sidetracked

sidetracked A curious art salon & art thrift shop with a free studio space called Art for All. Located in Mankato

sidetracked will have a sculpture build table set up! Join us.
05/28/2026

sidetracked will have a sculpture build table set up! Join us.

Come color a sign to put in your yard. Besides helping bees I also just learned that Songbirds thrive off dandelion seed...
05/22/2026

Come color a sign to put in your yard. Besides helping bees I also just learned that Songbirds thrive off dandelion seeds! Poetry this Saturday at 4pm. Enjoy the weekend.

A great day to grab a coffee from the Hag and get inspiration from our gallery wall! Open 11am-7pm Wednesday through Sat...
05/06/2026

A great day to grab a coffee from the Hag and get inspiration from our gallery wall! Open 11am-7pm Wednesday through Saturday.

Vintage market this Saturday and an early 1900's Singer treadle waiting to be used. Yours for a donation to the Free Art...
04/22/2026

Vintage market this Saturday and an early 1900's Singer treadle waiting to be used. Yours for a donation to the Free Art for All studio space.

Knitting tonight! Practice, learn, and share.
04/16/2026

Knitting tonight! Practice, learn, and share.

“Ants and Ice” by local artist Amber Rahe prints are now available to be purchased at Sidetracked locally in Mankato. Th...
04/09/2026

“Ants and Ice” by local artist Amber Rahe prints are now available to be purchased at Sidetracked locally in Mankato. They are 11x14 and $25 each. 100% of proceeds will go directly towards local efforts to support our community members in need. For those of you that are out of state, prints are available on my website where a portion of the proceeds will go to those same local organizations.

Over the last few months I’ve watched some of the most vulnerable people in my community, state and even across the country be under constant threat and stress. I’ve also been inspired watching members of my community and state come together to defend, support and protect each other. This constant disparity between fear and violence and hope and compassion put a visual into my mind that I had to paint.

I kept thinking of the painting The Raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault. The original painting was based on the sinking of a French naval ship in 1816. The sinking of the ship was caused by an incompetent captain who was given the job because of political favor. When the ship sank, 150 survivors quickly built a raft and set adrift into the ocean. They were on the raft for 13 days and in that time they threw people overboard, killed each other, and ate the dead. Only 15 people survived in the end.

I wanted to mimic the composition of the Raft of the Medusa to symbolize the incompetence of the current administration and the vivid brutality and desperation of the situation. I used the colors of the Minnesota flag and ants to represent the relentless and powerfully supportive community response that followed.

Kids crochet 2nd Saturdays at 11am. Join us!
04/07/2026

Kids crochet 2nd Saturdays at 11am. Join us!

April is National Poetry Month and this haiku/poem is lovely.
04/03/2026

April is National Poetry Month and this haiku/poem is lovely.

Poetry read-around this Saturday March 28th at 4pm! Agates book tour next month for even more poetry.
03/27/2026

Poetry read-around this Saturday March 28th at 4pm! Agates book tour next month for even more poetry.

Our voices matter. Join us.
03/07/2026

Our voices matter. Join us.

Thomas would like to give people some of his art. He also needs larger pieces of mat board to make these on ( maybe over...
02/27/2026

Thomas would like to give people some of his art. He also needs larger pieces of mat board to make these on ( maybe over 24 ")
any color. He uses what he has and is very creative. Stop in.

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110 E.
Mankato, MN
56001

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 11am - 7pm

Telephone

+15079954428

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