Winona Fine Arts Commission Relief Grants
The Winona Fine Arts Commission (FAC) Grants Program is offering grant support during this continued time of great need with an immediate call for submissions. The FAC will offer $500 grants intended to assist creatives and arts organizations in continuing their practice and operations during the coronavirus pandemic. A specific project proposal is not required…
Read MoreGreat River Writes – Writing Your Ancestry: Exploring Fiction and Nonfiction Writing About Family
Saturday | November 14 | 2:00-3:30pm www.facebook.com/GreatRiverWrites Great River Writes is going virtual in 2020! Join internationally bestselling author (and former La Crosse resident) Danielle Trussoni for a reading and workshop around writing your ancestry. This workshop will use family stories and ancestral origins to explore techniques in fiction and creative nonfiction. This event is…
Read MoreWinona Writers Group – November Virtual Meeting
Friday | November 13 | 3:30-5:30pm may end early, depending on how many readers participate Zoom (details below) As always, feel free to use these prompts, change them, or ignore them and write your own idea. For this meeting, we will not have printed copies of each other’s work. We will read aloud, then share…
Read MoreVirtual Gallery Walk and Artist Celebration
Saturday | November 7 | 10:00-11:00am Learn more: mca.smumn.edu Register: smumn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscOGuqDIjGNSL9cd0ZA-VM9dfOr7tHCom The community is invited to join Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) and the artists of Playful Postcards: Artist Study for a Virtual Gallery Walk and Artist Celebration via Zoom. This event will highlight the work of eight talented community artists who participated in…
Read MoreCall for Artists
form.jotform.com/202625845615154 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is seeking applications for experienced or emerging artists to participate in the 2021 Bluff Country Studio Art Tour being held April 23-25, 2021. This spring time self-guided studio tour is celebrating it’s 20th year of showcasing the talented artists of the SE Minnesota’s Driftless Region. Application deadline is November…
Read More4th Annual Great River Writes Kickoff Event
Thursday | November 5 | 6:00pm www.facebook.com/GreatRiverWrites Great River Writes is going virtual in 2020! Join us for the 4th annual Great River Writes series with keynote kickoff speaker and poet Jaki Shelton Green. We’re thrilled to welcome this dynamic author and artist to our writing series. The event will be held on Zoom and…
Read MoreWinona Poetry Walk Kick Off Event
Friday | October 30 | 5:30-6:30pm Blooming Ground Coffeehouse www.facebook.com/winonafineartscommission/ The Winona Fine Arts Commission and the City of Winona are very pleased to announce the new public art initiative. The Winona Poetry Walk is installed and ready to experience. There will be a launching ceremony, free of charge, with many of the Poets reading…
Read MoreFRFF presents Attempting the Northwest Passage
Frozen River Film Festival is presenting the locally made film Attempting the Northwest Passage. It is available for viewing free of charge through October 24, 2020 through the Frozen River Film Festival’s online screening platform (frff.eventive.org). In the summer of 2014, Taff Roberts, of Winona, and his fellow crew members attempted to sail the Northwest…
Read MoreOctober Jazz Jam Rescheduled
Sunday | October 25 | 2:30-5:30pm Island City Brewing Company H3OJazz.com Due to forecasted chilly temps and chance of snow on October 18th, this month’s Jazz Jam has been rescheduled to Sunday October 25 on the Island City patio from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. – weather permitting! MN Dept. of Health guidelines currently prohibit “Open…
Read MoreGRSF Seeks Scary Stories for Live Reading
www.facebook.com/GreatRiverShakes/ GRSF will be hosting a live virtual spooky-scary story event on Sunday, November 1st. Some favorite GRSF actors will be reading thrilling and chilling selections – and they need your help! Do you have an original spooky/scary story you’ve written? Maybe there’s a story someone else wrote that you’d like to hear on a…
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