Smart Wars
RECEPTION Oct 4, 5-7pm. EXHIBIT Sep 3 – Nov 30, 2024. The costumes share the story of indigenous reality where forces unite to protect what we’ve been given.
19th Annual “It’s Only Clay” Call Application
The Call is open for the 2024 19th Annual It’s Only Clay Exhibition. Complete the application by September 1, 2024
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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.
Honoring Anthony Swann 2024
Honoring Anthony Swann and his long time involvement with Watermark Art Center. 2024.
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.
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.
StorySLAMS
April 18 “Northern Voices” a special storytelling event. Stories are shared live from memory, in a friendly competition where anyone with a tale to tell is invited to take the stage.
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.
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.