Winona Arts Center

A Place for People...A Home for Art

The Winona Arts Center is a creative network committed to increasing community awareness of the arts by featuring the works of artists. It provides an intimate and unique space for performances, exhibits, and other media, and encourages public participation by providing classes and workshops for children and adults.

Over 60 Years in the Winona Community

In 2022 the Winona Arts Center celebrated 60 years of providing a venue for the Arts in Winona. Over the years, the member owned and operated Winona Arts Center has been an important venue for the arts in our community – visual art, music, film and spoken word. Winona Arts Center activities are open to all in Winona and the surrounding area.

Upcoming Events for 2025

• 10 Concerts (Past Performances include: Claudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers, Mike Munson, Chris Koza Duo, Radoslav Lorković)
• Frozen River Film Festival
• 4 Free Ink Days
• French Film Night with hors d'oeuvres and dessert 
• Watercolor Class

Why Your Donation Matters

In our mission to provide a community space for arts in Winona, our Board and team of dedicated volunteers have committed themselves to the maintenance of the historical building we call home. As you can imagine, there are many planned and unplanned costs associated with calling a historic building home. 

Some of these unplanned costs came to our attention recently when we discovered the stained glass window in our bell tower, which was donated by the Laird/Norton family, was no longer secure in its placement and in need of repair. In addition, the carpeting in the center needs replacing and this project is expected to commence Summer 2025.

The Winona Arts Center is volunteer based with no paid staff. The Board of Directors and volunteers develop, implement and promote programming, maintain the building and grounds, manage the finances and required non profit reporting. Funding for the Center comes primarily through memberships, grants and patrons. Fortunately, we are lucky to be surrounded by an incredibly supportive community and donor base who help us meet our needs!