Past Art Exhibitions

Where The Seed Remembers is an immersive multicultural community art exhibit that celebrates earth, creation, lineage and memory. It is co-curated by artist, storyteller, and cultural architect Joshua "Brotha Asé" Gillespie. This exhibition and accompanying celebration and community gatherings honors the connection between Mother Earth and the human experience. It explores birth, nurturing, protection, identity, grief, joy and the giving and receiving cycles. The experience blends visual art, sacred storytelling, spoken word, and communal reflection to reawaken connection in a time of disconnection. 

These stories, artworks and reflections are presented by 10 Minnesota artists representing the Black, Indigenous, Latiné, East African and Afro-Caribbean communities. The Opening Celebration event on March 29 from noon to 3 pm will include food from K's Revolutionary Catering, music and live entertainment and artist-audience engagement.

In a world defined by constant motion, "Stillpoint, Changing Line" explores the tension between what we hold onto and what we let go. This exhibition serves to illustrate that nothing remains static. Rather, the "line" is both a boundary and a path, marking the edge of what is known while leading us toward what is becoming.

The exhibition brings together four distinct voices to explore as they move from the rigid and structural to the fluid and ephemeral. Viewers are invited to travel a complete spectrum of artistic interpretation as they enjoy “still world” of flower cloches to the kinetic power of untamed motion found in paintings.

"A Chorus of Wings" is a unique exhibition that brings together four distinct artistic voices, all united by a profound appreciation for our feathered friends. Their passion is evident in the craftsmanship and feeling of each work. 

Marvel at this delightful show filled with a variety of styles and mediums including acrylic, ink and colored pencil to ceramics  as diverse as the birds they celebrate.

This gallery experience begins through the eyes and lenses of the dedicated Arboretum Photographers’ Society made up of gifted photographers who seek more than just a beautiful vista. Their work is an exploration of the profound connection between human emotion and the natural world.

These images transcend traditional landscape photography. Instead they focusing on creating a feeling that transports the viewer directly into the quiet, resonant heart of the scene. Each image is a visual anchor, capturing not just light and form, but the essence of a location.

Take your own visual journey and notice the joy and wonder these images elicit as you peruse these works of art. 

“The Intentional Gaze” is an ode to the act of seeing. This exhibition invites viewers to explore the world around us through deliberate observation. These artists offer both wide vistas and detailed portraits of the natural world. Through focused attention, the artists reveal a calming beauty, asking us to slow down and truly see the exquisite detail that often escapes the hurried eye. The artists' works, spanning pencil, pastel, acrylics, and oil, reveal beauty in color and emotion, inspiring viewers to appreciate the natural world. When we cease merely looking and begin the deliberate, focused work of observation, that’s when the greatest insights are often revealed.