Events – Minnetonka Center for the Arts https://minnetonkaarts.org Art Class, Exhibits & Programs for All Ages and Abilities Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:02:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://minnetonkaarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-mcfta_favicon-32x32.jpg Events – Minnetonka Center for the Arts https://minnetonkaarts.org 32 32 Scott Lloyd Anderson’s “Snowfolk” Exhibit https://minnetonkaarts.org/scott-lloyd-andersons-snowfolk-exhibit/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:33:14 +0000 https://minnetonkaarts.org/?p=10047 Scott Lloyd Anderson’s “Snowfolk” exhibit populates the art wall with those seasonal characters that emerge and disappear with the snow. Sometimes, winter is best enjoyed from indoors!

]]> 2025 Arts of the Holidays Show and Sale https://minnetonkaarts.org/2025-arts-of-the-holidays-show-and-sale/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:16:15 +0000 https://minnetonkaarts.org/?p=9623 Through December 20
Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

]]> Arts of the Holidays Show and Sale https://minnetonkaarts.org/arts-of-the-holidays-show-and-sale-2024/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:44:28 +0000 https://minnetonkaarts.org/?p=8854 October 25 through December 21

Laura H Miles Gallery

Shop Monday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm

Free and open to the public

A gallery full of fine craft and art, selected for character and value – perfect for holiday giving! Discover new artists as well as new collections of work by favorite Holiday Show exhibitors while shopping in our spacious, unhurried gallery atmosphere. With more than a hundred local artists’ work, it’s a holiday shopping must!

]]> 2022 Members’ Salon https://minnetonkaarts.org/2022-members-salon/ Mon, 16 May 2022 05:18:30 +0000 https://minnetonkaarts.org/?p=7424 2022 Members’ Salon Update:

 

Due to staffing and time constraints, we have made the difficult decision not to present a members’ show this spring. We look forward to reprising the Members’ Show next year.

]]> MN Watercolor Society Spring Exhibition: Spring Forth https://minnetonkaarts.org/mn-watercolor-society-spring-exhibition/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:14:34 +0000 https://minnetonkaarts.org/?p=7228

MN Watercolor Society Spring Exhibition: Spring Forth

April 25 – May 20

Laura H. Miles Gallery

 

Enjoy a juried selection of works in watercolor depicting a variety of subjects from some of Minnesota’s finest watercolor artists.

Fragrant Beauty by Darlene Mowry

]]> Springing Forward into Art Fundraiser https://minnetonkaarts.org/springing-forward-fundraiser/ Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:43:18 +0000 https://minnetonkaarts.org/?p=6823

Springing Forward into Art

A virtual fundraiser to support MCFTA
April 10 – April 24

Springing Forward into Art offers an online gallery of art and fine craft, sold to benefit the MInnetonka Center for the Arts, in a variety of media, styles, and price points.

 

Take me to the online auction/sale!

Items will be available online for bidding and purchase. You can view the artwork online, or in-person by appointment. Call 952-473-7361 ext. 160 to schedule your visit Monday-Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Masks and social distancing required.)

You can view the artwork online, or in-person by appointment. 

  • The sale includes more than 75 works. A few extra-special pieces will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Bidding begins below established gallery prices.
  • Most pieces are done by Art Center instructors and exhibitors, past and present. Some, like the Bastiansen drawings, were created especially for us!
  • All but a handful of items were donated. Every dollar you spend on donated items fully supports the Art Center.
  • Artwork can be shipped anywhere in the continental US (shipping is extra).
  • Items can be picked up by appointment upon purchase. No need to wait until the end of the sale unless you are bidding on an auction item. All auction items have a “Buy It Now” price.
  • We are partnering with GiveSmart for safe, secure, and easy online transactions!
 
 

The Artists

Looking for work by a specific artist? Simply search by their name when you are looking at items in the sale/auction!

Robert Bowman
Pete Bastiansen
Kimble Bromley
Jody Brosko
Francene Christianson
Michele Combs
Tim Connors
Sandra Dalton Shaughnessy
Joan Dayton
Linda Ferguson
Becky Field
Crissy Field
Kirk Freeman
Reid Galey
Jessica Gotkin
Michele Green
Richard Gruchalla & Carrin Rosetti
Sally Hauser
Joseph Hautman
Catherine Hearding
Sarah Heimann
Steven Hill
Chris Holmquist
Heidi Hoy
Becky Ihlow
Lori Jacobson
Mel Jacobson
Peter Jadoonath
Cynthia Kath
Gail Kendall
Karen Kleinstuber
Maren Kloppmann
Richard Krogstad
Laurie Landry
Suze Lindsay
Nate Lovas
Susan Lyman
Ernest Miller
Sharon Miller-Thompson
David Mueller
Penny Norman
Polly Norman
Mary Anne O’Malley
Dan Petrov
Heidi Poey
Richards Poey
Ellen Richman
Lynne Sarnoff-Christensen
Mariana Shulstad
Jen St Cyr
Laura Stamper
Isobel Stander
Shush Stoker
Cyrus Swann
James Turner
Cindy Vargas
Julie Vogl
Marlys Walters
Dave Yungner

 

Purchased or won an item? Call to arrange a time to pick it up at the Art Center or to make shipping arrangements.

952-473-7361 ext.160
registration@minnetonkaARTS.org

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Why a virtual fundraiser now?

This past year has been a difficult and extremely challenging time for the Art Center. Unlike a number of our peers, we have survived — thanks to the support of our members and friends — and are looking forward to re-opening our doors just as soon as it is safe. We need this sale to help cover our expenses for just a few more months until on-site classes resume. Many of our closest friends have stepped up with donations of extraordinary art that we can offer to you at special prices.

]]> Art for Breakfast 2020 https://minnetonkaarts.org/art-for-breakfast-2020/ Wed, 04 Dec 2019 18:06:46 +0000 https://minnetonkaarts.org/?p=5544

May 13, 2020
7:30 – 9 a.m.

Spring Fundraiser for Minnetonka Center for the Arts

At the Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom
(5418 Wayzata Blvd, Golden Valley)

Reservations available online or by calling the Registrar at 952-473-7361, x. 160.
Members $20 / Non-members $25

Last year was so much fun, we’re doing it again! Our Board of Directors invites you to attend our 2020 Art for Breakfast fundraiser. The Minnetonka Center for the Arts is a nonprofit organization, and we rely on your support! Join us for a delicious breakfast catered by D’Amico, surrounded by others who support our mission!

Bring a friend, or get your class to share a table. It will be a time of celebration, community building, and learning.

Register for Art for Breakfast
]]> Artist Partners with Hammer Residences https://minnetonkaarts.org/artist-partners-hammer/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:24:59 +0000 https://minnetonkaarts.org/?p=4479
Hammer Residences, a nonprofit organization that serves individuals with disabilities, has received a generous grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) of nearly $14k. This grant will be to be used in partnership with Minnetonka Center for the Arts (MCFTA) for an Artist Partner program that seeks to engage the space between a specialized class and a class without support.
 
Too often programming for people with disabilities doesn’t offer a chance to interact with non-disabled people in an everyday setting. On the flip side, many non-disabled people haven’t had the opportunity to engage with people with disabilities and to discover the strengths in these individuals that they see every day at Hammer. Believing in the importance of artistic expression as a cornerstone for living a full life, both Hammer and MCFTA have been able to join in shared values to try a new approach to arts education through an Artist Partner program model.
 
These partnerships will pair a Hammer resident who has self-identified as an artist, with a committed, arts-interested volunteer. Program participants will be selected through an application process. If you are interested in being involved in one of these two sessions, you may apply at Hammer.org/artist-partners. Applications will be accepted through November 15, 2019. The first art session, ceramics, starts in January and the second session, drawing and painting, begins in March.
 
During one of the two art sessions (ceramics, drawing, and painting), eight artist partners (16 people) will work side-by-side for eight weeks, each creating their own artwork, and offering encouragement and support throughout the process. The classes will be held four weeks at Hammer Residences and four weeks at MCFTA, both facilities in Wayzata.
 
By bringing arts-interested people of different abilities together in a collaborative and supportive setting, it is the goal of this program to engage these communities in ways that benefit and reward every participant.
 
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  • Applications for Artist Partners requested by November 15, 2019
  • Session 1: Ceramics January 9 – February 27 on Thursday nights
  • Session 2: Drawing and Painting March 5 – April 23 on Thursday nights
  • Art exhibit May 2020 (details TBD)

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Hammer Residences, Inc. Since opening its doors in 1923, Hammer has helped thousands of adults and children with developmental disabilities experience life to its fullest. Founder Alvina Hammer believed that individuals with disabilities had the right to lead full lives in a loving atmosphere where they would feel secure and develop self-confidence. Hammer was one of only two Minnesota organizations at that time to offer people with disabilities the opportunity to thrive in a school and home setting. Today, Hammer Residences, Inc. provides residential and customized support services, including In-Home Support, Support Planning, and Case Management to more than 1,600 people throughout the state. To learn more about Hammer visit Hammer.org.

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Hammer, Minnetonka Center for the Arts empower artists with disabilities [Jason Jenkins/Sun Sailor March 5, 2020]

]]> Jeannie McGuire: Figurative Design with Watercolor Workshop https://minnetonkaarts.org/mcguire/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 21:45:10 +0000 https://minnetonkaarts.org/?p=4472

Presented by the Minnesota Watercolor Society (MNWS) and Minnetonka Center for the Arts (MCFTA)
April 14 – April 17, 2020
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Workshop hosted at MCFTA

Minnesota Watercolor Society and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts will co-host Jeannie McGuire’s Water Media Figurative Design with Watercolor workshop featuring her unique projects and experimental approach. You’ll be invited to: imagine a story, character and persona of people in reference photos; find a signature style; strengthen drawing and painting skills; discover the freedom of an intuitive approach to create memorable paintings.

You’ll explore

  • the interplay between figurative subject(s) and backgrounds
  • natural design in reference materials
  • cropping impact
  • pigment maintenance
  • high ratio of pigment to water
  • intentional and spontaneous marks
  • use of titanium white
  • and the freedom to change your mind.

Each day begins with a project-specific demo such as: unconventional exploration of eyes and faces; single-figure focus with nonspecific background; integrating figurative grouping with background elements. Artists receive lots of personal attention and plenty of painting time.

Pittsburgh-based artist, Jeannie McGuire, utilizes free application and stylistic expression in her award-winning watercolors. Personal photography, appropriated snapshots, and life drawings provide her creative spark. Her work has been described as “a brilliant combination of emotion, movement, and artistry.” Impressionistic in nature, but anchored in recognizable subject matter, her figurative approach is truly unique. Her work was awarded the American Watercolor Society’s 144th Gold Medal of Honor, is widely exhibited internationally, and featured in numerous art publications—most recently, International Artist Magazine, 2018.

Application is by lottery for MN Watercolor Society (MNWS) and Minnetonka Center for the Arts (MCFTA) members ONLY beginning September 9, 2019. Members of both organizations must identify with one or the other for purposes of lottery and note on application form.

  • $525 for four-day workshop.
  • $100 deposit and application secures inclusion in the lottery. Deposit is refunded if application is not drawn.

Application must be received by midnight, January 26, 2020. If your application is drawn you will be called the day of the lottery, January 27. If you accept a spot in the workshop, balance of $425 is due in full by credit card or by check to MCFTA by February 3, 2020. If payment is not received your spot will be offered to next applicant drawn.

Withdrawal fee after registration:

  • Before Feb 9, $100
  • Feb 10 to March 1, $260
  • After March 1, $525.

Lottery application opens September 9, 2019 through Minnetonka Center for the Arts:

  • By phone with credit card 952-473-7361 ext. 160
  • By mail with check with details listed below to MCFTA, 2240 North Shore Drive, Wayzata, MN 55391
  • By email with details listed and method of payment indicated to registration@minnetonkaarts.org

Include the following information for your lottery application:

  • Full name
  • Mailing address
  • Phone number
  • Email
  • Which organization’s membership you are apply under (MNWS or MCFTA)
]]> Clean Up Week 2019 https://minnetonkaarts.org/clean-up-week-2019/ Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:17:47 +0000 https://minnetonkaarts.org/?p=4333 August 23 – September 3
The Art Center will be closed to the public August 24 – September 2 (no classes or open studio)

We need your help! Volunteers welcome for any time they are available during the following days and times:

MOVING OUT OF STUDIOS
Friday 8/23 (after 4 p.m.)
Saturday 8/24 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) TENTATIVE*

MOVING BACK INTO STUDIOS
Wednesday 8/28 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Thursday 8/29 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

Each year we ask for volunteers to help with the big task of cleaning the Art Center. This is a benefit to all who use and visit our facility, and we can’t do it without you! We have jobs ranging from dusting to boxing and un-boxing materials, and more. Heavy-lifting isn’t always required.

Please sign up with our volunteer coordinator, Maryalice (mmbrenk@mchsi.com) or at the front desk if you have time you can give during the hours listed below. Thank you for helping!

NOTE: Phones will be open to take registrations 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday

*If we are able to get everything moved on Friday, we won’t need to come in Saturday.

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