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
- Rumriver Art Center Teaching Artists: Saturday, September 9, 2023 – Saturday, September 30, 2023
- Frankenstein – Fall Call for Entry: Saturday, October 7, 2023 – Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Holiday Show and Shop: Saturday, November 18, 2023 – Saturday, December 30, 2023
- Winter Call for Entry – Art of the Word: Saturday, January 6, 2024 – Saturday, February 3, 2024
- Deanna Hartmann, Joel Barr & Cheryl Barr: Saturday, February 10, 2024 – Saturday, March 9, 2024
- Rum River Hand Weavers Guild: Saturday, March 16, 2024 – Saturday, April 13, 2024
- Layl McDill: Saturday, April 20, 2024 – Saturday, May 11, 2024
- Diane Luckett: Saturday, May 18, 2024 – Saturday, June 8, 2024
- Summer Call for Entry: Saturday, June 15, 2024 – Saturday, July 6, 2024
- Larry Weinberg: 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
Monday – Friday: 10am – 3pm and select Saturdays (see info below each show)
Holiday Hours:
Closed September 21 & 22
Show and Shop Saturdays 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16: 10am – 3pm
Closed December 23 – December 26
December 27 – December 30: 10am – 3pm
Someone may be available beyond those hours. Please call 763-323-8830 or e-mail sales@rumriverart.com first to make arrangements if you would like to view the gallery outside of our office hours.
Current Gallery Show: Rumriver Art Center Teaching Artists
Rumriver Art Center is excited to present Rumriver Art Center Teaching Artists. The show’s opening will take place in the Jan Johansen Gallery at Rumriver Art Center (2665 4th Ave, Suite 103A) on Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 2-4.
The Jan Johansen Gallery at Rumriver Art Center is celebrating Rumriver Art Center’s teaching artists for the month of September. Our teaching artists bring amazing classes and workshops to our students. They have the passion and desire to share their knowledge and talents with students and encourage students to find their creative voice. This gallery show is about honoring our teaching artists’ talents. We have 28 teaching artists showing their artwork in this show. The teaching artists range from those who teach our vitality arts, homeschool, evening and weekend classes as well as those who teach workshops now and again. The art that will be on view is as unique as each teaching artist. The mediums include clay, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, printmaking, mosaic, stained glass, photography, and alcohol ink. This is a must-see show! Come out and see the talent of the people who bring the classes to Rumriver Art Center. This show runs through Saturday September 30, 2023.
Next Gallery Show: Frankenstein – Fall Call for Entry
Rumriver Art Center is excited to announce October’s Jan Johansen Gallery show Frankenstein. Seeing Anoka is the Halloween Capital of the World, Rumriver Art Center is going all out this year and having our gallery walls filled with local artists’ interpretation of the theme “Frankenstein”. The show’s opening will take place in the Jan Johansen Gallery at Rumriver Art Center (2665 4th Ave, Suite 103A) on Saturday, October 7 from 2-4.
This is Rumriver Art Center’s Fall Call for Entry, where 53 regional artists entered 70 pieces of artwork. Our judges chose 36 pieces of artwork to showcase a variety of mediums and ideas around the theme “Frankenstein”. All are welcome to stop by and view Frankenstein and see all the amazing artwork that is on display. These artists were very creative, and we have a wide variety of mediums including acrylic, watercolor, found objects, glass mosaic, ceramics, fiber, clay, pen and ink, pencil and digital. This will be a fun show to bring the whole family to see. So, stop by Rumriver Art Center this October and check out this fun show and see what other creative things we have going on.
Frankenstein will be on display through Saturday, November 4th.
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday from 9-3 and Saturday October 7 from 2-4, Saturdays October 14, 28 and November 4th from 9-3:30.
Past Shows
- Vitality Arts Gallery Show: June 16, 2018 – July 11, 2018
- Rum River Handweavers Guild 2018 Exhibition: November 3, 2018 – December 1, 2018
- Rumriver Art Center Holiday Show and Shop: December 12, 2018 – January 5, 2019
- A Sense of Place – The Art of Paul T. Boecher: January 12, 2019 – February 16, 2019
- Student Art Show – The Art of Rumriver Art Center Students: February 23, 2019 – March 23, 2019
- Artists Del Norte Spring Show: March 30, 2019 – April 27, 2019
- Vitality Arts Students Show: June 8, 2019 – July 13, 2019
- A Creativity of Muses – The Art of Delayne Hostetler: July 20, 2019 – August 17, 2019
- Rusty Fork – The Art of Kevin Eldstrom: August 24, 2019 – September 28, 2019
- Spread The Undead: October 12, 2019 – October 31, 2019
- Handweavers Guild – Weaving From The Heart: November 2, 2019 – November 30, 2019
- Vitality Arts Students Show: December 7, 2019 – December 13, 2019
- Rumriver Art Center Holiday Show and Shop: December 14, 2019 – January 5, 2020
- Acrylic Painting & Plein Air Painting Club: January 11, 2020 – February 12, 2020
- Thru the Years – The Art of Pam Devine: February 15, 2020 – March 11, 2020
- Sunshine Artists Show: March 2020 – May 30, 2020
- The Art of Julia Jaakola: June 6, 2020 – July 1, 2020
- Mentorship Program Show: July 11, 2020 – August 7, 2020
- Vitality Arts Virtual Gallery Show: Spring 2020
- Vitality Arts Virtual Gallery Show: Summer 2020
- Rumriver Art Center Holiday Show and Shop: November 2020 – February 2021
- Vitality Arts Virtual Gallery Show: Winter 2021
- Vitality Arts Virtual Gallery Show: Spring 2021
- Student Art Show 2021: May 22, 2021 – June 11, 2021
- Anita Cholewa & Cheryl Barr: June 19, 2021 – July 12, 2021
- Jerry Jorgenrud & Bill Hogan: July 17. 2021 – August 9, 2021
- Dianne Novak & Patricia Undis: August 14, 2021 – September 7, 2021
- Franny Hyde & Tanya Piatz: September 11, 2021 – September 30, 2021
- Call for Entry – Autumn in Anoka: October 9, 2021 – October 31, 2021
- Rum River Handweavers Guild: November 6, 2021 – November 26, 2021
- Holiday Show & Shop: December 4, 2021 – January 2, 2022
- The Undersea World of Larry Weinberg: Janaury 8 , 2022 – January 30, 2022
- Heather Barr: February 5, 2022 – February 27, 2022
- Carol Strait: March 5, 2022 – March 27, 2022
- Student Art Show 2022: April 2, 2022 – April 24, 2022
- All About Birds: Saturday, April 30, 2022 – Saturday, June 18, 2022
- Snapshots of a Mind Set Free (Cherene Bebeau and Christine Tauer Mentorship Show): Saturday, July 16, 2022 – Sunday, August 7, 2022
- Garden of Artful Delights (Franny Hyde & Ann Phillipi Mentorship Show): Saturday, August 13, 2022 – Thursday, September 1, 2022
- Call for Entry – Wild About Water: Saturday, September 10, 2022 – Saturday, October 1, 2022
- Chris Bowman – Chilling: Saturday, October 8, 2022 – Saturday, October 29, 2022
- Patti Hartwell – Uncovering Herself as an Artist: Saturday, November 5, 2022 – Saturday, November 26, 2022
- Holiday Show & Shop: Saturday, December 3, 2022 – Thursday, December 29, 2022
- Chad Niemeyer – An Exploration of the Temporary Permanence of Us: Saturday, January 7, 2023 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
- Call for Entry – The Art of a Face: Saturday, March 4, 2023 – Saturday, March 25, 2023
- Glenn Allenspach – Photography and Pots: Saturday, April 1, 2023 – Saturday, April 22, 2023
- RRAC Student Show: Saturday, May 6, 2023 – Saturday, May 27, 2023
- Connie Beckers – Rock, Glass, Solder: Saturday, June 3, 2023 – Saturday, June 24, 2023
- Rumriver Art Center’s Summer Call for Entry – Home Is Where Your Heart Is: Saturday, July 8, 2023 – Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Elizabeth Coleman – Flower Girl and Friends: (Mostly) New Work by Elizabeth Coleman: Saturday, August 5, 2023 – Saturday, August 26, 2023