The 12th annual Northwest Minnesota Art Exhibition, with more than 200 pieces from 140 adult and student artists, is on display at the Crookston Public Library through April 17.
An artist reception will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. April 17 at the Crookston American Legion Club with entertainment from 1:30 to 2 p.m. and the presentation of awards starting at 2 p.m.
Awards will include 16 exhibit award winners selected by juror Patrick Luber, professor of sculpture at UND. Another award, Northwest Artist of the Year, will go to artist Sister Norma Jean Eide of Crookston, and the Northwest Arts Advocate of the Year award will be presented to Anita Poss of East Grand Forks Campbell Library. Also, two people's choice award winners will be recognized.
You can see the exhibit from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.
The show features paintings, drawings, photography, digital images, pottery, sculpture and mixed media pieces. Artists in the exhibit are professional and amateur adults as well as area high school students, all from Minnesota's seven northwest counties, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau. The artwork is for sale.
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Cash prizes totaling $2,300 will be awarded to artists in the exhibit.
Adult artists
Ada, Minn.: Doreen Grunewald. Alvarado, Minn.: Jean Ranstrom. Argyle, Minn.: Lucille Nelson. Badger, Minn.: Paulette Christianson. Beltrami, Minn.: Jacob Neufeld. Crookston: Twylla Altepeter, Irene Bertils, Calla Blokzyl, Mary Jane Daok, Carol Evenson, Kayla Evenson; Trey Everett, Ross Hier, Aryanna Ostgaard, Heather Sabian. East Grand Forks: Phyllis Kalliokoski, Jessica Pribula. Erskine, Minn.: Jessica Nelson. Fertile, Minn.: Bruce D. Flaig, Jerome Fuglseth. Fisher, Minn.: Katie Hruby-Schmidt. Lancaster, Minn.: Margaret Anderson. McIntosh, Minn.: Vassa Kraskoff. Gatzke, Minn: Debbie Aune. Hallock, Minn.: Beau Bakken, Rock Bakken, Emily Winger, Loren Younggren. Karlstad, Minn.: Nick Reitzel. Kennedy, Minn.: Bernie Wilebski. Lake Bronson, Minn.: Blair Berg. Maple Bay, Minn.: Beth Mjelde. McIntosh, Minn.: Laura Evans. Mentor, Minn.: Sara Mercil. Neilsville, Minn.: Bethany Vraa. Newfolden, Minn.: Chris Lane. Oklee, Minn.: Viola Kvasager. Perley, Minn.: Jane Borgen. Plummer, Minn.: Barb Pinc. Red Lake Falls, Minn.: Margaret Ehling, Robin Foster, Lorrie Foster, Connie Stocker. Roseau: Janet Johnson. Thief River Falls: Christine Foster, Beth Iliff, Stacy Kleinwachter, Corissa Kruse, Judy Sorum. Warroad, Minn.: Megan Schindler, Joan Tveit.
Student artists
Ada-Borup School: Krista Kappes, Ada.
Climax Shelly School: Megan Balderston, Climax; Ashley Elwood, Climax; Marya Hahn, Climax; Nora Hahn, Climax; Miranda Martine, Shelly; Katrina Meine, Crookston; Ashley Pruneda, Shelly; Eliza Zeneno, Climax.
Crookston High School: Monique Burgoz, Crookston; Stephanie Ibanez, Crookston; Shannon Kaiser, Crookston; Lauren Klinge, Crookston; Brady Larson, Euclid, Minn.; Cyrina Ostgaard, Crookston; Kelly Reitmeier, Crookston; Michelle Stahlecker, Crookston; Katelyn Stegman, Crookston; Tamika Wold, Crookston.
East Grand Forks Senior High School: Kelsey Hedlund, Lilly Potter.
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Fertile-Beltrami School: Tabitha Tadych, Fertile; Jacob Neufeld, Beltrami; Kennedy Fuglseth, Fertile.
Greenbush-Middle River School: Trista Anderson, Greenbush; Bailey Bergerson, Greenbush; Jaeden Blawat, Greenbush; Mike Ellis, Middle River; Lynsi Emery, Greenbush; Erin Foss, Greenbush; Shelby Gjovik, Greenbush; Timm Ingle, Strathcona; Chelsea Jacobson, Greenbush; Mikaela Janicke, Greenbush; Sydney Langaas, Badger; Kati Larsen, Greenbush; TyLynn McKeever, Middle River; Paige Taggert, Greenbush; Mercedes Timm, Greenbush; Tyler Wilson, Greenbush.
Norman County West School: Rikki Armstrong, Ada; Lynette Delgado, Hendrum; Kaleb Folden, Georgetown; Isabella Hukriede, Hendrum; Crystal Ingvalson, Perley; Kayla Larson, Nielsville; Cody Larson, Hendrum; Hailey Orsland, Halstad; Dylan Ostgaard, Halstad; Jared Porter, Halstad, Lauren Purrington, Halstad; Lindsay Ramirez, Halstad; Daniel Vanderplaats, Hendrum; Michael Warnecke, Halstad.
Red Lake County Central School: Ashley Bierman, Brooks; Lael Erickson, Gully; Monkojay Wilson, Plummer.
Roseau School: Mollie Rae Miller, Roseau.
Thief River Falls School: Jordan Arveson, Thief River Falls; Kelly Fynboh, Thief River Falls; Kara Iliff, Thief River Falls; Kierstin Jenson, Newfolden; Evelyn Jesme, Thief River Falls; Elysha Keefe, Thief River Falls; Victor Marshall, Thief River Falls; Emily McGrath, Thief River Falls; Tracy Mehrkens, Thief River Falls; Ashley Myklebust, Thief River Falls; Kali Olstad, Thief River Falls; Andrew Sparby, Thief River Falls.
Warren/Alvarado/Oslo School: Christian Erickson, Viking; Katie Rehder, Warren.
Warroad School: Megan Anderson, Salol; Courtney Bethune, Warroad; Abby Erickson, Warroad; Megan Fish, Williams; Jessica Forst, Warroad; Jamiee Gaddie, Warroad; Megan Gustafson, Warroad; Lucas Halvorson, Warroad; Marguerita Huiras, Warroad; Casy Knight Chapin, Northwest Angle Inlet; Quinton Lang, Warroad; Jackie Lee, Warroad; Kord Maurer, Roosevelt; Kaitlin Montebello; Kaley Quanrud, Williams; Danica Scheef, Warroad; Adam Srisourath, Warroad; Kayla Whitaker, Greenbush.
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The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council has sponsored this program with funding from The McKnight Foundation and the Legacy Amendment. Valley Arts Council is a co-sponsor.
Info: Mara Wittman, (218) 745-9111; mara@nwrdc.org .
