Blood On the Pavement @ Art-A-Whirl

Think, Discuss, and Disrupt! The upcoming Art To Change the World art exhibit, “Blood on the Pavement,” aims to help Minnesota communities think, discuss, and disrupt! The group show is scheduled to have Opening Night activities during First Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 5:00 – 9:00 PM at the Northrup King Building third floor gallery (studio 332). […]

Art-A-Whirl 2022

Art-A-Whirl is the largest open studio tour in the country, which happens annually throughout Northeast Minneapolis the third weekend of May. Over 1,000 NEMAA member artists, galleries, and businesses participate across all of Northeast Minneapolis at over 60 locations. Art-A-Whirl is a fantastic way to connect with artists in their own spaces, enjoy demonstrations and […]

Fox Den @ Art-A-Whirl

ACW's art space, the Fox Den, is located in the Solar Arts Building. The Fox Den & Solar Arts will be open for the open studio tour. Visit us and learn more! https://nemaa.org/sites/solar-arts-building/ ART-A-WHIRL® WEEKEND May 20 – 22, 2022 Friday: 5pm – 10pm Saturday: Noon – 8pm Sunday: Noon – 5pm

Rise and Remember: George Floyd Death Anniversary

Rise and Remember George Floyd Global Memorial commemorates the second anniversary of the death of George Floyd from May 25-28, 2022 at George Floyd Square. https://www.georgefloydglobalmemorial.org/Rise-and-Remember

Triple EP Release Party

WHO: SYM1, DivaJ, and Scraps WHAT: Rotoscope Recordings presents Triple EP Release Party WHERE: First Avenue & 7th Street Entry WHEN: May 26th, 2022 @ 7PM Ticket link: https://www.axs.com/events/430330/sym1-divaj-and-scraps-tickets?skin=firstavenue

On Location Drawing Group – Minneapolis Public Library

On-Location Drawing Group  Next Stop: Minneapolis Public Library: Downtown branch - 300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls 55401 May 28th-  Meet us in the lobby @ 11:30. We will draw until 1:30. Lunch @ Whole Foods Market,222 Hennepin Ave ( @ the corner of Hennepin and Washington  Ave. 1 &1/2 blocks east of the library) Lunch is always optional […]

Blood on the Pavement – Closing Night

Think, Discuss, and Disrupt! The upcoming Art To Change the World art exhibit, “Blood on the Pavement,” aims to help Minnesota communities think, discuss, and disrupt! The group show is scheduled to have Opening Night activities during First Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 5:00 - 9:00 PM at the Northrup King Building third floor gallery […]

Call for Artists: Unburden Yourself

Call for Artists Please Inquire By: 5/30/2022 Art is My Weapon is seeking artists of different mediums to create artwork using decommissioned gun parts for an upcoming exhibition entitled: "Unburden Yourself". The weapons for this exhibition were supported by Shiloh Temple Ministries and Wellspring Second Chance Center. Visit Artismyweapon.org to download the application. Questions? email: […]

ACW Pilots Wanted by May 31

By  Barbara Bridges Last month the word was WORD. This month the word is PEOPLE. Statistics: 2020   Public Support  $7,358   2021 Public Support $50,491.80 2021 Paid artists over $47,000.00 2021 we won a$24,200 MAB Grant New and Re-Up memberships tripled from 2020 to 2021 ACW PEOPLE created these statistics! I am thrilled to announce that ACW now has both […]

June Holidays: Happy Pride & Juneteenth

Happy PRIDE! By Laura Mann-Hill ACW Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator “No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us”-Marsha P. Johnson Wishing everyone a happy PRIDE month and joyous Juneteenth! Celebrate Juneteenth & Pride. June 19th, 2022 - We recognize and honor Juneteenth, acelebration of Black freedom and resistance. Juneteenth is said […]