Climate-Sensitive Birds of SE Minnesota

Paintings by Barbara Schwenk

Opening Reception
Sunday / March 22 / 1:00pm–4:00pm
Artist Talk 1:30pm

A Seven Sundays event featuring guitar music by Brian Ebbinger from 2:00pm–3:30pm

Exhibit Dates: March 22–April 26

Winona Arts Center is pleased to present Climate Sensitive Birds of Southeast Minnesota, an exhibition featuring the work of Barbara Schwenk. Barbara holds a Bachelor of Science in Fine Art and serves as the art competition coordinator and consulting board member for the Med City Art Festival in Rochester.

Barbara’s deep interest in birds inspired this project. Her paintings focus on raising awareness about climate-sensitive birds. She has selected ten birds from southeast Minnesota that are familiar to the audience.

This event marks the third Sunday of Seven Sundays at WAC, with a live musical performance by Brian Ebbinger from 2pm–3:30pm.

Seven Sundays is an arts and music series during 2026 where a musical performance will be paired with each newly hung visual art exhibit. All seven events are free.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.