The Slaggie Family Lobby Art Gallery
The Slaggie Family Lobby at the Winona County History Center is host to a local art gallery space in partnership with the River Arts Alliance. WCHS and RAA hope to create new opportunities for partnerships and to showcase Winona County’s cultural heritage through local art. These amazing works might just become heirlooms and messengers to future historians.
Gallery shows are free to view. Artwork is for sale, benefitting the Winona County Historical Society and the artist. Regular museum admission applies for the History Center main exhibition hall and archives.
Gallery shows are free to view. Artwork is for sale, benefitting the Winona County Historical Society and the artist. Regular museum admission applies for the History Center main exhibition hall and archives.
Gallery Schedule
April 14 – May 28
Putting Play Clothes On by Donna Miliotis
Opening Reception Friday, April 14, 4-6 p.m.
Putting Play Clothes On celebrates both the time found for making art and the freedom to paint in styles which change depending on mood or subject matter. The colorful oil paintings in this show were inspired by the external world of trees, flowers, bluffs, and people before taking on a life of their own.
Donna studied art with Bela Petheo at the College of St. Benedict and drew, painted, potted, and wove throughout her career as a child psychologist. Upon retirement in 2020, she moved to Winona to be surrounded by nature, family history, and other artists.
June 3 – August 5
The Art of Fine Furniture: Making Connections
The Art of Fine Furniture 2023: Making Connections will showcase a new selection of amazing pieces from regional studio furniture makers. We will also examine the art of joinery. Learn how these artists use various joinery methods for the types of wood chosen and how to bring it all together. Learn More
August 11 – September 24
Winona Revisioned by Patrick Lichty/Negin Ehtesabian
September 29 – November 12
Art of Quilting: A Group Show by the Winona Area Quilters Guild
Opening December 1
Snow Piles of the Upper Mississippi with Matt Fluharty, Art of the Rural
Putting Play Clothes On by Donna Miliotis
Opening Reception Friday, April 14, 4-6 p.m.
Putting Play Clothes On celebrates both the time found for making art and the freedom to paint in styles which change depending on mood or subject matter. The colorful oil paintings in this show were inspired by the external world of trees, flowers, bluffs, and people before taking on a life of their own.
Donna studied art with Bela Petheo at the College of St. Benedict and drew, painted, potted, and wove throughout her career as a child psychologist. Upon retirement in 2020, she moved to Winona to be surrounded by nature, family history, and other artists.
June 3 – August 5
The Art of Fine Furniture: Making Connections
The Art of Fine Furniture 2023: Making Connections will showcase a new selection of amazing pieces from regional studio furniture makers. We will also examine the art of joinery. Learn how these artists use various joinery methods for the types of wood chosen and how to bring it all together. Learn More
August 11 – September 24
Winona Revisioned by Patrick Lichty/Negin Ehtesabian
September 29 – November 12
Art of Quilting: A Group Show by the Winona Area Quilters Guild
Opening December 1
Snow Piles of the Upper Mississippi with Matt Fluharty, Art of the Rural
