Shhh. Here’s a secret: SEMVA Art Gallery has a second display space in addition to our main store on the Peace Plaza across from Barnes and Noble, 16 First Street, SW Rochester, MN.

How can you find this treasure? Just one block to the east, at DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, there are over three dozen paintings by SEMVA artists hung in the hallway east of the lobby front desk. This display space is open anytime the lobby is open, which is 24/7! Now you can satisfy your art cravings early, late, or even the middle of the night!

The art in the DoubleTree gallery was just updated today. Some of the pieces have never been displayed before.

Next time you’re walking downtown, walk through the DoubleTree, 150 S Broadway, and add a little color to your day.

Gregory Stavrou, executive director of the Rochester Civic Theatre, has graciously provided the Theatre as a venue for an exhibition of Terrie Jacobson’s photography. It will be hanging in the lobby of the Rochester Civic Theatre 11:00-5:00 daily from 1/28/2012-2/14/2012. The pictures are related to the theme of the play The Lion, the Witch, and [...]

SEMVA artist Nicholas Poleschuk Jr and his unique art will be on the next episode of Off 90 airing on Sunday, January 29 at 7:00pm. Encore presentations air on Thursday, February 2 at 7:30pm and on Saturday, February 4 at 5:00pm. Off 90 is a KSMQ Legacy Production that features stories from along the I90 [...]

SELCO (Southeastern Libraries Cooperating) together with SEMVA have created a traveling Art exhibit that will tour SE Minnesota libraries from January 2012 – June 2013.  The first show in Rochester will be during Art Walk on Jan 26th at the Rochester Public Library.  For more information and a list of all the exhibition dates visit http://easel.selco.info.

With 75 artists to coordinate, it takes a little effort when we decide to repaint the walls and freshen up our space.  Artists will temporaily remove all their art on Friday, February 3rd.  We will then be closed on Saturday & Sunday, February 4 – 5 for the big paint job.  Artists will reinstall their work on [...]