Art Centers

Albert Lea Art Center

With the strong encouragement of local artist, Lloyd Herfindahl, the Albert Lea Art Center was created on March 4,1959 with the choosing of a board of directors and the election of officers, beginning the process of incorporation and the framing of the by-laws.The first meetings and exhibits were held in various businesses in Albert Lea until 1975 when the Art Center purchased the oldest church building in Albert Lea located on 501 West Main Street.

Website: http://www.thealbertleaartcenter.org/
Address: 224 South Broadway Avenue, Albert Lea, MN
Phone: 507-373-5665

Edina Art Center

Since 1977, the Edina Art Center has supported our community’s creative life as a special place for residents and neighbors of all ages and abilities to create and enjoy the visual arts.

Website: www.edinaartcenter.com
Address: 4701 W. 64th St., Edina, MN 55435
Phone: 952-903-5780

Banfille-Locke Center for the Arts

BLCA supports and encourages the work of developing and established artists and provides resources and opportunities in the arts for individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels. BLCA recognizes art to be a powerful tool for the cultivation of strong, healthy, harmonious community life.

Website: http://www.banfill-locke.org/
Address: 6666 East River Road, Fridley, Minnesota, 55432
Phone: 763-574-1850
Fax: 763-502-6946

Hopkins Center for the Arts

The Hopkins Center for the Arts is a focal point for arts, education, and entertainment in the center of downtown Hopkins. The Arts Center builds community through the arts by fostering creative expression and providing artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages.

Website:http://www.hopkinsartscenter.com
Address: 1111 mainstreet, hopkins, mn 55343
Phone: 952-979-1100

Bemidji Community Art Center

We are a non-profit member-supported organization dedicated to encouraging the growth and development of art in our Community. The BCAC provides gallery space for exhibitions, music, poetry readings and social events for many organizations. We display national, regional and local artists in group exhibits, solo shows and installations featuring a new exhibit each month from February through December.

Website: http://bcac.wordpress.com
Address: 426 Bemidji Ave Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: 218-444 7570

MacRostie Art Center

MacRostie Art Center (MAC) was formed in 1960 as the Itasca Art Association (IAA), a loosely organized painters' club, with a primary interest in watercolor. Lacking a permanent home for three decades, IAA focused on informal, mutual support, peer-review development, convening in kitchens, spare bedrooms, studios, and abandoned storefronts with an occasional workshop conducted by a well-known regional painter.

Website: http://macrostieartcenter.org
Address: 405 1st Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Phone: 218-326-2697

Bloomington Art Center

BTAC emerged from the merger of the Bloomington Civic Theatre (BCT) and Bloomington Art Center (BAC) on July 1, 2009. Drawing on BCT’s and BAC’s combined legacy of more than 87 years of arts excellence, BTAC aims to expand and further strengthen the offerings of its founding organizations in the performing, visual, and literary arts, as well as arts education.

Website: http://www.bloomingtonartcenter.com/
Address: 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone: 952-563-8745

Minnetonka Center for the Arts

In the belief that the visual arts are indispensable to a healthy community, it is the mission of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts to provide teaching excellence, quality exhibitions and cultural enrichment for people of all ages, interests and abilities.

Website: www.minnetonkaarts.org
Address: 2240 North Shore Dr, Wayzata, MN
Phone: 952-473-7361 Ext 16

Cornucopia Art Center

Lanesboro Arts Center in Lanesboro, Minn. serves as a regional catalyst for artistic excellence and educational development in providing diverse art experiences for people of all ages.

Website: http://www.lanesboroarts.org
Address: 103 Parkway Ave. N - PO Box 152, Lanesboro, MN 55949
Phone: 507-467-2446

Rochester Art Center

The Rochester Art Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art. Through world-class exhibitions and programs, we present a welcoming, integrated, and diverse experience that encourages questioning, creativity, and critical thinking.

Website: www.rochesterartcenter.org
Address: 40 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, MN 55904
Phone: 507-282-8629

Eden Prairie Art Center

After years of envisioning the possibility of an Art Center in Eden Prairie, the dream has finally come true.

At its meeting on April 15, 2008, the Eden Prairie City Council officially accepted the gift of a 5,400-square-foot building from the family of Roger Sampson, a former Eden Prairie resident who built the building as a place to create art before he passed away. With the approval of the Council, it has become the largest single gift ever offered to the City of Eden Prairie.

Website: http://www.edenprairie.org/vcurrent/live/article.asp?r=6114
Address: 7650 Equitable Drive, Eden Prairie, MN
Phone: 952-949-8304

White Bear Center for the Arts

The White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) was originally formed in 1968 as the White Bear Arts Council by a group of area residents who shared a passion for the arts and wanted to see them fostered in their community. In May of 1996, upon acquiring some space in the local Armory, the organization and its members officially changed its name to White Bear Center for the Arts.

Website: http://whitebeararts.org
Address: 2228 4th Street, White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Phone: 651-407-0597