Lanesboro Arts Events

Saturday August 8 through October 18

Lanesboro Arts Gallery, 103 Parkway Ave N, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

"Lush Layers" Exhibition Featuring Paintings by Jess Quinn

Lanesboro Arts presents “Lush Layers,” an exhibition of paintings by Decorah-based artist Jess Quinn. The exhibition runs from August 8th to October 18th. The Lanesboro Arts Exhibition Gallery is open from 10am-5pm:August: Wednesday – Monday September and October: Thurs......More

Lanesboro Arts Gallery, 103 Parkway Ave N, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Wednesday August 12 6:00pm - 8:00pm CDT

Sons of Norway Lodge, 200 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Welcome Potluck for Artist-in-Residence Laura Korynta

Join Lanesboro Arts in welcoming Laura Korynta as the current Lanesboro Artist-in-Residence at a Welcome Potluck on Wednesday, August 12th at the Sons of Norway Lodge. Over a shared meal, Laura will share examples of past work as well as discuss the project she’ll be wo......More

Sons of Norway Lodge, 200 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Saturday August 15 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT

Sylvan Park, 200 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Basics of Basketry: Cordage Making with Artist-in-Residence Laura Korynta

Come to Lanesboro’s Farmers Market (9 am – 12 pm at Sylvan Park) to learn how to make cordage out of local materials that might even be growing in your backyard. What is cordage? Cordage is the art of making rope, which is foundational for creating some forms of basketr......More

Sylvan Park, 200 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Saturday August 22 2:00pm - 5:00pm CDT

Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, 28097 Goodview Drive, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Materials Gathering Workshop with Artist-in-Residence Laura Korynta

Join us on an ethnobotany adventure at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center where we will hike to harvest local materials to be used for the community basket class. How to identify plants, where to source, and best times to collect will all be discussed. Register to participate in this free event at the link above. Participants in this event should meet at Eagle Bluff’s Schroeder Visitors Center parking lot at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 22nd. At 2:15, all will be heading out to the harvesting location, so to participate, you must be on time! Be prepared to be in the elements with up to 2 hours of hiking. All are encouraged to wear long pants with closed toe shoes. Sunscreen and drinking water are also recommended. Please bring garden shears, gloves. About Laura Korynta Laura Korynta is a multimedia artist with a love for working with natural materials. She is drawn to the profound human yearning to reconnect with ecosystems her art serves as a conduit for nurturing relationships with the spaces around us. About the Residency During her residency, Laura will share how basketry can connect us with our surroundings, with our histories, and with each other by creating and facilitating a basket lending library using materials native to the driftless region. Community members and visitors can ‘check out’ a basket and document their relationship with the object and its use in day-to-day life in a log book. This project offers a unique way to share and experience stories through exchange, offering glimpses into the lives of others, how they move through the community, and what makes people want to call this place their home. The baskets bouncing around town will serve as a visual symbol of the intentionality to slow down and connect to our place within the ecosystem, and within the timeline of human life. All residency events are free and open to the public. Thank you to Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center for hosting this gathering! The Lanesboro Early Career Artist Residency Program is supported by the Jerome Foundation.

Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, 28097 Goodview Drive, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Sunday August 23 1:00pm - 4:00pm CDT

Sylvan Park, 200 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Small Vessel Workshop with Artist-in-Residence Laura Korynta

Basketry is one of the oldest and most widely practiced art forms. Come learn how to work with locally foraged materials to make a beautiful woven vessel. Different types of basketry materials and how to ethically source will be discussed. Join us for a meditative after......More

Sylvan Park, 200 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Thursday September 3 6:00pm - 8:00pm CDT

Lanesboro History Museum, 105 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Laura Korynta Residency Capstone Picnic & Presentation

Celebrate the culmination of Laura Korynta’s Early Career Artist Residency with a Capstone Potluck and story share from 6 – 8 pm on Thursday, September 3rd! If you participated in the Library basket exchange, come share your stories and bring your basket filled with a s......More

Lanesboro History Museum, 105 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN, 55949, United States

Saturday September 12 5:00pm - 8:00pm CDT

Blossom Hill Orchard, 645 Highway 52 East, Preston, MN, 55949, United States

GATHER: A Lanesboro Arts Fundraiser & Celebration of 25 Years of Artist Residencies

You’re invited to help Lanesboro Arts celebrate vital community arts offerings and 25 years of our artist residency programs! At GATHER: A Lanesboro Arts Fundraiser & Celebration of 25 Years of Artist Residencies, community members, artists, and Lanesboro Arts Staff will come together to share deeply impactful stories, locally sourced food, craft beverages, live music, and connection. Tickets to this event are on sale now for $50. Admission includes dinner, drinks, art activities, and live music. Children ages 12 and under are welcome and encouraged to attend this event for free! A reduced price $10 children’s meal ticket is also available. Join us at Blossom Hill Orchard on Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 5 to 8 pm. Enjoy maker stations hosted by returning artists in residence, local food made well, and artist talks, followed by live music until the end of the evening. Lanesboro Arts started hosting artist residencies 25 years ago. This event will celebrate and uplift the artists in that quarter century who have not only helped our community to blossom and grow, but also highlight the fact that artists return again and again to activate local spaces. We look forward to welcoming former residency artists back again to celebrate this milestone with us! At the core of our residency programs are two tenets: community connection, and exchange of ideas. When we exchange perspectives and learn something from a new angle, we deepen our curiosity and build reciprocal, meaningful relationships. And from this important relational work, the connections we build collectively grow and care for the community we are rooted in. Help us celebrate and honor this long-standing aspect of Lanesboro Arts programming and the artists who have participated all along the way. The metaphors of rootedness, growth, and cross pollination will be beautifully illustrated by our hosts, Blossom Hill Orchard in Preston, MN. Blossom Hill will also provide the locally sourced, delicious food they are known for, including some apple-based delights! Located just outside of Preston, Minnesota in the heart of the Driftless Region, Blossom Hill is a small, family owned farm that strives to grow the tastiest, most nutritious apples using the most sustainable methods available. The creative impact of 25 years of residencies will be echoed by free creative makers’ stations during the event, hosted by former artists-in-residence. Guests are invited to embrace their artistic side, creating mementos of the evening alongside friends, neighbors, and artists. About the Residency Programs: 25 years ago, Lanesboro Arts started hosting artist residencies. Through the development and growth of the residency programs, some foundational aspects have stayed the same: artists make our community shine, and artists belong in Lanesboro. Since 2001, the Lanesboro Artist Residency Program has welcomed early career artists of all disciplines to live, work and create in the rural context of the greater Lanesboro community. Supported through 2027 by the Jerome Foundation, the Lanesboro Early Career Artist Residency Program awards two to three residencies per year to early career artists with projects that activate the people & places of Lanesboro while instigating positive change. The program’s place-based and community-engaged focus is geared toward early career artists that are driven to explore ways in which their work can be applied to the community and how Lanesboro’s rural community can inform their work. Artist Residents utilize a dynamic and compelling array of community assets as a catalytic vehicle for engagement and artistic experimentation, while benefiting from dedicated live/work space and ample time to create. Since its beginning Lanesboro has hosted 63 artists through the Early Career Artist Residency Program. In addition, Lanesboro Arts hosts a BIPOC residency program specifically uplifting black, indigenous, and people of color. This program is a restorative residency and does not require artists to host workshops or events. Since its launch in 2022, the organization has welcomed 24 artists who have brightened our community and found respite in having time to dedicate towards their art practices. This makes a total of 87 artists over the course of 25 years! —

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"Lush Layers" Exhibition Featuring Paintings by Jess Quinn

Welcome Potluck for Artist-in-Residence Laura Korynta

Basics of Basketry: Cordage Making with Artist-in-Residence Laura Korynta

Materials Gathering Workshop with Artist-in-Residence Laura Korynta

Small Vessel Workshop with Artist-in-Residence Laura Korynta

Laura Korynta Residency Capstone Picnic & Presentation

GATHER: A Lanesboro Arts Fundraiser & Celebration of 25 Years of Artist Residencies

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