Art of the Stamp
Art of the Stamp celebrates the impactful history of the Postal Service in America’s democracy. This year ArtReach St. Croix’s Mobile Art Gallery is filled with original artworks, a “stamp collection” of sorts. ArtReach is pleased to tour the work of 17 artists: Leslie Batt-Lutz, Wynn Davis, Thomas J. Dent, Gil Gragert, Deanna Grigus, Bifidus Jones, John Kaul, Ruth Thompson-Klabunde, Nicholas Markell, Craig Parent, Rebeckah Regennitter, Sue Rowe, Judy Sell, Wesley Shaver, Syndie Sorensen, Juniper Winn & JRC. Art of the Stamp highlights the role of stamps as a powerful method of public art distribution.
The exhibition is a project of ArtReach St. Croix whose mission is to connect communities and the arts.
This America250 project was initiated by NEA Big Read, a project of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The 2026 season of the Mobile Art Gallery is supported by the St. Croix Valley Foundation, RBC Foundation & the Human Family Unity Foundation.
As a core part of our visual arts programming, this activity is also made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
2026 Summer Schedule
2025 Fall Exhibition
Artwork featured from the group show, “The Water Where We Live”, originally exhibited at A House Unbuilt’s Art & Water Space in partnership with the Brown’s Creek Watershed District. This exhibition amplifies the hidden stories living in the Brown’s Creek Watershed as well as the ways we can protect the water that flows there.
2025 Summer Exhibition
This year roaming poems fill the Mobile Art Gallery with “Poets of Place,” highlighting the importance of poetry and creativity in the St. Croix Valley. Speaking on personal experiences, the impacts of nature, and the beauty and complexities of life. ArtReach is pleased to announce five St. Croix Valley poets as this year’s Poets of Place; MP Flandrick, Daniel Kilkelly, Adam Pieri-Johnson, Kate Seitz, and Aaron Sparby. The Poets of Place will be featured artists before the open mic during Arrow Broken Poetry Collective’s monthly event along with a Chapbook Launch. Read the Poets of Place poems online for free here: Poets of Place Poems
Poets of Place and the 2025 season of the Mobile Art Gallery is supported by the St. Croix Foundation, RBC Foundation & Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Previous Exhibits
Artwork, once captive has gone free and the 2024 season of the Mobile Art Gallery was supported by the St. Croix Valley Foundation and RBC Wealth Management Foundation. Thanks to Stillwater Collision and Mechanical for loaning a truck for the season.
Our Summer 2023 exhibit was In A New Light featuring photography by the youth of Northwest Passage.
In A New Light and the 2023 season of the Mobile Art Gallery is supported by the St. Croix Valley Foundation and RBC Wealth Management Foundation.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions in the summer of 2020, the live music performances by Blue Hazard were cancelled. In the spirit of supporting artists during the pandemic, ArtReach received permission from MRAC to use the grant funds that would have been used for the public performances to instead pay for the production of a new music video. Please enjoy!
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.