SOAR! Mixed Media Mentoring

SOAR! Mixed Media Mentoring SOAR! Mixed Media Mentoring Instructor: Susan Hartzell Vannelli Join your mentoring community for an in-person experience. Sue will mentor and help you find a new way of seeing your creative abilities, get you started on a new piece of work, and inspire you to press onwards with work in a series.…

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SAEP

Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP) Last year and this year, WBCA is excited and fortunate to be a part of the Minnesota Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP) offered through the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. This program provides stipends to cover the cost of tuition for low-income students in grades 3-11 for the 2022-2023 school…

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Online Shop

The Ann Tousley Luther Online Art Shop Shipping: Online orders are shipped weekly on Fridays. Orders placed after 1:00pm on Friday will be processed the following week. If you need expedited shipping or would like to change your shipping method to in-person pick-up, please call us at 651-374-4093. Merchandise Exchange Policy: Merchandise may be exchanged…

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Shop

Ann Tousley Luther Art Shop The Ann Tousley Luther Art Shop supports WBCA’s mission through the sale of original art and handcrafted goods locally made in Minnesota and surrounding regions. We offer original art in a variety of mediums including watercolor, alcohol ink, and mixed media as well as handmade jewelry, ceramics, textiles, prints and…

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Our History

Our History The roots of the present-day art center can be traced back to Edna Imm, an art teacher in White Bear Lake in the 1930s and 40s who brought together groups of artists for classes. In the 1960s, a teacher named Sister Florentine saw the burgeoning artist scene in White Bear Lake started by…

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More Ways to Give

More Ways to Give Planned Giving: Legacy, Honorary, and Memorial Gifts Leave a legacy for your community! Everyone makes a plan: include WBCA in yours, no matter the size of the gift. Legacy Endowment Fund How do you want to be remembered? Consider contributing to the Legacy Endowment Fund, creating capacity to grow the impact…

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Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities Attention all art lovers – WBCA needs you! Join a team of volunteers and share your time and talents with others. Whether you are interested in volunteering on a regular basis, or on occasion, WBCA has an opportunity waiting for you. Your time is valuable, and WBCA offers a very flexible volunteer program…

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Hours

Memorial Day Hours WBCA will be closed Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day weekend. Business Hours Monday-Thursday: 9:00 AM-7:30 PM* Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Sunday: Closed 4971 Long Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 55110   * If you are registered for a class…

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Links & Resources

Community Resources Community Calls for Entry: “Out of the Stillness” Call for Entries Learn more Confluence Gallery Call for Entries Learn more Other Regional Organizations: ARTS MIDWEST 2908 Hennepin Avenue Suite 200 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408-1954 Phone: 612.341.0755 Fax: 612.341.0902 TTY: 612.822.2956 Email: general@artsmidwest.org Website: http://www.artsmidwest.org Arts Midwest promotes creativity, nurtures cultural leadership, and engages people…

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Q&A with Into Nature Judy Andy Evansen

Watercolor artist Andy Evansen judged the 2021 Into Nature: International Online Plein Air Exhibition. He curated this juried art show along with artists Marc Hanson and Judy Palermo. What path did you take to become an artist? I’ve drawn pretty much my whole life, and went to the University of Minnesota for commercial illustration courses.…

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