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March 2024
“Blood Memory” at Public Functionary
"Blood Memory" ruptures the representation of the altar (typically following religion or ritual), focusing instead on the intuitive while still creating spells that honor ancestors and homelands. Using a variety of media – collage, photography, everyday objects and audio – Candida Gonzalez creates five installations that connect to the spaciousness of memorialization. Opening reception Friday, March 22, 6-10 pm. Gallery viewing through April 13. Gallery Hours: Thursday, 12-9 pm; Friday and Saturday, 12-6 pm. Public Functionary, Northrup King Building, 1500…
Find out more »April 2024
Critique Cabaret
Looking for a place to share your work? A place to get constructive feedback from an engaged audience? Art to Change the World’s Critique Cabaret will feature poetry, paintings, books, multimedia pieces. They can all be a part of this grand cabaret, so come one come all. Thursday, April 4, 2nd floor lobby of the Solar Arts Building. Over a dozen open studios to visit. Hours for the Critique 6-7:30 pm, 711 15th Ave. NE.
Find out more »Art Benefit for Gaza
The art sale will take place 11 am-4 pm on Saturday, April 13, in Studio 501 of the California Building, 2205 California St. NE. There will be live poetry, music and drumming from 1-2:30 pm. This event is part of Open Second Saturdays at the California Building. Proceeds to Doctors Without Borders.
Find out more »Mississippi River Pearl at Heights City Hall
Mississippi River Pearl, a sculpture created out of things pulled out of the Mississippi River by members of Art to Change the World, will be on exhibit at Columbia Heights City Hall, 3989 Central Ave. NE, April 16-May 7. A "grand unveiling" will be held April 16, 4-8 pm. ACW Director Barbara Bridges will unveil the "Pearl" and recount the inspiring story of the 10 individuals who dedicated two hours to collecting river debris and dozens of hours creating to…
Find out more »Making Climate Change Visible
Drawn from her experiences during the global pandemic lockdown of COVID-19, artist Carolyn Halliday hopes to summon awareness of the increased clarity of the sky because of reduced commuter traffic. Secondly, Halliday’s work will remind us of the smoky gray horizon we endured during the summer of 2023 caused by rampant forest fires. She asks us to consider the startling and colorful orange, red, and pink sunsets, made intensely more beautiful by the presence of heavy particulates that cause air…
Find out more »May 2024
“Techniques for Ecstasy”
Minneapolis-based textile artist and dancer Alexandra Beaumont will hold a solo exhibition, “Techniques for Ecstasy" at Public Functionary, 1500 Jackson St. NE. The exhibit explores communal spaces for dance and celebration. It will open on May 4 and run through May 25. It will be on view and featured during Art-A-Whirl weekend at the Northrup King Building.
Find out more »“Prudence and Misfortune”
"Prudence and Misfortune" is an exhibition at NE Sculpture|Gallery Factory, 1720 Madison St. NE #14. The work of Michael Sommers, the show is about the Prudence and Misfortune of materials, not lost nor forgotten, but rediscovered, repurposed, shaped by hands and eyes that see and cannot see. Piled in a corner they know Misfortune. Yet, the materials maintain feelings of hope and expectation.“We will come in handy someday,” they whisper. The show runs through May 4. Other events include Conversations with…
Find out more »“A Connection To Picasso – But Not Too Close”
This is the 50-year anniversary of the death of Picasso. There are worldwide events planned. David Feinberg and Holly Tappen’s new art show explores the methods, techniques and motifs found in Picasso’s abstract expressionism. The art show will be at Ambiente Gallerie, 505 1st Ave. NE, Suite 1, in May and June. Picasso has influenced much of 20th and 21st century modern painting, freeing up the artists to expand on old and new styles. Feinberg and Tappen present the devant-garde…
Find out more »JROW Sculpture Park Grand Opening
Holland Neighborhood Improvement Association will host a grand opening of the JROW Sculpture Park in the greenspace between the Huxley Apartments and Hook & Ladder Apartments (657 22nd Ave NE). Saturday May 18, 11 am-1 pm. Free and open to the public. All dogs must be kept on a leash at all times.
Find out more »California Building open for Art-A-Whirl® 2024
The California Building, 2205 California St. NE, will be open during Art-A-Whirl® 2024, May 17-19. Hours are Friday, May 17, 5-10 pm; Saturday, May 18, 12-8 pm; and Sunday, May 19, 12-5 pm. Throughout the building, artists will host family-friendly demos and classes in areas such as ceramics, jewelry, painting, woodworking, and more! Additionally, FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts will perform live glassblowing demonstrations from their mobile studio on Saturday and Sunday from 12-4 pm. The building will host…
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