Fox Den Showcase Application Due Date
2021-11-10 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Seeking 15 Artists (first come first serve) to include art to be showcased in the Fox Den on the 2nd Floor of the Solar Arts Building—Dec 2nd, 5-9pm then again for the Holiday Market Dec 10th and 11th. Applications due by November 10, 2021.
Please note the following requirements:
1. All applicants must be active members of ACW
2. All Applicants should plan to submit
a. one showstopper piece (Must be social justice themed)
b. 10-20 smaller items (Under $50-$100) that can be displayed in one rack/ small area of a table (Think size of a breadbox!)
c. An artist Bio
d. A Statement for showstopper piece with the title, price and a short description of the piece’s story.
3. All applicants MUST commit to working a two-hour shift either 12/2 or 12/10-11.
4. Art must be delivered 11/30 7-9pm or 12/1 8-11am. Art must be picked up 12/11 following the holiday market.
5. Application: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/fox-den
Please note: This call for art is on a first come first served basis. Please send an email with a description of the showstopper piece plus smaller articles to lucienne@lucequilts.com.

Small Business Saturday
2021-11-27
Did you know that November 27th, 2021 is Small Business Saturday? You are encourage to shop small, shop local, and support your neighbors. Support an artist on Small Business Saturday.
Stay tuned for more information.

On-Location Drawing Co-op
2021-11-27 11:30 - 13:30
On Location Drawing Co-op is a fun group that likes to explore the Twin Cities sites. On November 27th, 2021 We are heading to The North East Arts District and hanging out around the train cars along Quincy Avenue NE. We are going to take advantage of the Indeed’s Fireplaces. And if it is super cold, we will move up to the Second Floor and catch a bit of Small Business Saturday. If that isn’t enough for you, well, we are going to Vivir for some lunch!
I hope you can join us in our merry excursion and get a few good drawings too.
Address: 711 15th Avenue NE MPLS
Date: 11/27/2021
Time: 11:30am to 1:30pm
Lunch to follow at Vivir
Questions Contact Debbie Ripp @ tobersonstudios@gmail.com

The Art Shoppe - Meet the Artists Event
2021-12-04 12:00 - 14:00
Meet Rebecca David and Susan Gainen at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market on December 4th 2021. They will be there for the meet-and-greet from Noon-2 PM. They will also be featured artists from November 15th-December 31st.
Midtown Global Market Address:
920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Anton Treuer: Artist Talk
2021-12-08 19:00 - 20:00
In The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World, Anton Treuer tells stories of one Ojibwe family’s hunting, gathering, harvesting, and cultural ways and beliefs–without violating protected secrets. Following the four seasons of the year and the four seasons of life, this intimate view of the Ojibwe world reflects a relatable, modern, richly experienced connection to the rest of the planet. It also opens up a new way of understanding these living traditions, which carry thousands of years of cultural knowledge still in the making.

Today’s Ojibwe people have–against all odds–maintained a dazzling array of deep, beautiful, adaptive ways of connecting to the spiritual, natural, and human beings around them. Variations in Ojibwe cultural practices are, of course, as diverse as their homelands, which stretch across the Great Lakes, Canadian shield, pine forests, and prairie potholes of four US states and three Canadian provinces. And Ojibwe culture, like every other culture, has changed over time. But these variations and changes have always followed a distinct path, reflecting an identifiably Ojibwe worldview. While the world around, in, and connected to Ojibwe spaces continues to envelop myriad cultures and peoples, the Ojibwe have found a way to stay recognizable to their ancestors.
Date: Wed., Dec 8, 2021, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55407
Contact: 612-341-7582, mcm@mnhs.org
Cost: Free

3 x 100 Show at The Fox Den
2021-12-10 17:00 - 22:00
100 works under $100 for giving a gift of soul to your loved ones. Each of the following Artists will also have a Show Stopper. Do not miss our Romancing the Hallway installation outside the Fox Den.
Artists: Layl McDill, Barbara Bridges, Lucienne Schroepfer, Susan Gainen, Nina Robinson, Ari Moss and Deb Ripp.
The Fox Den at Solar Arts 711 15th Ave NE Minneapolis 2nd Floor (above Indeed)
Open Thursday 12/2 5-9pm
Friday Dec. 10 5-10pm
Saturday Dec. 11 12-7pm
Sunday Dec. 12 12-4
Come with your mask or buy one of the Fabulous, Funky and Functional ACW Mask Project beauties! Contact Lucy with questions lucienne@lucequilts.com
Photo: The Wise Ones series all $99 – 7 available -Barbara Bridges

SPRAYFINGER Student Exhibition Public Reception
2021-12-14 18:00 - 20:00
Gallery: HOMEWOOD STUDIOS, 2400 Plymouth Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55411
www.homewoodstudios.com
December Gallery Show: SPRAFINGER Student Exhibition
Gallery Run: December 6th through 29th
Public Reception: Tuesday, December 14th from 6pm to 8pm
Longtime friend of Homewood Studios, (and former High school student of George Roberts), Peyton Russell, a moving force in the Twin Cities Graffiti Writer scene as well as visionary founder of SPRAYFINGER, offer this gallery exhibition of student work. SPRAYFINGER builds partnerships with artists, teachers, business owners, arts organizations, community leaders, parents, and students (youth to senior) to address and discuss culture, community, expression, and the process of graffiti writing as an artistic value. By developing curricula, outlines, and techniques that are in line with state artistic standards, and merging the language used by art teachers and the language of street art, SPRAYFINGER delivers high-quality arts instruction.
http://sprayfinger.com/

Minneapolis Convention Center Subscription Art Exhibition
2022-01-01 08:00 - 17:00
ArtForce Minneapolis Convention Center Subscription Art Exhibition Now Open
ACW Members, including Rebecca Froehlich, Owen Brown, and Suyao Tian, are featured in a new exhibition at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Minneapolis has a wealth of creativity and artistic talent. Art Force’s Subscription Program introduces visitors of the Minneapolis Convention Center to rich artistic offerings from local visual artists living and working in Minneapolis. Artwork was collected through an open Call for Artists with specific parameters in alignment with the City of Minneapolis Public Art Policies & Procedures Guide and the Minneapolis Arts Commission Selection Process. All images received were reviewed by a committee of panelists who were appointed by the Office of Ward 7 Council woman Lisa Goodman, Citizens of Loring Park Community and the Minneapolis Arts Commission.
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Dates: January 2022 — June 2022

"Layers of Be-ing" Opening Reception
2022-01-09 14:00 - 16:00
Featuring work by Kathleen Kvern, Cynthia Marie and Nina Martine Robinson
The artists of Layers of Be-ing use various media to encourage viewers to see below the surface to find our shared humanity.
Kathleen Kvern’s abstract encaustic paintings use the luminosity, distortion and imperfections of her medium to connect to the mysteries of humanity. Cynthia Maria uses a layering and excavation process with cold wax medium to evoke subliminal vibrational energy in her work. Nina Martine Robinson uses deconstructed clothing and sewing techniques to create unique place-based fiber works that encourage a dialogue about awareness and acceptance of neurodiversity
LOCATION & GALLERY HOURS
Artreach St. Croix
224 N. 4th Street • Stillwater, MN 55082 • (651) 439-1465
Current Covid-19 Gallery Hours
Wednesdays – Fridays 10am-4pm Saturdays 12-4pm

Susan Hensel - "Twist 4" Show Opens
2022-01-12 08:00 - 17:00
ACW member and coach Susan Hensel has work in several shows opening in early 2022. Twist 4 is being exhibited at Equity Gallery in New York City, 245 Broome ST, in Soho, Jan 12-Feb 5.
Neotectonic Period 7, created at her recent residency in Virginia, is traveling to University of Texas, Tyler, Tx for the 37Th Annual International Exhibition, from January 18 – March 4, 2022.
She is also slaving away on a hotel commission for a new hotel based on her Chromatic Book Block series.

On Location Drawing Co-Op: Como Conservatory
2022-01-22 11:30 - 13:30
On Location: Next Stop: Como Conservatory
1225 Estabrook Dr. St. Paul, Mn 55103, January 22,11:30am-1:30pm
11:30am-2:00pm . Lunch (Optional: on your dime) at Keys Café & Bakery
Please Join us for a drawing session at the Como Conservatory from 11:30-1:30 and lunch at Keys Cafe and Bakery, 1682 Lexington Ave.N. Roseville, Mn, 55113
For further ?’s Email: tobersonstudios@gmail.com
Debra Ripp / Tobersonstudios

Homewood Studios "Real Positions" - Closing Celebration
2022-01-29 14:00 - 16:00
Homewood Studios January Gallery Show: “Real Positions”
Learn more: www.homewoodstudios.com
Recent paintings, sketches and work papers by Seitu Ken Jones, curated by Neal Cuthburt.
Show is open January 4th through the 29th.
Join us for the closing celebration Saturday, January 29th from 2pm to 4pm.

Don't Look Up! ACW Screening
2022-02-04 18:00 - 20:00
Join Us for a Watch and Discussion Party on February 4 at 6:00 PM. FREE!
Watch the movie “Don’t Look Up” -Free on Netflix before Feb 4.
Anti-Feminist? Split Your Side LOLing? Nihilistic? What was the creator’s intention? Bust out hit. Did it change the world? How?
ACW swag drawings for those in attendance! ALL welcome. Do not need to be an ACW member.
Organized by Barbara Bridges . Contact her with your intention to attend.
drb@bridgescreate.com
https://www.netflix.com/mx-en/title/81252357
Topic: Don’t Look Up Discussion
Time: Feb 4, 2022 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81282505590?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 812 8250 5590
Passcode: [REDACTED]

What's Next for Earth - Online Exhibition
2022-02-09 08:00 - 17:00
Home

AN ART PROJECT TO REFLECT ON THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
AND THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT,
AND TO ENVISION A DESIRABLE FUTURE.
THE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE MAHB AND THE POST CARBON INSTITUTE.
BIMONTHLY ART CALL & ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
WHAT’S NEXT FOR EARTH CURRENT EXHIBITION: COLLAPSE
Featured artists:
Claude Benzrihem, Susan Bercu, Marianne Bickett, Christina Conklin, Kristine Diekman, Yvonne C. Espinoza, Sofia Greaves, Michele Guieu, Colton Hash, Eric Hongisto, Emilie Houssart, Pascal Ken, Marianela De La Hoz, Petra Jelinek, Ka, Deborah Kennedy, Nancy D Lane, Liz Miller Kovacs, PNW, Sydney Swisher, Patti Trimble, Marcela Villaseñor
Submitted by ACW Advisory Board Member
Clifton Ware, D.M.
Professor Emeritus-Music; U of MN-Twin Cities
Photo Credit by Liz Miller Kovacs

Greg Volker @ Mojo Coffee Gallery
2022-02-12 14:00 - 16:00
Greg Volker will perform at the Mojo Coffee Gallery on Saturday, February 12th at 2:00 PM.
Address: 2205 NE California Street

Natalie McGuire: Group Exhibition at Praxis Gallery
2022-02-19 08:00 - 17:00
Natalie McGuire will have her infrared image Seeds Planted In a Group Exhibition at Praxis Gallery, the 2nd Annual artist member showcase.
Exhibition dates: February 19th through March 5th, 2022
Location: 2637 27th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Website https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/
personal website: https://nmcguirestudio.com/
The selected image is Seeds Planted.
Natalie says:
“Road trips recharge my soul and fuel my creativity. On this road trip, I headed to Sleepy Eye, MN where they have the nicest owners of Sleepy Eye stain glass shop. The drive takes a few hours to get there, and I enjoy taking the single-lane county highways. The landscape is dotted with farmhouses, newly planted crops, gently rolling hills, small creeks with forest groves. I was blessed with Bob Ross kind of clouds, Horses greeting me to say good morning.
This scene captivated my eyes as the hint of lime green sprouts just breaking the jet-black soil accompanied the Seeds Mother Nature planted earlier in the Spring.”

On-Location Drawing Group: Union Depot
2022-02-19 11:30 - 13:30
On Location Co-Op Drawing Group February 2022
Next Stop: Union Depot , 214 4th Street East, St. Paul, MN 55101, February 19, 11:30am-1:30pm
Lunch: (Optional, on your dime) at Big River Pizza, 280 5th St.E, St. Paul
Please join us for a drawing session at the Union Depot in St. Paul from 11:30-1:30 and lunch at Big River Pizza. This information is posted on our On Location Facebook page.
For further ?’s Email: tobersonstudios@gmail.com

Euphoria Short Works Festival - Apply This Month
2022-02-23 08:00 - 17:00
Two Ways to Participate in an Exciting Event!
Susan Hensel Projects is a coaching partner for this exciting project.
Euphoria Short Works Festival needs your help!
We are a short works festival celebrating gender expression of all forms.
Euphoria Short Works Festival is looking for a wide range of Minnesota resident artists to share their art in the festival. Act ideas may include but aren’t limited to dance, poetry, short films/plays, and musicians. All art must be themed around gender euphoria and each act will receive a $100 stipend.
You can also help us by filling out our survey.
As part of this project, we are collecting local/national/international data about people’s knowledge and experience with the gender spectrum and their gender identity. This anonymous data will be used to create artwork for the festival. Those that take the survey have the option to be entered in a drawing to win a $50 Target Gift Card!
Please share this information with your network.
Euphoria Short Works Festival is a part of the “Coaching Project for a Better World”, by Art to Change the World.
Application Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNFNh22nsjVZCsCPSg7q3ulbXr7okcBELaqmg1Jh3LWBJyZA/viewform?mc_cid=6a0f0f2376&mc_eid=376f29cdbe
We need your help! Complete this Survey.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer-UgIdEENgXyOwNoOUJMG1F2RHn8pLUPIwMlhgsS3GjzcQw/viewform?mc_cid=6a0f0f2376&mc_eid=fc82eaa74d

Opening Reception - Material and Media Exploration
2022-03-07 17:00 - 20:00
Material and Media Exploration
Work by MCAD Foundation Studies Students
March 4-30, 2022
Opening Reception – Monday, March 7th from 5pm to 8pm
(light food and drinks provided)
For several years in the recent past, we have been pleased and honored to host an MCAD Foundations Drawing show in our gallery. Covid-19 introduced a hiatus to that gallery practice a couple of years ago. Now, we are happy to resume that series of shows, this time featuring the work of all the genres addressed in the Foundations Program. Expect to see not only the more traditional 2D paintings and drawings, but also 3D work on pedestals and medias pieces on screens placed around the gallery. Another important aspect to note, all MCAD students take the Foundations classes, regardless of their intended area of interest or focus.
One of the established goals of the Foundation Program at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), is to experiment with concepts, materials and techniques, and to build skill-sets in a variety of making processes. Most importantly, the program encourages students to embrace risk-taking as an essential element of the creative process. This exhibition is a celebration of a selection of student work produced in the first semester (fall 2021) of the Foundation Studies Program at MCAD. Works produced range from 2D to 3D to 4D, with various media and techniques, all showing the versatility, creativity, and tenacity of the students as a whole.
[Though restrictions, mandates and advisories are slowly being relaxed, Covid-19 is still with us, and we request mask be worn for all gallery visits.]

On Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art
2022-03-19 11:30 - 14:00
On Location Drawing Co-Op
Next Stop: Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Avenue South Mpls, MN 55404 March 19, 2022, 11:30am-2:00pm
Lunch (Optional: on your dime) at Pho 79
Please Join us for a drawing session at the Minneapolis Institute of Art!
For further ?’s Email: tobersonstudios@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/onlocationdrawing/

Homewood Studios - North High Graduate Show (April 1-30)
2022-03-31 08:00 - 17:00
ARTWORK BY NORTH HIGH GRADUATES
April 1-30
Our scheduled show for April, new work in fabrics and weaving by Tressa Sularz, has been postponed for a year because of Covid-19 concerns. (Look for this show in April 2023.) Instead, we are pulling out a few pieces from our permanent collection, all by former students of ours at North High School.
We are also taking a break from regular gallery hours to attend the CODEX Book Fair (https://www.codexfoundation.org/codex-2022), a gathering of the finest book artists and designers from around the world, in San Francisco.
With these two items in mind, we are not holding regular gallery hours during April. Should you want to drop by to view the permeant collection work, please phone (612 587-0230) or e-mail (george@homewoodsstudios.com) for an appointment.
Homewood Studios
2400 Plymouth Avenue
Minneapolis 55411
612 587-0230
www.homewoodsrudios.com

Connection: A Community Exhibit & Collaboration (Opening)
2022-04-01 08:00 - 17:00
Works by Lucienne Schroepfer and Catherine Palmer will be featured in an exhibit on Connection: A community exhibit and collaboration between the Bakken Museum and the Show Gallery of Saint Paul.
Works will be on display 4/1-7/31.
The Bakken Museum is located at 3537 Zenith Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55416

What Were You Wearing - A Response Show (Reception)
2022-04-03 17:00 - 18:30
Exhibit Series @ ArtWorks
What Were You Wearing – A Response Show
Opening Reception: Free! April 3, 5:00-6:30 PM
ArtWorks Eagan: 3795 Pilot Knob Rd, Eagan, MN 55122
Exhibit Runs April 1-April 22
Two ACW artists are exhibiting in the “What Were You Wearing” Response show at ArtWorks Eagan.
Featured Artist is Cory Favre, who is installation the White Knuckled Project, an installation of 100+ paintings showcasing all the ways folx, mostly women, female identifying, and LGBTQIA+ people plan and think about how to keep themselves safe while out of the home.
Rebecca Froehlich will exhibit her chalk pastel painting, “Medusa”.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. 360 Communities believes that eliminating sexual violence starts with an engaged community. 360 Communities and Art Works are partnering for a live exhibition of the “What Were You Wearing?” project that will run through the month. Please consider attending this free event to support violence prevention and raise awareness about sexual violence.
24/7 Violence Prevention Services:
Lewis House, Eagan: 651 452 7288
Lewis House, Hastings: 651 437 1291
Sexual Assault Services: 651 405 1500

The Waves
2022-04-03 17:00 - 20:00
Sunday, April 3rd at the Center for Performing Arts
The Waves
A monthly gathering of poets and musicians performing a vibrant mix of astonishing, mysterious, beautiful new work!
April 3rd show features: Danika Stegeman LeMay, Haley Olson, Jeff Johnson, Maura Bosch, Ngange & TheMasses, Paula Cisewski, RayCurt Lemuel, Sagirah Shahid, and more…

Doors open at 4:45
Performances from 5:00 until 8:00
$10 admission
Beverage and snacks available
Proof of vaccination required

The Center for Performing Arts
3754 Pleasant Avenue South Minneapolis

First Thursday @ Fox Den: Natalie McGuire
2022-04-07 17:00 - 21:00
ACW FOX DEN FIRST THURSDAY
Natalie McGuire is exhibiting at the Fox Den located in the Solar Arts Building as part of the 1st Thursday.
Come check out her hybrid exhibition One last road trip leads to Sanctuary for the Soul.
This Exhibition is a mixer of her Photozaics framed art in color and infrared photograph images with a sprinkle of her black and white infrared photos.
Solar Arts Building
711 15th Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Date: April 7th, 2022
Time: 5 pm to 9 pm
https://solarartsbuilding.com/

For more details about her hybrid exhibition, check out her website for more information. https://nmcguirestudio.com/

On Location Drawing Co-Op: St. Anthony Park Branch Library
2022-04-16 11:30 - 13:30
On Location
Next Stop: St. Anthony Park Branch Library
2245 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
Saturday, April 16, 2022
11:30 am-1:30pm
We will gather inside the library to draw and browse.
Lunch will be at Nico’s Tacos across the street. Lunch is optional and on your dime.
Please check for updates on our On Location Facebook page: www.facebook.com/onlocationdrawing
This event is sponsored by Art to Change the World
Contact Deb Ripp with Questions: Debra Ripp at tobersonstudios@gmail.com

St. Paul Art Crawl - Art on the Hill
2022-04-22 08:00 - 2022-04-24 17:00
Don’t forget to Art Crawl in Saint Paul this Spring!
Areas of the city all featured on different dates. Art work by Lucienne Schroepfer and 20+ Artists at Art on the Hill, Cathedral Hill District.
Virginia Street Church
170 Virginia Street, St Paul
April 22-24.
Fine Artists- Cheese, Wine, Music each day!

Mississippi River Stories Open House - Barbara Bridges
2022-04-23 13:00 - 15:00
Mississippi River Stories Open House
Saturday, April 23, 1-3pm
Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
2522 Marshall St., NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
https://www.mwmo.org/learn/visit-us/exhibits/mississippi-river-stories/
https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/barbara-bridges/

St. Paul Art Crawl - Schmidt Artists' Lofts
2022-04-29 08:00 - 2022-05-01 17:00
St. Paul Art Crawl – Schmidt Artists’ Lofts
ACW Artist Natalie McGuire: April 29-May 1st
Address: 900 W 7th Place Saint Paul, MN 55102
More information at Saint Paul Art Crawl’s website: https://stpaulartcollective.org/
My personal website https://nmcguirestudio.com/
Natalie McGuire creates multi-sensory wall art that engages your curiosity of what lies beyond; what you see is personal to you. The art she creates allows her to connect with you, making you feel as if you were there with Natalie. They entice you to reach out and touch my art, so you can view and feel at the same time. She calls these works photozaics. They are a perfect mixture of Van Gogh meets Ansel Adams and Bob Ross.

Euphoria Short Works Festival
2022-04-30 19:30
Team Euphoria
Art to Change the World’s Coaching Project Team Euphoria proudly presents the Euphoria Short Works Festival!
Project Manager Lauren Edson and Coaches Susan Hensel and Mark Jelinek have worked together to create a festival focused on celebrating all forms of gender expression. This festival will feature local Minnesota artists, sharing what gender means to them. From poets to comedians to short films, there will be a wide variety of unique voices and stories to share with you all. As a gender queer artist, Project Manager Lauren knows the importance of creating a safe space where one can feel accepted and celebrated for their identity. They hope that this festival will encourage people to learn more about the gender spectrum and embrace the uniqueness and euphoria that comes with expressing one’s truest self. Participants are TBA.
The festival will be taking place on April 30th at the Capri Theater at 7:30 PM. We hope to see you there!
Address: 2027 W Broadway Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411
More information: Lauren Edson <laureneedson@gmail.com>
