The Grand Marais Art Colony is Minnesota's oldest art colony. Begun in 1947 as The Outdoor School of Painting, it was, until 1958, a project of the Minneapolis School of Art, forerunner of MCAD. Located on the rugged northshore of Lake Superior, the Art Colony is housed in the heart of the coastal village of Grand Marais in a 1918 mission church. A recently completed addition contains glass, ceramics, and print studios, a multi-purpose room and loft space for visual artists.

Angelica Cantanti Youth Choir @ the Art Colony for Lunch: Cancelled - watch for re-scheduling.
NEW Spring Office Hours: Tu-Sa, 10am to 4pm.

Call Holly @ 218-387-2737 or e-mail arts@boreal.org with questions. Everyone is always Welcome to stop by!

Our SUMMER 2008 Brochures are OUT and BEAUTIFUL!

Look for them around Cook County or pick one up at the Art Colony, Liz Sivertson's work is featured in living color on the front cover. Thank-you, Liz! You may also find all of our Summer 2008 class information under the Workshop heading on this website and you may register by telephone or e-mail. ROCK ON!

Welcome to Don Hammer; our NEW Executive Director!
Mr. Hammer heralds from Stillwater, MN and has a life-time's worth of experience and training to increase the Art Colony's momentum towards becoming a world class organization. Mr. Hammer is a metal smith by trade and an accountant by training and will begin holding the reigns of the Art Colony on Monday, March 31st. Stop by to meet him.

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