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March 2022
Documenting a Reckoning: The Murder of George Floyd
The University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication presents Documenting a Reckoning: The Murder of George Floyd, Thursday, March 17-Sunday, June 5 at the Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street. The murder of George Floyd at the knee of a police officer brought demonstrations and protests that swept the Twin Cities – and the world – at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It brought people to the streets who had never before protested, and inspired…
Find out more »“Scaffold”
Kolman & Reeb Gallery presents Project Space grantee, Betsy Ruth Byers' new exhibition, "Scaffold". Project Space is an initiative launched by gallery co-founders Anita Sue Kolman and Patrick Pryor in 2021, to further support visual artists. "Scaffold" runs March 19-May 7, with a public opening reception on Saturday, March 19, 7-9 pm, Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE, #395. The exhibition is a multi-sensory, multi-media manifestation of Byers’ alpine and equatorial glacial experiences and the global realities related to climate change.
Find out more »Studio Pintura presents spring floral exhibit
View floral art for five weekends at Studio Pintura, Suite #294, Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE, Saturday, March 31-Saturday, April 30. An artists' reception of the juried exhibition will be held Saturday, April 2, 4-7 pm.
Find out more »April 2022
“Today I’m Alright” free workshop
Art to Change the World and I.C.O.N. present “Today I’m Alright,” a free workshop funded by Minnesota State Arts Board (DATE TO BE DETERMINED, THIS EVENT IS BEING RESCHEDULED from its original April 16 date), in the Solar Arts building, 711 15th Ave. NE. Anyone experiencing trauma is invited to join the licensed counselor/art teacher/survivor team for two hours of resource sharing, art-making, conversation, and identifying strategies for change. Your trauma is not terminal. You are not broken. Limit of…
Find out more »Noble Truths Artist Studio Visits
Noble Truths is a new Art to Change the World project that invites visitors to an artist’s studio. Six ACW artist members have agreed to open their doors to the public for a look into their studios and their art practice. Each artist will approach the studio visit in their own unique way. Some may demonstrate techniques or finished works, others might ask for a critique of a piece in progress, all will invite thought and conversation. First Event: "The…
Find out more »Infinite Beach + Moon Spiral Heart Attack
Dreamsong, 1237 4th St. NE, offers two shows: "Infinite Beach" by Kristen Sanders, and a group exhibition, "Moon Spiral Heart Attack", which features 11 emerging artists from the United States, Canada, France, and Argentina working in painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. Cleaved from the familiar strictures of anthropomorphic time, Sanders' subjects inhabit windswept eternities. Emerging from seemingly incongruous sources – the fossilized shells of long ago extinct bivalves, still lives constructed from latex gloves and prehistoric rocks, a…
Find out more »“Written Wall” by Loretta Bebeau
Loretta Bebeau's lastest works, "Written Wall," will be on display April 1-30 at the Northeast Sculpture Garden Factory, 1720 Madison St. NE, #14. Loretta chose to work with wallboard…because she had done home remodeling. Starting simply with collages, then turned to drawing directly onto it, eventually painting, and creating from it. Her concept has evolved while working on each drawing/painting. The use of space and position turns into the most valuable part of each work, tantalizing to test the edges…
Find out more »May 2022
“Blood on the Pavement” at NKB
"Blood on the Pavement" combines poetry, written by Ashley Richardson, with visual art responses. The intention is to spark conversations about verbal and physical violence against Black bodies, from microaggressions to police brutality; as well as violence against trans bodies, women’s bodies, and other intersections of the Black identity. Opening night activities on First Thursday, May 5, 5-9 pm, Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE, third floor gallery (studio 332). A themed writers Open Mic will start at 5…
Find out more »Unloved Creatures Three
Unloved Creatures Three is a mutation of the wildly successful 2019 and 2020 exhibits at Rogue Buddha Gallery, 357 13th Avenue NE. Eli Libson, Alex Kuno, Heather Renaux, Angel Hawari, DC Ice, Kao Lee Thao and John Sauer are all back and the creativity and energy are multiplied with the inclusion of: Chuck U, John Bivens, Scott Seekins, Benja Wuest, Nicholas Harper and Phaedra Odelle. From the happiest Nature Gods and alien animals to dimly lit alternate universes to melancholic…
Find out more »Art-A-Whirl®: Metro Transit passes, VIP parking & trolleys
Free Metro Transit passes for each day of Art-A-Whirl® are available for download on NEMAA's website. Everyone can use this pass to ride for free anywhere in the Metro Area May 20-22. Routes running in NE include the 10, 11, and 32. https://nemaa.org/art-a-whirl/getting-around/#free-metro-transit-passes As a fundraiser to help support the production of Art-A-Whirl®, NEMAA has reserved the lot at Quincy Hall in the heart of the Arts District and is selling day passes. Hours/charges are Friday, May 20, 5-10 pm:…
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