Rochester is now home to several 4 1/2 ‘ tall goose statues, all uniquely designed and decorated by local artists.  (Similar to Chicago Cows, Washington D.C. Donkeys and Elephants, Peanuts characters in St. Paul, etc).  The artists whose designs were chosen by the sponsors worked on the geese during the ‘Paint off’ from June 8th through June 18th.  Most of the work was done in the graham arena at the county fair grounds. 

Four SEMVA artists, and one future SEMVA artist had their designs chosen and were able to participate in the Project.  Continue reading The Goose is Loose

On June 11th, Thursdays on first and 3rd hosted its kick-off event.  There was great weather, great music and great food.  New to the event this year is a second stage on 1st Ave close to Historic 3rd Street.  There are food vendors, craft vendors and artists setup up in the Peace Plaza and all along [...]

Jul. 2, & Aug. 6, & Sep. 3, & Oct. 8, & Nov. 5, 2009
Time: 7pm-10pm
Price: Free
Visit downtown Rochester businesses, studios and galleries the first Thursday of every month for an evening of refreshments, entertainment, and one-on-one conversations with local artisans and musicians.
 The SEMVA Gallery is one of the Artwalk locations and often has demonstrating [...]

Semva Artist Karin Neuvirth Recieved the ‘Best of Show’ Award at the Green Lake Fine Art show with her expressionistic acrylic paintings.  This juried fine arts show is held annually in the town of Green Lake Wisconsin, and this is the highest award given at the show.

A watercolor painting; Still Life in Autumn Light by HeeJune Shin was accepted at the 97th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair. The State Fine Arts show is one of most competitive shows for the artists of all medium in the state. In 2007, only 372 pieces were accepted out of a [...]

Semva has had a long history of serving local artists by providing a venue to display artworks for the regional public. This year, Semva launched a new project of displaying these works for overseas audiences. From May 23 to June 5, thirty three pieces of fine art were viewed and appreciated by Korean audiences in [...]