Northfield Minnesota Arts

Galleries & Museums

The Northfield Arts Guild Gallery
304 Division St.
The Arts Guild's exhibition gallery is located on the main floor of the Center for the Arts, located in the historical downtown of Northfield. All exhibits are free and open to the public. Northfield Arts Guild Exhibitions

Flaten Art Museum
St. Olaf College, Dittmann Center
Flaten Art Museum hosts exhibits of regional, national, and international significance. The extensive permanent collection includes traditional and contemporary textiles, paintings, sculpture, ceramics, and works on paper from various regions of the United States and Western Europe, particularly Norway and Eastern Europe. St. Olaf Museum Exhibitions

Carleton College Gallery
Carleton College, Music and Drama Center
At approximately 1500 objects, the Carleton College art collection comprises about 700 prints, nearly 650 contemporary photographs, and paintings, sculptures and other artifacts of intrinsic beauty and technical interest. Through public exhibitions in the Art Gallery and the Gould Library, Carleton's art can be seen and studied. Carleton College Events

ArtOrg
2100 Division St. S., Suite 140
ArtOrg was founded by a group of visual artists desiring to create more opportunities and greater visibility for the visual arts in Northfield and the surrounding area. Demonstrations, discussions and shows are ongoing. ArtOrg Events

Grezzo Gallery
16 Bridge Square
This gallery is an artist owned and artist directed venture, offering exposure to hip, edgy talent as well as providing a frame shop, studio space, and occasional acoustic music venue. For more information visit Grezzo Gallery

ArtOnWater
217 South Water Street
ArtOnWater...a unique, downtown fine art gallery on the footbridge/riverwalk in historic Northfield...begun in 2003 as an exhibition space for artists seeking short-term gallery space for their own works. After 22 shows, 50+ artists, and almost 3000 patron visits, the gallery was transformed in late 2007 as a full-service retail fine art gallery but still focusing on month-long solo or small group art exhibits.   

Theater

Northfield Arts Guild Theater
The NAG Theater presents a year-round season of lively musicals, entertaining comedies, and heart-warming dramas. This is a community theater, meaning that local talent makes it all happen! Northfield Arts Guild Theater Schedule

St. Olaf College Kelsey Theater and Haugen Theater
The St. Olaf theater department presents five theatrical productions each year, plus a one-act play festival on four evenings each may. St Olaf Theater Schedule

Carleton College Theaters
Two active theaters are located on Carleton's campus, including the 450-seat Arena Theater the 96-seat Nourse Little Theater. Various theater groups offer plays throughout the academic year and during the summer. Carleton College Theater Schedule

Music and Dance

The stages and halls of Northfield, St. Olaf College and Carleton College welcome you to their many concerts, performances and recitals. The possibilities are endless with so many top-notch students, faculty and professionals. Visit the following web sites for up-to-date lists of performances: St. Olaf College Events Calendar | Carleton College Events Calendar

The Grand Event Center
316 Washington St.
The Grand Event Center, which first opened at the Ware Auditorium in 1899, hosts a variety of public events throughout the year. The Grand is available for wedding, reunions, parties, concerts and more. The Grand Event Center of Northfield

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