Thank you so much to Jan Johansen for your generous donation and for sponsoring our art gallery!
One issue many new and working artists experience is where to show their work. Our mission is to provide many opportunities and support the artwork of local artists. Gallery spaces bring the community together and creates a greater appreciation for art and conversation. Selected artwork may be available for sale.
Upcoming Shows
- Call for Entry – Floral Art: February 15, 2025 – March 1, 2025
- Rumriver Art Center Teaching Artists: March 8, 2025 – March 29, 2025
- Nina Robinson: April 5, 2025 – May 3, 2025
- Call for Entry: May 10, 2025 – May 31, 2025
- Larry Homan: June 7, 2025 – July 5, 2025
- Julie Krahenbuhl and RRAC Open Studio Artists: July 12, 2025 – Aug 2, 2025
- Christine Tauer and Cherene Bebeau: August 9, 2025 – September 6, 2025
- Emily Robinson: September 13, 2025 – October 11, 2025
- Call for Entry: October 18, 2025 – November 8, 2025
- Holiday Show and Shop: November 15, 2025 – December 20, 2025
Gallery Hours
Winter Hours
Mondays, Tuesdays: 10am – 7pm
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 10am – 3pm
Saturday 3/1: 10am – 2pm
Saturdays 2/22, 3/8, 3/22, 3/29: 10am – 3pm
Friday 3/7: closed as we prepare for the RRAC Gala: Hats off to Art, Accessibility and Growth!
Closed Sundays
Current Gallery Show: Floral Art
The Jan Johansen Gallery of Rumriver Art Center is excited to present our winter call for entry exhibition: Floral Art. On Saturday, February 15th from 2 pm – 4 pm the Jan Johansen Gallery will be hosting an opening reception for the show. This is a free event and anyone is welcome to attend.
This show celebrates the beauty, diversity, and symbolism of flowers in visual art. A variety of mediums and artistic expressions are on display to convey the enchanting world of florals; such as painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, and mixed media. The featured artworks explore many aspects of florals—whether it’s a close-up study of a single bloom, an abstract interpretation, or an exploration of flowers in cultural, environmental, or emotional contexts.
This exhibition will be on display in our Jan Johansen Gallery from February 8th to March 1st 2025.

Bouquet with Queen Poppy by Elizabeth Putnam
The Winter People Pray by Eric Zuccola
Three Times a Lady by Justine King
Flock Together by Katiana Shovelain
Nightstand by Anna Peter
Scott’s Butterfly Garden by Charlene Ridlon
Shana Punim by Sonya Berlovitz
Multi-Colored Irises by Diana Merten
Eden Prairie, May by Haley Rezac
Next Gallery Show: Rumriver Art Center Teaching Artists
The Jan Johansen Gallery of Rumriver Art Center is presenting the Rumriver Art Center Teaching Artists exhibition. The opening reception is on Saturday, March 8th from 2 – 4 pm and will be held in our Jan Johansen Gallery. Attendance is free.
Every artist that teaches with us brings their unique skill set, personality, and artistic enthusiasm into our space. This show gives thanks to the vibrant community of teachers that we have the honor of working with and to highlight each of their personal practices. A wide variety of mediums will be on display, such as watercolor, ceramics, jewelry, mixed media works and acrylic paintings. The pieces featured are ones that our teachers feel best represent their practice, are most proud of, or hold a special place in their life. Additionally, this show will be opening in tandem with our first ever Art Gala and annual Art-A-Thon fundraiser.
This exhibition will be on display in our Jan Johansen Gallery from March 8th to March 29th, 2025.

Acorn Vase by Samantha Gonzalez Longley
Soul Escorts by Emily Robinson
Don’t be Boxed In by Juanita Tatum
Portrait Five by Aimee Kuiper
In Full Color by E. Holt
Apparatus Tome II by E.C. Comstock
Past Shows
2024-2025 Shows
- Winter Call for Entry – Art of the Word: Saturday, January 6, 2024
- Deanna Hartmann, Joel Barr & Cheryl Barr – Generations: Saturday, February 10, 2024 – Saturday, March 9, 2024
- Rum River Hand Weavers Guild – Color and Weave: Saturday, March 16, 2024 – Saturday, April 13, 2024
- Layl McDill – Nooks and Crannies Coalesce: Saturday, April 20, 2024 – Saturday, May 11, 2024
- Diane Luckett – It’s Never Too Late to be an Artist: Saturday, May 18, 2024 – Saturday, June 8, 2024
- Summer Call for Entry – Trash to Treasure: Saturday, June 15, 2024 – Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Larry Weinberg – Visions of the World: Saturday, July 13, 2024 – Saturday, August 3, 2024
- RRAC Student Show: August 10, 2024 – September 7, 2024
- RRAC Clay Community: September 14, 2024 – October 5, 2024
- Fall Call for Entry – Deconstruction//Abstraction: October 12, 2024 – November 9, 2024
- Holiday Show and Shop: November 16, 2024 – December 21, 2024
- Addie Motzko – Murmurations: January 4, 2025 – February 1, 2025
2023 Shows
- Chad Niemeyer – An Exploration of the Temporary Permanence of Us: January 2023
- Call for Entry – The Art of a Face: March 2023
- Glenn Allenspach – Photography and Pots: April 2023
- RRAC Student Show: May 2023
- Connie Beckers – Rock, Glass, Solder: June 2023
- Rumriver Art Center’s Summer Call for Entry – Home Is Where Your Heart Is: July 2023
- Elizabeth Coleman – Flower Girl and Friends: (Mostly) New Work by Elizabeth Coleman: August 2023
- Rumriver Art Center Teaching Artists: September 2023
- Frankenstein – Fall Call for Entry: October 2023
- Holiday Show and Shop: November 2023
2022 Shows
- The Undersea World of Larry Weinberg: January 2022
- Heather Barr: February 2022
- Carol Strait: March 2022
- Student Art Show 2022: April 2022
- All About Birds: Saturday, April 2022
- Snapshots of a Mind Set Free (Cherene Bebeau and Christine Tauer Mentorship Show): July 2022
- Garden of Artful Delights (Franny Hyde & Ann Phillipi Mentorship Show): August 2022
- Call for Entry – Wild About Water: September 2022
- Chris Bowman – Chilling: October 2022
- Patti Hartwell – Uncovering Herself as an Artist: November 2022
- Holiday Show & Shop: December 2022
2020 Shows
- Acrylic Painting & Plein Air Painting Club: January 2020
- Thru the Years – The Art of Pam Devine: February 2020
- Sunshine Artists Show: March 2020
- The Art of Julia Jaakola: June 2020
- Mentorship Program Show: July 2020
- Vitality Arts Virtual Gallery Show: Spring 2020
- Vitality Arts Virtual Gallery Show: Summer 2020
- Rumriver Art Center Holiday Show and Shop: November 2020
2021 Shows
- Vitality Arts Virtual Gallery Show: Winter 2021
- Vitality Arts Virtual Gallery Show: Spring 2021
- Student Art Show 2021: May 2021
- Anita Cholewa & Cheryl Barr: June 2021
- Jerry Jorgenrud & Bill Hogan: July 2021
- Dianne Novak & Patricia Undis: August 2021
- Franny Hyde & Tanya Piatz: September 2021
- Call for Entry – Autumn in Anoka: October 2021
- Rum River Handweavers Guild: November 2021
- Holiday Show & Shop: December 2021
2019 Shows
- A Sense of Place – The Art of Paul T. Boecher: January 2019
- Student Art Show – The Art of Rumriver Art Center Students: February 2019
- Artists Del Norte Spring Show: March 2019
- Vitality Arts Students Show: June 2019
- A Creativity of Muses – The Art of Delayne Hostetler: July 2019
- Rusty Fork – The Art of Kevin Eldstrom: August 2019
- Spread The Undead: October 2019
- Handweavers Guild – Weaving From The Heart: November 2019
- Vitality Arts Students Show: December 2019
- Rumriver Art Center Holiday Show and Shop: December 2019
2018 Shows
- Vitality Arts Gallery Show: June 2018
- Rum River Handweavers Guild 2018 Exhibition: November 2018
- Rumriver Art Center Holiday Show and Shop: December 2018