Upcoming Events
Listed events include Artist receptions, Outreach/FREE art activities, Pop=Up markets, for Chamber or Downtown Association events,, Community Showcase Open Houses, ArtWeek events, Partner Organization events,, and more.
For information on upcoming classes click here.
8/14 "W.W. Pendergast" presentation from Historic Hutchinson
Historic Hutchinson presents
Jim Fahey speaks about “W.W. Pendergast (The Uprising)”
FREE presentation at the Depot
WED 8/19 Tom Wirt Reception @ Award
Join to honor Tom Wirt, HCA founder & Clay Coyote founder, and this year’s Tom Wirt Award winners, Jenna & Jayson Wall, owners of the Hutchinson State Theatre.
Tom Wirt: Works, Collection, & Legacy is a 2 week exhibit and sale of 3-D art donated to HCA by Tom Wirt. All items are for sale with proceeds benefiting HCA. Come get a piece of Tom’s work or a piece of his personal collection. Items may be taken home upon purchase. Help us empty the gallery and fill our coffers!
Jenna & Jayson Wall are being recognized for their impact on the arts community in the Hutchinson area. Their innovate programming brings first run and classic movies to the big screens allowing fans to see movies as they were intended to be enjoyed. Patrons drive an hour or more to take part in their festivals and events. All living Tom Wirt award recipients will be on hand to welcome the newest member of the club.
8/19 FREE Historic Hutchinson Bus Tour
Historic Hutchinson bus tour of the city highlighting historical builds
click here for FREE registration
8/27 ArtMates monthly meeting
Ready to make some art with other creatives? Join us THU 8/27 from 5:30-7pm in the HCA classroom. It will be a little sharing, a little art project, and a lot of fun. Feel free to bring your dinner and a beverage. There will be some snacks and beverages serviced.
This activity made possible in part by the voters of MN through a grant from the SW Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
9/11 New, Emerging Artist Reception
Artist Reception for Beatrice Winter (Glencoe, MN) and Hannah Anema (Hutchinson, MN). Meet the artists, hear about their creative processes, and take in their paintings.
9/16 FREE Historic Hutchinson Bus Tour
Historic Hutchinson bus tour of the city highlighting historical builds
click here for FREE registration
9/17 Art's Place concert: David Stoddard
Singer-songwriter David Stoddard performs in the Art’s Place Listening room. Described as “spooky good,” and “one of America's greatest relatively unknown songwriters,” David is charming, thoughtful, funny, and quirky in songs that will bring a smile to your face. https://www.davidstoddardmusic.com/
Click here for tickets. Doors open at 6pm for social hour; show at 7pm. BYO food and beverage.
9/18 New Maker Pop-Up @ Arts & Crafts Fair
FRI 9/18 10a-6p + SAT 9/19 9a - 4pm
Beatrice Winter (Glencoe, MN) offers art prints and other merchandise based on her original paintings. HCA has been working with her all year to get ready for this, her first art fair. Swing by and bring something home with you.
Thanks to the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for donating a vendor booth space to HCA to support bring a new, emerging artists to their first art fair. Thank-you, also, to Hutchinson artist Hannah Anema for letting us borrow her tent and fixtures.
9/19 Beatrice Winter Pop-Up @ Arts & Crafts Fair
FRI 9/18 10a-6p + SAT 9/19 9a - 4pm
Beatrice Winter (Glencoe, MN) offers art prints and other merchandise based on her original paintings. HCA has been working with her all year to get ready for this, her first art fair. Swing by and bring something home with you.
Thanks to the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for donating a vendor booth space to HCA to support bring a new, emerging artists to their first art fair. Thank-you, also, to Hutchinson artist Hannah Anema for letting us borrow her tent and fixtures.
9/24 Bad News Bears @ State Theatre
An underdog story that isn't afraid to let its kids curse, lose, and grow up a little along the way.
A washed-up minor-league pitcher takes a paycheck to coach the worst Little League team in California — a ragtag bunch of misfits who can barely catch, let alone win. As he whips them into shape with the help of a fastball-throwing girl and a motorcycle-riding troublemaker, the team discovers there's more to the game than talent. Funny, scrappy, and refreshingly unsentimental.
Tickets $6.50 + tax. Proceeds benefit HCA.
Click here for tickets ($6.50 + tax)
9/27 "Two Priests & Some Lutherans" concert
Two Priests & Some Lutherans is a musical ensemble known for blending exceptional talent with wit, warmth, and storytelling. The group delivers a diverse program that ranges from heartfelt music to humorous anecdotes.
Their performances are a regional tradition, designed to uplift audiences of all ages through a mix of laughter, reflection, and high-quality musicianship. Whether performing seasonal favorites or musical surprises, the ensemble focuses on creating an engaging atmosphere that connects generations through the beauty and spirit of song.
Presented by Hutchinson Concert Association, a Marketing Member of Hutchinson Center for the Arts
click here for tickets. $25 per person
10/8 Hannah Anema Pop-Up shop
Hannah Anema (Hutchinson, MN) brings her embroidered hats, knit caps, upcycled clothing, art prints, and more to the ArtGallery amongst her fine art paintings featured in the New, Emerging Artist Exhibition.
This is part of the Hutchinson Downtown Association Evening on Main event.
10/15 Art's Place concert: Thomas Sticha
Singer-songwriter Thomas Sticha performs in the Art’s Place Listening room. Sticha (pronounced “stee-ka”) is a Minnesota-based country-folk artist who has blazed his own trail in the scene over the last two years. His songwriting is thoughtful and clever, often paired with imaginative storytelling and disarming humor. https://www.thomassticha.com/
Click here for tickets. Doors open at 6pm for social hour; show at 7pm. BYO food and beverage.
10/21 FREE Historic Hutchinson Bus Tour
Historic Hutchinson bus tour of the city highlighting historical builds
click here for FREE registration
10/23 Historic Hutchinson Fundraiser
Historic Hutchinson holds is Fall Fundraiser benefiting restoration efforts at the Harrington Merrill House.
Tickets $5 per person
10/29 Carrie @ State Theatre
What starts as a story of adolescent cruelty and awakening erupts into one of horror's most unforgettable acts of vengeance. A shy, sheltered teenage girl discovers she has terrifying telekinetic powers just as her cruel classmates set their sights on humiliating her at the senior prom. Caught between a fanatically religious mother at home and a school full of tormentors, she's pushed to a breaking point no one sees coming.
Tickets $6.50 + tax. Proceeds benefit HCA.
Click here for tickets ($6.50 + tax)
11/1 George Mauer trio
Three instruments and the musicians who play them. That's all you really need to stage an evening of fun with the George Maurer Trio. The George Maurer Trio knows how to jazz up a small space with a big sound - or a not-so-big sound, if that's what the occasion calls for. These experienced musicians are versatile, adaptable and utterly unflappable. The trio adds a bit of class to any venue and puts their jazz-infused touch on virtually every musical style, with George's piano leading the way.
They're at their best covering American swing and pop but are happy to have their way with everything from Gershwin to the Beatles. Adept at making themselves comfortable in unique performance settings, they have gigged on the swaying decks of riverboats and in steamy park band shells, held down big concert halls and tucked themselves into ballroom corners at wedding receptions. Regardless, they'll perform with ease, style and smiles.
Presented by Hutchinson Concert Association, a Marketing Member of Hutchinson Center for the Arts
click here for tickets. $25 per person
11/6 Artist Reception
Artist Reception for Megan & J.D. Jorgensen, Maine Prairie Pottery, Kimball, MN. Come meet them, hear about their creative process, and view their ceramics.
11/15 Crow River Youth Choir in Common Cup Concert
Crow River Youth Singers sing in “Coming Together in Song,” the annual benefit concert for Common Cup Ministry charity. The event showcases the talents of musical groups from Hutchinson and the surrounding area.
11/18 FREE Historic Hutchinson Bus Tour
Historic Hutchinson bus tour of the city highlighting historical builds
click here for FREE registration
11/19 The Shootist @ State Theatre
A somber, elegiac farewell to the Old West, it's as much about the death of a man as it is about the death of an entire era. An aging gunfighter, dying of cancer, rides into a small town looking for a peaceful place to spend his final days — only to find his legendary reputation won't let him rest. As old enemies and opportunists circle, sensing one last chance to make a name by killing him, he's forced to decide how he wants his story to end.
Tickets $6.50 + tax. Proceeds benefit HCA.
Click here for tickets ($6.50 + tax)
11/19 Art's Place concert: Eli Gardiner
Singer-songwriter Eli Gardiner performs in the Art’s Place Listening room. Gardiner was born and raised in the U.P of Michigan but now calls Minneapolis home. Initially influenced by the likes of Dylan, Neil Youngand Tom Waits, he has carved out his sound through hundreds of solo shows across the Midwest, harkening to the sounds of John Moreland, Jason Isbell and Chris Knight. .https://eligardiner.com/
Click here for tickets. Doors open at 6pm for social hour; show at 7pm. BYO food and beverage.
12/4 "Nordic Noel" by Crow River Singers
From folk songs sung in their native tongues to luminous works by Nordic composers, CRS invites you to journey through snow-covered landscapes and starlit skies, celebrating the mystery, wonder, and quiet magic of the northern lights and Nordic winter traditions.
Click here for tickets.
12/5 Bake Sale Pop-Up
Cookies, bars, and culinary treats await you at the annual HCA Bake Sale. Baked with love by HCA artists, friends of HCA and, yes, Cottage Baker Laura Beach (also an HCA Board member). Shop early for the best selection.
Maureen Froemming (Darwin, MN) will have her full assortment of greeting cards and gift items for you. Bring. your of list of birthdays and anniversaries to choose the perfect card for each of them. Add in a few thank-you, bereavement, and “thinking of you” cards to be ready for whatever 2027 brings your way.
The Crow River Youth Choirs sings at 10:30 am.
Shop the other 2,000 sq ft of gifts from 50+ area artists to find something as unique as the people on your gift list.
Thanks to Nuvera for their financial support of marketing for the 2026 Makers’ Marketplace.
12/5 Crow River Youth Choir carols @ HCA Makers’ Marketplace
Crow River Youth Singers sing carols and songs of the season at the HCA Marker’s Marketplace.
Enjoy their music and then shop the HCA Bake Sale and art items from 50+ artists in the gallery.
12/6 "Nordic Noel" by Crow River Singers
From folk songs sung in their native tongues to luminous works by Nordic composers, CRS invites you to journey through snow-covered landscapes and starlit skies, celebrating the mystery, wonder, and quiet magic of the northern lights and Nordic winter traditions.
Click here for tickets.
12/15 Crow River Youth Choir carols @ Prince of Peace Retirement Living
Crow River Youth Singers shares carols and songs of the season at the Prince of Peace Retirement Living center.
12/17 Art's Place concert: DGS
DGS brings a little Christmas magic to the Art’s Place Listening room. Performing on a five stringed instrument, DGS (pronouns: they/them/theirs) has both violin and viola at their fingertips, and the addition of live effects expands their sound palette to become a one-person orchestra. With a tap on the body of the instrument, the violin transforms into a kick drum. A synth pedal shifts the octaves down into bass territory, while pizzicato in their hands is performed like a guitar or mandolin. Ambient reverbs create synth textures uniquely voiced by the instrument’s timbre, and all of these sounds are created and captured live with a looper to create their music while stitching in soaring melodies over top. https://dgsviolin.com/about
Click here for tickets. Doors open at 6pm for social hour; show at 7pm. BYO food and beverage.
SAT 8/1 Art for Kids @ Farmer's Market
HCA will be at Hutchinson Farmer’s Market with a FREE art activity for children. Made possible by funding from the Hutchinson Health Foundation.
NOTE: The HCA Gallery will be closed SAT 8/1.
Music in the Park Social Host
The Hutchinson Center for the Arts is the Social Host for this week’s Music in the Park. Trent Romens Band, a blues-soul-jam band from the Twin Cities will be playing in Library Square. There will be treats for sale, with all purchases benefiting the HCA! Come down, enjoy good music, great treats, and a fantastic community atmosphere in downtown Hutchinson.
FRI 7/24 Mosaic the Farm Wagon
Come add mosaics to the Farm Wagon. Linda Reinert, Mosaics at the Farm, brings her Farm Wagon (this time with an Allis-Chalmers tractor for Orange Spectacular weekend!) to the open lot next to River House. Grab a bag of mosaics pieces and help glue them into the pattern. Simply, easy, & fun. Grab a friend, bring the kids or grandkids. It is FREE and open to all.
SAT 7/18 Art for Kids @ Farmer's Market
HCA will be at Hutchinson Farmer’s Market with a FREE art activity for children. Made possible by funding from the Hutchinson Health Foundation.
NOTE: The HCA Gallery will be closed SAT 7/18.
Sat 7/11 yART Sale
We’re having yART Sale! That is a yard sale of imperfect/seconds from some of your favorite potters. Webster Pottery (Hutchinson, MN), EQ Pottery (Willmar, MN), and Lumps of Clay Studio (St. Cloud, MN) have cleaned out the corners of their studios and brought us items too imperfect to sell at art fairs. Find something to love—warts & all—at a bargain price. CASH ONLY—no credit/debit.
THU 7/10 yART Sale
We’re having yART Sale! That is a yard sale of imperfect/seconds from some of your favorite potters. Webster Pottery (Hutchinson, MN), EQ Pottery (Willmar, MN), and Lumps of Clay Studio (St. Cloud, MN) have cleaned out the corners of their studios and brought us items too imperfect to sell at art fairs. Find something to love—warts & all—at a bargain price. CASH ONLY—no credit/debit.
SAT 5/30 "Pollinator" Open House
Its an Open House to celebrate the Pollinators—animals that move pollen so plants can grow. Community members submitted artwork featuring bees, butterflies, bats, beetles, and other creatures that move pollen and seeds.
Special Pollinator-themed merchandise, an activity for children, and some tasty treats, and more await your visit.
FREE.
THU 5/21 "Network" @ State Theatre
Originally scheduled for 5/21 —this event has been moved to THU 5/28
$5 tickets — click here. Proceeds benefit HCA.
Rated R, 2 hr 1 min
As relevant today as it ever was, Sidney Lumet's brilliant, multiple Oscar-winning satirical exposé of the men and women behind the television networks stars Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, William Holden, Robert Duvall, and Ned Beatty. When Howard Beale (Finch), the dean of newscasters at the United Broadcasting System, is forced to retire, network executive Max Schumacher (Holden), Howard's best friend, must deliver the bad news. Beale can't stomach the idea of losing his 25-year post as anchorman simply because of age, so in his next broadcast he announces to the viewers that he's going to commit suicide on his final program. Network head Frank Hackett (Duvall) advocates kicking.
Newsies Auditions
Auditions: May 28 & 30 at Dassel History Center
Performances: July 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26
See audition details HERE
Directed by Kay Wilson
At the Dassel-Cokato High School Performing Arts Center
NEWSIES is inspired by the true story of the 1899 newsboy strike in New York City. It’s a timeless story addressing the strength of a group against oppression. NEWSIES showcases a group of young, poor children, many of whom were runaways and orphans, just trying to sell papers to make enough money to survive. However, headlines were bad and papers weren’t selling. So the owners, Pulitzer, and Hearst, decide to raise newspaper prices to the newsies, making them sell twice as many for the same profit. This is an energetic, idealistic, musical, that will have you smiling one second and crying a minute later. NEWSIES captivates the strength that young people have when they join together and stand up against injustice.
THU 5/28 ArtMates meeting
FREE meeting @ HCA.
ArtMates is a gathering of adult creatives who make art for fun, for their mental health, or to balance the stresses of work/life. Think of it as an after school art club--a time for creative adults to gather, meet one another, share ideas/challenges/skills, learn about resources, gain knowledge, collaborate, and more.
WED 5/20 "Pollinator" Community Showcase opens
Celebrate the Pollinators—animals that move pollen so plants can grow. Our agricultural fields and backyards gardens depend on bees, butterflies, bats, beetles, and other creatures to flourish. Community. members submitted artwork featuring these creatures and it hangs in the HCA Gallery.
Visit us WED-FRI 10am - 5pm + SAT 10am - 3pm. FREE.
NOTE: We are closed FRI 5/22 & SAT 5/23for the Memorial Day holiday.
THU 5/14 Bethany Larson & the Bees Knees
$30 ticket — click here.
🎶 Art’s Place Listening Room Series 🎶
Bethany Larson and the Bees Knees are "one of the Twin Cities’ best-kept secrets" - Twin Cities Metro Magazine @bethanylarsonmusic https://bethanylarsonandthebeesknees.com/
Evening Schedule
• 6–7 PM – Social Hour (BYOB – Bring your own food & beverages)
• 7–9 PM – Concert, including a brief intermission
No Lines Improv Show
Join No Lines for a night of laughs.
7pm at Bobbing Bobber Brewery.
THU 4/30 ArtMates meeting
FREE meeting @ HCA.
ArtMates is a gathering of adult creatives who make art for fun, for their mental health, or to balance the stresses of work/life. Think of it as an after school art club--a time for creative adults to gather, meet one another, share ideas/challenges/skills, learn about resources, gain knowledge, collaborate, and more.
SAT 4/25 Youth Showcase Open House
Celebrate the art of Hutchinson area student with your family and friends.
FREE
WED 4/22 Youth Showcase Exhibition
Our annual Youth Showcase features the work of budding artists who attend Hutchinson public, charter, and parochial schools. Runs 4/22 - 5/9 in the HCA Gallery.
FREE event — open WED-FRI 10am - 5pm + SAT 10am - 3pm.
SUN 4/19 "Turner & Conastable" documentary
Exhibition on Screen: Turner & Constable (2026) explores the 250-year legacy of Britain’s greatest artistic rivals, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable. The documentary aligns with the 2025-2026 Tate Britain exhibition highlighting their contrasting styles—Turner's emotional "fire" and Constable's naturalistic "water"—and how their rivalry defined 19th-century landscape art, featuring over 170 works.
$10 tickets at https://www.statetheatrehutch.com/movies/1000025863-exhibition-on-screen-turner-and-constable/
Proceeds benefit HCA.
No Lines Show
Celebrate Art Week with a show from No Lines Improv Troupe.
7pm at the HCA
SAT 4/18 Wood Turning Demo & Learn-to-Turn sessions
Part of ArtWeek 2026
The MN Wood Turners Association, including Hutchinson member Martin Young (Northern Woods Turning), bring their lathes and skills to HCA. Artisans will give wood turning demonstrations highlighting how a lathe transform wood into art. FREE.
OPTIONAL: Learn-to-Turn a wood pen sessions are available on site. In about 20 minutes, you will take a piece of wood and “turn” it into a pen. Guidance, supplies, and safety equipment provided.
Ages 10-adult.
$20 per person—click here to pre-register. (Some walk-in time slots will be available.)
FRI 4/17 Mat & Mend Framing event
Part of ArtWeek 2026.
Is there is print or two in a closet waiting to be framed and hung in your home?
Did you inherit a painting that you love but it is in a hideous frame?
Do you have some memorabilia in need of a shadow box so it can be lovingly admired?
Proprietor Kay McDaniel of BlessingWell Gallery & Framing Shoppe [Paynesville] will travel to HCA and be on-site at HCA. She will get you from a print to framed work of art, replace broken glass, give existing art a facelift with a new mat/glass/frame, or frame your memorabilia for display in your home.
Bring in what you have and she will suggest options, share the pricing for her services, and guide you to a great choice.
THU 4/16 "Sam Licari & Sweet Tease" @ Art's Place
Part of ArtWeek 2026
$30 ticket — click here.
🎶 Art’s Place Listening Room Series 🎶 featuring Sam Licari & the Sweet Tease. Search them out at" https://www.sweetteasestudios.com/sam-licari-and-the-sweet-tease https://www.instagram.com/italianmustacheman/ https://www.facebook.com/SamLicariMusic
Evening Schedule
• 6–7 PM – Social Hour (BYOB – Bring your own food & beverages)
• 7–9 PM – Concert, including a brief intermission
Citizens Bank Art Tour
We are grateful to Citizens Bank & Trust Co. for opening up their offices for Historic Hutchinson to lead 45 minute tours of the extensive painting, photograph, and artwork collection gracing the their walls. It includes two Les Kouba's, pictures of Hutchinson through the years, and commissioned pieces celebrating our town.
Pay what you can donations. Register Here.
WED 4/15 "Turner & Constable" documentary showing
Exhibition on Screen: Turner & Constable (2026) explores the 250-year legacy of Britain’s greatest artistic rivals, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable. The documentary aligns with the 2025-2026 Tate Britain exhibition highlighting their contrasting styles—Turner's emotional "fire" and Constable's naturalistic "water"—and how their rivalry defined 19th-century landscape art, featuring over 170 works.
$10 tickets at https://www.statetheatrehutch.com/movies/1000025863-exhibition-on-screen-turner-and-constable/
Proceeds benefit HCA.
WED 4/15 Floral & Culinary Art inspired by Art
Part of ArtWeek 2026
Celebrate World Art Day (which is placed on Leonard da Vinci’s birthday) with a Silent Auction.
Kate from Crow River Floral, Alexa from Stockmens Greenhouse, and HCA Board member Laura Beach share their artistic creations based on artwork from the 9th Annual Community Showcase & works by Leonardo da Vinci. FREE to attend.
12 noon View the works on display and start bidding
5;30 pm Cupcakes to celebrate da Vinci & World Art Day.
6:30 pm Bidding ends; winners announced.
All proceeds benefit HCA.
Crow River Youth Choir Concert
Crow River Youth Choir presents their "Sing for Joy" concert. Local 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will share their joyful singing with the community. Join them at 7pm in the Park Elementary Auditorium.
Questions? Email Director, Judy Hoeft: crow.river.youth.choir@gmail.com
Collage Night
Free opportunity to create. Stop in to Art’s Place to create a collage. All supplies are provided. Open house style event, so stop in any time during the event. Bring a friend and enjoy a cozy night creating.
RiverSong Volunteer Sign-Up Event
RiverSong is a music festival held each summer on the banks of the Crow River. The festival is held on Friday and Saturday July 10-11, but volunteers are needed Thursday through Sunday. Volunteers receive free entry into the festival the day they volunteer (or the day of choice if volunteering Thurs or Sun).
Learn more and sign up to volunteer at RiverSong at this event. Volunteer shifts and duties vary. See more about volunteer jobs here https://www.riversongfestival.org/volunteer-2/
"Easter in Art" @ State Theatre
The story of Christ's death and resurrection has dominated western culture for the past 2000 years. It is perhaps the most significant historical event of all time, as recounted by the gospels but, equally, as depicted by the greatest artists in history. From the triumphant to the savage, the ethereal to the tactile, some of western civilization's greatest artworks focus on this pivotal moment. This beautifully crafted film explores the Easter story as depicted in art, from the time of the early Christians to the present day. Shot on location in Jerusalem, United States and throughout Europe, the film explores the different ways artists have depicted the Easter story through the ages and thus depicts the history of us all.
$10 tix available at the door OR pre-sale at https://www.statetheatrehutch.com/movies/276934-exhibition-on-screen-easter-in-art/
A portion of each ticket benefits HCA.
THU 3/26 ArtMates meeting
FREE meeting @ HCA.
This month please bring a current project you are working on.
Also, do you have art supplies that you don’t use? Bring them for a swap!
ArtMates is a gathering of adult creatives who make art for fun, for their mental health, or to balance the stresses of work/life. Think of it as an after school art club--a time for creative adults to gather, meet one another, share ideas/challenges/skills, learn about resources, gain knowledge, collaborate, and more.
FungusAmongus Script Reading
The next script reading will be Sunday March 22 at 4PM at the Dassel History Center. As always the public is invited to read a potential script we will consider for one of our future seasons.