Playing with Art – Visiting Artist Series

The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota is thrilled to unveil a dynamic, multi-faceted project aimed at sparking the imaginations of young artists in our region. The Museum will roll out a series of events designed to celebrate creativity, foster artistic exploration, and culminate a children’s art show through the Visiting Artists Series. This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Through the Visiting Artist Series, the Museum will host six artists selected through a call-to-artists and interview process. These local artists will lead separate Saturday morning art-making sessions in Cecil’s Imagineering Loft throughout June and July. The Museums goal is to infuse fun and excitement into the creative process for our young guests. While we’ll give a nod to the artists through our marketing, their focus will be on guiding our child artists on a journey of artistic self-discovery. Call to artists:  April 1st, conduct interviews through May 10th

Visiting artists series dates: Saturdays 9am-11am 

• June 15  – Artist TBD
• June 22 – Artist TBD
• June 29 – Artist TBD
• July 13 – Artist TBD
• July 20 – Artist TBD
• July 27 – Artist TBD

Through a culminating event the Museum will transform into an art gallery showcasing the masterpieces crafted by our young visionaries. We invite all children ages 0-12 to submit 1-2 pieces of artwork. An art opening and reception will be held in August.