Family Art Day 2022 took place on Sunday, September 4, at the Jaycee Pavilion in Lake Park, Winona. We were thrilled to bring back this event after a pandemic-caused hiatus for the previous two years. Please see below for photos from the event.

Family Art Day is hosted by River Arts Alliance (RAA) in partnership with the City of Winona Parks and Recreation Department. This event is free and open to the public, and offers an opportunity for kids and families to try out a variety of hands-on arts activities at stations led by local artists.

This year, activities offered and participating artists included:

Beaded Bracelets with Jennifer Weaver

Cartooning with Mary Singer

Doodle Explorers with Lisa Douglas

Drum Circle with Lance Ngari

Fish Prints with Patrick Grace

Hatmaking with Bill Crozier & Carolyn Veeder

Modelling Clay with Michelle Cochran

Mural Painting with Julia Crozier

Oil Pastels with Jamie Schwaba

Pottery with Anne Scott Plummer, Tanya Corcoran, & Brianne Daniels

Storytelling with Jerome Christenson

Watercolor Painting with Linda Klabo

Wikki Stix with Heather Casper of Minnesota Marine Art Museum.

RAA thanks the following businesses for their donations in support of Family Art Day 2022: Dahl Automotive, Dick Blick Art Materials, Hoff Celebration of Life Center, Merchants Bank, and WNB Financial. RAA is also grateful to be the recipient of an ARP grant from Winona County to support this event.

Here are some photos from Family Art Day 2022 (first photo by Dale Klabo, other photos by Mark Casper):