Art Center Articles
MCFTA Members’ Salon Show
February 12 – March 20, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, February 12, 6 – 8 p.m.
PURPOSE: To celebrate the varied interests and artistic achievements of MCFTA members by providing opportunity to exhibit their work
Call for Entries: MCFTA Members’ Salon Show
February 12 – March 20, 2026
INTAKE: Thursday, February 5, Noon – 7 p.m.
(Intake times are FIRM. No early entry. If you cannot make the date work, have someone enter your work for you)
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, February 12, 6 – 8 p.m.
PURPOSE: To celebrate the varied interests and artistic achievements of MCFTA members by providing opportunity to exhibit their work
Faculty Show
Dates: September 2 – October 4
Reception: September 11, 6 – 8 PM
MCFTA’s talented Artist-Instructors share the vision behind their teaching in the walk-through catalog of the varied learning experiences available in our studios. Find something wonderful to add to your collection, or get some ideas about which class you’d like to take next! All exhibited work will be for sale.
2025 Arts of the Holidays Show and Sale
Call for Entries – Due September 13
Don Biehn: Paintings
May 14 – August 9
Following his successful commercial design practice, Don Biehn dedicated himself to painting full time until his death in June 2022. He embraced plein air painting, immersing himself in his subjects’ colors, textures, and light. He lived most of his life near rivers, lakes and marshlands, capturing their allure in his art.
Final Weeks! Minnesota Watercolor Society’s Juried Spring Exhibition: “Reflections”
Through May 16
Some of Minnesota’s finest water media artists’ best new works make this event a must-see! Find inspiration for your own painting practice or just enjoy. Juror John Salminen has designated awards
Remembering Carl Beihl
February 20 – March 22 Opening Feb 20, 6 - 8 p.m. Free and open to the public Board member and president, artist/ instructor as well as mentor to MCFTA photography students and an enthusiastic student himself in MCFTA’s ceramics and painting studios, Carl Beihl...
Call for Entries: Up Close and Sculptural
October 20, 2024 – February 20, 2025 A curated selection of small-scale sculpture celebrating the vitality and variety of Minnesota sculptors’ work, displayed throughout the common areas of Ridgedale Center as part of our ongoing Partners in Art program. Entries due...
Arts of the Holidays Show and Sale
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...
The Student Show 2024
July 19 – August 17 Laura H Miles Gallery Free and open to the public This show illustrates the creativity, skill and inspiration that unfold in our studios every day. Exhibiting in a professional gallery setting is an important part of the artistic learning process,...
