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We can't wait to see you tonight for the Opening Reception | A Celebration of Printmaking  followed by the first Sundown...
06/12/2026

We can't wait to see you tonight for the Opening Reception | A Celebration of Printmaking followed by the first Sundown Sounds: Live Jazz on the Lawn of the summer! Just a friendly PSA, alcoholic beverages are NOT allowed outside of the building. We will have NA beverages available, but feel free to bring your own! 🥳✨

✨Friday CAC Volunteer Spotlight!✨Say hello to the multi-talented Robin Wingo. Robin coordinates the Carnegie's monthly F...
06/12/2026

✨Friday CAC Volunteer Spotlight!✨
Say hello to the multi-talented Robin Wingo. Robin coordinates the Carnegie's monthly Fiber Group (first Thursdays at 6pm), is an active studio artist, and is serving her second term on the board of directors. You will often see Robin co-hosting Opening Receptions (join us tonight for next Opening Reception!) and staffing the docent desk. Learn more about Robin and her work, here: https://rrwingo.weebly.com/
Thank you, Robin!

Congratulations to the winner of the CAC Annual Juried Exhibition People's Choice Award, Rose Uekert, with her piece "Ca...
06/10/2026

Congratulations to the winner of the CAC Annual Juried Exhibition People's Choice Award, Rose Uekert, with her piece "Cardiac Chaos"! Thank you to all of the artists who participated in this year's Juried Exhibition and to those who voted.

Don't miss out on our next Opening Reception | A Celebration of Printmaking this upcoming Friday, June 12th followed by our first Sundown Sounds: Live Jazz on the Lawn! ✨☀

Mark your calendars! Join us this weekend for a lot fun activities at your local art center:✨ Opening Reception | A Cele...
06/09/2026

Mark your calendars! Join us this weekend for a lot fun activities at your local art center:
✨ Opening Reception | A Celebration of Printmaking
✨ Sundown Sounds: Live Jazz on the Lawn
✨ Artist Talk | Monica Ihrke
✨ Grow & Share Swap

06/03/2026
✨Friday CAC Volunteer Spotlight!✨Say hello to the incredibly talented Shelley Caldwell. Shelley is a connector, artist, ...
05/29/2026

✨Friday CAC Volunteer Spotlight!✨
Say hello to the incredibly talented Shelley Caldwell. Shelley is a connector, artist, and fantastic volunteer member of the Carnegie's Gallery Committee. We will be hosting an exhibition of her work, entitled Sustenance, November 6-21. You won't want to miss it!

Shelley earned both a BFA and MA in Drawing and Installation from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served as adjunct faculty at MNSU and as Visiting Instructor at Gustavus Adolphus College. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions throughout greater Minnesota in venues such as the 410 Project, SooVAC, the Carnegie Art Center, Arts Center of Saint Peter, Paradise Center for the Arts, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, The Grand Center for Arts & Culture, The Waseca Art Center, Hallberg Center for the Arts, Red Rock Center for the Arts, Austin ArtWorks Center, and others. She held residency at the Tofte Lake Center outside Ely, MN and has received grants from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Springboard for the Arts, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Compelled by the surrounding landscape, she presently works from her family farm in rural Faribault county. Learn more about Shelley and her work at: https://www.shelleycaldwell.com/

05/20/2026
Congratulations to the winners of our 2026 Annual Juried Exhibition!1st Place: Dualism Killed the Both of Them, by Danie...
05/18/2026

Congratulations to the winners of our 2026 Annual Juried Exhibition!

1st Place: Dualism Killed the Both of Them, by Daniel Kerkhoff
Juror's Choice: Luca, by Mark Leiferman
Juror's Choice: Atmospheric Event 3, by Susan Hensel

Don't forget, you have through the end of the exhibition (May 30th) to stop in to the galleries and cast your vote for People's Choice Award, which will be announced at the end of the exhibition! 🥳

Join us for the Opening Reception of the 2026 Juried Exhibition, featuring 55 works from 44 local and regional artists. ...
05/15/2026

Join us for the Opening Reception of the 2026 Juried Exhibition, featuring 55 works from 44 local and regional artists. Awards will be given at 6 pm.

Learn more about the juror, Kristen Sanders: https://kristensanders.com/home.html

The exhibition will be on view 5/15 - 5/30.

This event is free and open to all, donations to your local art center welcome.

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