Connecting
With
Art

For the past 21 years, the GSR Fine Art Festival has been giving buyers the opportunity to interact with professional artists working in a multiplicity of mediums as well as find unique goods and gifts that are handmade.

Connecting
With
Art

Connecting
With
Art

Connecting
With
Art

Connecting
With
Art

Connecting
With
Art

Live Show on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2024

The Twin Rivers GSR Fine Art Festival is an annual, free event held in Mankato, MN, the weekend immediately following Thanksgiving. It is Greater Mankato’s only juried art festival dedicated to serving professional artists, and those working towards that goal, by connecting them with the Greater Mankato community. Over the past 21 years, the
festival has grown from three visual artists to 100+ artists, authors and musicians.

During the summer of each year, artists submit an application with photos of their work. Artists pay a booth fee to participate and the funds pay for our event space and marketing. All sales go directly to the artists.

Aritist and Author Applications Due Sept. 1, 2024. Apply Today

 

Shop GSR’s Online Gallery Year-Round

GSR’s commitment to creating an outlet for professional artists to connect with the community became even more important during the past year. We are excited to include our artists in an eGallery called ShopART. ShopART is a non commission gallery that gives GSR artists and buyers the opportunity to connect year round.

ShopART Midwest Now

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Support Local Artists

Meet Abigail Kimble

Up and Coming Artist at GSR 2023

Stop back soon to meet our 2024 artist.

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Supporting Local Arts

The Twin Rivers GSR Fine Art Festival is dedicated to presenting an opportunity for the public to engage with creating artists. We encourage and support visual artists by producing an affordable, convenient, professional venue for them to gain exposure and display and sell their works. We also celebrate local musicians by inviting them to perform on our GSR stage.

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Purpose

What does GSR stand for?

This is one of the most common questions we’re asked… the answer lies in our history! One evening in December, 2003, mentor and former apprentices reunited to share their jewelry creations with Mankato. The Goldsmiths Reunion or GSR for short, was created. We’ve come a long way in 19 years! In our first year, we had three artists gather for one evening and in 2020 we launched our new online gallery called ShopART.

What does GSR stand for?

Thank You to our Sponsors

Sponsorships help provide a wide variety of benefits to the artists and the community including increased exposure and interaction for artists, stipends for festival musicians and underwriting of the GSR Up and Coming Artist.
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Sponsors

Volunteer!

We’d love for you to lend a hand. Let us know how you want to help. Volunteer Form

Our 2023 Sponsors

Silver

Bronze

Atwood Property Management

Eide Bailly

Rickway Carpet

In-Kind

Mankato Magazine

PresenceMaker, Inc.

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