Announcing Call for Visual Artists for Summer Group Show at Lanesboro Arts Gallery March 18, 2025 - Lanesboro Arts is excited to invite Minnesotan artists in any stage of their career to submit work for the upcoming exhibition: Our Bright Unfolding. The jury will prioritize applicants from Minnesota who identify as LGBTQIA+, Two-Spirit, BIPOC, and/or disabled as well as rurally located artists (including those in southeast Minnesota). The theme of this exhibition… Read More
Artist Meg Frank brings mixed media art quilt project to Lanesboro March 18, 2025 - Multidisciplinary NYC artist Meg Frank brings mixed media art quilt project to Lanesboro as Artist-In-Residence April 14 – May 11 Lanesboro Arts is thrilled to welcome New York City-based artist Meg Frank as the Lanesboro Arts Artist-in-Residence from April 14 – May 11, 2025. During their residency, Meg will invite Lanesboro area residents to explore… Read More
Four Regional Musicians Headline Songwriters Showcase on April 12 March 14, 2025 - Lanesboro Arts is thrilled to partner with Sarah Peterson to present the first Spring Songwriters Showcase of 2025 on Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 at Lanesboro's historic St. Mane Theatre. This unique acoustic concert experience features regional songwriters Jill Burkes, Audrey Robinson, Jason Chaffee, and Sarah Peterson. Audience members will be immersed in this intimate concert… Read More
Commonweal Theatre Announces Details for its 2025 Season March 6, 2025 - (Lanesboro, Minn.) The Commonweal Theatre Company announces its 37th season with a set of five marvelous plays: Lauren Gunderson's ode to friendship The Half-Life of Marie Curie; Paul Slade Smith's screwball comedy The Angel Next Door; Josh Tobiessen's small-town comedy Lone Star Spirits; William Shakespeare's legendary classic King Lear; and Mark Shanahan's merry and mysterious mash-up A Sherlock Carol. Season passes… Read More
Vesterheim Folk Art School Hosts Norwegian Weaving Instructor and Introduces On-Demand Classes February 26, 2025 - DECORAH, Iowa — The schedule of classes through September 2025 at Vesterheim at Folk Art School has been released and registration is open at vesterheim.org/folk-art-school! Each year, Vesterheim Folk Art School offers a wide variety of classes and programs for all ages, both in person and online, including forging, Norwegian language, family and afterschool programs,… Read More
Vesterheim Invites Entries for Juried Exhibit in 2025 February 19, 2025 - DECORAH, Iowa —Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, invites everyone to enter pieces in "Past/Present/Future of Folk Art," a special juried exhibition of contemporary folk art. This specially themed folk art show celebrates the past, the present, and the future of Norwegian folk art in the United States and abroad. Artists can… Read More
