A Traveling Art Show will be bringing artwork by seven regional artists to ten local libraries throughout northwest Minnesota in the coming months. Artwork from the 13th annual Regional Art Exhibit sponsored by the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council was selected for the tour. This year‘s regional exhibit took place in Kennedy, MN from April 26th to May 6, 2012.
The traveling exhibit consists of varied artworks, from watercolors to photographs, and includes a woodcut and a mixed-media item. Each artist offers a completely unique perspective. Photographer Bert Foster describes his entry, Warm Reflections: “I was struck by the kaleidoscope of colors, shapes and textures I saw in a pool of thawing ice.”
Artists whose work may be viewed in the traveling exhibit include Annethea Novacek, Pat Ledin Dunning, Marge Anderson, Loren Younggren, Loreen Hanson, Bert Foster, and Paulette Christianson. Loren Young gren is a Merit Award winner in this year’s Regional Exhibit, and also shares the People’s Choice award.
Beginning in Fosston on May 17th the exhibit will travel to nine more northwest Minnesota libraries during the following six months, ending its trip in Warren in December.
Fosston Public Library May 17 - June 5
Greenbush Public Library June 7 – June 26
Hallock Public Library June 28 – July 17
Roseau Public Library July 19 – Aug 7
Crookston Public Library Augt 9 – Aug 28
Red Lake Public Library Aug 30 – Sept 25
Thief River Falls P.L. Sept 27 – Oct 16
Climax Library Oct 18 – Nov 6
Ada Library Nov 8 – Nov 27
Warren Public Library Nov 29 – Dec 18
The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council serves the seven cou nties of Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau. The annual art exhibit is sponsored with funds from the McKnight Foundation and from the Minnesota State Legislature.
