# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Outdoor Painters of Minnesota: Sustaining Artistic Merit 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The art of plein air doesn't stop when the temperature drops! Come by the Bloomington Visitor Center to listen to landscape painters as they share their stories and talk about the challenges they've overcome. A panel discussion will begin at 10:30am, followed an optional painting session at 1:30. Time for lunch - BYO - will be held between activities. Please bring your own painting supplies, canvases, and easels if you'd like to join the paint-in session afterwards. There is no registration. 

Meet us in the classrooms of the Bloomington Visitor Center. This is an easy indoor activity, consisting mainly of sitting down, with the option to go outside after. Please wear winter clothing for painting outdoors following lunch (coat, pants, boots, mittens, hat, etc). Consider dressing in layers. A full water bottle is recommended. 

Accessibility at Bloomington Visitor Center:
Restrooms and water fountains are located inside the visitor center. Handicap parking and dropoff available. Visitor center is flat aggregate or carpeted flooring with ramps to access all areas. There are benches and rest areas around the visitor center.

Hillside and Spur trails are natural surface with has steep slopes, with a wooden staircase for a portion of it. Long Meadow Lake trail is accessed via these sloped trails, but itself is mostly flat and is natural surface. Depending on seasonal trail conditions, natural surface paths may be muddy (summer) or snowy (winter) and may not always be suitable for strollers or wheelchairs. There are no benches in the trail area. Trailheads are a 0.1-0.2 mile distance from the parking lot. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to these events for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, close captioning, or other accommodation needs at least ten business days before the event to Oscar Hernandez at oscar_hernandez@fws.gov.

Questions? Contact MinnesotaValley@fws.gov or call (952) 854-5900.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mendota/outdoor-painters-of-minnesota-sustaining-artistic-merit/200029357395653
- **Event Categories**: art, trips-adventures, fine-arts, business, drawing-painting
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Mendota
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United States, Minnesota 55425
- **lat**: 44.85987
- **long**: -93.21621
- **full address**: 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United States, Minnesota 55425, 3815 American Blvd E, Minneapolis, MN 55425-1659, United States, Mendota

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Outdoor Painters of Minnesota: Sustaining Artistic Merit  being held?
  - **A:** Outdoor Painters of Minnesota: Sustaining Artistic Merit  takes place on Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 10:30 am to Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm at 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN, United States, Minnesota 55425, 3815 American Blvd E, Minneapolis, MN 55425-1659, United States, Mendota.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Outdoor Painters of Minnesota: Sustaining Artistic Merit ?
  - **A:** Outdoor Painters of Minnesota: Sustaining Artistic Merit  is organized by Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Outdoor Painters of Minnesota: Sustaining Artistic Merit  is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Mendota, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Outdoor Painters of Minnesota: Sustaining Artistic Merit  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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