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September 2021
Iron pour turns guns into shovels
James Brenner Sculpture, in partnership with the Holland Neighborhood Improvement Association (HNIA), Art Is My Weapon, and Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center (CAFAC), will a Cast Iron Event on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 7-9:30 pm at the Water Basin next to Edison Highschool, 22nd Ave NE and Quincy Street NE in Minneapolis. The pour will transform disabled weapons into shovels for tree planting. Prior to this event these partners held a workshop for families affected by gun violence where family members…
Find out more »NEMAA 10 x 10 fundraiser
Northeast Minneapolis Artists Association (NEMAA) will hold its 10 x 10 fundraiser, Saturday, Sept. 25. Original work by hundreds of Northeast artists, all in a 10-inch by 10-inch format. New, emerging artists side by side with seasoned professionals, and all available artwork will be initially displayed anonymously and available for purchase for $35 on NEMAA's sleek 10×10 web shop at https://nemaa.org/10x10-online-shop/. Opens to the public at 5 pm. Purchase a special code to for VIP access (https://nemaa.org/shop/nemaa-10x10-special-preview-hour-code) one hour ahead…
Find out more »October 2021
Site improvement plans at Northrup King
Oct. 7, First Thursday open studios at the Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE, will feature a look at plans for site improvements. There will be live music by Mwago Kuria; traditional English pasties from Potter's Pasties; and a presentation by Artspace Rafala Green Fellows Shalom Cook and Pablo Lituma, who will share results from their Radical Asset Mapping Project in Northeast Minneapolis. The presentation will be at 7 pm in Gallery 332. Announced NKB site improvements include the addition of…
Find out more »In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time opens Friday, Oct. 15, 5-8 pm at Dreamsong, 1237 4th St. NE. The works of Leslie Barlow, Regan Golden, David Goldes, Alexa Horchowski, Nathan Hylden, Shana Kaplow, Jovan C. Speller and Panos Tsagaris explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has reordered our collective sense of time, leaving us stranded in a present steeped in temporal paradox and uncertainty. "In Search of Lost Time" is born of the impulse to untangle, comprehend, and withstand our bewildering contemporary…
Find out more »Arts District candidate forum
Northeast Minneapolis Arts District has invited all candidates for First and Third Wards, Minneapolis, to answer arts and land-use-related questions in a live forum Monday, Oct. 18, 6:30-8:30 pm at the Solar Arts Building, 3rd floor, 711 15th Ave. NE. Major candidates have confirmed participation. Audience questions on only the above subjects will be directed through the moderator and may be submitted before Oct. 18 to info@northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.org or in writing at the event. The arts district strongly encourages masks for…
Find out more »Kyle Fokken to exhibit at Gordon Parks Gallery
The Gordon Parks Gallery at Metropolitan State University, 645 7th St E, St Paul (third floor of the Library and Learning Center), will host a solo show of Northeast artist Kyle Fokken’s sculptural work. The exhibit is entitled "We Beasties: Explorations of the Intersections Between Humans and Animals." The reception and a short artist’s talk will be held on Thursday, Oct. 28, 5-7:30 pm. The exhibition opens Monday, Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 2. Gallery hours are 1-7 pm,…
Find out more »Halloween Glow-in-the-Dark Skull and Rave Beads
Create glow-in-the-dark skull and rave beads. Expect to make between 6 and 12 beads depending on your work style. You will learn the basics of gathering up molten glass on the torch and applying it onto a mandrel to make the bead itself. $95 non-members/$69 members. Potekglass, 2505 Howard St. NE, Saturday, Oct. 30, 10 am-1 pm. Register at https://potekglass.com/.
Find out more »Mysterium: The Halloween Ball
Rogue Buddha Gallery, 357 13th Avenue NE, opens their doors Saturday, Oct. 30, 7-9 pm for a new fine art exhibit. Arrive early to enjoy complimentary potions and experience the nocturnal, alluring art of Nicholas Harper and Michael Thomsen. Free and open to the public. The Mysterium Halloween Ball will commence in the historic PNA Hall, 1304 4th St, NE at 9 pm. This space will be filled with music for rituals, spell-casting and movement. Holy Mother, DJ Meow Mix,…
Find out more »November 2021
3 NE artists exhibit at Art Loft @ boréal
Mohammad Soubra, Susan Warner and Zac Soubra are the featured artists at Art Loft @ boréal, 2276 Como Ave., St. Paul, Nov. 2-28. The show is called PER.PEN.D.Q.LAR and will showcase pastel landscapes, oil paintings, cut-outs and illustrations.
Find out more »real good art at CIRCA
CIRCA Gallery will present "real good art," a digital juried exhibition showcasing a wide variety of local, national, and international artwork. The exhibition can be viewed on the gallery’s website from Nov. 2-Dec. 27. real good art features selections in painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, and installations from 28 artists at various stages in their careers. Highlights include a series of four black and white multi-media sculptural prints from Jessica Henderson (St. Paul, MN), meditative collage compositions from Heather Polk (Chicago,…
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