Media Room
Boathouse Tours
WCCO interview with Karen Melvin and Melinda Nelson “Boathouses of Lake Minnetonka”
About the Art Center
The Pulse: April 2014 interview about the Art Center
- Best Craft Classes in Minnesota (WCCO Jan 2018)
- Best Shops to Buy Affordable Art in Minnesota (WCCO Mar 2014)
- Best Sketching Classes in Minnesota (WCCO Feb 2015)
Roof Donation
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- Minnetonka Center for the Arts celebrates new roof, donor who made it possible [July 30, 2019, Sun Sailor]
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Minnetonka Center for the Arts receives $500K donation for new roof [April 29, 2019, Sun Sailor]
Northwest Suburban Conference have a special opportunity each year to experience art at the MCFTA (CCX Media 1:10)
The Realization of a Dream: The Photographs of Edward Curtis (2:36)
Best Spot for Local Makers (Lake Minnetonka Magazine 2016)
Supporting the Arts in Minnetonka (Lake Minnetonka Magazine)
Mpls. woman lives on a wing and a spirit of appreciation (KARE11 September 12, 2017)
Minnesota State Fair art show celebrates eclectic talent [Star Tribune 8/22/13]
Hammer, Minnetonka Center for the Arts empower artists with diabilities [Sun Sailor 3/5/20]
Minnesota: A dementia friendly state of mind (KARE11 5:01)
MCFTA and City of Minnetonka Dementia Friendly City Initiative Partnership Programs are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Arts Access grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Partners in art with Ridgedale Center. (Lake Minnetonka Community Television 3:27)
Partners in art with Ridgedale Center. (Lake Minnetonka Community Television 10:01)
Summer Arts Camps (SAC)
Summer Arts Camps (SAC) (Lake Minnetonka Community Television 3:11)
Summer Arts Camps (SAC) (Lake Minnetonka Community Television 10:00)
Our Artist-Instructors
Bryan Holland (painter) (MN Originals / TPT 6:35)
Heidi Hoy (sculptor) (MN Originals / TPT 7:41)
Ernest Miller (ceramicist) (MN Originals / TPT 4:37)
Danny Saathoff (jeweler & sculptor) (MN Originals / TPT 5:24)
Dakota Hoska (visual artist) (MN Originals / TPT 6:20)
Keren Kroul (painter) (MN Originals / TPT 6:30)
Eric Mueller (photographer) (MN Originals / TPT 8:47)
Exhibits
Abstract
- Abstract art exhibition open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor April 16, 2019]
- Abstract Art exhibit open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor October 7, 2017]
- Abstract Art exhibit opening Sept. 29 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor September 23, 2017]
- Abstract photography on display at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor March 5, 2016]
- ‘Abstraction in Action’ opening reception April 23 [Sun Sailor April 16, 2015]
- “Abstraction in Action” at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor April 30, 2015]
- Minnetonka Center for the Arts show featuring Minnesota Artists [Star Tribune April 30, 2015]
- Abstract Painting Student Show at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor October 25, 2015]
- Worth a thousand words: Artist’s abstract photography among the many works currently on display at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor September 10, 2015]
Art of the Garden
Art of the Garden exhibit (CCX Media 2:05)
- Flower power: ‘Art of the Garden’ exhibit open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts Sun Sailor July 11, 2019, Sun Sailor]
- A garden of art at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor July 6, 2017]
- Minnetonka Center for the Arts celebrates summer with ‘Art of the Garden’ show [Sun Sailor July 6, 2016]
- Art of the Garden exhibit at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor June 24, 2016]
- Art of the Garden exhibit open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor July 9, 2015]
- Opening: Art of the Garden at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor, June 26, 2015]
Arts of the Holidays
WCCO Saturday Morning visits Arts of the Holidays (Nov 16, 2019)
Arts of the Holidays, 2018
Images from the Preview Party
- PHOTOS: ‘Arts of the Holidays’ show open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor November 13, 2018]
- Holiday (shopping) season has arrived [Sun Sailor November 9, 2018]
- Arts of the Holidays Show and Sale will open Nov. 8 [Sun Sailor November 2, 2018]
- Arts of the Holidays’ show opens at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor November 21, 2107]
- Arts of the Holidays Show and Sale opens Nov. 9 [Sun Sailor November 3, 2017]
- Arts of the Holidays Show and Sale now open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor November 16, 2016]
- Support local artists at Arts of the Holidays Show and Sale, opening Nov. 10 [Sun Sailor November 3, 2016]
- Holiday arts [The Lake & Pioneer November 25, 2015]
- ‘Arts of the Holidays’ invites shoppers to support local artists [Sun Sailor November 20, 2015]
- Arts of the Holidays opens Nov. 12 [Sun Sailor November 9, 2015]
- Shop Local for Holiday Crafts & Gifts [WCCO December 2011]
Faculty Show
- Look and learn: Minnetonka Center for the Arts opens Faculty Show [Sun Sailor September 12, 2019]
- Faculty Show open through Sept. 21 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor September 4, 2017]
- Faculty Show open through Sept. 22 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor August 25, 2016]
- Faculty Show opens Aug. 19 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor August 12, 2016]
- Worth a thousand words: Artist’s abstract photography among the many works currently on display at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor September 10, 2015]
- Faculty show open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [The Laker & Pioneer September 9, 2015]
- Faculty Show open through Sept. 24 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor September 2, 2015]
- Opening: Faculty Show at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor August 16, 2015]
Hautman Brothers (October 2013)
Hautman brothers exhibition (Lake Minnetonka Community Television 4:43)
Duck stamp dynasty (Star Tribune October 10, 2013)
Wildlife art by Minnesota’s Hautman brothers shown in Wayzata (Star Tribune October 11, 2013)
The Hautmans – Our very own duck dynasty [Unsi Zuege, SW News Media 9/20/13]
Minnetonka Center for the Arts hosting Hautman retrospective [The Lake & Pioneer 10/5/13]
Members’ Salon & Show
- Members’ Salon show open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor June 4, 2019]
- Members’ Salon opens May 24 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor May 17, 2019]
- Members’ Juried Show open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor March 29. 2018]
- Members’ Juried Show will open May 25 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor May 24, 2018]
- Member’s Salon show open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor June 6, 2017]
- Members’ Juried Show opens at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor June 2, 2016]
- Opening May 26: Members’ Juried Show at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor May 20, 2016]
- Members Salon Show at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor May 24, 2015]
NCECA Exhibits
- Ceramics exhibits on display at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor March 26, 2019]
The Student Show
- Minnetonka Center for the Arts students show work in new show [Sun Sailor February 7, 2108]
- Student Show will open soon at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor January 28, 2018]
- ‘A lucid transparency’: Wayzata artist discusses work on display at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor February 14, 2017]
- Students show off work at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor February 7, 2017]
- Student show, botanical art exhibit open Feb. 2 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [January 28, 2017]
- Student Show open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor February 15, 2016]
- Student Show open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor February 11, 2016]
- Student Show opens Feb. 4 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor January 29, 2016]
Other Exhibitions
MN 3rd Congressional Distrtict Art Competition (2019)
- WCCO interview [April 2019]
The Realization of a Dream (2018)
- Minneapolis man finds “soul’s purpose” in celebrating “North American Indian” photographer [Star Tribune February 16, 2018]
- Edward Curtis photos of early 1900s Native Americans on display at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor September 18, 2018]
- Reception for photo exhibition will be Sept. 13 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor September 10, 2018]
Menagerie: Animals in Art (2018)
- Menagerie: Animals in Art exhibit open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor July 2, 2018]
Phases of Matter (2018)
- Art Hounds – Bridget Clark recommendation [MPR March 29, 2018]
- Phases of Matter exhibit open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor March 21, 2018]
Spring Contrasts (2018)
- PHOTOS: Spring arrives at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor April 17, 2018]
- Spring shows will open April 14 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor April 12, 2018]
Lake Country Pastel Society (2017)
- More than 100 pastel paintings on display at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor April 26, 2017]
Juried Figure Show (2017)
- Juried Figured Show open at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor March 14, 2017]
Bresnahan Pottery (2016)
- Beauty born in Fire: Bresnahan’s Minnesota pottery revealed [MPR September 29, 2016]
- Told by fire: Master potter exhibiting work at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor October 11, 2016]
- Selections from the Johanna Kiln’ opening Sept. 29 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor September 23, 2016]
Menagerie: Animals in Art (2016)
- ‘Menagerie: Animals in Art’ opens at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor April 20, 2016]
- Opening: ‘Menagerie: Animals in Art’ April 14 at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor April 8, 2016]
A Sense of Place (2016)
- Minnetonka Center for the Arts offers ‘A Sense of Place’ [Sun Sailor March 22, 2016]
- Opening: ‘A Sense of Place’ at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor March 6, 2016]
Minnesota Watercolor Society 2015 Spring Exhibition (2015)
- Watercolor Society announces spring exhibition winners including Mound, Minnetrista residents [The Laker & Pioneer April 7, 2015]
Texture. Mood. Attitude (2015)
- Painting exhibit at Minnetonka Center for the Arts opens Sept. 14 [Sun Sailor September 6, 2015]
Photo Op (2015)
- Opening: Photo Op exhibit at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor September 25, 2016]
- Photo Op opens at Minnetonka Center for the Arts [Sun Sailor October 6, 2015]
Soul of Flowers (2015)
- A family collaboration [Anna Pratt, Star Tribune 1/7/15]
Eye Candy: Crazy Quilts (2014)
- Eye Candy: Crazy Quilts [The Pioneer 10/4/14]
