About the Presenting Organizations

MacRostie Art Center

The MAC is known for being a regional art center, featuring works from artists across northern Minnesota and beyond. MAC strives to feature both local and diverse artists. It is the only organization solely dedicated to the visual arts in the Itasca area - a distance that spans over a sixty-mile radius.

The MAC hosts over 20 exhibitions each year, both in its downtown location and in satellite galleries throughout the area. Artists are chosen in a collaborative process based on their submissions, written artist statement, and their work’s ability to challenge, inspire, and engage a broad audience.

As part of its mission to foster the development of the arts community, the MAC offers a variety of classes to help people from all levels of experience learn new techniques, promote connections amongst artists, and provide a space to create and connect in coursework led by talented local artists.

Learn more about MacRostie at https://macrostieartcenter.org/

Minnesota Plein Air Collective

The Minnesota Plein Air Collective (MPAC) is dedicated to helping all artists, from beginner to expert, capture the beauty and diversity of natural landscapes through painting outdoors. MPAC is a collaboration between the Art of the Lakes Association, Outdoor Painters of Minnesota, and Red Wing Arts, the nonprofit organizers of Minnesota’s three premier annual plein air painting competitions in Battle Lake (Otter Tail County), Grand Marais (Cook County), and Red Wing (Goodhue County). These groups join together in a different Minnesota venue each year to present an annual exhibition of paintings from plein air events, spreading awareness throughout the state and bringing the joy and beauty of landscape painting to wider audiences. We are honored to partner with the MMAM to share paintings from 2025.

Questions?

Contact:

• Allison Eklund
  Events Director, Outdoor Painters of Minnesota
  allison@outdoorpaintersofminnesota.org