Arts News
NW Annual Art Exhibit Open April 2-25 in Warroad
The Northwest Minnesota Annual NW Art Exhibit is
Open April 2 Until April 25
Warroad RiverPlace
Reception and Program on April 25 to
Honor Exhibit & Of the Year Award Winners
The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council is pleased to announce the NW Annual Art Exhibit will be at the Warroad RiverPlace starting April 2 until April 25.
Adult artists from our 7 county- service region (Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Pennington, Roseau, and Red Lake Falls) and students from 7 schools have entered 114 pieces of art, including oil, acrylic, watercolor painting, photography, pencil drawings, pen and ink, pottery, sculpture, fiber art, digital, glass mosaic, and mixed media and are competing for $2,300.00 in cash awards. Attendees at the exhibit can vote for People’s Choice. Exhibit cash award winners will be chosen while the exhibit is on display by Alice Blessing, a qualified juror from Bemidji. They will be recognized and receive their check at the Artist Reception.
The exhibit is at Warroad RiverPlace at 103 State Avenue, Warroad and will be open for the public to view art and vote for People’s Choice Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 PM.
On Saturday, April 25 the exhibit will open at 2:30 PM with mingling, light refreshments, and live music. The awards program will start at 3:30 PM. Of the Year Awards will be presented to Jewelry Artist Rebecca Rosenkrans for the NW Star Award -- Lifetime Achievement, Visual Artist Samantha Harrill for Artist of the Year, and Actor and Theater Director Jane Anderson for Arts Advocate of the Year, in addition to the art exhibit awards. The Exhibit and Reception are open to the public and free to attend. Many pieces of art are for sale, and the public is encouraged to shop. Purchases can be marked as sold and picked up on April 25 after the reception. The exhibit provides an opportunity to see what our regional adult and student artists are creating in their studio spaces and in the classroom. The reception is a wonderful day of celebrating the arts in our region.
Funding for these awards is provided by the McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota State Legislature.
December Newsletter … What’s happening in the arts?
Our latest newsletter is out! Read the December 2025 newsletter to find out what’s going on in the arts in NW Minnesota, including upcoming deadlines, events, exhibits, calls for art, opportunities, and more at https://conta.cc/48w5PxC
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November Newsletter … What’s happening in the arts?
Our latest newsletter is out! Read the November 2025 newsletter to find out what’s going on in the arts in NW Minnesota, including upcoming deadlines, events, exhibits, calls for art, opportunities, and more at https://conta.cc/47VzqQP.
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Artist Spotlight with Samantha Thibert Harrill October 30 at 2 PM — Watch the recording
Please join NWMAC Staff Members Trey Everett and Kristin Eggerling in a live discussion with Samantha Thibert Harrill. Watch the discussion at https://www.youtube.com/live/adNW0BAHZPM?si=nIWijlLQnDXejTJQ
Samantha is a potter from Warroad and is originally from Red Lake Falls. She was recently hired as the Executive Director of Warroad RiverPlace. We spoke with Samantha about her art and Warroad’s RiverPlace.
Samantha is currently exhibiting work in our Artists of NW Minnesota Exhibit at our gallery at NCTC at 1101 State Hwy 1, Thief River Falls. The exhibit is open until November 21.
Meet Samantha at the Artist Reception on Thursday, November 6 from 6 to 8:30 PM at the gallery.
This exhibit includes work by 19 artists from our region who have a listing in our Artists of NW Minnesota booklet. There are approximately 106 pieces of artwork in this exhibit, many of which are for sale, including charcoal, photography, watercolor, acrylic and oil painting, pen and ink, pastel, collage, mixed media, pottery, glass work, jewelry, sculpture, books and written material, and mosaics.