“Goodnight Grace” at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Kelly Schamberger’s oil painting, Goodnight Grace, will be on view at the museum as part of the Myths & Legends exhibit. This plein air painting of a dramatic sunset was painted in Red Wing, Minnesota in 2025 as part of the Red Wing Arts Plein Air competition.

About the Exhibition

Myths & Legends of Minnesota: An Exhibition of the Minnesota Plein Air Collective seeks to celebrate Minnesota’s rich tapestry of folklore, cultural heritage, and oral tradition as expressed through the landscape, focusing on the lakes, rivers and other waterways of Minnesota. Artists in this group exhibition aim to interpret legends, tall tales, folklore, or personal narratives through visual art created in direct engagement with the natural environment and aquatic ecosystems of Minnesota.

The Minnesota Plein Air Collective (MPAC)

The Minnesota Plein Air Collective is a collaboration between the Art of the Lakes Association, Outdoor Painters of Minnesota, and Red Wing Arts, the nonprofit organizers of Minnesota’s three premier annual plein air painting competitions in Battle Lake, Grand Marais, and Red Wing, Minnesota. These groups join together in a different Minnesota venue each year to present an annual exhibition, spreading awareness throughout the state and bringing the joy and beauty of landscape painting to wider audiences.