WAC CALL FOR ARTIST EXHIBITS

The Winona Arts Center (WAC) is done accepting applications for Artist Exhibits for 2026 and 2027. Applications are currently being reviewed and will be decided by December 15, 2025 (and beyond). Selection of the timeframes available is on a first come first serve basis. The Frances Prentiss Lucas Gallery is approximately 65 linear feet of wall space.

Timeline
Applications are now closed.

Please contact us if you have any questions:

Winona Arts Center
(507) 453-9959
228 East Fifth Street, Winona MN 55987
WinonaArtsCenter@gmail.com
Website: https://winonaarts.org/

The Exhibit Committee acts to jury the requests submitted and gives careful consideration of many factors when scheduling artists in our space. Artists can be confident, if selected, their work will be professionally presented.

WAC does not accept shipped in artwork; the artist must be available to deliver and pick up their exhibited art. Your artwork must be professionally finished, with wire on the back, which is necessary for hanging.

Artist's work is show for approximately six weeks.

A reception is held for each opening, typically the first Sunday available.

Eligibility
Open to all artists. Work chosen for a show must have been created by the artist within the past 2 years. All artwork must be original works of art and no copies. Artwork must be for sale unless otherwise agreed upon with the Exhibit Committee.

Sales
Winona Arts Center will manage all artwork sales, including collection and payment of sales tax. Artists receive 75% of artwork sales price, WAC retains a 25% commission. Purchased artwork remains in the exhibition until the show closes.

Application Process
Prepare a minimum of 3 images of your artwork in jpg format at 72 dpi resolution, each saved as this format: LastName_FistName_Title_Medium_Dimensions_Price

Refer any questions to: WACExhibits@gmail.com

About the Winona Arts Center
A Place for People…A Home for Art
After seven women spent the summer of 1956 painting together at the Lake Park Lodge, they formed the Winona Art Group. These women planted the seed that was to grow into the Winona Arts Center, which became a non-profit 501-c3 organization in 1964. The Center’s historic 1864 structure, built when Abraham Lincoln was President, was the only non-school facility in the area devoted to the arts. The name was later changed to the Winona Arts Center to signify the inclusion of all art forms.

WAC is committed to increasing community awareness of the arts by featuring work of visual artists , providing space for performances, readings, films and encouraging participation in workshops, demonstrations, and classes for children and adults in our community.

For the benefit of both art enthusiasts and artists, the upper level of the building contains the Frances Prentiss Lucas Gallery, performance stage and screening area. The Arts Centers’ lower level houses a studio for classes including the RiverBed Press print studio, and our administrative office.