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.
Registration Open for Summer Arts 2019
Eight years ago a group of of dedicated volunteers conceived the idea for the first summer session of arts programming for elementary age students. Class sizes were small to start with, but the enthusiasm for engaging young students in exploring their creativity was...
Black & White Gallery Opens Friday, May 10
The Pine Center for the Arts welcomes 15 artists to its second Black and White exhibit. “We’re so excited to bring the black and white show back to Pine Center for the Arts,” said Shawnda Schelinder, Pine Center for the Arts board president. “It was a great...
Registration Open for May 10th Creative Canvas
The May Creative Canvas session has been scheduled for Friday, May 10th at the Pine Center for the Arts. This month we are welcoming back, Rachel Bigelow with a creative Dragonfly and floral design. Seating is limited to just 20 guests for this event, so early...
Black & White Gallery Submissions Open
Pine Center in the Arts is hosting its second annual Black and White exhibition. Regional artists are encouraged to submit up to four works for exhibiting in the May gallery. At last year's show, there was an exciting variety of art, from photography to paintings to...
Digital Mischief ~ How’d They Do That?
If you had the opportunity to visit the Pine Center for the Arts for the January 11th gallery opening, you've been lucky to see the amazing artwork of Dee Kotaska and Gail Gates on display. If you haven't stopped by for a viewing... no worries... there is still a bit...
February Creative Canvas night with Rachel Bigelow
Rush City artist, teacher, and high school theater director, Rachel Bigelow, returns to the Pine Center for the Arts for her next Creative Canvas session on Friday, February 8th. The evening begins at 7PM and seating is limited to just 20 students. Bigelow will...
January Classes at the Pine Center for the Arts
The January class calendar is now live on our Shop Events page and we are excited for some new things that are coming to life in 2019. A reminder that all of our classes require advanced registration. If a minimum number of students is not reached, we reserve the...
Snowflake Gallery Set to Open November 30th: Artists Wanted
The Pine Center for the Arts has a long tradition of transforming our space into the "Snowflake Gallery" in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The idea behind this event was not to display an exhibit filled with a variety of snowflake themed art... but rather to...
Regional filmmakers wanted for Highway 61 Film Festival
Pine City’s Highway 61 Film Festival is eagerly awaiting submissions from regional filmmakers now through Jan. 15, 2019. As the festival heads into its ninth year, organizers are excited to see what amazing films will come from the imaginations of local, state,...
Pine Center for the Arts welcomes Don Farrell
“Close to Simple,” an exhibit of photography and handmade frames by Don Farrell of Cambridge, will open at Pine Center of the Arts on October 12. For as long as Farrell can remember, he’s been a photographer. “It’s hard to know when I started because I’ve just always...
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