The Northwest Minnesota Annual NW Art Exhibit is

Open 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 is at the Warroad RiverPlace until April 25.

Watch this video walk through of the exhibit at https://youtu.be/ETXpnkiTPOE

Adult artists from our 7 county- service region (Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Pennington, Roseau, and Red Lake Falls) and students from 7 schools entered over 100 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 were 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. 

Adult Winners

1st Place $500:   Holly Ellsworth-Crowther of Warroad in painting with mixed media for “Forest’s Queen"

2nd Place $300: Betsy Saurdiff of Grygla in sculpture for "It’s a Keeper"

3rd Place $200: Jodi Peterson a teacher in Ada in fused glass for "Vintage Fish"

Merit $100: Bert Foster of Thief River Falls in photography for "Canyon Mermaid"

Merit $100: Cindy Kolling of Gully in drawing for "Through Morning Fog" 

Merit $100: Ross Hier of Crookston in watercolor painting for "Golden Silk Orb Spider & Chestnut-breasted Coronet" 

Merit $100: Janet Johnson of Roseau in mixed media for "Remnants"

Merit $100: Jessy Ingalls of Warroad in textile for "Woodland Wool Scarf" 

Student Winners

1st Place $300 Lillian Hansen of Halstad in ceramic sculpture for "Bon Jour Cat Teapot" 

2nd Place $150 Brianna Severts of Grygla in mixed media for “Jerry”

3rd Place $100 Kerstyn Lindsey of Ada in mosaic for "Giant Blue Morpho" 

Merit $50 Amber Danielson of Red Lake Falls in mixed media for "Friday from ARK" 

Merit $50 Aryanna Harrow of East Grand Forks in digital art for "Distinguished Toucan" 

Merit $50 Mahli Holter of Red Lake Falls in drawing for "Long Awaited Reunion" 

Merit $50 Sydney Schneider of Hendrum in sculpture for "Ow!" 

Merit $50 Melody Voeltz of Lancaster in painting for "Great Heron"

Merit $50 Renn Ginther of Roseau in sculpture for “Camouflage”

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.