The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) welcomes you to visit the We Are Water Art Exhibit, now on display at the NWMAC Gallery in East Grand Forks, Minnesota and later at the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Artworks were created by area residents during workshops that were held throughout the region this fall. Participants were encouraged to create using the theme “We Are Water” as inspiration. The workshops and exhibit are part of a larger We Are Water MN project that spans the state of Minnesota.
To view the We Are Water Art Exhibit, please visit the NWMAC Gallery at 211 DeMers Avenue in East Grand Forks (located within the Riverwalk Artists Gallery) through January 18. The gallery usually is open Friday–Saturday, 2:00–8:00 P.M. and Sunday, 2:00–5:00 P.M. But before you go, please double check to make sure the gallery is open.
The exhibit will then move to the University of Minnesota Crookston and on Friday, January 25 there will be an artist’s reception and display of other works in the statewide We Are Water MN project. Doors open at 5 pm that day with a social and refreshments at 6:30 pm and 7:00 pm program in Kiehle Auditorium. Free parking is available by Kiehle Auditorium. Come and meet the artists, view their artwork and learn about water. Ten years of Clean Water, Land and Legacy funding (Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008) will also be celebrated with special guest speakers.
About We Are Water MN: West Polk County Soil and Water District in Crookston was selected to host the impressive We Are Water MN traveling exhibit from January 20 to March 4, 2019.
Other sites include St. Paul, Bemidji, Duluth, Austin, Northfield, Grand Rapids, and Onamia. The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council worked in collaboration with leaders in Crookston to complement this family-friendly, interactive Humanities Commission exhibit with our own local art creations.
For more information about this exhibit visit https://www.northwestminnesotaartscouncil.org/2018/11/we-are-water-exhibit/ or https://mnhum.org/we-are-water-mn/. This exhibit is made possible with funding from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment in Minnesota to the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council.
If you are an artist interested in exhibiting a body of work with NWMAC, please contact Stephanie Olson at (218) 688-1256 or email NWArtsCouncil@gmail.com.
To learn more about the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council visit our website at https://www.northwestminnesotaartscouncil.org or Facebook page. Please sign up for our e-newsletter on our website home page to see the latest news and grant announcements. Email director@NWArtsCouncil.org or call 218-745-9111 to reach our office during regular business hours.
WE ARE WATER ART EXHIBIT COMING TO EGF AND CROOKSTON
