Home is where you hang your art.
Our galleries provide a glimpse into that immense pool of talent our area enjoys. Each of our two collections—professional and emerging—changes six times a year, which means at least a dozen new reasons to get excited about art every year.
Ashley Voortman & John Durfy
June 13 - August 20, 2025
About the artists:
“Hi, I’m Ashley Voortman aka Peculiarly Ashley and I’ve been making art for over 15 years. I’ve tried many forms of art through the years including painting, drawing, sculpting, graphic design, screen printing, felting, sewing, jewelry making, animation (and even that one time I tried knitting. Never again…) Lately I’ve landed somewhere between content creation and sculpting. You might know me as the teapot/circle window/octopus lady.
Shockingly, over 2 million people have decided to follow me on TikTok, Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook to watch my sassy artsy adventures. I know, I was surprised too! But I’m just so grateful to have them along, laughing and creating art with me!"
John Durfy is the artist who worked on the 1990’s restoration of the Historic Paramount Theatre. He holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and has had exhibitions and commission work throughout the state, country, and internationally. Durfy spent over 800 hours during the late 90’s uncovering and replicating the original 1929 designs that lay underneath many layers of paint. His process included research, carefully uncovering the original designs, creating stencils for each color and pattern, creating samples on paper, verifying colors, and repainting the lobby and theatre details.
Durfy’s samples and stencils are on display along with other photos from the Paramount’s rich history. John and his wife Lois will be doing an artist talk on Wed Aug 20th from 5-7pm.
The ArtWorks Center is open Tues-Fri 10-5 and Sat 10-3Previous shows from 2014-2025 here.