Lanesboro Arts encourages folks to shop local this holiday season, by welcoming visitors to find artistic, handmade gifts at the Lanesboro Arts Gallery! While we are sure you’ll find something wonderful at the gallery all year long, on Saturday, December 7th and Saturday, December 14th, from 10 am to 5 pm, enjoy a special holiday shopping experience!
Shop unique artwork by over 80 artists from Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, including many Lanesboro locals! In addition to our usual diverse offerings, local artists will be showcasing unique seasonal inventory. You’ll be sure to find something for anyone on your list, from stocking-stuffers to showstoppers.
From 11 am – 1 pm on December 7th, local artist Ann Madland will be in the gallery to visit with shoppers and showcase exclusive new pieces to add some sparkle to your life. Ann started creating jewelry at a young age by taking vintage jewelry pieces and sewing them on to fabric to create chokers, designing looks to fully represent her authentic self. She envisions jewelry as an art form. Inspired by dreams, magic, and nature, Ann becomes more energized as she watches designs evolve from thought to form. This positive energy is embedded into the jewelry and translates to the wearer. She hopes by wearing her jewelry as an extension of your self out in the world, it creates a feeling of confidence, beauty, and abundance. Once you own a piece, you will embody the magic.
From 1 – 3 pm on December 7th, local artist Joan Finnegan will host an artist demonstration of her oil painting prowess in the gallery. See the artist in action, ask her questions, and shop her gorgeous work! Joan Finnegan’s artistic journey has included working in a variety of 2D art mediums-watercolors, acrylics, pastel, charcoal, oils and fabrics. She owned and operated a custom frame shop/print gallery for 18 years along with teaching painting classes. Lately, she works in both oils and watercolors, beginning with a miniature rough sketch on paper to work out the composition and lighting, moving to canvas or paper with brushes, paints and a vision. Her current collection of work focuses on studies from nature revealing the softer side of the outdoor world. She invites the viewer to step into her art and surrender themselves to the emotion of that moment, be it landscapes, waterscapes, or quirky portraits of country chickens and animals.
Lanesboro Arts will also be serving complimentary hot cocoa and cookies. A coloring table with art supplies and an original winter wonderland coloring page by Diane Knight will also be available for those interested. The Gallery team will also be offering complimentary gift wrapping for gallery purchases.
These Saturdays will be great days to make the trip over to Lanesboro. Be sure to check out the other nearby local businesses, who will have holiday shopping offerings planned, as well!
As a multidisciplinary arts organization with a passion for engaging its community with art, the Lanesboro Arts sales and exhibition galleries strive to present accessible and diverse works that foster educational opportunities for visitors as well as impacting artists’ careers.
Artist Demonstrations are generously supported by the AcenTek Foundation.
Accessible and free to the public, the Lanesboro Arts Gallery is located at 103 Parkway Avenue N. in Lanesboro, Minnesota.