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Artist Spotlight with Karlstad Artist Alicia Spilde Thursday, August 7 at 11:30 AM
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Artist Spotlight with Karlstad Artist Alicia Spilde Thursday, August 7 at 11:30 AM

Artist Spotlight with Karlstad Artist Alicia Spilde Thursday, August 7 at 11:30 AM

NWMAC Staff Kristin Eggerling and Trey Everett will be speaking with Karlstad Artist Alicia Spilde on Thursday, August 7 at 11:30 AM. We’ll discuss Spilde and her art. She has been a frequent entrant in the NW Art exhibits and currently has a piece in the Traveling Art Exhibit and the Welcome to the Whimsical Exhibit. The conversation will be live on our Facebook and YouTube channels. Afterwards, you can watch it on our website with a link. About her art in the Welcome to the Whimsical exhibit Spilde shared, “I hope you enjoy my sense of humor. Sometimes I feel like my art style doesn’t belong in an exhibit. I am an untrained artist who often makes pieces that may look a bit messy and not done in the best techniques. Lately, I’ve been leaning into the folky-ness of my style, inspired by folk artists of the past. We all have a message to share through our artwork, whether it is fine art or not.”

Welcome the Whimsical, a fun exhibit is open May 21 – August 15 at the NWMAC Gallery at NCTC in Thief River Falls and will have an artist reception on June 26 from 6 to 8 PM. This exhibit includes 103 pieces of art created by 70 artists in acrylic, oil, watercolor, pen and ink, fiber art, printmaking, colored pencil, photography, ceramics, written material, marker, and mixed media. Some of the art is for sale.

To see Alicia’s art and others take a virtual walk through of the exhibit here.

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Call for Art for Welcome the Whimsical Exhibit
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Call for Art for Welcome the Whimsical Exhibit

Call for Art

Welcome the Whimsical Art Exhibit

Submissions Accepted Now Until Friday, May 9

The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council is pleased to announce a call for art for an upcoming exhibit Welcome the Whimsical: An Art Exhibit Featuring Your Imagination. The deadline for submissions is May 9.

Welcome the Whimsical features other worldly experiences. Think playful, unusual, odd, quaint, imagination, or fanciful art or Dr. Seuss-type images. This exhibit is open to students and adults in our 7 county area (Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Roseau, and Red Lake). Entry for the exhibit is free.

All mediums will be accepted including chalk, oil, sculpture, pencil,  folk art, photography, writing, music, watercolor, acrylic, collage, mixed media, fiber, pen and ink, crayon, clay, pottery, and more!

The exhibit will be open May 21- August 15 at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls. Artwork will need to be dropped off on Monday, May 19 at NCTC in Thief River Falls between 12 PM noon to 6 PM.

For Submissions 

Please reach out to NWMAC Showcase Specialist Trey Everett at treyeverettcreates@gmail.com with questions or for submissions email him the title, dimensions, medium, for sale price, any info about the piece (meaning, why created it, etc), and a photo of the piece.

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