Events, Exhibitions, and More!
The Guild’s Visual Arts Program offers multiple annual opportunities for artists to exhibit and sell their works and advance their careers – and for audiences to engage with art and artists from our region. We also offer visual art classes and camps throughout the year.
Our Visual Arts program presents a wide variety of exhibitions featuring works by emerging and established regional artists in our Main Gallery and Up Gallery in our downtown building and at five satellite galleries located throughout Northfield. Exhibitions include juried and invitational exhibitions, exhibitions of student enrolled in area schools and colleges, an annual holiday presentation of regional Fine Craft Collective artists, and our annual Riverfront Fine Arts Festival September 12 & 13, 2026.
- Guild Squared: August 18th – September 12th (2026)
- it is either late or very early – Landscape Artists (Jill Ewald, Bernice Ficek-Swenson, Linda Gammell, Meg Ojala, Linda River Rossi, Holly Newton Swift) – The title of the exhibit is by Zoë Ryder White from her poetry collection, The Visible Field: September 16 – October 17 (2026)
- Opening Reception: September 17th 5-7PM
- Frank Buffalo Hyde and Family Exhibition: October 19th – November 12th (2026)
- Opening Reception: October 29th 6-8PM
- Fine Craft Collective: November 14th – December 24th (2026)
- Emerging Artists: January 5 – January 30th (2027)
- Opening Reception: TBD
- Cecilia Cornejo-Sotelo: February 2 – February 27 (2027)
- Opening Reception: TBD
- All School Art Show: March 2 – April 3 (2027)
- Imagination Celebration: TBD
- Guild Members Invitational: April 6 – May 8 (2027)
- Opening Reception: TBD
- High School Honors: May 11 – June 12 (2027)
- Opening Reception: TBD
- Rob Kolomyski: June 15 – July 17 (2027)
- Opening Reception TBD
- Mary Rossing and Jodi Reeb: July 20 – August 14 (2027)
- Opening Reception TBD
- Sara Witty, Robbie Brokken, Erik Farseth: August 17 – September 11 (2027)
- Opening Reception TBD
- Esperanza En Acción: September 14 – October 9th (2027)
- Opening Reception: TBD
- Daniel Orr and Elise Gersky: October 12 – November 5 (2027)
- Fine Craft Collective: November 8 – December 24 (2027)
UP GALLERY
- Esperanza en Accion: January 25 – February 15 (2026)
- Opening Reception: February 14
- Kent McInnis: February 16 – March 27 (2026): What Lights Our Way
- Opening Reception: February 19 (6-8pm)
- Northfield Union of Youth: April 1 – 30 (2026)
- Opening Reception: April 23 (6-8pm)
- Esperanza en Accion: May 7th – June 1st
- Opening Reception: May 9th (7-9pm)
- Guild Staff Show: June 3rd – July 31st
- Our Town: Kids Camp Installation Art Show: August 11-September 5th
- Opening Reception: August 13th (5-7pm)
- Brandon Ness Solo Exhibition: September 6th – October 9th
- Opening Reception: TBD
- Gallery Schedule is Free: October 10th-November 20th
- Esperanza en Acción: November 21st-December 20th
- Opening Reception: Café Literario TBD
Riverfront Fine Arts Festival – Sept. 12 & 13 from 10 – 5
Each September the Guild presents our arts festival along the banks of the beautiful Cannon River in downtown Northfield, where regional artists and craftspeople sell their work. Our festival is held in conjunction with the Defeat of Jesse James Days – the city’s busiest time of year when over 200,000 people come to Northfield over a single weekend. If you’re interested in applying to be part of our festival this year click here for the application.
Guild Gift Shop
Our gift shop features handmade, unique gifts by of over 100 member artists, including ceramics, jewelry, greeting cards, glasswork, apparel, kitchen tools, framed artworks and so much more. Quarterly rotation means there is always something new!
Artist Professional Development
Our APD program presents free workshops, panel discussions, Lunch and Learns, networking opportunities and more for area artists. As we aim to serve the wider region, we also partner with regional nonprofits to ensure artists have meaningful access to professional development events and activities. If you are interested in exhibiting or participating in any Visual Arts Program, please contact Executive Director, Michael Johnson: michael@northfieldartsguild.org or 507.645.8877.
