Art

The Great Northern presents the world premiere music video, "drift"—a collaborative work between “sorcerer of electroacoustic music” (NPR) composer Daniel Wohl and Icelandic director/videomaker Máni Sigfússon. "drift" is a multilayered exploration of breath and air: breath as a primal, life-sustaining function and air as the element that unites all of us alive today, expressed in a five-minute multimedia combination of treble choir, electronics, acoustic instruments, and video. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 6–8:30 pm. Projected from Quincy Hall, 1325 Quincy Street NE,…

For over two years, Gudrun Lock has been investigating the possibility of turning the buffers of Shoreham Yards into an experimental revitalization project. Working with researchers and artists, the area is explored as both polluted and full of possibility. "The Nature of Shoreham Yards" is  on view at the Weisman Art Museum, 333 E River Pkwy, Minneapolis. Community members are invited to share thoughts and comments on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2-4 pm at the Weisman This event is free and…

Dreamsong, 1237 4th St. NE, will present six short films by Thai filmmaker Anocha Suwichakornpong, Tuesday, March 15, 7 pm. The 70-minute program features work made over the last 15 years that shape-shift between genres by way of a deep engagement with the history of cinema. Blurring the line between fantasy and reality, the films present striking, intimate narratives through a feminist lens.

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…

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.