LRAC Main Gallery Schedule 2025-26
Monday, January 13th – Thursday, March 13th 2025
Reception Tuesday, Jan. 21st - 5:30-7pm - 6pm Artist Talk
“What is Home?”
Artists were asked to create work that defines the concept of “Home” for them. Could be a place, a time, an object or a feeling. This will be a juried exhibit of work by artists living in the LRAC 9 county region. The public is invited to visit the Gallery and enjoy this interesting, themed show.
We will have a guest artist for the public reception on Tuesday, January 21stth, Su Smallen Love who will be speaking at 6pm that evening. As a visiting writer to our gallery Su will spend time with the juried artwork in the LRAC Main Gallery and she will create poems based on the artwork in the gallery and share those writings with us the evening of January 13th.
Friday, March 14th – Thursday, March 27th, 2025
Gallery closed for cleaning and painting.
Monday, March 31 – Thursday, April 24, 2025
Reception Saturday, April 26, 2025 10:30-12PM
“6A High School Art Competition Exhibition”
The Lake Region Arts Council is proud to exhibit selected artwork from this year's High School 6A Minnesota State Visual Arts Exhibition and Competition. This is a yearly competition that showcases the best artwork from high school students throughout the state. Students compete at a regional and then state level. Entries are judged on the quality of the artwork and the student's artist statement. Regional winners will go on to compete at the State 6A statewide competition.
Monday, May 5 – Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Reception Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 5:30-7pm – 6pm Artist Talk
“LRAC Artists Cohort FY24 & FY25 Alumni Exhibition”
LRAC is celebrating the 8th Anniversary of the Artist Cohort Program. Since 2017, over 35 talented artists have participated in the program. Each Cohort spent 10 months working on their career development goals. We invite the public to visit the LRAC Cohort Alumni Exhibit and enjoy a diversity of artistic styles and disciplines.
Monday, July 14 – Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Call for artists Monday, March 3 - Monday, April 28, 2025
https://lrac4.org/call-for-artists to apply
Closing Reception Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 - 5:30-7pm – Guest Juror Talk 6pm
“Guest Juror – Nancy Ariza”
The Guest Juror Exhibit is always very popular with reginal artists and gallery guests. The exhibit features the very best work from our regional artists and is a must see for our Gallery visitors. Our guest juror this year is Nancy Ariza. is a printmaker, educator, and arts and cultural organizer. She holds an MA in Education from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, specializing in culturally responsive teaching, and a BA in Art History and BFA in Printmaking from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Monday, September 22 – Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Call for artists Monday, July 2 - Monday, August 18, 2025
https://lrac4.org/call-for-artists to apply
Reception Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 5:30-7pm – Artist Talk 6pm
“ART of Toys”
Toys are a part of our lives at very young age and help us to use our imagination! You can build with toys, create with toys, play with others and be inspired by toys. We ask artists, “how toys have inspired you, and how they “played” a role in your life?
Monday, January 12 to Thursday, March 12, 2026
Call for artists Wednesday, August 20 – Wednesday, September 10 5pm, 2026
https://lrac4.org/call-for-artists to apply
Reception Tuesday, January 20, 2026
“Artist Collaboration – Turmoil & Tranquility”
Open to the 9 regional counites of artist who wish to partner on a collaboration to install art in the gallery space. Artist will use their vision and talents to transform the LRAC Main Gallery space into a unique visual experience. This collaboration can be between a visual artist(s) and a literary artist(s) and/or musical artist(s) to transfer the gallery space. We ask the collaborating team of two to three artist to think of the gallery space in a fresh new perspective how they will use the space, lighting, moveable walls and street presence of the Gallery in a new way.
