Visual Arts

2025 - 2026 Gallery Season ~ Sponsored by Southern Heights Dental Group and K&M Heating and Air Conditioning

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Exhibition Dates: Jan. 5 – Feb. -21, 2026. Gallery opening January 9 5pm-7pm. Rice County Historical Society, Barbara Schwenk, Leo Bird, PCA Pottery Department, Bethlehem Academy

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Virtual Artists Talk Recordings

  • Virtual Artists Talk February 5 Recording

    Here's the recording of the February 5th virtual artists' talk with Jenna Nelson from Rice County Historical Society, Barbara Schwenk, and Leo Bird.


    Click on the link below to view the virtual artists' talk ~

    https://youtu.be/hb_jMLN81nI?si=IeQBYZXFFwB26yN-


Visual Arts Opportunities

  • 2026-2027 Call for Artists, deadline March 1st

     2026-2027 Call for Artists 

    Paradise Center for the Arts is seeking submissions of recent work from visual artists for exhibitions in the Carlander Family Gallery, Lois Vranesh Boardroom Gallery, and K&M Gallery for 2026-2027. Submissions will be juried by members of the gallery committee of the Paradise Center for the Arts, which is comprised of artists, arts professionals, and art enthusiasts in the area. 

    Submissions will be accepted any time before March 1, 2026 and final notification of the committee’s decision will be no later than March 21, 2026. Early submissions are encouraged. 


    To submit work for consideration, send an email to 

    info@paradisecenterforthearts.org 


    -6-10 images of recent work in JPEG format not to exceed 20 MB. 

    File names for image files should be in the form of last name, first initial, and 

    image title. Abbreviate as needed. 


    -Art Resume, Artist statement and Image List (Please list the sizes, medium, & price of your work). Text files must be in one of the following formats: MSWord, RTF (Rich text format), PDF, or Text Only. File names for text files should be in the form of last name, first initial and description. 


    Gallery fee $100 per artist (this fee is not due until the artist contract is signed). This fee assists with production of marketing materials used for the exhibition. All gallery exhibits and receptions are free and open to the public, we appreciate all donations. Commission split is 65% to the artist/ 35% to the Paradise. 


    For additional information call or email Julie Fakler, Paradise Center for the Arts Gallery Committee, at 507-332-7372, 507-210-6027, info@paradisecenterforthearts.org

    https://www.paradisecenterforthearts.org/visual-arts