Kaddatz Galleries

A nonprofit art gallery located in historic downtown Fergus Falls, our mission is to foster visual arts education and appreciation, and to maintain a gallery where the works of Charles Beck and other recognized local artists are accessible to the public.

In 2008 local art enthusiasts formed a Board of Directors, incorporated as a non profit, and set about remodeling part of the main floor of the Kaddatz. Art Space concurred and cooperated in the renovations. Typical of Minnesotans, organizations and individuals responded with enthusiasm, gifts and labor.

Today

A committee of board members and artists collected and displayed the works in our first exhibit. Our gallery manager, Gretchen Boyum, joined us May 28 and immediately set to work . The art we see here in our first exhibit features the work of Charles Beck, the local artist whose work interpreting Minnesota landscapes has earned him the widespread respect of artists and collectors. Other local artists, several of whom were students of Charles Beck, are displayed to suggest the diversity of creativity within our region.

Tomorrow

The Galleries future plans are ambitious but positive. They include, developing a permanent collection of works to portray the variety of media that are representative of the region's artists, building an educational program for all age groups to include hands on art instruction, demonstration programs of various techniques, and art appreciation experiences. By collaborating with arts organizations and artists in the region, Kaddatz Galleries will aim to bring visitors on return visits frequently for a variety of enriching experiences.

With the help of art lovers these things are possible.

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