As Seen through My Eyes – Oil Paintings by Diane Foster at the Blue Heron August 21 – September 30 Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. The next art show at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse will be As Seen through My Eyes – Oil Paintings by Diane Foster. Diane says, “This show includes a variety [...]

Watershed: River Arts Alliance Juried Exhibition August 23 – November 17 Winona County History Center | 160 Johnson St. Watershed, the new, juried visual arts exhibition sponsored by River Arts Alliance, will open at the Winona County History Center on Friday, August 23 with a reception from 4:00-6:00 pm. The event is free and open [...]

Rochester, Minnesota’s Judy Onofrio creates larger than life sculptures that are covered with collaged bones, glass orbs, thousands of beads, and intricate glass mosaics. Her Baroque flourishes celebrate life’s color, matching perfectly with her sense of humor and creative spirit. It is through her accumulative process that Judy continues to push the boundaries of art [...]

Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity delves into the books The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson and illustrated by Nikkolas Smith (Penguin Random House, 2021); and The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang, illustrated by Khoa Le (Lerner Publishing, Carolrhoda Books, 2020). [...]

Santa Cruz, CA based artist Kajahl's work is inspired by the ancient world. Through his oil paintings, he brings fictional characters to life in imagined scenes. The works in Ultra Mare are inspired by the sea and ancient heritage, using portraiture to challenge and overturn white, European historical narratives. Kajahl reimagines Greco-Roman artifacts, depicting Africans [...]