Spring Conference

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The Artists of Minnesota 2024 Spring Conference will be held on May 3, 4 & 5 at the Holiday Inn in Duluth. 

It will be in their Lyric Event Center. AOM members are receiving a special room rate; see below for reservation information. All detailed information and registration forms will be coming out in the March Palette News.

Judge and demo artist will be Kelly Schamberger, who is an internationally-awarded and renowned fine artist, oil painter, and art instructor creating primarily in the genres of plein air landscape, portraiture, and still life. Visit her web site at kellyschamberger.com. Rounding out our slate of demo artists will be David Austin and Lin Rose both from Duluth.
Our popular art activity will again be held on Saturday afternoon, and the resulting artwork will be donated to the Encore! Performing Arts Center & Gallery and will be used to raise funds for ongoing needs in the gallery space. The Encore! Gallery is open to artists of all ages and genre, and exhibits are held with each theater production.
Try your luck with the “Pick-Your-Prize” raffle, with prizes awarded right before the Saturday evening banquet. Lots of great prizes will be available!
This year’s conference is being sponsored by the Arrowhead Art Club, and as always, you can look forward to a fun weekend of being inspired by your fellow artists.

For hotel reservations by phone: Call 218-722-1202 and select Option 3. Mention the Artists of Minnesota Room block. Call by end of day on April 3 to ensure the special rate.

The AOM show committee
If you have other questions you can email us!  ArtistsMinnesota@gmail.com

Last years documents FOR REFERENCE ONLY:
Click to download
2024 Guidelines.pdf General info on submitting your art to the show, Art Categories, and other details.
Click to download 2024 Registration Form.pdf Fill out and mail this form by April 14! Includes meals choices, This includes the 2023 Annual Membership Dues Form too.
Click to download 2024 Show Misc.pdf  Full schedule and details of the Show, registering your of Artwork, Tags for your art, Map to the Show, Meal Menus


Thanks go out to our show judge Tom Page, and demo artists Mary Beth Downs and Lea Friesen.
Here are 6 Pages of the Award Winning paintings from the show in 2023. Note: it takes a moment to load.  At the bottom of each page is a Down Arrow to go to the next page.

See below for photos from our past Shows!

(If you would like to download this 6 page PDF document, click here!
2023 Show Winners

All images are the property of the artists and protected by copyright.
No image can be used without the written permission of the artist.


2022 Art by the River May, 20-22 was in St. Cloud, MN

Spring Show Judge and demo by Scott Lloyd Anderson and demos by Particia Lintner and Duane Barnhart.  Click here to see the 2022 Winners!


2020, 2021 Spring Shows in St. Cloud was canceled due to COVID


2019 Waves of Creativity, May 17-19 was in Duluth, MN

Spring Show Judge and demo by Sarah Brokke and demo artists Louise Laakso Lundin, and Wendy Rouse. Click here to see the 2019 Winners!


2018 Art on the Waterfront, Held May 18-20 in Duluth, MN

Judging the Spring Show and demo was Frank Zeller, and demo artists Kris Nelson and Karen Savage-Blue  Click here to see the 2018 Winners!


2017 Creative Magic  Held May 19-21, in Duluth, MN

Judging the Spring Show was oil and watercolor Artist, Rick Kochenash, from Chaska MN and demo artists Bill Wise, Sarah M. Brokke, and Aaron Kloss. Click here to see the 2017 Award Winners!


2016 Colors of Spring   Held May 20-22, in Walker, MN

Judging the Spring Show was Watercolor Artist, Jane Freeman from Bemidji, MN and demo artists Pamela Edevold, Chris Kuehn, and Thomas Kutschied  Click here to see the 2016 Award Winners!