Greetings from all of us at Hopkins Center for the Arts,

If you haven't been in to see the 28th Arts North International Juried Exhibition do it soon, as there are only 10 days left. You can view it online through our video tours if you aren't able to visit in person at: Exhibitions.

You will also find information about our upcoming exhibitions including the Spring Members' show for which we are now accepting entry registrations. All artists who are members are able to participate in the Spring Members' show. Not a member yet? You can become a member when you complete the online entry form.

Just a reminder, we have some new benefits to membership - early access to buy tickets to concerts, 10% discount on Hopkins Community Ed classes, and a new Dual Senior Membership for the Hopkins Activity Center and Arts Center. Check out more at: Membership

Tickets are still available for Ruthie Foster on March 11 and Pure Prairie League on March 18. The Marty Stuart concert is already sold out! Watch for announcements of new upcoming concerts at the end of the month!

New class and workshop opportunities in March!

And, don't miss the opportunity to weigh in on movies in Hopkins. The Hopkins Community Cinema group would love your input. Please scroll to the bottom of the newsletter to complete a short survey!

Find out more about what's happening at the Center below and on our website.

We look forward to seeing you soon,

Lynn Anderson

Executive Director

Arts North International 28

On view through February 25, 2023

In its 28th year, this highly competitive international juried exhibition showcases work by artists from throughout the United States and abroad. 

There is a wide range of mediums represented including acrylic, oil, and watercolor paintings, sculptures, fiber and textiles, ceramics, photographs, and more.

Minnesota Artists Association

• March 2 - April 1, 2023
• Opening Reception: Thursday, March 2, 6-8 pm 



Formed in 1937, the Minnesota Artists Association is an all-inclusive organization welcoming members working in a variety of mediums. Throughout MAA’s history, their membership has boasted a veritable who’s who of art in our state. Celebrating its 86th year, this exhibition features a juried selection of work by current members.

Ubah Students Exhibition

• March 2 - April 1, 2023
• Opening Reception: Thurs., March 2, 6-8 pm

Ubah Medical Academy presents work from their Photography, Visual Design, and Sculpture students. Their aim is to show their talent and passion through various mediums. This gallery is a sampling of what the students have accomplished throughout this school year. 

J Pony Allen  '... Ampersand Anon'

• March 2 - April 1, 2023
• Opening Reception: Thursday, March 2, 6-8 pm



This body of work examines and explores the delicious friction between organic growth and manufactured disruption. Inspired by discoveries of bush plane wreckage on barren high tundra, intrusive thoughts, F250s abandoned in woodlands, Darth Vader's paternal admission, irritated molluscs birthing nacreous gems, and stick framed barns caved in by giant's feet; these paintings are, in essence, bootleg interior & exterior landscapes. Like unauthorized recordings of Rock Gods, their authenticity is questionable but the spirit of fanaticism is earnest.

Friends’ members are eligible to apply for a Member Spotlight which are displayed at Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins Activity Center, Cream & Amber, and Morrie's Subaru of Minnetonka.

Mary Ann Rolloff

Cream & Amber

1605 Mainstreet  

Artist Statement: My goal in painting is to capture the spirit of the natural landscape. I work in oil and sometimes cold wax on canvas, board, or paper. I usually start with inspiration from a photo of my own, a photo from another source, a memory, or some combination.  

I most enjoy the early stages of a painting. I love the blending of the early colors to create the atmosphere that will pervade the finished painting. I am not a detail painter or an accomplished illustrator; I am a painter who wants to produce beauty. 

My landscape paintings, including the nearly abstract ones, ask the viewer to fill in a layer of personal reference and possibility. I believe there is a universal comfort in the visual poetry of landscape painting.  

The Dot Project 

Hopkins Open Circle Adult Day Services & Glen Lake Elementary School Students 

This community spotlight exhibition will be on view through March 6, 2023 concurrently in our Member Spotlight area at Hopkins Center for the Arts and at the Activity Center.  



For this intergenerational art collection, Hopkins Glen Lake Elementary School invited the members of Hopkins Open Circle Adult Day Services to create a series of dots inspired by the book “The Dot” by Peter H Reynolds. 1st and 2nd grade students then received the dots back and altered them to create a beautiful and sentimental end result. 

Open Circle serves a population of members who are older adults or seniors navigating a variety of situations, like social isolation, dementia, and other neurocognitive or developmental diagnoses. The participating members included a couple important or fun parts of their identity along with their dots to give an idea of who they are to the students. The students then interpreted the dots and words from the members into a brand new piece of work. 

Through this process, the students were able to utilize an open mindset as they learned to bring new meaning and highlighting existing intent of artwork made by individuals they had never even met. The Open Circle members were able to embrace a new way of making art through exploring their inner child while connecting and trusting in a new generation. 

As the audience, we invite you to let your inner child explore these drawings with wonder and playfulness. We also encourage you to listen to “The Dot” story narrated by the Glen Lake Elementary students in the video here:

Glen Lake Elementary Student Video

Ken Herren

HCA Member Spotlight Artist at Morrie's Minnetonka Subaru

Born in Montana and raised in California, Ken Herren’s early artistic influences came from his mother who stressed the importance of “good penmanship.” She also immersed him in the subtle art of music appreciation that continues to be an ongoing passion and integral part of his creative process.

Retiring from nursing and moving to Minnesota, Ken’s interest in the visual arts was unquenchable. Ken worked as a cabinet maker and art supply salesman and perfected his skills as a Master Picture Framer over the last two decades. Ken’s own visual art career was destined for nothing more than refinement and personal exploration, including linoleum block mono prints, landscape painting and his current body of abstract expressionism.

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MOVIES IN HOPKINS!

Hopkins Center for the Arts is working with the Hopkins Community Cinema Group.

Hopkins Community Cinema is planning a unique movie going experience for everyone in our community, and we would like to hear from you about what is important when you go to the movies.

Please help us know what themes, choices, and experiences are the most important in a neighborhood theater to you by completing a short survey at: https://www.hopkinsartscenter.com/FormCenter/Hopkins-Movie-Group-13/Hopkins-Community-Cinema-Survey-81

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