Southwest Minnesota Arts Council 2024 Annual Celebration

No tickets required. All are Welcome.

Join us at the SW MN Arts Council’s Annual Celebration as well as a grant-funded project in the Worthington community: Dia de los Muertos. Experience a full day of art activities and cultural events. Join the Celebration!

Most events are held at Memorial Auditorium of Worthington (besides the 2-4 pm tours listed)

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•Noon (12 pm): Unveiling of two larger than life-sized, commissioned catrina figures by artist Gustavo Boada

•12-1 pm: Hispanic food tastings: tamales, esquites & pan de muerto*

(*since there are not ticket registrations for this event, food availability is first-come first-serve)

•1-1:45 pm “Skeletons in the Closet: A Day of the Dead Story” by Little Coyote Puppet Theatre

•2-4 pm: Local arts organizations open for public tours/visits (various locations in Worthington): View Map + Details on locations

• Minnesota West Community College Art Department: Gallery exhibit featuring Bobbie Alsgaard-Lien from Rushmore plus hallways of student artwork
• Creative Healing Space (located at MN West art classroom #413): art activity and organizational information led by their co-creators Suree Sompamitwong & Leah Gossom
• Crailsheim Bridge sculpture at Chautauqua Park
• Memorial Auditorium: Lobby gallery featuring local & regional artists from the Nobles County Art Center Collections
• Nobles County Arts Center: Gallery featuring “Artists & Dabblers in the Jacqueline Hambleton Family” plus two rooms of artists exhibiting their work including: Dawn Bishop, Kelly Henkels, Adrienne Herbert and Kimberly Jansen
• Wind Dancer sculpture and Turtle mosaic community mural at Sailboard Beach
• Celebrating Worthington Mural on the VFW building
• ArtMobile: located at the 10th Street Pavilion (corner of 10th St. and 2nd Ave.) with an art activity led by Artmobile co-creators *if weather does not permit, ARTMOBILE will be inside the Nobles Co Art Center

•2:30-4:30 pm puppet making workshop by Gustavo & Julie Boada **Class size is limited to 30 participants. Please email thememorialauditorium@ gmail.com if you intend to participate. There is also a class on Sunday if Saturday’s is full. Email thememorialauditorium@

gmail.com for details!**

•4:30 pm SMAC Happy Hour cash bar (local wine/beer) and appetizers from Round Lake Vineyards and dessert pastries* from local baker, Whip & Mix: (*since there are not ticket registrations for this event, food availability is first-come first-serve)

•5:30pm SMAC Annual Meeting plus honoring ceremony for

• 2024 Prairie Star, Brent Olson of Ortonville
• 2024 Prairie Disciple, SammyJo Miller of Marshall

•6:30 pm Performance from Worthington Azteca Dancers & live music from La Banda Bandante

•7:30 pm “Spirit of the Region” Raffle Drawing event closes afterward