Art to Change the World

Training for Trauma Informed Teaching
2026-04-20 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
If you are interested in becoming a teacher for Art to Change the World’s weekly art class in the Maker Space at Restoring Waters (Emma Norton’s Transformational Housing), you must first complete this training.
Teaching is a paid opportunity, offering $200 per 2-hr workshop. There are a few spots to be filled in May and June, and we expect to continue to offer weekly classes at Emma Norton on Thursday evenings beyond June.
Required teacher training: Monday, April 20, 2026
6-8pm at ACW Headquarters, 699 Lowry Ave NE
To register: Email ACW Co-Director Kelly at Kellyfrankenberg@gmail.com
Learn more about the program and the details of proposing a class here: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/restoring-waters-the-emma-norton-project-2026/
If you have questions about teaching at Emma Norton, contact the project manager Megan Moore at megan@meganmoore.com.

Earth Day Community Event At The Red Cross
2026-04-22 16:00 - 19:00
1201 West River Parkway Minneapolis,
March 27th to May 6th
Community Event April 22nd 4:00 to 7:00
Art to Change the World has been invited to show a selection of pieces from our Mystery Trash Remix at the Red Cross regional headquarters in downtown Minneapolis for their Earth Day Celebration.
The exhibit will be on view from March 27th to May 6th. You can visit the building during open hours Sundays, Fridays, & Saturdays from 7am to 3:15pm, and Mondays through Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
with closure on Thursdays.
Join us for a fun filled event on Earth Day April 22nd 4:00 to 7:00.
ACW will be hosting two make and takes:
Magic Wand Making– use found objects to create a wand that can help make the world a better place!
Sock-tapus– Transform an old sock into a fanciful sea creature!
This event is free and open to the public.
Contact layl@claysquared.com if you are interested in volunteering to help with this exhibit.

MSP Home Tour @ Flux Arts Building
2026-05-02 11:00 - 2026-05-03 17:00
The MSP Home Tour returns Saturday, May 02 & Sunday, May 03, 2026 11 AM – 5 PM both days with homes in Minneapolis, Saint Paul and nearby suburbs.
The Flux Arts Building is participating in multiple ways. Come see our restored 1925 multi use building, now an art building in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. Featuring Handmade tile, Stain Glass repair, fused glass, sculpture, classes in both glass and polymer clay, and Art to Change the World.
On Sunday join Clay Squared and Potek Glass for a behind the scenes look a the Flux Arts building Studio and learn about historic tile and glass works.

ACW Cleaning
2026-05-04 15:00 - 18:30

Doors Open
2026-05-09 10:00 - 2026-05-10 17:00

WARM Connections Opens
2026-05-14
WARM Connections May 14 – June 20, 2026
WARM Connections, an art exhibition featuring 33 women artists who have participated in WARM/Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota and affiliated programs from the 1970s to the present. Many ACW members were members of WARM and WARM helped provide a foundation for ACW.
ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: Sunday, May 31, 2-5 pm
EVENT: Tuesday, June 9: 6-8pm: Barbara Bridges, Founder of Art to Change the World, will speak on the birth of ACW and its WARM foundations. Discussion of the WARM Mentor/Protegee Program will follow.
EVENT: Thursday, June 18: 6-8pm: Rebecca Pavlenko and Jill Waterhouse will speak on the Global WARM Scroll Project, followed by a presentation by members of the on-going Second WAVE Collective.Day, Month Day, 2–3pm
For more info on this exhibit: https://www.formandcontent.org/exhibits/warm-connections-2026

Beacon of Light -ACW Annual Showcase
2026-05-14 18:00 - 21:00
Opening Reception and Program Thursday, May 14 , 2026
Flux Arts Hub, 699 Lowry Ave NE,, Minneapolis, MN 55418
Learn more about this event at https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/23478-2/

Art-A-Whirl
2026-05-15 - 2026-05-17

Marko Fields Memorial Service
2026-05-22 18:00
Marko Fields Memorial Service
Friday, May 22nd 6pm
At the Mojo Coffee Gallery, 2205 California St. NE, Mpls
Marko Fields was a long-time supporter of Art to Change the World.
Come celebrate his life and contributions.

Women’s Life Drawing Circle
2026-05-30 10:00 - 12:00
Women’s Life Drawing Circle
By Sam St. John
May 30th 10am-12pm
Ladies come join us for an all women model and artist Life Drawing Circle. The session features two models. Bring your own drawing materials and supplies. The cost is $15 for the models and space. Studio 404 and the Northrup King Building

Exhibition: Art is My Weapon @ MCAD
2026-05-30 15:00 - 18:00
Opening Reception: 3pm-6pm May 30th, 2026
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Artistic Director Barbara Bridges and Operations Director Kelly Frankenberg both have pieces in this show.
For more info:http://www.artismyweapon.org

WARM Connections Artist Reception
2026-05-31 14:00 - 17:00
WARM Connections, an art exhibition featuring 33 women artists who have participated in WARM/Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota and affiliated programs from the 1970s to the present. Many ACW members were members of WARM and WARM helped provide a foundation for ACW.
ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: Sunday, May 31, 2-5 pm
EVENT: Tuesday, June 9: 6-8pm: Barbara Bridges, Founder of Art to Change the World, will speak on the birth of ACW and its WARM foundations. Discussion of the WARM Mentor/Protegee Program will follow.
EVENT: Thursday, June 18: 6-8pm: Rebecca Pavlenko and Jill Waterhouse will speak on the Global WARM Scroll Project, followed by a presentation by members of the on-going Second WAVE Collective.Day, Month Day, 2–3pm
For more info on this exhibit: https://www.formandcontent.org/exhibits/warm-connections-2026

WARM Connections Event: Barbara Bridges
2026-06-09 18:00 - 20:00

TRIAL BY GENDER Book Signing and Author Conversation
2026-06-12 19:00 - 21:00
Come to a book signing and conversation with Freya Ottem Hanson, author of the novel TRIAL BY GENDER (released in 2025). The novelist will discuss themes in the novel as exemplified in the challenges of the main character, Carmen Jamison, a female attorney who struggles against odds to succeed in a male-dominated profession. The novel takes place in the 1970’s, a time of change and discrimination, but one woman defies the odds and challenges the status quo. TRIAL BY GENDER tells a story of resilience and determination, transporting readers to a world where equality is fragile and prejudice pervades society. The author will have books available or participants may order the novel from Amazon ahead of the gathering.

Project Management Training
2026-06-14 09:00 - 15:00
Want to run an ACW project? Want to host a salon at HQ? Want to learn ACW’s project manager skills and have a fun time doing it? Email Kellyfrankenberg@gmail.com if you’d like to come to the next Project Manager Training session on June 14th 9-3. Food provided. It’s always a great time and creates community with other members and leaders. Project managers receive $200-500 for managing a project, rare cases $1,000, depending on the scale, most are $500. Must complete this training in order to run an ACW project.

C4 Critique Club
2026-06-15 18:00 - 20:30
Denise and Steven’s critique will be June 15th from 6:00 to 8:30.
At ACW headquarters (699 Lowry Ave. NE)

Barbara’s Famous Maine Seafood Chowdah: Coming on June 18th!
2026-06-18 18:00
As many of you know, we have a very unique benefit for ACW Members who donate $500 or more.
Once a year, I fly lobster, clams, crabmeat and whoopie pies into Minneapolis and put on a classic Maine Chowdah Feed at Headquarters –
699 Lowry Ave NE on June 18th. Beverages start at 6:00. We also distribute prizes, testimonies and more fun. Some silly. We need some silly right now.
How to join us? Go to: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/product-category/support-us/ and select your membership level at $500 or above.
You can pay with Pay Pal or credit card on the site, or send a check to:
Art To Change the World, 2323 Monroe St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418.
Read more about the Chowdah Feed: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/2023-chowdah-party

WARM Connections Event: Rebecca Pavlenko and Jill Waterhouse
2026-06-18 18:00 - 20:00

HQ Cleaning
2026-06-21 10:00 - 14:00

Task Force Meeting
2026-06-23 18:30 - 19:30
Want to hear updates and be part of the decision making of ACW?
Anyone can join. Email Barbara if you want to join for the zoom link. info@arttochangetheworld.org

Salon @HQ Creative Practice Round Table Discussion
2026-06-24 16:00 - 17:30
This session, we will focus on comparing and contrasting creative exploration vs creative production or project implementation. Then we will take some time to think about our individual artistic goals (brainstorming if needed!) and start drafting plans for working towards those goals—as a means of directing and supporting our personal progress.
To join the discussion, RSVP to megan@meganmoore.com

Salon @HQ Sunshine Prints
2026-06-27 13:00 - 15:00
In this 2 hour workshop you create mixed media art with cyanotypes; printing with the Sun!

Scrap Weaving Salon @ HQ
2026-07-06 19:00 - 21:00
Monday, July 6, 2026, from 7 – 9 pm at ACW HQ
Would you like to learn how to weave a small bag with recycled materials?
The scraps that normally end up in a landfill will be used to make beautiful useful bags. I will teach you the basics of weaving and provide everything you need to make these bags. If you have your own yarn scraps you wish to use, feel free to bring them along. Please RSVP for the event so I know how many weaving boards and other supplies to bring.
Please contact Denise Lau with any questions and to RSVP at MNdreamArt@gmail.com

Myth, Magic, and Making Salon @ HQ
2026-07-11 15:00 - 17:00

ASL for Small Business Owners in the Art World Salon @ HQ
2026-07-20 19:00 - 21:00
Come learn basic ASL skills and small talk conversation on Monday, July 20, 2026, from 7 – 9 pm at ACW HQ.
The Twin Cities are a Deaf Hub because the states that touch us have very limited resources for the Deaf community. If you haven’t already, you will encounter Deaf customers looking at your art/crafts. Knowing the basics on how to interact with them and learning some basic small talk conversation will help you make sales or at least help our Deaf neighbors feel seen and appreciated.
This class will teach you how to appropriately interact with the Deaf community, teach you basic conversation, fingerspelling, numbers, and the vocabulary for making sales. There will be props and role playing for learning tools along with paper handouts to study later. No videotaping or pets allowed. All needed materials will be provided. Active participation is required!
Please contact Denise Lau with any questions and to RSVP at MNdreamArt@gmail.com so I know how many handouts to make and how many props to bring. Thank you!

ACW Summer Party
2026-07-28 17:00
Join us July 28th at 5:00 for the summer party. Layl McDill and Josh Blanc have a wood fired pizza oven in their backyard and every year we host the ACW Summer Party. All ACW members are invited and encouraged to bring pizza toppings or side dishes to share. Everyone gets to make their own pizza! We get very creative with the toppings!
Music will start at 6:00 by Vicki Dischler
If you are interested in volunteering this year reach out to Layl–
we need help setting up starting at 4:00 and help cleaning up.
Please RSVP so we know how much dough to make: layl@claysquared.com

Bird Making Workshop for "Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene"
2026-08-08 18:00 - 20:30
August 8, Saturday, @ 6:00pm – 8:30pm
at ACW Headquarters, 699 Lowry Ave NE
Create small bird sculptures with fabric and other materials to be part of a community project to make nearly 11,000 bird sculptures. This project is to raise awareness about bird collisions and how to prevent them. All the bird sculptures will be sent to Chicago where it they will be part of exhibitions in the coming years.
RSVP for the event at layl@claysquared.com

Aging as An Art Form: Notes From the Far Side of Youth Exhibition and Reading at Open Book
2026-09-03 18:00
Mark your Calendars!
Exhibition and Reading at Open Book on September 3 starting at 6:00pm https://www.openbookmn.org 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis
Exhibition, Food, Beverages, Music, Reading. FREE!
AAAA empowers and gives purpose and community to a group of 6-10 author/artists. They embraced and celebrated their lived experiences both in the past and as they look toward the future.
They met and wrote from January- June 2026. The essays are meant to honor and celebrate the comedy of the human condition by drawing on the participants’ experiences with the elderly – themselves or others. These are general works that will include strategies for coping and may serve as inspiration to others.
Authors: Holly Tappen, Karen McDonald, Kelly Frankenberg, Linda Fox, Craig Harris, Liisa Le, Barbara Bridges, Freya Hanson, Pat Rogers, Publication Advisor: Bree Bridges
Contact: info@arttochangetheworld.org
