 1980’s when she saw the Smithsonian show, “Pressed on Paper” at the Bell Museum.
2024 High School Invitational Show
OPEN HOUSE April 5, 5 – 7pm. EXHIBIT April 5 – 26. Watermark Art Center presents the Annual High School Invitational Show featuring artworks of local young artists.
2024 Middle School Show
OPEN HOUSE May 3, 5-7pm. EXHIBIT May 3 – May 24, 2024. The exhibits showcase student work from area middle school art programs.
Wobliheca – Energy to Create
EXHIBIT Feb 14 – May 10. RECEPTION Mar 2, 2 – 4pm. Tosa weaves a snapshot of her life into each design. Her digital compositions are applied to clothing with great consideration to the location and look of the design on the body.
Reassemble
EXHIBIT Jan 22 – Mar 23 (updated). In taking apart and making anew, Breen addresses the need to create more just and sustainable systems. Her work reflects on the collective power needed to change the garment industry and protect the planet.
Looking Back: A Retrospective for Laura
EXHIBIT Jan 12 – Apr 27. Reception TBD. This exhibit pays tribute to Laura Goliaszewski, whose remarkable stewardship over the past 17 years, has been instrumental in nurturing and curating the diverse array of works held in BSU’s Harlow/Kleven teaching collection.
Endanakiiyaan – “Where I am on Earth”
RECEPTION Dec 9, 2-4pm. EXHIBIT Nov 18 – Feb 9, 2023. Land, sky, and water are often the subjects of Estey’s paintings. Bold and bright colors reflect his feelings and emotions as he captures the beauty of his surroundings.
Lake Itasca: True Source of my Inspiration
RECEPTION Friday December 1, 5 – 7pm. EXHIBIT Dec 1 – Feb 24, 2024. Bedford is moved by the significance of living close to the Headwaters of the Mississippi River. Her paintings, full of color and emotion, have an expressive quality and also an abstract nature, yet refer to an image or scene from her new home in the North Woods of Minnesota.