About the Confluence Gallery
The refuge’s Confluence Gallery, located in the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center, is a venue for emerging and established Minnesota-based artists who reflect the community and excel at creating artwork with a focus on nature and natural elements, ecology, conservation, and/or the beauty of the Minnesota River Valley. The Confluence Gallery aims to serve as a conduit between the natural world and the local community; inspiring, educating, and connecting refuge visitors to the natural world.
Exhibitions: Saturday, January 25, 2025 - Sunday, March 23, 2025
Interactive Artist Talk: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 1pm - 2pm
Under the Canopy is a collection of traditional woodcuts by printmaker Emily Gray Koehler investigating the flora, fauna, and fungi found in our Midwest forests. Join the artist as she looks up through pines at the Milky Way on a crisp winter night, steps softly into a golden wood enveloped in the scent of fallen leaves, dips her toes in a wooded river at dawn, and studies the delicate ephemeral beauty of a forest floor blanketed in spring flowers. Revel in the artist’s eye as she seeks to remind us of what we have yet could so easily lose. For more information on the art pieces and artist visit the event page.
Confluence Gallery Location and Hours
- Bloomington Education and Visitor Center - 3815 American Blvd. East, Bloomington, MN 55425
- Wednesdays – Sundays, 10am – 5pm
*Open extended hours for exhibition openings and artist talks. Check our events calendar for gallery events. Closed on federal holidays.
Confluence Gallery Partners
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge has partnered with Artistry and Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends to support the Confluence Gallery!
Keep up with the Confluence Gallery
Stay up-to-date with gallery news by following Artistry and Minnesota Valley NWR at:
Artistry
- Website: https://artistrymn.org/galleries/#confluence
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtistryMN
- Instagram: @artistry_MN
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MNvalleyNWR
