About Us
Mission
The Lake Pepin Art & Design Center offers events and exhibitions in area communities, supports the work of creative professionals, and develops learning opportunities for people of all ages, abilities, and walks of life.
Become a Member
Support the programs of the Lake Pepin Art & Design Center by becoming a Member. Members receive invitations to special events, program updates, and discounts on tickets and workshops. Member Artists are invited to include their work in exhibitions at the Center's Gallery, add their links to the Center's website, and to participate in the creation of programs and professional development activities at the Center.
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Ongoing programs of the Lake Pepin Art & Design Center:
ArtCamp:
Low-cost summer day camp in the arts for children ages 6 and up.
Workshops:
Led by professional artists and designers, workshop offerings at the Center and sites around the Lake Pepin region have included topics in watercolor and landscape painting, drawing and cartooning, metalsmithing, paddlemaking, sculpture, community art, dance and creative writing.
Film & Music Programming:
The Second Friday Film Series features international and independent cinema, screening at 7pm the Second Friday of each month. Special "meet the director" events and live music performances occur periodically throughout the year. Classic family movies are presented once a month.
Exhibitions:
Solo and group shows, exhibitions of the work of Member Artists, and other art & design-related exhibitions are presented at the Art & Design Center.
Special events:
Panel discussions, artist lectures, open studios, and public art events like the Art+Fire Project involve community members in a wide range of participatory activities both within the Art & Design Center and at sites around the Lake Pepin region.
Vision
Our vision for the Lake Pepin Art & Design Center:
a local resource center for individual artists and designers in our region
- year round support for our artist and designers including workshops, opportunities for sharing and feedback, with access to resources i.e. books, tapes, videos, opportunities to show and sell work.
- fellowship, discussion, and debate about art & design philosophy as well as practice
- support for maintaining disciplined studio habits
- professional development support i.e., consultation, workshops, presentations
- support for mind, body and spiritual health of the individual artist
- access to studio space, equipment and materials
a local resource center for young people and families in our region
- working closely with the schools to offer the highest quality of art & design courses for K-12 students
- working with parents in the community to develop and offer the highest quality of art & design classes after school, on weekends and in the summer for Pepin area youngsters.
- access to studio space, equipment and materials
a destination art and design center for learners from outside our area
- providing the highest quality of art and design studio learning experiences which are designed with an interdisciplinary approach.
- to explore the rich historical and natural resources of the Upper Mississippi River Valley.
- to work in an intensive learning environment in which one stays in local lodging and works in the studios through extended course periods.