Categories: Art

More than fifty paintings and drawings, including a series of large pieces inspired by Mankato Ballet, comprise “Art Works Through Five Decades: A Retrospective by Peggy Draheim” on display August 2-24 at the Arts Center of Saint Peter.

“My technique is centered in the joy of active color and fluid brushstroke,” says Draheim, a retired art educator who holds a undergraduate and graduate degrees in art from Minnesota State University, Mankato. “I want the color to dance across the canvas, and loose brushstrokes to energize the painting. It’s the essence of the subject that I wish to capture…I give information without giving detail.”

Draheim’s work has been shown throughout the region in group and solo exhibitions since she began painting in 1978. In addition to Mankato Ballet, subjects of her paintings and drawings include Peruvian horses, family heirloom photos and drawings, This is the first retrospective of her work.

The public is invited to the opening reception on Saturday, August 3, 3:00-5:00 p.m. with remarks by the artist at 3:30 p.m.

The Arts Center’s galleries are free, wheelchair-accessible. Summer gallery hours are Wednesday though Friday 1-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday 1-5 p.m

WEEKLY DROP-IN CRITIQUE FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS For all levels, all genres, 16+. Every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m. in the Fiber Room (lower level of the Arts Center).

Facilitator: Ann Rosenquist

Fee. Free.

Got writer’s block? Got a brilliant idea but you’re afraid it might be a terrible idea? Bring it. Come give & receive feedback, motivation, & practical guidance guaranteed to help you move forward with your creative pursuits.

Newcomers welcome. Participants may use their time to share excerpts of work in progress, ideas, or challenges. Meeting time is spent giving & receiving feedback, with strict adherence to time limits. No registration required.

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

More than fifty paintings and drawings, including a series of large pieces inspired by Mankato Ballet, comprise “Art Works Through Five Decades: A Retrospective by Peggy Draheim” on display August 2-24 at the Arts Center of Saint Peter.

“My technique is centered in the joy of active color and fluid brushstroke,” says Draheim, a retired art educator who holds a undergraduate and graduate degrees in art from Minnesota State University, Mankato. “I want the color to dance across the canvas, and loose brushstrokes to energize the painting. It’s the essence of the subject that I wish to capture…I give information without giving detail.”

Draheim’s work has been shown throughout the region in group and solo exhibitions since she began painting in 1978. In addition to Mankato Ballet, subjects of her paintings and drawings include Peruvian horses, family heirloom photos and drawings, This is the first retrospective of her work.

The public is invited to the opening reception on Saturday, August 3, 3:00-5:00 p.m. with remarks by the artist at 3:30 p.m.

The Arts Center’s galleries are free, wheelchair-accessible. Summer gallery hours are Wednesday though Friday 1-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday 1-5 p.m

More than fifty paintings and drawings, including a series of large pieces inspired by Mankato Ballet, comprise “Art Works Through Five Decades: A Retrospective by Peggy Draheim” on display August 2-24 at the Arts Center of Saint Peter.

“My technique is centered in the joy of active color and fluid brushstroke,” says Draheim, a retired art educator who holds a undergraduate and graduate degrees in art from Minnesota State University, Mankato. “I want the color to dance across the canvas, and loose brushstrokes to energize the painting. It’s the essence of the subject that I wish to capture…I give information without giving detail.”

Draheim’s work has been shown throughout the region in group and solo exhibitions since she began painting in 1978. In addition to Mankato Ballet, subjects of her paintings and drawings include Peruvian horses, family heirloom photos and drawings, This is the first retrospective of her work.

The public is invited to the opening reception on Saturday, August 3, 3:00-5:00 p.m. with remarks by the artist at 3:30 p.m.

The Arts Center’s galleries are free, wheelchair-accessible. Summer gallery hours are Wednesday though Friday 1-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday 1-5 p.m

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

More than fifty paintings and drawings, including a series of large pieces inspired by Mankato Ballet, comprise “Art Works Through Five Decades: A Retrospective by Peggy Draheim” on display August 2-24 at the Arts Center of Saint Peter.

“My technique is centered in the joy of active color and fluid brushstroke,” says Draheim, a retired art educator who holds a undergraduate and graduate degrees in art from Minnesota State University, Mankato. “I want the color to dance across the canvas, and loose brushstrokes to energize the painting. It’s the essence of the subject that I wish to capture…I give information without giving detail.”

Draheim’s work has been shown throughout the region in group and solo exhibitions since she began painting in 1978. In addition to Mankato Ballet, subjects of her paintings and drawings include Peruvian horses, family heirloom photos and drawings, This is the first retrospective of her work.

The public is invited to the opening reception on Saturday, August 3, 3:00-5:00 p.m. with remarks by the artist at 3:30 p.m.

The Arts Center’s galleries are free, wheelchair-accessible. Summer gallery hours are Wednesday though Friday 1-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday 1-5 p.m

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

WEEKLY DROP-IN CRITIQUE FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS For all levels, all genres, 16+. Every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m. in the Fiber Room (lower level of the Arts Center).

Facilitator: Ann Rosenquist

Fee. Free.

Got writer’s block? Got a brilliant idea but you’re afraid it might be a terrible idea? Bring it. Come give & receive feedback, motivation, & practical guidance guaranteed to help you move forward with your creative pursuits.

Newcomers welcome. Participants may use their time to share excerpts of work in progress, ideas, or challenges. Meeting time is spent giving & receiving feedback, with strict adherence to time limits. No registration required.

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

WEEKLY DROP-IN CRITIQUE FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS, MUSICIANS For all levels, all genres, 16+. Every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m. in the Fiber Room (lower level of the Arts Center).

Facilitator: Ann Rosenquist

Fee. Free.

Got writer’s block? Got a brilliant idea but you’re afraid it might be a terrible idea? Bring it. Come give & receive feedback, motivation, & practical guidance guaranteed to help you move forward with your creative pursuits.

Newcomers welcome. Participants may use their time to share excerpts of work in progress, ideas, or challenges. Meeting time is spent giving & receiving feedback, with strict adherence to time limits. No registration required.

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

An exhibition of Minnesota landscapes by North Mankato artist Andrew Judkins.

“We are born into landscape, we live out our lives within it and we die and become part of the land. It’s who we are and the stage up which we live out our existence. We ignore this at great peril. Landscape is also a way of reminding us that we are part of a universe of nature and life on this planet, part of a large, intricate web. The web was here before us and we should have the utmost respect for the land, plants, animals and basic resources such as water. We are in landscape all the time, but can forget that in our busy and distracting lives. This is more true than ever with our layers of technology. When I paint landscape, I have to take a step back and look with a dispassionate eye at what moves me one moment and I am blind to as it lies before me the next. I must examine it and create a version of what I see, separated from reality by one filter. When people look back into this, suddenly they aren’t so blind, so numb to the world as they go about their business. Looking at paintings can encourage people to see what they didn’t before or feel what they have grown numb to.

“I mostly paint places around where I live in Southern Minnesota. But I will paint any place I have been and felt a connection with. In painting Southern Minnesota, I find a joy in making people look at an area not really known for its wildness or beauty in a different way. If you seek the joys and unique places where you are, a world of wonder awaits. It’s fun to paint famous and spectacular things sometimes, but it is also fun to show that what people think of as mundane is also spectacular in its own way.”

Judkins was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

“I am interested in gender, myths and folklore and how these cultural constructs affect the way people interact with nature. In this new body of work, I use my knowledge of forageable plants to create work about edible and medicinal herbs and fungi and their links to women’s struggles past and present.”

Rachel James is originally from a small town in Southeast Kansas. She lives in the country near St. Peter with partner, Josh Winkler.

Rachel studied printmaking at the University of Kansas (BFA) and the University of Minnesota (MFA.) She teaches printmaking, painting and drawing as an instructor at area colleges and art centers.

James was the recipient of a 2018 Artist Career Development Grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds provided by the McKnight Foundation.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Mankato artist Josh Winkler works primarily with traditional and contemporary print media with a focus on relief processes.

“As an artist, I am most concerned with our environment, how humans manipulate and label the land, and a common disregard for the history of place as we grow in population and consume energy. By combining personal experience with historic investigation, I build layered landscape narratives that ask viewers to consider the social, political and environmental contexts of their surroundings. I utilize a range of drawing, printmaking, and sculptural processes to facilitate these ideas.”

Since receiving his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, he has worked for a non-profit printmaking center, taught printmaking, and consistently exhibited work nationally / internationally. Winkler is currently an Associate Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University.

Winkler’s work is in public collections including Yale University, Hennepin County Public Library, The Yukon Archives in Whitehorse YT, and The Quebec National Archives in Montreal. In 2018, Winkler exhibited in group shows in British Columbia, Spain, and throughout the United States. He completed a two-week artist residency on the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska, and a six-week residency at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Winkler was recently selected for a 15-week artist residency at the Bell Museum of Natural History.

Josh Winkler is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Gallery and Gift Shop Hours July 11-27

• Thursdays 1-7 pm
• Fridays 1-4 pm
• Saturdays 11 am – 5 pm

Join us for a FREE guided tour of the 2019 CityArt Walking Sculpture Tour, featuring 26 sculptures from artists across the U.S. Our fabulous sculpture walk docent will lead you through City Center Mankato and North Mankato and provide fun facts on the artists and inspiration behind each artwork.

Bring a water bottle, comfortable shoes and camera to tag yourself (#cityartkato) with these beautiful sculptures!

The tour starts at 500 S. Front Street at sculpture #1.

For more information contact 507-387-1008 or email info@twinriversarts.org.