Art

Clay Squared presents free monthly presentations focused on fun themes with snacks that relate. This month's theme is Bagels and Beagles. Josh will talk about how his process is a lot like a bakery. Layl will tell stories about the many dogs she has immortalized in clay and let you make a bead or button of one of the dog Silly Millies. Bring your dog. Sept. 11, 12-1 pm. Flux Arts Building, 2505 Howard St. NE. 612-781-6409

The launch of Object Stories: Twin Cities, a new storytelling series by the American Craft Council, hosted at Broken Clock Brewing. This event features local craft artists in American Craft's The Scene: Marvin Freitas, Amara Hark-Weber, Dusty Thune, Dom Venzant and Nathan Patrick White, who share the personal significance of their crafted objects. Discover how everyday items hold power and meaning in our lives, through the artists’ intimate and insightful narratives. Sept. 12, 6:30-7:30 pm. Broken Clock Brewing, 1712 Marshall…

The California Building, 2205 California St. NE, will be open for California Dreamin’ 2024 at a new date and time. Hours are Friday, Sept. 27, 5-9 pm and Saturday, Sept. 28,  12-8 pm. The six-story building will open its doors to showcase work from more than 30 artists in multiple mediums, giving the public an up close look at the artistic process, with many artists offering original works for sale. There will be live music in the side lobby as…

Gallery 427 presents "Critters - Animals in Modern Art." Animals have occupied an important place in art throughout history. Gallery 427 showcases works by five contemporary artists working in a variety of mediums. These artists employ animal imagery to explore contemporary culture, and humans evolving relationship to the natural world. Their works celebrate the form and natural beauty of both wild and domestic species. Each artist portrays their animals as individuals with their own unique personalities. James Powell, Scott Boras, Michele…

The exhibition, titled "Your Hands Were Making Artifacts In The Corners Of My Mind," will feature works from 22 artists who are current residents in the PF Studios program. The showcase, guest-curated by Jonathan Herrera Soto, who has shaped this year’s exhibition prompt, will highlight the diverse range of styles, mediums and perspectives that have emerged from the program over the past five years. Nov. 2-30, Public Functionary Main Gallery, 1500 Jackson St. NE, Studio 144. Opening reception: Saturday, Nov.…

nouf saleh will present a solo exhibition of work as a culmination of her past four years in the PF Studios program. In this show, nouf re-stages previous works together in the same room. nouf considers the conversation and relationships that have emerged between these works in space. "Black Memory Red Sea" contends with secrecy, kinship, displacement, separation and memory in Afro-Arab communities, specifically of the Yemeni Muwalladeen. The body of work is an act of soft resistance to the…

An Art Renewal Center (ARC) Associate Living Master, Charles Gilbert Kapsner is known for his diverse repertoire, particularly his thought-provoking, Vanitas-style still life paintings. His works include finely developed charcoal drawings, oil portraits and a creative blend of beautiful imagery accessible to all. Works include lush florals, poignant works of social commentary and pieces honoring veterans’ service. Studio Pintura, 1500 Jackson St. NE, #294, Thursday, Nov. 7-Jan. 11, 2025. Opening reception, Nov. 7, 4-7 pm.