Art to Change the World

Lobster Chowdah Feed / Thank You Party
2022-06-18 16:00 - 19:00 UTC
The Power of Maine Chowdah

Lobster Chowdah Thank You Party on June 18. Join us!
ACW Director, Barbara Bridges, is a Maine native. She makes a famous seafood chowder with seafood she flies in from Maine. It is her Grammy LeBlanc’s recipe. Cheesy biscuits often accompany the traditional whoopie pies! There will be a Seafood Chowdah feed in June 2022 at her unique home and studio for all ACW Patrons who have contributed $500 and above.
Eligible Attendees for 2022:
Thomas Fulton, Lynn Olson, Josh Blanc, Layl McDill, Harlan Luxenberg, Nina Robinson, Sally Gibson, Rhoda Olson, Lucienne Schroepfer, Pat Rogers, Herman Milligan, Lucy Schroepfer. Marko Fields, Mike Vennewitz, DAvid O’Fallon
Read More: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/chowdah-feed-june-2022/

Juneteenth
2022-06-19 08:00 - 17:00
Celebrate Juneteenth & Pride: June 19th, 2022 – We recognize and honor Juneteenth, a celebration of Black freedom and resistance. Juneteenth is said to be the oldest African American celebration of emancipation from slavery. There are events all over the Twin Cities including the Hennepin County Library https://www.hclib.org/Juneteenth
Residents of Color Collective Minnesota event https://www.facebook.com/events/8316629877
Juneteenth Minnesota – West Broadway Block Party https://www.unation.com/event/10261774
BLACK is back on 38th Celebration https://g.co/kgs/GSaMxs

Noble Truths - Greg Volker Studio Visit
2022-06-23 08:00 - 17:00
Noble Truths Studio Visit Artists for 2022-2023
Greg Volker

Greg Volker is a sculptor and potter born in Stuttgart, Germany. Volker grew up in St. Louis Park, Mn. BFA U of Minnesota. MFA San Francisco. Studios in San Francisco, Oakland, Sonoma Ca.
Volker has been a studio assistant to John Roloff, Bruce Beasely, Don Rich, Curtis Hoard, Chuck Splady, and Andy Goldsworthy.
He has shown at a large number of venues, including: Minneapolis Institute of Art, California Craft Museum, Solomon/Dubnick Gallery Sacramento, and Virginia Breyer Gallery SF.
His studio is located at 2205 California Street #612
Social Media:
http://gregvolkerarts.com/
https://www.instagram.com/gregvolkerarts/
https://www.facebook.com/gregvolkerarts
Contact Greg at: gregvolkerarts@gmail.com or 707.331.6512

Noble Truths Studio Visit: Greg Volker
2022-06-23 18:00 - 20:00
Noble Truths
June 23rd
6:00-8:00 PM
“Potential for Growth: A discussion of Art with Greg Volker”
Greg Volker quite possibly has the most amazing studio in Minneapolis! Tremendous views in 3 directions to the outside and some of the most exciting, large scale ceramic sculpture and cast metal work around on the inside. During his visit, he will do a demo on mold making and the process for casting bronze and iron. We will also view and discuss his recent work. And there’s a cat. His studio is located at 2205 California Street #612.
Greg Volker is a sculptor who recently moved back home to Minneapolis after 28years in the California Bay Area where he did his MFA work at the San Francisco Art Institute. He is opening his studio for a viewing and discussion of his recent work. And I heard a rumor there will be some good Sonoma Valley wine to drink!

Opening Reception: In the Navel of the Sun
2022-06-24 18:00 - 20:00
Lucienne Schroepfer’s collaborative work with Kimberly Laudert, In the Navel of the Sun, will be showcased in the Fresh Eye Gallery as part of the summer exhibition, Eye to Eye.
The Exhibition runs June 23-August 13, 2022. Fresh Eye Gallery is located at 4238 Nicollet Avenue in South Minneapolis.
The Opening reception is on June 24th, 6-8.
Come to celebrate a night honoring Prince before the unveiling of the new prince mural downtown on June 2nd. Solar Arts, Studio 215, 711 15th Ave NE, 2nd floor 5-9 pm. Purple+ Zip purses (Lucienne Schroepfer), Spin art (Catherine A. Palmer), and fun.

Art of the Heart Festival
2022-06-25 12:00 - 22:00
ACW Artists Invited!
Marko at Mojo Coffee, located at the California Building in NE Minneapolis, has graciously offered to host a fundraiser for Art To Change the World on June 25. The event will be held from 12pm-10pm and we still have room for a few more artists to participate.
There are no fees but artists must be current ACW members and need to do 6 hours of volunteer time by the event. You must be with your work to sell your work. There are two work shifts available 12-5 (Barbara Bridges, Scorpio plus 2) and 5-10 (Deb Ripp, Nina Martine Robinson, Layl McDill, Madalina Kelner)are participating and we would love to have you join us! We will have tents and backboards that ACW will set up for hanging work. If you need a table you must bring your own.Artists must donate 10% of sales to Mojo’s fundraiser and be present to sell your work. Questions? Please contact Kelly at kellyfrankenberg@gmail.com.

Club Critique with Barbara Bridges
2022-06-27 18:00 - 20:00
Club Critique June 27
Join Barbara Bridges @ 2323 Monroe St NE, Minneapolis, 6:00 PM.
Maine Seafood Chowdah will be served.
Elements and Principles, Meaning and the Message, and Cultural Appropriation will be discussed.
You can Still Join Club Critique: Details and Members: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/gritique-minutes

Barbara Rogers Bridges has been an artist and a teacher/college professor for over 40 years. Her social practice sculptures have been exhibited in Maine, Miami, the Virgin Islands, Maryland, Chicago, Mexico, Spain, Canada, and throughout Minnesota. Bridges taught K-12 art in Minnesota, Maine, and the Virgin Islands and trained teachers in higher education at the University of Minnesota and Bemidji State University.
Barbara creates social practice art from fabricated components in a variety of media and rescued “power objects.” She manipulates the objects to create meaning and provoke discussions and reflection on a wide variety of social topics.
She is an intervenor. Cambridge-educated philosopher, Tim Ingold, holds a unique theory on art-making. Dr. Ingold suggests that artists are simply interveners on any particular materials and/or objects the artist manipulates. Any object already has a story, the artist simply recombines these objects to create a new narrative.

Barbara is the founder and director of Art to Change the World. Read More Please contact Barbara if you would like to buy any of her art drb@bridgescreate.com
Artwork: How to Lose a Democracy

Read More: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/barbara-bridges

Owen Brown @ Sabes Center
2022-06-30 19:00 - 21:00
Owen Brown will be showing a quadriptych, “Often I am Permitted to Return to a Meadow,” at the Sabes Center
The opening is June 30th, 7 to 9, and the show will be on for over a month.
4330 S. Cedar Lake Road
Minneapolis, MN 55416
The current Hebrew year, 5782, is a Shmita year. Shmita means “release” in Hebrew and refers to the seventh year in a seven-year cycle (like the seven-day cycle culminating in Shabbat). According to the Torah, during the seventh year, God commands us to let the land rest, release debts, resolve disputes, and open our hands and hearts to those in need. The Shmita Project asks us to consider how do we bring this tradition alive in an era when we no longer rely on the rhythms and harvest of our fields to survive. Featuring submissions to Hazon’s Shmita Project, this multimedia exhibit showcases artwork from all over the country with related programming that will engage the community with the art and provide opportunities to gain their own personal insights about shmita. Read More: https://www.sabesjcc.org/about/jcc-collaboration/

July 4th - Reflections on a Hypocritical Holiday
2022-07-04
July – Reflections on a Hypocritical Holiday
By Laura Mann-Hill -ACW Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator
The current moment we find ourselves, from the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion is full of tension, complexity, and contradictions. As we push for change to undo systems of oppression such as white supremacy and patriarchy, we find the other side is pushing back just as hard. In July, many people celebrate “Independence Day” but if you have ever read or listened to, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” by Frederick Douglass, spoken on July 5th, 1852, we are reminded of the pain and hypocrisy of the holiday.
“Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? ….your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciations of tyrants…your shouts of liberty and equality…..are to him [enslaved people], mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy.”
There is still much to critique in the speech, including the use of the word “man” to describe people, but many truths in his words and an important call to action. How can we truly achieve equity and equality on land built on stolen land with stolen labor? Since stepping foot on this continent, colonizers have attempted to assimilate or erase Indigenous people, lands, and culture while attempting to enslave people from Africa and assert dominance over people’s bodies and autonomy.
The US continues to deny basic human rights to large swaths of people based on gender, race, sexuality, ability, and other aspects of our intersectional identities.
We cannot remain complacent in our role as artists and humans and find ways as a community to support and uplift and better care for each other. We must tap into our creativity and imagination as we continue to fight for equality and access to basic human rights.
“You can’t help it. An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times.”

Nina Simone

To hear Nina Simone sing, Mississippi Goddam:
https://youtu.be/LJ25-U3jNWM
To hear the full speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” by Frederick Douglass, read by actor James Earl Jones:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O0baE_CtU08&feature=youtu.be

Submit for Solo Show at Fox Den
2022-07-05 12:00
Do You Have Something To Say? Solo Show Opportunity
ACW is seeking applicants to set up a solo exhibition in the Fox Den on the second floor of Solar Arts on August 4th—with the opportunity to hold private showings the following Saturday 8/6 or Sunday 8/7. Space can accommodate several works of both larger and smaller scale. Email LucienneS@lucequilts.com with interest.
Must be an active member of ACW to participate.
The deadline to express interest is July 5th at 12pm.

ACW Event: Relevant/Divergent Youth Programming Committee Launch
2022-07-07 18:00 - 20:00
New Relevant/Divergent Youth Programming Committee Launches July 7, 2022, 6 PM Zoom
Calling all ACW members (and beyond) under 40ish. How can ACW serve you? I have been told that our young colleagues seek “experiences”. That is pretty general. Look at the Experiences the Euphoria Coaching For A Better World project created: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/euphoria-outcomes/
ACW is offering a $50 stipend to attend a one-time brainstorming session to identify future ACW projects. Your job is to identify these experiences, my job is to find the funding. Post Barbara Bridges at drb@bridgescreate.com to join us on a Zoom at 6 PM on July 7, 2022.

Age of Age
2022-07-08 17:30 - 20:30
ACW hosts a Social Justice Art Exhibit at Homewood Studios on the Theme of Ageism.
No matter your age you probably think about age. Do you feel old one day and then young another? Are you treated differently because of your age or your “perceived age”?
Join us at Art to Change the World’s Age of Age Exhibition at Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Ave. N, Minneapolis, MN. Opening Night is July 8 starting at 5:30. Comedians Karen Williams and Khadijah Cooper will perform. This exhibit will include ten teams with up to a 50-year age difference. Ages 25-103. Each participant earns $200.
Bronwyn Waid 25 and Rebecca David 54
Madalina Kelner 25 and Layl McDill 51
Cory Favre 39 and Nina Martine Robinson 60
Catherine Palmer 53 and Marie Sipe 72
George Roberts 78 and Nora Poole 29
Emily Wolahan 44 and Owen Brown 67
Candy Kuehn 69 and Suzanne Simmalavong 31
Kelly Frankenberg 41 and Jacqueline Swanson 75
Barbara Bridges 71 and Scorpio 25 (Brian Serrano)
Linda Sharpe 70ish and Rose Jean Sharpe 103
Read More: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/age-of-age/
A of A Exhibition Donations. Needs $6,200
Donations:
Barbara $500
Layl $200
Kelly $2,000
Mojo’s Coffee Gallery $1,000
Still Need: $2400

Buy Supplies at Next Stage!
2022-07-09 10:00 - 14:00
Next Stage
At Next Stage, our Mission is to reduce the amount of scenery, props, and theatrical materials that end up in the landfill or incinerators by providing a marketplace for resale and rental in Minneapolis, MN. Next Stage is open Monday 3-7 and Saturdays 10-2.
Reclaimed Art Tiles & Panels
Next Stage Art Tiles & Pales are made from hop waste from theaters, Exhibits, and fabrication studios in the Twin Cities Area. Reclaimed art panels help you reduce your environmental footprint and help to create a circular economy within the art and theater communities of the Twin Cities. We have standard sizes listed on our website and can create custom panel sizes if requested.
Zero Waste Reclaimed Art Tiles & Panels — Buy & Rent Theater Props & Scenery | Next Stage Rental & Market (nextstage
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Reclaimed Materials Store
Next Stage sources raw materials from theaters, fabrication shops, and the local community. While we do our best to prepare the materials for resale since the materials are reclaimed and have been used previously some may have been painted or have stray screws and staples.
Reclaimed Materials For Sale — Buy & Rent Theater Props & Scenery | Next Stage Rental & Market (nextstagemarket.com)
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Call for Artists: Maker Space Project
2022-07-15 23:30
Call For Artists
Maker Space Project
Art to Change the World has been contacted to create a Maker Space (art room) in several venues, including Transformational Housing for Women who have experienced homelessness and youth programs at the YMCA.
Join this Project if you really want to demonstrate how Art Can Change the World!
Basics:

Be an active member of ACW (membership paid).
Participate in the organizing of onsite Makers Spaces.
Attend a 2-hour orientation with a licensed trauma counselor. You develop a lesson that helps reduce stress from trauma and earn a certificate. No fees for this.
You will sell a work of art to each site from $100-$300 to be used to inspire and showcase the ACW teachers.
Teach one class each month for two hours. Compensation $200. Supplies are paid for. You create a supply list (up to $200).
Artists interested in participating in this effort need to fill out the application below before July 15th. Return to info@arttochangetheworld.org

Applications will be reviewed by a jury of 3 and an initial 10 artists/teachers will be chosen to be a part of the Maker’s Space Project.

Learn more and apply: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/maker-space-project/

Insomniac - Nina Martine Robinson
2022-07-20 08:00 - 17:00
“INSOMNIAC” by Nina Martine Robinson
Opens at Susan Hensel Gallery
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Susan Hensel Gallery welcomes back fiber artist Nina Martine Robinson for her latest solo exhibition INSOMNIAC.
The show opens in the windows at 3441 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, and online on July 20 and runs through September 15, 2022, celebrating neurodivergence through crocheted figures. The brightly colored pieces represent various aspects and experiences on the spectrum, uncovering and celebrating the inner lives of people with autism.
Of particular interest to the artist is the idea of “masking” — a prevalent behavior among young girls with autism where they hide their symptomatic traits to appear neurotypical. “Masking” leads many girls to go misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all.
The crocheted pieces in INSOMNIAC uphold and celebrate the odd, unexpected, and surprising forms it uses to explore this hidden interior life for neurodivergent people. The balance between the figurative and the abstract makes the work a captivating example of fiber art.
INSOMNIAC seeks to express inner states and casts of emotions. This is a universe filled with cartoon-like characters in three dimensions, happy and optimistic representations of a set of feelings and a way of experiencing the world. The effervescence of the art makes it a highly positive experience, focused on the delight in and acknowledgment of our neurodiversity. This has been a mission for the artist since she began researching autism spectrum disorders after her son was diagnosed. She now uses her textile art as a way to create awareness and greater acceptance of neurodivergent people.
A St. Paul artist, Robinson has a long history with the world of sewing, one that runs like a thread through her own experience of family. She was taught by her mother as a young girl, but after leaving school, she wouldn’t sew again until her first son was born. This included making stuffed animals and dolls — the first bud of Robinson’s journey into fiber arts.
She eventually returned to school to get a BA in 2011, and since then she has appeared in many selected exhibitions and collaborative projects. This includes a 2020 appearance at Susan Hensel Gallery with her window exhibit Neurotangle.
The Susan Hensel Gallery is excited to welcome back Robinson and her fascinating work. The gallery focuses on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences.
Visit Artsy.net/susan-hensel-gallery to view Robinson’s INSOMNIAC beginning July 20 through September 15, 2022.

ACW Summer Party at Layl's House
2022-07-20 16:00 - 20:00
July 20 at the ACW Summer Party at Layl’s House
4:00 PM
ACW is also celebrating our 5th year anniversary.
Wood Fired Pizza, Beverages, Music, Art Prizes! Bring a pizza topping or a side dish to contribute to the Pizza topping selections. Rain date is July 21.
2617 NE Taylor St, Minneapolis, MN 55418

The ACW Longevity of Influence Award
(Life Time Achievement Award) .
We are proud to announce that George Roberts
will receive his ACW Longevity of Influence award at the summer party.

George Roberts is a letterpress printer, a poet, and a gallery owner. He has lived in the same house in North Minneapolis for fifty years and has invested in his community as a high school literature and writing teacher (North High School 1970-2001), a board member of Northpoint Health and Wellness Center (with an emphasis on art and healing) 2001-2009, and as founder, with his wife Beverly, and artistic director of Homewood Studios (1999-present). He is one of eight studio artists in residence at Homewood Studios. Our mission statement reads: Homewood Studios, an artists’ workspace and gallery/meeting space in North Minneapolis, is designed for local artists and their neighbors in the belief the visible presence of working artists contributes to the vitality, self-image, and coherence of our community. That pretty much says it all. https://www.homewoodstudios.com/

Potek Glass: Beginner Stained Glass - Copper Foil Construction Begins
2022-07-21
July 21st, Beginning Stained Glass: Copper Foil Construction.
4-week course, 2 hours each week. Learn the basics of stained glass from start to finish. We’ll teach you pattern preparation, cutting, grinding, foiling, soldering, framing, and finishing.
https://potekglass.com/classes/kiln-and-stained-glass-classes/beginning-stained-glass-copper-foil-construction-07-21-2022-at-6pm

Art is My Weapon Presents: Healing Heart's Exhibition Volume 1 Grand Opening
2022-07-22 17:00 - 19:30
Sounds by: DJ Miss Brit
5:00-7:30 PM, @CEO The Center for Change. Hosted by: Andre ‘Debonaire’ McNeal.
Purchase artwork produced by youth. Led by Art Is My Weapon & abstract artist, Sean Garrison, using trauma informed care approach.
Open beer and wine bar. Food and snacks provided. 100% of all purchased work proceeds goes to artists.

On Location Drawing Co-Op - Bde Maka Ska
2022-07-23 11:30 - 14:00
Photo by Rebecca Froehlich
On Location
Next Stop – Bde Maka Ska Park
32nd Street Beach, 3200 East Bde Maka Ska Parkway, Minneapolis, 55408
July 23, 2022 – 11:30am-2:00pm & Lunch (Optional) @ Urban Eatery Minneapolis – 2730 W. Lake Street.
Lunch is optional and on your dime.
Please join us for a fun and relaxing drawing session!
This information is posted on our On Location Drawing Group Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/onlocationdrawing/
For further ?’s Email: tobersonstudios@gmail.com

One River's Trash Is the Same River's Treasure: Application Due Date
2022-07-31
https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/barbara-bridges/
This project aims to lead 10 people (diverse culturally and by age) and selected from the larger MWMO neighborhood population, to meet, collect trash along the Mississippi and participate in an immersive curriculum unit which will be collaboratively developed by Barbara, the MWMO staff, and the participants themselves. All participants will then collaboratively design and create an elegant artwork using the debris and other natural objects. MWMO The project participants will meet 5 times between September and December.
All participants will be encouraged, but not mandated, to design, lead and implement their own environmental projects going forward.
Apply by July 31, 2022
For More Information and Application https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/mississippi-management-and-watershed-project

Noble Truths Studio Visit - Susan Hensel
2022-08-10 08:00 - 17:00
Noble Truths Studio Visit Artists for 2022-20233.
Susan Hensel – August 10, 2022

Susan Hensel works in textiles using digital embroidery and mixed media. Susan uses digital embroidery to join computer programming with textiles and intuition to make unusual color-centric sculptural objects.
Susan has a history, to date, of well over 300 exhibitions. Her artwork is known and collected nationwide, represented in collecting libraries and museums as disparate as the MOMA and The Getty Research Institute. Upcoming, Susan has 2-person and group exhibitions scheduled with the Howard County Art Council, Ellicot, MD, Artistry, Bloomington, MN and the Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, IN.
Her studio is located at 3441 Cedar Ave S.
Social Media:
https://susanhenselprojects.com/
https://susanhenselgallery.com/
https://www.instagram.com/susan_hensel_
Contact Susan at: susan@susanhenselprojects.com or 612 202-9644

Dave Dvorak @ Minnesota Fringe Festival
2022-08-13 19:00
Dave Dvorak
ACW member and songwriter Dave Dvorak will play a special solo show on August 13th as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival. He’ll be performing his original songs alongside the talented Local Music Scene improv troupe, who will be creating original improv scenes based on the lyrics of Dave’s songs. It will be a unique and terrifically fun show. There is limited seating at the Bryant Lake Bowl cabaret, so best to get your tickets today!

Learn more here: https://minnesotafringe.org/2022-show-information/the-local-music-scene

Call for Art: Tiny Nature Art for Charity Auction
2022-08-17 08:00 - 17:00
Call For Art! Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary Seeks Tiny Roberts-Themed Art for Fundraising Auction
Support urban wildlife and birders of all abilities. Donate your art for the Tiny Roberts Art Fundraiser!
Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary is an undeveloped natural area in Lyndale Park near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, MN, part of the Chain of Lakes Important Bird Area and located on the homelands of the Dakota people, the original stewards, and inhabitants of this area.
Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary, an all-volunteer non-profit public charity, is seeking local artists to donate their tiny wildlife art inspired by the bird sanctuary for an upcoming online art auction. Proceeds from the auction will be used to construct a wooden deck adjacent to the visitors’ shelter. The new Roberts terrace will improve accessibility and provide a great spot for people of all ages and abilities to observe wildlife in the sanctuary.
Call for Art Details:
· Seeking 2-dimensional art; flat 3D work OK (i.e. mosaic)
· Medium: paintings, drawings, printmaking, collages, beadwork, etc. are welcome (sorry, no photography).
· Dimensions: Must fit within a 6″ x 10″ bubble mailer.
· Subject: Birds, mammals, plants, fungi, natural life, & landscapes found in Roberts Bird Sanctuary!
Contact Rebecca Froehlich at tinyrobertsauction@gmail.com to arrange your donation.
If you’re not interested in donating work, but still want to support the cause, please make a donation via GoFundMe.
Learn more about our organization at friendsofroberts.org or @FriendsofRobertsBirdSanctuary on Facebook.

Walter Chancellor @ Art and All That Jazz Festival
2022-08-20
Walter Chancellor, Jr
On Saturday, August 20th, The 30-Day Foundation puts on Art and All that Jazz Festival from 11:30-10 pm at Nicollet Commons Park in Burnsville. They know how well a little jazz and a little art mix well together.
For more info go to: www.artandallthatjazzfestival.com
Walter is now an ACW member and performs at events. For more info on Walter Chancellor, Jr. go to: www.walterchancellorjr.com

On Location Drawing Group - Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
2022-08-20 11:30 - 14:00
On Location Drawing Group:
August 20th 11:30am-2:00pm
Next Stop: Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
Address: 1 Theodore Wirth Pkwy Minneapolis 55405
Lunch (Optional: on your own dime)) at La Dona Cerveceria 341 Fremont Ave. N.Mpls
Please Join us for a drawing session & possibly lunch!
This information is posted on our On Location Drawing Group Facebook page.
For further questions, please email: tobersonstudios@gmail.com / Debra Ripp/Tobersonstudios

HeART & Music
2022-08-21 15:00 - 19:30
Come enjoy a Sunday to Heal and Chill with painting from Artist Briauna Williams and music from the hottest Dj Khalog.

About this event

There will be a painting hour to music that is healing and uplifting. Feel free to stand and move your body. Dance away fear, grief, sadness and stagnant energy. Refreshments that add to your health, wellness and energy will be free. Giveaways from the artist. A photo booth 360, open mic /spoken word/poetry and singing will be included. This event was put together in mind to help lift heart, relieve stress and connect community.
Come have a selfcare kind of day with us. This event is for older teens and adults only. Please leave children at home.
Ps. A similar Coloring event will be coming in Sept for children✨
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, concerns, vendor opportunities @ Briinoir.Heart@gmail.com
“‘Funding provided is provided by The Creative Response Fund, a program of the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy in the City of Minneapolis”

See Susan Wagner's Art at the MN State Fair
2022-08-25 08:00 - 17:00
Susan Wagner was accepted into the 2022 Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition
Class 1—Oil/Acrylic/Mixed Media. The painting is “Land Marks #10, Limestone, oil on canvas, 30” x 40”.
The fine arts department of the Minnesota State Fair presents an annual art exhibition that is the result of a juried competition. Participation is open to all living residents of Minnesota, and each may submit one work for consideration. Only those works selected by the jurors are displayed in the Fine Arts Center during the exhibition. In 2021, a total of 2,484 pieces were submitted, and 329 works were accepted.
The Minnesota State Fair runs from August 25 – Labor Day, September 5, 2022

CALL FOR ART: NE Calendar
2022-09-01 08:00 - 17:00
Call for 2023 Calendar Artwork

We’re looking for active, colorful, beautiful and/or funny images from Northeast or by artists based in Northeast that bring cheer and a feeling of togetherness, community. They can be but do not need to be tied to recognizable individual neighborhood landmarks. Jurors will look for variety in areas, seasons and perspectives.
Deadline: September 1, 2022 for the 2023 NE Calendar
Awards: Images will be chosen for the months, each receiving $200, and one as the cover, $400.
Artists receive up to 25 copies of the calendar if desired. Selection will be juried independent from the Arts District board.
Calendars will be distributed through the advertisers and artists in early December, free to the public. They make great housewarming or host/hostess gifts.
Find a downloadable PDF of the submission requirements, at the end of this article: Call for Artwork.

How to Submit

To submit images for consideration:
E-mail your images to advertise@northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.org

There is no entry fee to participate!
Participants may enter up to 5 images (max).
Winning submissions from past years are not eligible for re-submission.
Any art medium is acceptable, but must be submitted as a print-ready emailed image (see below).

SUBMITTING YOUR IMAGES — Please INCLUDE:

“Calendar” in the subject line
Your name as it will appear in the calendar
Title of the piece on the file label(s)
Image files MUST be 2500 X 3300 pixels or larger. Strong preference for horizontal format or work that can be cropped to horizontal format.
Accepted file formats: .jpg (preferred), .tiff
A short background statement/story about the image and where it is in Northeast or how the artist is connected with Northeast, which can accompany it if printed. For example: “Sunset viewed from the courtyard through the Crown Center sign produces this apparently backward image.”
Include permission note from the subject/s if photo is of individual person/people.
Please note if you would like your image considered for the cover.

NOTES

Cover images usually include continuous-tone or expendable areas where the title can appear tastefully, or are images in vertical formats that lend to the title appearing beside the image.
If files exceed 25MB total per email, you will need to submit more than one email.

OWNERSHIP OF IMAGES:
The artists retain rights to their images for future use and sale. Northeast CDC /dba/Northeast Minneapolis Arts District receives one-time publication rights to use images in the calendar and associated materials, websites and social media used to promote the calendar and the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. The artists will be credited wherever the work appears, as feasible.
Call for Art updates at will be posted here on northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.org or Facebook/Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.

MiniMasters - First Thursday @ The Fox Den
2022-09-01 17:00 - 21:00
Get Ready for MiniMasters!
Collage Art by Debra Ripp of Tobersonstudios
The 1st Ever MiniMaster Collection in One Place!
Image: Fishbowl,2021, 5″x7″, $20.00
September 1, 2022
First Thursday @ The Fox Den in the Solar Building
711 NE 15th St. Minneapolis 55413
Come Meet the Artist from 5-9 pm
The show will run from September 1-8.
Contact the artist for showings other than 1st Thursday.
Any ?’s contact Debra @ tobersonstudios@gmail.com
Debra Ripp/ Tobersonstudios

"Whimsy: It's What We Need Now" Ends
2022-09-04 08:00 - 17:00
Susan Gainen
“Whimsy: It’s what we need now,” is at the Burnhaven (Burnsville) Library through September 4. Six ACW members contributed to a riot of whimsical art, which, we hope will bring cheer and good feelings to all who visit the library. Participants: Rebecca David – Painter; Susan Gainen – Whimsical Wildlife Documentarian; Layl McDill – Polymer Clay Artist & Story Teller; Lisa Nordstrom – Acrylic Spins and Paint Pours; Catherine Palmer – Painter; and Debra Ripp – Painter & Collage Artist. The Library is located at 1101 County Road 42 W, Burnsville, MN 55306.
The image is “Flamboyance of Flamingos #1. Flamboyance is the Correct Collective Noun for flamingos.” Susan Gainen. Acrylic Ink.
