Carnegie Art Center

06/03/2026

05/29/2026

✨Friday CAC Volunteer Spotlight!✨
Say hello to the incredibly talented Shelley Caldwell. Shelley is a connector, artist, and fantastic volunteer member of the Carnegie's Gallery Committee. We will be hosting an exhibition of her work, entitled Sustenance, November 6-21. You won't want to miss it!

Shelley earned both a BFA and MA in Drawing and Installation from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served as adjunct faculty at MNSU and as Visiting Instructor at Gustavus Adolphus College. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions throughout greater Minnesota in venues such as the 410 Project, SooVAC, the Carnegie Art Center, Arts Center of Saint Peter, Paradise Center for the Arts, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, The Grand Center for Arts & Culture, The Waseca Art Center, Hallberg Center for the Arts, Red Rock Center for the Arts, Austin ArtWorks Center, and others. She held residency at the Tofte Lake Center outside Ely, MN and has received grants from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Springboard for the Arts, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Compelled by the surrounding landscape, she presently works from her family farm in rural Faribault county. Learn more about Shelley and her work at: https://www.shelleycaldwell.com/

05/20/2026

05/18/2026

Congratulations to the winners of our 2026 Annual Juried Exhibition!

1st Place: Dualism Killed the Both of Them, by Daniel Kerkhoff
Juror's Choice: Luca, by Mark Leiferman
Juror's Choice: Atmospheric Event 3, by Susan Hensel

Don't forget, you have through the end of the exhibition (May 30th) to stop in to the galleries and cast your vote for People's Choice Award, which will be announced at the end of the exhibition! 🥳

05/15/2026

Join us for the Opening Reception of the 2026 Juried Exhibition, featuring 55 works from 44 local and regional artists. Awards will be given at 6 pm.

Learn more about the juror, Kristen Sanders: https://kristensanders.com/home.html

The exhibition will be on view 5/15 - 5/30.

This event is free and open to all, donations to your local art center welcome.

05/12/2026

Join us this Friday, May 15th, 5-7pm for the Opening Reception: Annual Juried Exhibition!

05/08/2026

Join us for our final Live at the Carnegie of the season—it’s going to be a special one! Saturday, May 9, 7pm. Open to all, $20 suggested donation.

05/08/2026

It's a great weekend for music! Check out our friends Singing Hills Chorus with Mollie Fischer, tomorrow at 1pm. Then, join us for our final performance of this season, Live at the Carnegie: Emily Beisel & Jeremy Ylvisaker. ✨