Art in the Parks
Silverwood Visitor Center
Explore art inside Silverwood Visitor Center! Art can be found around every corner. Walk through the gallery space to see larger installations or wander down the halls to see smaller exhibitions.
The gallery has hosted artwork from numerous artists since the visitor center opened in 2009 and focuses on elevating local artists that explore nature themes. From one-person shows to group shows, Silverwood has created a home for contemporary visual art in a variety of mediums. Exhibitions rotate throughout the year.
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French Visitor Center
The French Visitor Center has rotating art exhibitions through the year, is free to the public and open daily from 9 AM–5 PM.
Call 763-694-2091 or email Eileen.Cohen@ThreeRiversParks.org for more information.
Call for Sculpture (2027)
Silverwood Park is seeking proposals for outdoor sculpture to be installed in August 2027. One proposal will be selected and awarded a $10,000 honorarium to support its creation.
Info session: Monday, June 29, 2026 from 6–7 p.m.
Deadline: July 31, 2026
Juror: Mary Jane Mansfield
Current Exhibitions at Silverwood Visitor Center
Afterimage
Brighton McCormick
Dates: June 11–July 31, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 11 from 6–8 PM
This exhibition of sculpture explores what is left behind after the dust settles around the American dream.
Come linger with strange but familiar forms that hold tension between care and control, belonging and confinement and the ordinary structures that help build a life while quietly shaping its limits.
Burning Desert
Horacio Devoto
Dates: June 11–July 31, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 11 from 6–8 PM
Burning Desert is a series of screen prints by Minneapolis-based artist Horacio Devoto that maps the psychological terrain of living between collapsing ecosystems and accelerating technologies.
Drawing on imagery of extreme heat, combustion and ecological erosion, the work uses narrative abstraction — layered photography, AI-generated imagery and hand-printed surfaces — to evoke the anxiety of irreversible change.
Rooted in Devoto's upbringing in Argentina and his practice at Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Burning Desert transforms personal and political instability into cinematic, atmospheric landscapes.
Current Exhibitions at French Visitor Center
Birds
Melissa Borman
Dates: July 16–December 31, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 16 from 6–8 PM
"Birds" explores memory, grief and resilience through photographs of worn ceramic birds and the objects themselves.
Created in the wake of personal loss, the work reflects on fragility, care and endurance. Together, the images and objects invite viewers to consider how meaning is carried through time.
Upcoming Exhibitions at Silverwood Visitor Center
In the Sky
Kimberly Wetzel
Dates: August 13–September 30, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 10 from 6–8 PM
In the Sky traces Kimberly Wetzel’s gestural narrative of our energetic world. She utilizes charcoal, movement, and abstraction to depict an enchanted atmosphere, showcasing worlds of imaginary wonder. These works center around themes of regeneration, resilience, and reclamation.
Summer Camp Show
Dates: August 13–23, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 13 from 6–8 PM
Through a variety of summer camps, children ages 4-16 investigate the natural world through art. This exhibition honors the explorations of the students who find beauty and inspiration in the natural world. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, August 13 from 6–8 PM for refreshments and fun. Friends and families welcome.
Art on Foot at Silverwood
Looking for more art? Step outside! Take virtual tours of the art-on-foot poetry trail and sculpture trail at Silverwood.
