Welcome
Welcome to the Pine Center for the Arts in Pine City, MN. We are just one of many amazing arts organizations that serve the East Central Minnesota region. We are a community of artists, actors, writers, musicians, and lovers of all things creative. We welcome new friends to join us and help make art happen in our community. We hope you’ll find something to enjoy here in our space and look forward to meeting you soon!
The Pine Center for the Arts is located in Downtown Pine City with a facility at the corner of 5th St SE & 3rd Ave SE, just one block from Main Street. Our space is used for gallery exhibits for artists, weekly music lessons, classes for students of all ages, special events in the Corner Cabaret series, jam sessions, writer’s groups and so much more! We hope that you’ll spend some time browsing our website to learn more about us or drop by for a visit to our facility.
“A Close Look Around” meets “Heavenly Designs” at Pine Center for the Arts
Pine Center for the Arts welcomes photographer Todd David and woodworker Allyn Kolodji to the gallery this November. From the moment David stepped into a darkroom at age 15, he became fascinated with photography. Forty years later, his appreciation for the art form...
Community Art on Display Throughout October at Pine Center for the Arts
Potlucks are a midwest tradition, and Pine Center for the Arts invites you to feast your eyes on a banquet of art this October. Regional artists were encouraged to submit art to Pine Center for the Arts’ open gallery entitled Art...
Special one-night film festival celebrates Pride
The Highway 61 Film Festival, Pine Center for the Arts and East Central Minnesota Pride are excited to join as partners in bringing you a special evening of great short Minnesota-made LGBTQ+ documentaries on Saturday, Sept. 18. After a full day of Pride activities in...
Family Traditions and Texture on Display at Pine Center for the Arts
Pine Center for the Arts welcomes a trio of artists whose art is based in family traditions and rich textures. Bonnie Larson will showcase her quilts, alongside Nan and Marguerite Grubbs with their collaborative “Textures & Textiles” collection. Larson’s art...
Lush and colorful art on the “horizon” at Pine Center for the Arts
John Niemi hopes to provide landscapes and nature-inspired art that transports the viewer’s imagination as the featured artist at Pine Center for the Arts this August. His show “Horizons, Landscapes, Butterflies” features abstracts that celebrate the colors, patterns...
Summer Arts for Kids Returns
Get ready for another fun-filled Summer Arts program at Pine Center for the Arts!All classes are free! We’re offering three weeks of activities, led by three dynamic instructors. Activities includeweaving nature items, upcycled art, and creating a large fabric rug...
Explore an “Indeterminate” Journey with Michael Lein
Artistic interpretation is truly up to the observer when Michael Lein’s “Indeterminate” is exhibited at Pine Center for the Arts in June. Lein, who has been creating art in one form or another since early childhood, will feature a collection of acrylic paintings...
Handmade Arts and Crafts Available this May at Pine Center for the Arts
There will be no shortage of unique handmade gifts at our Spring Pop Up Art Boutique. More than a dozen local artists and makers have been invited to participate in this new event. Starting May 1 and continuing throughout the month, the Art Boutique will feature...
Regional Photography Club to Exhibit at Pine Center for the Arts
The Pine Center for the Arts welcomes the Northern Exposures Photography Club to our gallery space this May. With 18 members who are exhibiting 35 pieces of art, the show promises a wide variety of subject matter. “Most of the members find their subjects in nature;...
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