Jan Johansen Gallery

The Rumriver Art Gallery was initiated to support and show local artists’ work. One issue many artists experience is where to show their work as gallery space can be limited, especially to those who are just starting. Our mission with the gallery is to support and show the artwork of local artists. The shows are changed every month, providing many opportunities throughout the year for artists to display their work. The Art Gallery brings the community together and creates a greater appreciation for art. Selected artwork may be available for sale.

Thank you so much to Jan Johansen for your generous donation and for sponsoring our art gallery!

Upcoming Shows

• Larry Weinberg – Visions of the World: Saturday, July 13, 2024 – Saturday, August 3, 2024
• RRAC Student Show: Saturday, August 10, 2024 – Saturday, September 7, 2024
• RRAC Clay Community: Saturday, September 14, 2024 – Saturday, October 5, 2024
• Fall Call for Entry: Saturday, October 12, 2024 – Saturday, November 9, 2024
• Holiday Show and Shop: Saturday, November 16, 2024 – Saturday, January 4, 2025

Gallery Hours

Summer Hours (June – August)
Monday – Friday: 9am – 4pm and select Saturdays
Saturday 7/27: 9am – 12:30pm
Saturday 8/3: 11am – 2pm
Saturday 8/24: 10am – 3pm
Closing Friday 8/30 at 12pm

September Hours (9/2 – 9/27)
Mondays & Fridays: Closed
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays: 10am – 3pm

Fall Hours (9/30 – 12/20)
Monday – Friday: 10am – 3pm and select Saturdays

Someone may be available beyond those hours and if there is a class scheduled on our CALENDAR there may be someone at the Art Center able to assist you. Please call 763-323-8830 or e-mail sales@rumriverart.com first to make arrangements if you need to stop in outside of our office hours.

Current Gallery Show: Visions of the World

The Jan Johansen Gallery of Rumriver Art Center is presenting Visions of the World, a new gallery show by artist Larry Weinberg. On July 13th from 2 – 4pm the Jan Johansen Gallery will be hosting an opening for Weinberg’s show. This exhibition focuses on Weinberg’s artistic immersion into locations he has traveled to throughout his lifetime. The series of paintings in Visions of the World draw from landscapes of Andalusia, Spain, underwater paintings from Isla Mujeres, and harbor life from Margot, St. Martin. Weinberg’s artwork focuses on how process creates the vision of the environment. His work captures the world through the influence of light, sounds, smells and textures of the environment.

Weinberg has been a working artist for his entire life, working in the corporate world for over 30 years throughout which he still created art, but it left him unfulfilled. In 2009 Susan Yee and Weinberg started the Rumriver Art Center, growing the art center from 500 sq ft to over 10,000 square feet serving over 12,000 participants a year. He enjoyed sharing his passion for art and the art making process with kids to older adults. He recently stepped down as the Executive Director to focus on his art making process.

Weinberg studied under George Morrison, David Feinberg, Raymond Hendler, Tom Busa and others at the University of Minnesota in the early 1970’s. These artists helped shape his art making process. Weinberg has been in solo and group shows and was included in MIA 2020 “Foot in the Door”; and the 2022 “Undersea World of Larry Weinberg”.

On Saturday, July 27th at 11 am Weinberg will hold an artist talk along with a demo and workshop. One of his artistic goals is to share his art making process with local artists through workshops. He discusses how to immerse yourself into an environment using sketches and reference materials as a starting point and creating a schedule of painting/sketching every day.

The public is invited to visit the gallery to meet Weinberg on Wednesdays July 17th, July 24th, July 31st and Saturday, August 3rd from 11 am – 2 pm. The exhibition will open July 13th and close on August 3rd, 2024.

Next Gallery Show: RRAC Student Show

Rumriver Art Center is excited to present our 2024 Rumriver Art Center Student Exhibition. The gallery opening ceremony will take place at Rumriver Art Center in our Jan Johansen Gallery (2665 4th Ave, Suite 103A) on Saturday, August 10th from 2 pm – 4 pm. The gallery show will feature artwork created by Rumriver Art Center students of all ages.
This show is designed to highlight the unique variety of artists in our community and the outstanding work they have created. Watercolor landscapes, mixed media portraits, intricate ceramic vessels, and much more will be on display. In addition to the in-person gallery show, students that have taken virtual classes with us will have their work available for viewing digitally through our website.
The 2024 Rumriver Art Center Student Exhibition will open Saturday, August 10th and run until Saturday, September, 7th 2024.

Past Shows