Mayaadaaboonojig – The Ones Drifting Off on the Current
RECEPTION/STORYTELLING TBD. EXHIBIT through FEB 8. Canoe building is not just building a canoe. It is bringing life into the world and honoring the gifts that the trees give us for life.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Poetry SLAMS
Watermark’s Poetry SLAMs are competitive events in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges. Poets are not required to memorize their poems and are welcome to use notes.
StorySLAMS
Share your personal stories from memory at Watermark’s Story SLAM events.
It’s Only Clay 2023
RECEPTION Nov 3, 5 – 7pm. AWARDS at 6pm. EXHIBIT Nov 3 – Dec 23.” It’s Only Clay” is a juried ceramics competition focusing on, and dedicated to, functional clay vessels. Submissions are judged in four areas: function, form/aesthetic, craftsmanship, and surface design.
The Heart of Design
EXHIBIT Extended through Dec 2023. The most successful works of art utilize design elements to hit an emotional cord in the viewer. These prints and ceramics were developed using principles of design to maximize connections with the viewer.
Illuminated Terrains, Amber Jensen, Textile Artist
EXHIBIT Sept 8 – Nov 25. Reception TBD. Jensen is a painter, textile artist, and teacher working out of her downtown Minneapolis studio. Her work is an invitation for viewers to join her in a fantastical world of imagination that’s grounded in the often elusive sense of place, home, and shelter.
Ninanda-minwaajim – “I seek to tell a good story”
RECEPTION Sep 15. EXHIBIT Sep 9 – Nov11. Joyce Arndt was cut off from her cultural identity during much of her childhood. As a toddler, she was placed in foster care and became homeless as a young woman. Knowing that her identity as a Native American was portrayed negatively because of stereotypes and racism, she began to use art as a way to portray her people in a positive light.
An Abstract Conversation with E. Lindell and R.A Hanggi, Jr.
ARTISTS TALK SEP 26 AT 6:30. EXHIBIT Aug 11 – Oct 21. Mixed Media artists and longtime friends come together and share their abstract works of hard lines and shapes.
Out of My Hands – M.E. Fuller
RECEPTION: May 12 5-7pm. EXHIBIT: May 12 – August 26. M. E. Fuller Is a Minnesota visual artist working primarily on canvas and paper using acrylics, watercolor, and mixed media. Her most recent works depict abstract and energetic landscapes and mindscapes.
Clans Gather with Chholing Taha
EXHIBIT May 26 – Sep 2, 2023. “Clans Gather” was created as an acknowledgement that all life is interconnected.