River Arts Alliance

Radoslav Lorković Concert at WAC
2024-02-17 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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Radoslav Lorković will be in concert on February 17, 2024 at 7 pm at the Winona Arts Center. The coffeehouse and gallery open at 6 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Tickets are available at Hardt’s Music until 4 pm on February 16 or at Eventbrite until 3 pm on February 17.
Drawing from a multitude of influences ranging from elegant classical and jazz styles to the rawest, most basic blues, country and soul, Radoslav Lorković has taken on an unusually broad musical spectrum and refined it into his distinctive piano style. His tenure on the R&B and folk circuits has culminated in five critically acclaimed solo recordings. Learn more.

Theatre du Mississippi One Act Festival
2024-02-17 19:00, 2024-02-16 19:00 | Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts, 1164 W 10th St., Winona, MN, United States
Fridays | February 16 & 23 | 7 pm
Saturdays | February 17 & 24 | 7 pm
Sundays | February 18 & 25 | 2 pm
Valencia Arts Center | 1164 W Howard St.
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Prepare yourselves for an enchanting evening filled with theatrical brilliance as we proudly showcase the winners of our 2023 Playwriting Competition in an unmissable One-Act Festival! Join us and experience the magic of never-before-seen stories crafted by talented playwrights. From comedy to drama, our winning one-acts cover a spectrum of emotions and themes that promise to leave you entertained, moved, and inspired. Witness the rise of promising playwrights whose unique voices have earned them a place in our competition. Tickets are $15 pre-sale and $20 at the door. Learn more.

artsXchange - Fashion Landscape: A Sampler of 19th-century Stage Characters and Their Costumes
2024-02-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Dr., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.
UPDATE 2/5/24: Registration for this event is now full and waitlisted. Use this form to be added to the waitlist, and you will be contacted if a space becomes available. If you previously registered and are no longer able to attend, please let us know at admin@riverartsalliance.org.

River Arts Alliance member Kay Sebring-Roberts Kuhlmann, a historical theatre artist, will host the February 15 artsXchange at MMAM. Fashion Landscape: A Sampler of 19th-century Stage Characters and Their Costumes will introduce participants to seven of Kay’s history-based female characters through script excerpts and period textile arts. Actor/model Lacey Korb will assist her. The program unfolds within view of the Decorative Arts wing of the exhibition currently on view at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Re/Framing the View: Nineteenth-Century American Landscapes. Participants are encouraged to take a pre-look at that exhibit. We will seek enlarged understanding of how women’s fashion across that century served both functional and decorative roles in Re/Framing the View. Ages 12 and up welcome.
This event is free to attend for members of RAA or MMAM, and included with museum admission for others. Registration is required, and space is limited to 25 attendees per program. Learn more.

Sharon Mansur/The Cedar Tree Project at FRFF - Workshop
2024-02-11 11:00 | Winona State University, 175 W Mark St, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona State University | Building/Room TBA
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Winona based artist Sharon Mansur and her creative platform The Cedar Tree Project are engaged in several special events at the upcoming Frozen River Film Festival.
The film set Blurring Borders: Cinema & Home will be shown on Saturday, February 10 at the Winona Arts Center. Co-curated by Mizna’s Arab Film Festival curator Michelle Baroody and Sharon Mansur, and showcasing Arab and SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) artists and filmmakers, this set of short films challenges documentary form as well as common narratives/images of immigration and displacement. The set includes NeitherHEREnorTHERE, a choreo-essay film between Lebanese American artists Sharon Mansur and Meryl Zaytoun Murman. The workshop Home/Place will take place on Sunday, February 11 at Winona State University. A companion to the Blurring Borders film set, this workshop facilitated by Sharon Mansur invites participants to engage in a creative process to develop a short film study reflecting their sense of home, place and belonging as well as scattering and letting go. Learn more.

Sharon Mansur/The Cedar Tree Project at FRFF - Film Set
2024-02-10 12:30 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St
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Winona based artist Sharon Mansur and her creative platform The Cedar Tree Project are engaged in several special events at the upcoming Frozen River Film Festival.
The film set Blurring Borders: Cinema & Home will be shown on Saturday, February 10 at the Winona Arts Center. Co-curated by Mizna’s Arab Film Festival curator Michelle Baroody and Sharon Mansur, and showcasing Arab and SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) artists and filmmakers, this set of short films challenges documentary form as well as common narratives/images of immigration and displacement. The set includes NeitherHEREnorTHERE, a choreo-essay film between Lebanese American artists Sharon Mansur and Meryl Zaytoun Murman. The workshop Home/Place will take place on Sunday, February 11 at Winona State University. A companion to the Blurring Borders film set, this workshop facilitated by Sharon Mansur invites participants to engage in a creative process to develop a short film study reflecting their sense of home, place and belonging as well as scattering and letting go. Learn more.

Heidi Bryant & Meredith Mihm Perform for MMAM Seasonal Saturday
2024-02-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Dr., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.
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Heidi Bryant and Meredith Mihm will perform flute and piano music for MMAM’s Winter Seasonal Saturday. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, selections will include music by Bach, Bolling, Debussy, and Piazzolla along with some beautiful pieces selected to complement the art in the galleries. This performance will be a preview for a Cafe Congo concert on March 24th. We hope you will join us!
Learn more about the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s Seasonal Saturday event at mmam.org.

Winter Seasonal Saturday at MMAM Celebrates The Most Beautiful Thing
2024-02-10 10:00 - 17:00 | Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Dr., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.
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On Saturday, February 10, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) will hold its Winter Seasonal Saturday event focused on the theme The Most Beautiful Thing, inspired by MMAM’s new literary arts exhibition Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity. Newly opened in January of this year, this exhibition features two books including The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang, illustrated by Khoa Le (Lerner Publishing, Carolrhoda Books, 2020), and reminds us how water shapes personal, familial, and historical stories across cultures and time.
Seasonal Saturdays strive to reduce intimidation and increase comfortable access to the arts for everyone by offering fun-filled, inviting days, with $1 admission, free transportation, artist-led programming, and 30-minute guided tours. Learn more.

WSU Faculty Recital – Eric Brisson
2024-02-06 19:30 - 21:00 | WSU DuFresne Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 450 Johnson St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
DuFresne Performing Arts Center – Recital Hall | Winona State University | 450 Johnson St.
River Arts Alliance member Eric Brisson will present a piano recital on Tuesday, February 6. The recital will feature W.A. Mozart’s Fantasia and Sonata in C minor (K.475/K.457), Alexina Louie’s “Memories in an Ancient Garden”, Johannes Brahms’ Intermezzi op.117, and Henri Dutilleux’s “Choral et Variations”. Admission is free.

Laureates Writers Series Presents P.S. Duffy
2024-02-06 19:00 | Blue Heron Coffeehouse, 162 W 2nd St, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St.
The Laureates Writers series will feature distinguished writer P.S. Duffy for its Tuesday, February 6 program at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. The series is co-sponsored by Shipwreckt Books, Chapter Two Books, the Winona Public Library, and the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. P.S. Duffy’s presentation begins at 7 pm and will be followed by an open mic session open to the public.
P.S. (Penny) Duffy has lived in Rochester with her husband, Joe, for 34 years. Critics agree that her novel The Cartographer of No Man’s Land (W.W. Norton, New York, 2013), later published in Canada, Great Britain, Taiwan, and Israel, was outstanding. Set in the trenches of France and a fishing village in Nova Scotia during the First World War, it was a Barnes and Noble Discover selection and a Booksellers of America pick, a New York Post and Oprah Book of the Week, a national LibraryReads selection, and a finalist for the international Dayton Literary Peace Prize, which recognizes the power of fiction to foster peace. Learn more.

Valentine Free Ink Event at WAC
2024-02-03 10:00 - 16:30 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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Come and print a Valentine for someone you love at the Valentine Free Ink on February 3 at the Winona Arts Center. There will be two sessions available: families and children from 10 am to 1 pm and adults only from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Come down and create Valentine’s themed monoprints using our printing press. All materials and stencils are provided to make beautiful prints to give to your family and friends or to keep for yourself! No experience is necessary. All ages are welcome during the times listed above. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Learn more.

Silent Movie The General at Old Main
2024-02-02 19:00 | Old Main Cultural Center, 20869 S College Ave., Galesville, WI, 54630, United States
Saturday | February 2 | 7 pm
Old Main Cultural Center | 20869 College Ave. | Galesville, WI
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The 1926 silent movie The General, starring Buster Keaton, will be shown at Old Main Cultural Center in Galesville on Friday, February 2 at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for high school students and younger. Learn more.

John McAndrew & Billy McLaughlin Concert at WAC
2024-02-02 19:00 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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John McAndrew and Billy McLaughlin will be in concert on February 2 at the Winona Arts Center. The coffeehouse and gallery open at 6 pm. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and are available at Hardt’s Music until Feb. 1 at 4 pm and on Eventbrite until 3 pm, Feb 2. “John McAndrew is a storyteller whose songs are built on his own life experiences,” says Walt Quinn; his music can now be heard in several feature films, television, and national events. Billy McLaughlin is recognized internationally as a world-class guitarist, composer and inspirational performer who has appeared on Billboard’s Top Ten Chart. Learn more.

RAA 2024 Annual Meeting
2024-01-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
The River Arts Alliance 2024 Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 31 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Winona Arts Center. Join us at 6:30 for social time and treats. The business meeting at 7:00 will include Board of Directors elections, a review of 2023 RAA activities and highlights of plans for 2024. At 7:30, Eileen Moeller with organizational member Frozen River Film Festival will join us to preview the upcoming festival with a screening of trailers for featured films. The evening will conclude with more social time. We hope you can join us for this great opportunity to learn more about RAA and how you can be involved!
If you are a River Arts Alliance member interested in running for a Board position, please contact the Arts Administrator at admin@riverartsalliance.org or a current Board member for more information. Board nominations can be made prior to or during the meeting. The Annual Meeting is free and open to the public to attend, though only current RAA members may participate in voting.

Opening Reception - “Conversations: The Collaboration of an Artist and an Artificial Intelligence” by Morro Schreiber – Exhibit at WAC
2024-01-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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The Winona Arts Center is pleased to announce the exhibit “Conversations: The Collaboration of an Artist and an Artificial Intelligence” by Morro Schreiber opens on January 28 and runs through March 3, 2024. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, January 28 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm, with an Artist Talk at 1:30 pm. Schreiber is a lifelong artist and wordsmith who overcame a visceral knee-jerk hatred of the very idea of art created with artificial intelligence within minutes of actually using AI to create some art of her own. She’s been in daily conversation with midJourney AI since the release of v3 over a year ago, and has generated over 45,000 images (of disparate interest and quality), now working with v5.2 and the recently released v6. Schreiber has lived in Winona with her family for the past 18 years; this is her first solo exhibition. Learn more.

New Look Weekend Celebrates Four New Exhibitions at MMAM
2024-01-28 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-27 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-26 10:00 - 17:00 | Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Dr., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.
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The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) in Winona, MN presents the Freshwater New Look Weekend on January 26 – 28, 2024. In 2024, MMAM is presenting a year-long suite of exhibitions and programs that explores bold and often under-told narratives, examines fresh new perspectives of water, and features game-changing artists who help us better our relationship to this precious resource. This New Look Weekend celebrates the opening of four new exhibitions: Mustafah Abdulaziz: Water; Aabijijiwan / Ukeyat yanalleh, It Flows Continuously: Karen Goulet and Monique Verdin; Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity; and Reflective Impressions: The American Society of Marine Artists 19th National Exhibition. Events during the weekend include a New Look Preview Party on Friday evening, artist-led tours, a film screening, demonstrations, and more. Learn more.

River City Dancers Winter Formal
2024-01-27 19:00 - 22:30 | Winona Athletic Club, 773 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Athletic Club 2nd Floor Ballroom | 773 E 5th St.
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Come celebrate the beginning of 2024! Dress to the nines for an elegant evening of ballroom dancing. Don’t miss one of our most popular events of the season! The Waltz & Rumba dance lesson will be from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. The dance starts at 8:00 and goes until 10:30 pm. Cost of admission (general: $15; students: $10) includes the optional dance lesson. Learn more.

Bon Appetit! Films and Food at WAC
2024-01-27 17:00 - 21:30 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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Looking for a way to beat the winter blues? Come for Bon Appetit at the Winona Arts Center on January 27. Come and enjoy a double feature film with appetizers, wine, beer and tea. We will highlight Asian cuisine and films which show food preparation and culinary delights while balancing family tensions in conversations around the table. Appetizers will be provided by Miya Japanese Bistro and ZB Taste. The featured films are Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, an English film directed by Wayne Wang, and Eat Drink Man Woman directed by Ang Lee. Cost is $25 in advance or $30 at the door and covers all food, beverages and movies! We are limiting ticket sales to 50 and will not have any tickets available after the last one is sold. Tickets are available at Hardt’s Music until 4 pm on January 26 and until 3 pm on January 27 at Eventbrite. Learn more.

Winona Public Library Film by Mary Farrell
2024-01-22 19:00 | Winona Public Library, 151 W 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Public Library | 151 W 5th St.
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The Winona Public Library, gifted to the city of Winona by William Harris Laird in 1899, is celebrating its 125th anniversary and will premiere the documentary film showing of “Laird’s Legacy: A History of the Winona Public Library.” Filmed by local documentarian and River Arts Alliance member, Mary Farrell, and based on the book Laird’s Legacy: A History of the Winona Public Library by Greg Gaut, the film will debut to the public with three different showings on Monday, January 22nd and Thursday, January 25th at 7 pm and Saturday, January 27th at 11 am. All showings will take place at the Winona Public Library and are free to the public, but tickets are required for January 22nd and 25th. Tickets are available at https://wpllairdslegacy.brownpapertickets.com. Learn more.

LVDY at Winona House Concerts
2024-01-21 15:00 | MN
Historic Frederick Bell House | Winona
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The next concert at Winona House Concerts will feature the duo LVDY, on Sunday, January 21 at 3 pm. Tickets are $25.00 and all ticket proceeds go to the artists. LVDY (pronounced LADY) is a Colorado-based duo comprised of Kathleen Hooper and Aubrey Mable. Their uplifting sound and intimate storytelling is a delightful recipe of singer-songwriter, indie-folk, with powerful melodies and harmonies that speak to the senses. Love anthems weave in and out of their messages, with simple yet important reminders that we’re not alone. Learn more.

First 2024 Jazz Jam Supports Winona Community HUB
2024-01-21 14:30 - 17:30 | Island City Brewing Company, 65 E Front St, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St.
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Island City Brewing Company’s new owners, Graham Kaczmarek and Brook Merkwan invite everyone to join H3O Jazz Trio on Sunday, January 21 from 2:30 to 5:30 pm as they kick off the new year in the taproom. This month’s Jazz Jam fundraiser recipient will be the Winona Community HUB. With health disparities and chronic conditions adversely affecting historically underserved populations, Winona Community HUB helps to provide essential services that fall outside the scope of standard medical care.
H3O Jazz Trio and Island City Brewing have helped support local nonprofits with over $42,000 in total donations thanks to the generosity of Jazz Jam patrons! The December Jazz Jam contributed over to $1,100 to Sugarloaf Theatre. All Jazz Jam donations are matched by H3O and Island City. Learn more.

Twin Cities Flamenco Collective at WAC
2024-01-20 19:00 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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The Twin Cities Flamenco Collective inspires audiences through its passionate and soulful expressions of Flamenco music and dance along with internationally renowned guest guitarist/singer Marija Temo. Other featured artists include Sachiko “La Chayí,” Ross “El Vecino,” and “Eva” Makiko Laabs. You won’t find this type of performance in the Winona area. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and are available through Hardt’s Music until 4 pm on January 19 or Eventbrite until 4 pm on January 20. Coffeehouse opens at 6 pm. Learn more.

John Paulson Big Band Concert at Mayo High School
2024-01-20 19:00 | Mayo High School, 1420 11th Ave. SE, Rochester, MN, 55987, United States
Mayo High School | 1420 11th Ave. SE | Rochester
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Saxophonist, composer and educator John Paulson will be doing a residency in January leading up to a grand performance January 20th at 7:00 pm at Mayo High School in Rochester. The concert will include two Mayo High jazz groups directed by Aaron Cole and the 19-piece John Paulson Big Band featuring Janette Hanson. The Paulson big band will be performing several works from their latest CD, “The Refuge Project,” including the title track highlighted by the addition of vocalist Janette Hanson of La Crosse. The Mayo groups will kick off the program. The residency will also include a pre-concert talk, “Not Your Daddy’s Big Band,” January 18th at 7:00 pm in the Mayo band room. Learn more.

Rescheduled: Community Conversation with the Coulee Region Coalition for Palestinian Rights
2024-01-20 13:30 - 15:30 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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UPDATE 1/12/24: Due to weather, this event has been rescheduled from January 13 to January 20.
Please join us for a Community Conversation with the Coulee Region Coalition for Palestinian Rights on Saturday, January 20 at 1:30-3:30 pm at the Winona Arts Center. Hosted by The Cedar Tree Project and CRCPR.
Members from the Coulee Region Coalition for Palestinian Rights will discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, its historical context, and the role of the U.S. in a panel format, including Jewish and Palestinian perspectives. A moderated conversation will follow. For more information, please contact Sharon Mansur at cedartreeproject1@gmail.com or visit the website at www.cedartreeproject.com. Learn more.

Rescheduled: Opening Reception - You Are Here! Colleen Shore Artwork at the Blue Heron
2024-01-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Blue Heron Coffeehouse, 162 W 2nd St, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
UPDATE: Due to weather, the opening reception for You Are Here! Colleen Shore Artwork at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse has been rescheduled to Friday, January 19, from 5-7 pm.
Blue Heron Coffeehouse Gallery | 162 W 2nd St.
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An exhibition of paintings by River Arts Alliance member Colleen Shore will be on view at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse gallery from January 10 through March 2, 2024. Colleen says, “Take a journey through my paintings of places along the Upper Mississippi River — from Bluffs Views, River Edges, Wetland Refuge, Prairie, River Life and Towns. Painting is my passion as a visual artist, working with oils since 2019 in my Onalaska home studio and outside, plein air on occasion, as weather permits.
On Friday, January 19th from 5-7 pm, join me for an evening of light refreshments as a guest of Blue Heron Coffeehouse. During the reception, enjoy my display of oil paintings ‘You Are Here,’ plus during the evening I’ll have dozens of unframed original oil paintings for sale with prices starting at $30-$50.” Learn more.

John Paulson Pre-Concert Talk at Mayo High School
2024-01-18 19:00 | Mayo High School, 1420 11th Ave. SE, Rochester, MN, 55987, United States

POSTPONED - God’s Slave Film at WAC
2024-01-12 19:00 | Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
UPDATE 1/12/24: Due to weather, this film showing has been canceled for January 12 and will be rescheduled for a later date.
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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The Winona Film Society is pleased to offer the film God’s Slave on January 12 at 7 pm with doors opening at 6:30 pm at the Winona Arts Center. Admission is $5 and still the best deal in town.
This film is a suspenseful cat and mouse game that leads to a deadly showdown. Ahmed, trained since childhood as an Islamic terrorist, is assigned to execute a bombing at a synagogue. David, an Israeli special agent, will stop at nothing to prevent the attack. Yet neither man is defined solely by their extremist views. With time running out before the attack, David zeroes in on Ahmed as a suspect and there are unexpected consequences. Directed by Joel Novoa Schneider and based on the actual events of a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires. Spanish with English subtitles. Learn more.

Watercolor Workshop with Jeff Nelson
2024-01-12 09:00 - 16:00 | Mississippi Mornings Art Studio, 40341 Lamoille Dr., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Mississippi Mornings Art Studio | 40341 Lamoille Dr.
Mississippi Mornings Art Studio presents a Jeff Nelson “Funshop” on Perspective Painting. Join the fun as we delve into the world of structural perspective. This class will complete two paintings using one and two point perspective. Jeff plans to structure the class for the beginner as well as those who have experience with perspective drawing. Whichever applies to you, this class will impart understanding and depth to your skills. This workshop will take place from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day on Thursday and Friday, January 11 and 12. The workshop fee is $225. To register, contact Linda Klabo at linda@mississippimornings.com or 507-459-8021. Learn more.
