Art

Friday, Nov. 4-Sunday, Nov. 6 and Friday, Nov. 18-Sunday, 20, 2010 Artblok artists will open their studios to the public. Nov. 4-6 is in partnership with the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association’s “Fall Open Studios” event and also features an additional 15+ visiting artists on Saturday for a “Blok Party.” Studio hours are: Nov. 4, 5-10 pm; Nov. 5, noon-8 pm; and Nov. 6, noon-5 pm. Nov. 18-20, artists in 2010 Artblok will again open their doors to the public, kicking…

Mold and pour metal during Open Casket, Friday, Nov. 4-Saturday, Nov. 5. Metal Pour Workshop: Friday, Nov. 4, 6-10 pm, Casket Arts Factory + Sculpture Quad. Learn how to carve imagery, designs, words into a sand mold of a casket form. Choose from imagery and ideas here or create your own (molds are 4″x11″ approx). Then, learn how to pour aluminum from a crucible furnace into the mold, file/grind/polish your casting and colored inks are optional. Ages 9 + up.…

Art to Change the World will unveil "Mississippi Pearl," a collaborative artwork made of things found in and along the Mississippi River. The event will occur at Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis, Friday, Nov. 11, 5-8 pm. The creation of Pearl was funded by a Mississippi Water Management Organization Stewardship Fund Program grant and directed by artist Barbara Bridges, who guided a scientist, journalist, mayor, teachers, and artists to complete the work.

With her initial anatomical drawings stemming back to 2008, over the last two years Laine Swanson has found her passion in combining anatomical pointillism drawings with botany using pencils and inks. Ambiente Gallerie Chiropractic & Wellness Clinic, 505 1st Ave NE, Thursday, Nov. 17, 5-8 pm.

Native artists Ashley Fairbanks (White Earth Anishinaabe), Marlena Myles (Spirit Lake Dakota/Mohegan) and Lumhe Micco Sampson (Seneca/Creek) will lead a panel discussion Saturday, Nov. 19, 6:30 pm at the Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE, Studio 309. They will discuss cultural appropriation from the Native American perspective. Refreshments provided by the Sioux Chef. Presented by the Minnesota Native Artists Alliance and Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association.

Step into the wonderland of Layl McDill’s studio in the Flux Arts Building.  She shares her space with her husband Josh Blanc as part of Clay Squared to Infinity. Layl creates polymer clay sculptures that focus on wonderment and storytelling and Josh makes handmade tiles. She will give a tour of both her studio and her husband’s and tell a story. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 6 pm, 2505 Howard St. NE.

"Currents" by sculptor Cameron Zebrun opens Jan. 14 at the Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE, Studio 395. Zebrun’s sculptures incorporate sleek lines, elegant curves and seductive colors derived from nature. Cartography, geography and topography also play important roles in his work. The results are elegant sculptures formed from thin layers of wood on which he paints and collage abstractions based on his observations of nature, most lately in the Pacific Northwest and Canada. The show runs through March…

Rogue Buddha Gallery, 357 13th Ave. NE. The Eldrich exhibition is the culmination of collaborative paintings by Adam Marx, Jonny Kelson and Matt Franzen. Wednesday night meetings took place at one of their studios, sometimes chosen randomly, other times for specific reasons. The paintings were often secondary to the camaraderie that developed. The three did not physically work on pieces together but rather loosely discussed them and exchanged them at the end of the night. The work got better as their…