Outdoor Painters of Minnesota: Sustaining Artist Merit

| 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.

Questions? Contact MinnesotaValley@fws.gov or call (952) 854-5900.

Location: Meet us in the classrooms at the Bloomington Visitor Center.
3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN 55425

Activity Level: This is an easy indoor activity, consisting mainly of sitting down, with the option to go outside after.

What to Bring: 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: 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](mailto:oscar_hernandez@fws.gov).