Art Dash: Ready, Set, Gogh!

Thank you for a fun and successful event! Our 2024 Art Dash is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, at The Cargill Room. Tickets will go on sale in early 2024. 

If you are interested in sponsoring Art Dash, please contact Director of Community Engagement Hope Hembd at hhembd@fspa.org.


Download our 2023 program booklet with artist statements HERE.

ABOUT THE EVENT: Art Dash brings together local artists and community members in a celebration of creativity, beauty and connection. Everyone who buys a $100 ticket is guaranteed a piece of art–which one depends on how fast you can claim it. All of the art is worth at least $150, and the proceeds from this event support our ever-increasingly vital mission, so you can’t lose!

Where else can you get a piece of original art as a thank you for your $100 donation?

HOW IT WORKS: Everyone who buys a $100 Dash ticket will go home with a piece of original art, but which piece depends on the luck of the draw. Your ticket buys you a spot in the Dash. After a preview of the art, we’ll start randomly drawing numbers, three at a time. When your number is called, you’ll dash to the piece you want. If someone claims your top pick before you do, you’ll need to make a different choice. Depending on when your number is called and what pieces are available at that point, you may get your top pick or you may need to select a second or third choice. 

Even though these are serious works of art, the Dash itself is meant to be a lighthearted competition. Plus, it’s all for a good cause, so we recommend you have a game plan and an attitude of openness and surprise. You are bound to end up with the piece of art you were meant to have!

If you’d like to support the Franciscan Spirituality Center but are not interested in receiving artwork, please consider purchasing a Spectator ticket. As a thank you for your $50 donation, we’ll invite you to the gathering to watch the fun, cheer on your favorite “dashers” and artists, and have a chance to win door prizes. The evening also will feature a wine pull - another fun way to support us! The FSC is a 501(3)c non-profit organization; your donation for a Spectator ticket is tax deductible as allowed by law. 

Whether you are looking to build your art collection, need a unique gift idea or just want to support the FSC, we’d love for you to join us. 


THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 SPONSORS:

ART PATRON

Mayo Clinic Health System

ART ADVOCATES 

Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration      Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction, Inc.   Gundersen Health System    Altra Financial Advisors

Karen Lueck, FSPA


FOOD SPONSORS
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration | Great Lakes Cheese Company | Kwik Trip, Inc. | McCabe Roofing, Inc. | Modern Mechanical Contractors, LLC | Trust Point Inc. | Sharon Berger, FSPA

OTHER CONTRIBUTORS
AssuredPartners | Kish and Sons Electric | La Crosse Graphics | Joyce Heil 

MEDIA SPONSORS

Mid-West Family     Coulee Region Women

 

2023 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS 

Phil S. Addis
Phil S. Addis

Eye on the I (Apple Blossom Drive), photography on canvas
Phils-addis.pixels.com
Facebook: Phil S Addis Photography & Video
Instagram: @philaddis

 

Phil S. Addis
Phil S. Addis

Mississippi Bridges, photography on canvas
Phils-addis.pixels.com
Facebook: Phil S Addis Photography & Video
Instagram: @philaddis

 

Phil S. Addis
Phil S. Addis

Grandad Bluff, photography on canvas
Phils-addis.pixels.com
Facebook: Phil S Addis Photography & Video
Instagram: @philaddis

 

Phil S. Addis
Phil S. Addis

Myrick Marsh Bridge, photography on canvas
Phils-addis.pixels.com
Facebook: Phil S Addis Photography & Video
Instagram: @philaddis

 

Sandy Andersen
Sandy Andersen

Colors of the Rainbow, necklace and matching earrings (quartz, silver findings, mixed-media beads)
sandyandersen.art@gmail.com


 

Sandy Andersen
Sandy Andersen

Springrain, necklace and three pairs of earrings (multimedia beads and metal findings)
sandyandersen.art@gmail.com


 

DeeDee Draz Barreras
DeeDee Draz Barreras

Orisa, framed acrylic on canvas (4-by-6 inches)
Facebook: DeeDee Draz Art & Illustrations
Instagram: @deedeedrazart

 

Kate Bausch
Kate Bausch

Firebird, acrylic on stretched canvas
www.katebausch.net

 

Elise Boam
Elise Boam

Polymer clay wall hanging
www.rivercitygallerylax.com/s/stories/elise-boam

 

Carissa Brudos
Carissa Brudos

Wandering, encaustic painting on cradle board
Instagram: @carissabrudos


 

Carissa Brudos
Carissa Brudos

Overlook, encaustic painting on cradle board
Instagram: @carissabrudos


 

Carissa Brudos
Carissa Brudos

Backyard View, encaustic painting on cradle board
Instagram: @carissabrudos


 

Baxter Cochennet
Baxter Cochennet

Photography on acrylic: bird's eye view of surfer at Whites Beach
heelclickers.com
Facebook: Heelclickers Photography
Instagram: @heelclickersphotography
 

Joyce Diveley
Joyce Diveley

Red-haired lady with bluebird vase
www.joycediveleypottery.com
Facebook: Joyce Diveley Pottery
Etsy: Joyce Pottery

 

Karen Dunn
Karen Dunn

Springtime Blooms, oil on panel, framed
ksdunn04@gmail.com



 

Rose Dymetryszyn
Rose Dymetryszyn

Pochaiv Icon of the Mother of God, hand-painted icon



 

William Eddy
William Eddy

Mystic, acrylic abstract painting
williameddy1@mac.com

 

Melissa Fannin
Melissa Fannin

Sterling silver necklace (featuring two cicadas) and sterling silver earrings
fannincounseling.com


 

Mary Lou Ferguson
Mary Lou Ferguson

Two Swans, framed watercolor


 

Mary Lou Ferguson
Mary Lou Ferguson

Flying Swan, framed watercolor

 

Sharon F. Gleich
Sharon F. Gleich

Our Lady of Tenderness, hand-painted icon

 

Sharon F. Gleich
Sharon F. Gleich

Our Lady of the Sign, hand-painted icon

 

Jamie Graw
Jamie Graw

Ceramic dish set

 

Joan Gundersen
Joan Gundersen

German Ridge, framed oil painting 
http://JoanAlexandra.weebly.com
JoanieGundersen@gmail.com
 

Tim Hammond
Tim Hammond

Ezra 2, Rag Baryta Paper ink jet photographic print, framed
www.imagesbytimhammond.com
www.timothydaletravels.com
Facebook: Timothy Hammond


 

Tim Hammond
Tim Hammond

Early Morning on Mille Lacs Lake, digital print on aluminum, unframed
www.imagesbytimhammond.com
www.timothydaletravels.com
Facebook: Timothy Hammond


 

Tim Hammond
Tim Hammond

Kohler-Andrae State Park, digital chromogenic print, unframed
www.imagesbytimhammond.com
www.timothydaletravels.com
Facebook: Timothy Hammond


 

Tim Hammond
Tim Hammond

Minimalist Landscape (Otter Tail County, MN), digital chromogenic print, framed
www.imagesbytimhammond.com
www.timothydaletravels.com
Facebook: Timothy Hammond


 

Tim Hammond
Tim Hammond

Mekong River Delta, digital chromogenic print, unframed
www.imagesbytimhammond.com
www.timothydaletravels.com
Facebook: Timothy Hammond


 

Tim Hammond
Tim Hammond

Superior Entry Lighthouse, digital chromogenic print, unframed
www.imagesbytimhammond.com
www.timothydaletravels.com
Facebook: Timothy Hammond


 

Tim Hammond
Tim Hammond

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, set of two framed Rag Baryta Paper ink jet photographic prints
www.imagesbytimhammond.com
www.timothydaletravels.com
Facebook: Timothy Hammond


 

Burt Hammons
Burt Hammons

View From Grandad Bluff, framed watercolor and ink
burthammons@gmail.com

 

Nancy Heerens-Knudson
Nan Heerens-Knudson

Hixon Forest, framed painting
nan.heerens.knudson@gmail.com

 

Jamie Heiden
Jamie Heiden

Sunday Noon, limited-edition signed glicee, multiple photographic layers, custom frame
jheidenphoto.net
Etsy: jheidenphotography
Facebook: Jamie Heiden Photography
Instagram: @jheidenphoto

 

Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson

Light Dawning From the 'Sangre de Cristo,' framed photo on canvas
dlderson@gmail.com

 

Jess Hetchler
Jess Hetchler

Ceramic jewelry tree
Facebook: Jess Hetchler Pottery

 

Dan Howard
Dan Howard

Still Life With Sunflowers + Pine Cones,'framed oil on canvas
www.artofdanhoward.com
Instagram: dan.howard.artist
Facebook: Dan Howard - Artist

 

Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson

Walking Through the Park in the Spring, framed abstract painting
abstractcaj@charter.net

 

Karen Kappell, FSPA
Karen Kappell, FSPA

Misty River Bank, framed pastel painting
kkappell@fspa.org

 

Chris Kerbaugh
Chris Kerbaugh

Wooden food presentation board

 

Chris Kerbaugh
Chris Kerbaugh

Framed photograph of Mississippi River bridges

 

Georgina Kingsley
Georgina Kingsley

Loud & Clear, oil on canvas
Instagram: @gkfineartpaintings
Facebook: gk fine art paintings

 

Georgina Kingsley
Georgina Kingsley

Sunset Over a Frozen Mississippi #1, oil on canvas
Instagram: @gkfineartpaintings
Facebook: gk fine art paintings

 

Georgina Kingsley
Georgina Kingsley

Flight 3 and Flight 4 (set of two) oil on canvas
Instagram: @gkfineartpaintings
Facebook: gk fine art paintings

 

Shane Lamb
Shane Lamb / La Crosse Clay Center

Glazed ceramic vase
La Crosse Clay Center
Facebook: La Crosse Clay Center
Instagram: @lacrosseclaycenter

 

Tiffany Lavender
Tiffany Lavender

Creation of Conscious Part II, framed oil pastels on paper
tiffanylavender.com
Facebook: Tiffany Lavender
Instagram: @tiffanylavenderaf

 

Barb Lawless
Barb Lawless

The Good Shepherd, hand-painted icon



 

Johnathan Lawson
Johnathan Lawson

Trust Our Eyes (Driving Down 32nd), framed oil painting
Facebook: Johnathan T. Lawson @tracepaints



 

Dani McAlister
Dani McAlister

Abstract stained glass panel 
Facebook: Dani the Glassy Lady


 

Gene McNurlen
Gene McNurlen

9/11 Searchers at Rest, framed oil on canvas
PetPix by Gene
gmcnurlen@charter.net



 

Bruce Nuttall
Bruce Nuttall

Balancing Act, metal sculpture



 

Lisa David Olson
Lisa David Olson

Sandy Sunset, acrylic and resin painting with plug-in light
www.lisadavidolson.com
Etsy: The Anxious Artist LDO





 

Dave Piro
Dave Piro

Black Bird, framed oil on paper





 

Rick Ross (Summit Art Studio)
Rick Ross / Summit Art Studio

Off the Irish Coast, framed oil on panel
www.summitartstudio.com
Facebook: summitartstudio
Instagram: @summitartstudio
summitartmail@gmail.com

 

Rick Ross (Summit Art Studio)
Rick Ross / Summit Art Studio

Unearth, framed oil and cold wax on Arches paper
www.summitartstudio.com
Facebook: summitartstudio
Instagram: @summitartstudio
summitartmail@gmail.com

 

Colleen Shore
Colleen Shore

Dragon's Greeting, framed oil painting
cshoreartwork.blogspot.com
 

Marianne Stanke
Marianne Stanke

Coulee II, printmaking, framed
mstanke.art@gmail.com
 

Linda Steine
Linda Steine

Iris and the Beetle, framed watercolor and salt on Arches 360 paper
www.rivercitygallerylax.com/s/stories/linda-steine
 

Linda Steine
Linda Steine

Rose Chaber, framed watercolor and salt on Arches 360 paper
www.rivercitygallerylax.com/s/stories/linda-steine
 

Susan Stoffel
Susan Stoffel

Dresses, framed mixed media
sustoffel56@gmail.com
 

Jason Ray Photography
Jason Stuempges / Jason Ray Photography

Badlands National Park, canvas photo
www.jasonrayphotography.com
Facebook: Jason Ray Photography
Instagram: @jasonrayphotography

 

Jason Ray Photography
Jason Stuempges / Jason Ray Photography

Grandad Bluff, metal print
www.jasonrayphotography.com
Facebook: Jason Ray Photography
Instagram: @jasonrayphotography

 

Connie Thompson
Connie Thompson / Constance Jewelry Designs

leather and birch necklace and earrings set
www.constancejewelrydesigns.com
 

Marcia Thompson
Marcia G. Thompson

Crow and Chickadee, stitchery pieces
Instagram: @artbymthompson
 

Mary Thompson
Mary Louise Thompson

Creator of the Stars of Night, collage on panel
thompson.marylou17@gmail.com
 

Joni Welda
Joni Welda

Suzie Q, framed digital photograph
The Variegate Lens Nature Photography
thevariegatelens.mypixieset.com
Instagram: @the_variegate_lens
 

Joni Welda
Joni Welda

The Admiral, framed digital photograph
The Variegate Lens Nature Photography
thevariegatelens.mypixieset.com
Instagram: @the_variegate_lens
 

Betts Williams
Betts Williams

Photo on metal taken at Whitefish Dunes State Park, Door County, WI
www.blueheronglassetching.com
info@blueheronglassetching.com


 

Jennifer Williams
Jennifer Williams

River Road, encaustic and oil on panel
Instagram: @annejennxpainting
 

Bob Witte
Bob Witte

Quid Pro Cuervo, framed charcoal and soft pastel on paper
Facebook: Witte's End Studio
Instagram: @wittes_end_studio
 

Bob Witte
Bob Witte

The Marsh in Winter, framed watercolor on paper
Facebook: Witte's End Studio
Instagram: @wittes_end_studio
 

Carol Witt-Smith
Carol Witt-Smith

Framed block print and felted otter
Facebook: CAWS Art Creations
Instagram: @cwittsmith