Coming Soon

Youth Art Month
March 1-29
Opening night: tuesday, March 3 from 4:30-7 pm

73rd Annual Steele County Art Exhibition
May 3-31, 2026

Entries will be accepted April 21-30 during OAC hours (1-5pm Tuesday-Sunday).

Microsoft Word registration form
PDF registration form

Rules
1. Exhibitors must be residents of Steele County or members of the Owatonna Arts Center and must be at least 18 years of age.

2. Works in the following media may be shown: oil, watercolor, acrylic, casein, pencil, pen and ink, hand-pulled prints, charcoal, pastel, crayon, sculpture, and ‘Original’ digital artwork.

3. All must be original pieces.

4. All pictures must be framed and ready to hang using the wire hanger method. All sculptures must be ready for display.

5. Artwork may be offered for sale. The Owatonna Arts Center policy is: A 20% commission will be deducted from the listed price for each work of art sold during the exhibition. At the conclusion of the show, the Owatonna Arts Center will make checks payable to the artist for 80% of the listed price and mail it to the address on the registration form.

6. The sale price for each piece of the artwork will appear next to the work – unless the artist requests omission.

7. All artworks must be labeled on the back with the artist’s name, title of piece, and media, sale price, or value.

Gallery hours are 1-5 pm, Tuesday through Sunday.