Art Center Articles
Artist-Instructor Spotlight: Ellen Richman
Bring an empty canvas and an open mind and Ellen Richman will teach you to paint. With no literal reference, drawing exclusively from within yourself, she helps you create something of value from nothing. And that is precisely what she has done for the Minnetonka...
On view at the Art Center
Ongoing Free and open to the public. Artwork by students, instructors or other area artists is always on display at the Art Center. Work is on view and for sale in the Retail Shop, Murphy Room, Café, Art Wall and Foyer. We hope you stop in soon! See Upcoming Exhibits...
Ridgedale Center Partners in Art
2009 - 2019 (ongoing)Free and open to the publicPartners in Art is curated and managed by the Minnetonka Center for the Arts. Since 2009, this program has brought visual art exhibits to the public spaces at Ridgedale Center. Partners in Arts allows artwork...
The 2018 Student Show
February 2 – March 1 Opening Preview on February 1, 6 - 8 p.m. Bring a potluck dish to share! Free and open to the public The Student Show illustrates the creativity, skill and inspiration that unfold in our studios every day. Exhibiting in a professional gallery...
Facade: New Work by Elizabeth Coleman
February 2 – March 18 Opening Preview on February 1, 6 – 8 p.m. Showing in the Murphy Room Free and open to the public Facade features Elizabeth Coleman's sculptures and illuminated windows in transparent porcelain and glass. Elizabeth Coleman is a 2017 Minnesota...
Phases of Matter
March 9 – April 5 Closing Reception on April 5, 6 – 8 p.m. Free and open to the public Phases of Matter features works by Bernie Ficek-Swenson, Linda Gammell, Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin, Danny Saathoff, and Holly Swift. Contemporary interpretations by five artists consider...
Minnesota Watercolor Society: Spring Contrasts
Minnesota Watercolor Society Spring Exhibition: Spring Contrasts April 14 – May 11 Opening Preview and Awards on April 13, 6 - 8 p.m. The Minnesota Watercolor Society is proud to present some of the Midwest's finest watercolor artists. View watercolor artwork...
Contemporary Botanicals
April 14 – May 11 Opening Preview on April 13, 6 - 8 p.m. Free and open to the public Contemporary Botanicals. Concurrent with the Watercolor Society Show, students of MCFTA Artist-Instructor Suzanne Galloway display their latest creations - flowers and foliage...
2018 Members’ Juried Show
May 25 – June 22 Opening Preview on May 24, 6 - 8 p.m. Free and open to the public The Members’ Juried Show provides current members of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts an opportunity to enter their work in a competitive juried gallery exhibition. The Members'...
Menagerie: Animals in Art
June 29 – August 2 Opening Preview on June 28, 6 - 8 p.m. In Menagerie: Animals in Art, you will see depictions of animals. From familiar to exotic, primitive to stylized, and naturalistic to personified. Animals have populated art since the beginning of image-making,...
