Lake Region Arts Council announces the dates and closing reception of the current exhibition, “6A High School Art Exhibit” which opened on Monday, April 3 and will close on, Saturday, April 29. LRAC Main Gallery is located at the historic River Inn, 133 S. Mill St., Fergus Falls, MN. The closing reception for the high school art students will be held Saturday, April 29 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the LRAC Main Gallery. Receptions are open to the public and everyone is encouraged to come and enjoy visiting with the artists and viewing their work.

LRAC Executive Director, Maxine Adams explains the exhibit by saying, “Lake Region Arts Council is proud to exhibit selected art work from this year’s High School 6A Minnesota State Visual Arts Exhibition and Competition. This is a yearly competition that showcases the best artwork from high school students throughout the state. Students compete at a regional and then state level. Entries are judged on the quality of the artwork and the student’s artist statement. Regional winners will go on to compete at the statewide competition.”

This Visual Arts Exhibit features the creative work of high school students competing in the Minnesota State High School League. Competitive categories include drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, video art, computer art, craft, printmaking, ceramics, 2D mixed media and graphic design. The schools that are in the Section 6A South competing districts: Battle Lake, Brandon/Evansville, Campbell/Tintah, Hillcrest, Minnewaska, Parkers Prairie, West Central Area, Morris and Underwood.

Two students from Minnewaska had their art work selected for the 6A High School Art Exhibit at LRAC.  They are Daniel Lin (grade 12) and Jaden Ebacher (grade 10).

The gallery hours are Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please email or call before you visit the gallery to ensure that the gallery is open that day. Call the LRAC office (toll free in MN) at 1-800-262-2787 or 218-739-5780 or email LRAC4@LRACgrants.org

“This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.”