Pump House Regional Arts Center

06/06/2026

In ONE WEEK, the 13th annual Artspire celebration takes over Riverside Park for a full day of art, culture, community and fun!

We are officially in Artspire month and Pump House Staff has been working hard to put this year's event together and it has been going very well. Just one more week of final touches and gathering everything and then it will be party time! We hope you are as excited as we are!

All are welcome to La Crosse's Largest FREE Community Arts Festival, presented by Pump House Regional Arts Center
📆 Saturday, June 13, 10 AM - 5 PM
📍Riverside Park, La Crosse, WI
🎤 Performing Arts featuring dance, musical and cultural acts by local and regional groups.
🖼 Fine Art Fair with over 80 visual artists.
🎨 Interactive Arts with local businesses with art activities for all ages and abilities.
🌭 Food & Beverages from local food vendors.
🥳 Fun for everyone.
🌦 Festivities will go on RAIN OR SHINE
We are looking forward to seeing you at Artspire 2026!

✨GOOD THINGS HAPPEN HERE ✨

Visit the Artspire website for more information or to support this year's event! https://artspire.thepumphouse.org/

06/05/2026

Join us tonight for our Artist Reception and the First Friday Downtown Art Walk!
Pump House galleries feature four artitsts:
- Julia Kemerer with "Portals" - Kader Gallery
- Elliot Stevenson with "On Trees- A Study In Gumoil" - Kader Gallery
- Jake Keeler with "Confluence" - Front Gallery
- Camden Daykin with "Many Faces" - Balcony Gallery

Swing by to meet and support the artists, purchase artwork and enjoy complimentary snacks and a cash bar from 5-7pm! Free and open to the public.
This exhibition will be on display from May 20 – July 11, 2026.

Be sure to check out other stops on the Art Walk too!

❗⚠ Don't let the weather or construction on King Street keep you away from celebrating our featured artists!
For parking and routing details, visit our website - https://www.thepumphouse.org/pump-house-parking/

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06/04/2026

Artspire or ArtFIRE!?
Our project with the Aluminum Art Foundry will be heating up at Artspire for an interactive project for all to take part in!

Artists, Luke Achterberg, Kelly Ludeking, and Adam Oldre will be leading this project in partnership with the Pump House Regional Arts Center. Artspire go-ers will be able to carve their own design in a sand-based scratchblock and once finished the design will get cast with molten aluminum to create a lightweight low relief plaque for you to take home. (molten aluminum will not be handled by the public)

Be sure to come check out this project on Saturday, June 13 at Riverside Park! Free for all, running from 10am to 5pm or until supplies last.

This engagement is funded and supported in part by Pump House Regional Arts Center and the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is supported by National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from Wisconsin Arts Board.

For more details on this project and other interactive arts, visit our website https://artspire.thepumphouse.org/2026-interactive-arts/

06/04/2026

Pump House Gallery Exhibition - 'Portals' by Julia Kemerer
May 20 – July 11, 2026
Kader Gallery

The art Julia Kemerer creates today began with a fleeting moment in 2023, when a large round mirror frame in her living room suddenly resembled the opening to a birdhouse. She imagined an enormous bird bursting through that opening into her space and was struck by a feeling of awe and wonder she couldn’t shake.

Artist Reception: Friday, June 5, 5-7pm, Free to attend

Friendly Note: King Street is closed for construction. Please visit our website for parking and routing info - https://www.thepumphouse.org/pump-house-parking/

06/04/2026

🎨Artspire is an all-inclusive, free community art event that attracts, engages and connects our diverse community through meaningful arts experiences through visual, interactive and performing arts. 🎶 This event is produced and funded by the Pump House Regional Arts Center

⏰Saturday, June 13 | 10am to 5pm -- rain or shine!
📍Riverside Park in La Crosse, WI

🤝Discover cultural and community connection for all ages, abilities and interests. Shop over 80 artist vendors, join in on art activities for all ages including our Aluminum Art Foundry project and enjoy performances by NUR-D, Abilities in Harmony, 🎷Loud Mouth Brass, UAKE Hmong Dancers and many more. 🎵

Come celebrate the diverse arts with the community! 👉https://artspire.thepumphouse.org/

-In partnership with Pump House Regional Arts Center

06/03/2026

We have another Paint & Pour Class coming up on June 20! Join in to get creative, enjoy a complimentary drink and have fun!

Paint & Pour: Painting Through the Seasons in Style
Beach/Lake Relaxation: Fauvism
Saturday, June 20, 1-3 PM
Instructed by Abby Daleki
$45 General Public | $40 PH Members

Sign up here: https://www.thepumphouse.org/art-education-classes/

06/03/2026

Pump House Gallery Exhibition - 'Many Faces' by Camden Daykin
May 20 – July 11, 2026
Balcony Gallery

Camden Daykin uses portraiture as a means of displaying the complex emotions and experiences of himself and people he’s talked to. Through portraits and collage, Camden demonstrates the many experiences and feelings that people share while going through them in their own way.

Artist Reception: Friday, June 5, 5-7pm, Free to attend

Friendly Note: King Street is closed for construction. Please visit our website for parking and routing info - https://www.thepumphouse.org/pump-house-parking/