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For one night only, enjoy an immersive classical music and visual art experience at the CAT. Four of Minnesota’s premier...
10/23/2026

For one night only, enjoy an immersive classical music and visual art experience at the CAT. Four of Minnesota’s premier classical musicians will perform a short concert responding to the CAT’s current exhibition, Meet Me in the Forest. The selected works will include the music of Beethoven. Enjoy the music while seated among the artworks.

Join us Thursday, October 29 for this unforgettable evening. Doors open at 6:00pm, and performance begins at 6:30pm. Tickets are $30 and are available now Click the link below:

https://www.exploretock.com/cafesjian-art-trust-shoreview/event/613691/concerts-at-the-cat-string-quartet

Concerts at the CAT:
String Quartet: Helen Chang Haertzen, Sally Dorer, Leslie Shank, and Catherine Schubilske

📍Cafesjian Art Trust Museum
📅 Thursday, October 29
🕔Doors Open: 6:00pm
🕔Performance: 6:30pm
🎟️ $30

10/19/2026

New and improved! The CAT’s sensory room is available for any visitor who needs a quiet place to take a break during their museum visit. Thank you to our partner Northeast Youth and Family Services Northeast Youth & Family Services for their advice on how to make this space more comfortable and trauma-informed.

Spooky season requires a roll call of the CAT’s favorite strange creatures. Let us know your favorite in the poll below....
10/16/2026

Spooky season requires a roll call of the CAT’s favorite strange creatures. Let us know your favorite in the poll below. These “beautiful mutants” are all featured in Reverie Forest: Sanctuary for Strange Creatures by Erica Rosenfeld, now on view in our current exhibition, Meet Me in the Forest.

🖼️Erica Rosenfeld ericarosenfeld8 (American, 1975). Reverie Forest: Sanctuary for Strange Creatures, 2026. Found objects, blown glass, fabric, and mixed media © Courtesy of the artist.

Meet Me in the Forest
📅Open through February 27, 2027
📍Cafesjian Art Trust Museum
🎟️Free admission

10/15/2026

It’s hoa hoa hoa season. See how the CAT celebrates.

Meet Me in the Forest
📅Open through February 27, 2027
📍Cafesjian Art Trust Museum
🎟️Free admission

🖼️detail: Lori Nix (American, born 1969) and Kathleen Ge**er (American, born 1967) Floater, 2001, Archival pigment print, 40 x 53 inches, Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2025.048.1 © Lori Nix and Kathleen Ge**er

🖼️detail: Inka Essenhigh (born 1969). Forest with Dappled Light, 2022. Enamel on canvas. 40 x 50 inches. Collection of the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine. Museum purchase, Lynne Drexler Acquisition Fund, 2022.30. © Inka Essenhigh / Image courtesy of the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY.

Looking for fun and free activities during MEA break? Join us at the CAT to visit our current exhibition, complete a sca...
10/15/2026

Looking for fun and free activities during MEA break? Join us at the CAT to visit our current exhibition, complete a scavenger hunt, make art projects, and read stories together.

📅 Thursday, October 15
📅 Friday, October 16
🕕 10:00am—4:30pm
🎟️Free, no reservations required.

10/14/2026

What do a fungal princess and a toy train have in common? They’re both on display in the CAT’s lobby!

Artists featured: Amber Cowan Alison Siegel Julie Blackmon

Meet Me in the Forest
📅Open through February 27, 2027
📍Cafesjian Art Trust Museum
🎟️Free admission

🎃Teenagers are invited to join the CAT Teen Council to celebrate Halloween at the museum! Enchanted activities, scary su...
10/14/2026

🎃Teenagers are invited to join the CAT Teen Council to celebrate Halloween at the museum! Enchanted activities, scary surprises, and a costume contest with worthwhile prizes.

📅Saturday, October 31
🕕 1:00pm–3:00pm
📍Cafesjian Art Trust Museum
🗺️4600 Churchill ST, Shoreview, MN
🎟️FREE, but pre-registration requested (link below)

https://www.exploretock.com/cafesjian-art-trust-shoreview/event/626106/hallowteen

Join us at Baby Time for a judgment - free, enriching, and supportive first introduction to an art museum. No reservatio...
10/13/2026

Join us at Baby Time for a judgment - free, enriching, and supportive first introduction to an art museum. No reservation needed; just drop by if you can. This program is only for infants who are not yet walking independently and their grown - ups.

📅 Tuesday, October 20, 8:30—10:00am
🎟️ Free, no reservations needed

Please note that this session may be attended by news media and include photography / video documentation. By attending, you consent to appearing in this documentation.

Babies only, please. To ensure the safety of the art and our participants, this program is not intended for children who have started walking independently, toddlers, or older siblings. (But they are all very welcome when the CAT is open for regular public hours!)
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10/09/2026

Me when spooky season takes over. See haunting artworks in the CAT’s current exhibition, Meet Me in the Forest. Do you dare visit?

Meet Me in the Forest
📅Open through February 27, 2027
📍Cafesjian Art Trust Museum
🎟️Free admission

The CAT is saddened to learn about the passing of the great artist Paul Stankard. May his work continue to inspire and d...
10/08/2026

The CAT is saddened to learn about the passing of the great artist Paul Stankard. May his work continue to inspire and delight for generations to come. See four of his sculptures on view at the CAT in our current exhibition, Meet Me in the Forest.

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Shoreview, MN
55126

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