Art to Change the World

Solidarity Street Gallery
2021-09-23 08:00 - 2021-09-25 17:00 UTC
Solidarity Street Gallery
September 23-25, 2021, Payne Avenue – St Paul, Mni Sota Makoce
A one-of-a-kind arts and cultural festival centered around justice, equity and solidarity.
The SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY is a three-day art and cultural festival along Payne Avenue, held this year September 23-25. All are invited and encouraged to participate. It aims to bring together artists, performers, poets, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and the local community for important conversations about justice and equity.

SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY 2021 follows the success of last year’s event, which sought to unite the community amid the isolation and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and a national reckoning with racial injustice. We find solidarity in coming together as a neighborhood and business community through art, performance, and poetry, and jointly engaging in the search for solutions to a fractured society. This year’s event will focus on the topics of Indigenous Sovereignty & Environmental Justice, centered on Native voices. The community can participate in the dialogue on these topics through curated art exhibits, music & performances, community and children’s activities, and an eco-park that highlights local environmental innovations.
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SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY is an open invitation for everyone to celebrate and appreciate the multitude of cultural, racial, and ethnic communities who call the Eastside home. This year’s intentional focus on the Native community is possible through partnership with Oyate Hotanin (“Voice of the People”) who will collaborate on a large-scale art installation, performances, and curating gallery exhibits. The festival will highlight Native sacred sites, history, and traditions, as well as explore modern culture and identity of Dakota and other local Native people. We will explore key ideas of Cognitive Justice and recognize the plurality of knowledge forms which coexist. Our eco-exhibit looks to inspire event visitors to envision a ‘Just Transition’ to responsible and sustainable environmental stewardship as well as preservation of traditional lands and sacred sites.
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Our SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY 2021 festival welcomes artists from all backgrounds to share their vision in our gallery spaces and performance stages along Payne Ave, in partnership with the Eastside business community. There will be public calls for artists and performers to participate. There will also be a public call for vendors, to sell food as well as arts & crafts in street-side marketplaces. Last but not least, there will a call for volunteers from the community. They will be playing a critical role in making this entire festival possible.
See link for more info: https://www.solidaritystreetgallery.org/

Forgotten Beacons: Artist Reception and Public Unveiling
2021-09-16 18:00 - 20:00
Artist: Jayson Randall
Event: Artist Reception and public unveiling
Date/Time: Thursday, September 16, 2021, 6-8pm
Location: University of Minnesota – Larson Gallery, 2017 Buford Avenue, #25-A. St Paul, MN 55108
Event Link: https://www.jaysonrandall.com/events.html
Event Description: In-person reception party
Title of Artwork Displayed: Artist reception party and release of two new original interactive works of art
Price: This event is free and open to the public

Artwork Description:
The Paul Whitney Larson Gallery at the University of Minnesota has been transformed to accommodate the interactive artwork of Minnesota based experimental artist Jayson Randall.
The gallery lights have been dimmed to accentuate the illumination of the art and the pieces are spaced out to allow for individual exploration.
Normally, gallery guests are not allowed to touch or interact with the artwork;
Forgotten Beacons is different.
Many of the works of art react to external stimulation.
Jayson Randall encourages guests to interact with his artwork, by pressing buttons on some pieces and by making noises at others.
From August 26 thru September 24, 2021, several of Jayson’s unique works of art will be on display during regular gallery hours as well as for an artist’s reception on September 16, 2021, from 6-8 pm.
This event is free and open to the public.

“When I close my eyes, I see bright colors.”
Through Jayson Randall’s brilliant interplay of light and shadow in art, “Forgotten Beacons” illustrates the relationship between the useful and forgotten. Like beacons in the dark, his work expresses how discarded items call out as they are encountered. He preserves stories and gives new life to those forgotten through the use of technology. Industrial materials are combined with interactive electronics as the viewer is engaged to participate in the functionality of the finished work.
Jayson Randall is an award-winning experimental artist who currently resides in Minnesota.
Awards include the Director’s Award at the WHAM West Gallery in Surprise, Arizona, the Best in Show Award at the Re-Purpose Competition in Clear Lake, Iowa, and the Special Recognition Award at the 2020 Tenth Anniversary Exhibition at the Light Space Time Gallery in Palm Springs, California.
Jayson designs and builds complex works of art that fuse technology with illusion.
Whether creating interactive electronic sculptures, making innovative films, or attempting a novel method of painting, his work bridges the gap between art and science.
More Information:
https://www.jaysonrandall.com/
and
https://sua.umn.edu/events/forgotten-beacons

Creating Positives: Potekglass Masterclass Begins (Sept. 15-Nov. 17)
2021-09-15 08:00 - 17:00
Potekglass is hosting a master class starting in September.
Description: Join instructors Elizabeth Colemen and Malcom Potek for this unique mold master class. We will cover basic clay skills for creating positive forms, which by the end of the course, you will slump from glass you’ve learned to fuse. On the way, you’ll learn best practices for using plaster in your home studio, how to make a two-part plaster mold of your positive form, how to use clay slip to pour and then fire multiples of that form, and how to prep your slumping mold for the glass kiln. Additionally, this class will teach glass flow principles and reactive glass principles as well as powder painting and pattern making techniques.
Link for more information: https://potekglass.com/classes/master-class/creating-positives-09-15-2021-at-6pm

Latinx Heritage Month Begins (Sept 15-Oct 15)
2021-09-15 08:00 - 17:00
Guests at the Fiesta Latina, sponsored by CLUES.
Latinx Heritage Month Celebration – Recognize and honor the enduring contributions and importance of LatinX Americans to the U.S. and celebrates the many heritages and cultures of Americans from or with ancestors from Mexico, the Caribbean, Spain and Central and South America. It began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week, but is now officially September 15 to October 15.
Check out events, business and way to support and celebrate our local Latinx community: https://www.minneapolis.org/calendar/holidays/hispanic-heritage-month/
One event we’re excited for is Fiesta Latina – ¡Fiesta Latina es un festival comunitario gratis para toda la familia celebrando la cultura Latina con arte, música, danzas, comida, rifas, regalos y otras actividades divertidas para toda la familia!
Fiesta Latina is a free, family-friendly community festival celebrating Latino culture with arts, music, dance, food, raffles, prizes, and other fun activities for the whole family!
Learn more at the CLUES website: https://clues.org/get-involved/events/fiesta-latina/

California Building Second Saturday Open Studios
2021-09-11 11:00 - 16:00
Sept 11th, 11-4 PM. California Building. 2205 California St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418.
Six Floors of Creativity! See the process, talk to the makers, find a treasure, discover something new! Learn more at the NE Mpls Arts District website:
https://northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.org/visit/second-saturdays/

Opening: "inside my hands: the covid year" - dougie padilla
2021-09-10 18:00 - 21:00
SEPTEMBER’S GALLERY SHOW AT HOMEWOOD STUDIOS

“inside my hands: the covid year”
drawings and poems by dougie padilla
Opening reception – Friday, September 10th from 6pm to 9pm
dougie will offer a poetry reading on Tuesday, September 28th at 7pm.

Our third show since reopening the gallery after Covid continues artwork that expresses itself in vibrant colors, exuberant gestures and inviting vistas. The drawings and poetry broadsides by dougie padilla do just that. As his title suggests, the work presented was produced during our time of covid and seem an antidote to the sequestering and darkness we all experienced.

About his work, padilla writes:
1) during the covid year I went dynamite creative nuts more than ever and painted and drew and wrote poems intensely and incessantly and obsessively about this quite insane and oft delightful world we live in, and

2) this show of drawings and poems are just the tip of that iceberg.
Please note: Plymouth Avenue, where Homewood Studios lives, is currently undergoing a complete rebuilding and is more or less impassable. Please go to our website – www.homewoodstudiods.com – for current driving and parking directions.

First Thursday @ Solar Arts Building
2021-09-02 17:00 - 21:00
Location: Solar Arts Building
711 NE 15th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55413
See ACW at the Fox Den!
Event Highlights:
Live Music by Matt Yetter- Art Studios open to the public. Enjoy works by ACW members Shawn Lohse, Jodi Janz, Devin Larkins, Catherine Palmer, Kris Lange, Lucienne Schroepfer, Barbara Bridges from their studios, and Judy Ostrowski, and Debra Ripp in the Fox Den.
Judy Ostrowski. Judy O Designs 2021. Henna, Hats & Collages Judy writes, My hats are created to bring joy to the world. The intuitive henna allows you to have Art with you at all times and the collages, well that’s just what came out of the Pandemic. Create Joyful Excitement!
Debra Ripp. Mixed Media Collage, Boxes and Glowpots. Stunning textures and colors to add to every room.
ACW will be supporting ACW Member Solo Shows in the Fox Den starting in October 2021. Post here for an application drb@bridgescreate.com

Jodi Reeb - Painting Toward Sculpture Reception
2021-09-02 05:00 - 19:00
Moving between two and three-dimensional forms, Reeb is constructing paintings and sculptures layer by layer. There are three main bodies of work in this exhibition where she is exploring the theme of nature’s cycles with image and sculpture. She is working to develop scale, geometry, spatial relationships, texture, and color.

These works challenge the visual properties of paintings and sculptures with translucency and dimensionality. Strong physical elements come from layering and texture using Encaustic paint (beeswax, pigment, and damar resin) while layering photos printed on tissue with oil pigments and elevating the organic paintings from the wall.

Painting Toward Sculpture
August 20–October 10
St. John’s University Main and Target Galleries
Reception: Thursday, September 2, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

ACW Art @ Sociable Cider Werks Opens
2021-09-01
September 1-30
For all of September, see ACW art at Sociable Cider Werks!
Artists left to right: Owen Brown, Barbara Bridges, Catherine Palmer.
As part of the Arts District Palette: Where Neighbors and Artists Mix project with the Huxley Apartment, Sociable Cider Werks is hosting a show in their restaurant until September 30. Check it out! 1500 Fillmore St NE Minneapolis, MN 55413
Layl McDill, Owen Brown, Ashtyn Sibinski, Candy Kuehn , Jodi Janz, Catherine Palmer, Hannah Foster, Jodi Reeb, Barbara Bridges, Cory Favre, Mary Bacon*, Laurie Salmela, Anne Kleinhenz, Judy Ostrowski, Jo-Anne Reske Kirkman, Susan Gainen, Scorpio Rising, Lucienne Schroepfer, Kathryn Greimel, Kris Lange.

Forgotten Beacons - Jayson Randall @ Larson Gallery (Opening)
2021-08-26 00:00
Artist: Jayson Randall
Event: Solo Exhibition – “Forgotten Beacons”, The Artwork of Jayson Randall
Date/Time: August 26 thru September 24, 2021
Location: University of Minnesota – Larson Gallery
Event Link: https://www.jaysonrandall.com/events.html
Event Description: In-person – free admission
Title of Artwork Displayed: This is a solo exhibition.
The artwork of Jayson Randall will be displayed throughout the gallery.
Artwork Description:
“When I close my eyes, I see bright colors.”
Through Jayson Randall’s brilliant interplay of light and shadow in art, Forgotten Beacons illustrates the relationship between the useful and forgotten.
Like a beacon in the dark, his work expresses how discarded items call out as they are encountered by the viewer.
He preserves stories and gives new life to those forgotten through the use of interactive technology in his art.
Industrial materials are combined with interactive electronics as the viewer is engaged to participate in the functionality of the finished artwork.
Jayson Randall is an award-winning experimental artist who currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
As a recipient of the Director’s Award at the WHAM West Gallery in Surprise, Arizona, and the Best in Show Award at the Re-Purpose Competition and Exhibition in Clear Lake, Iowa, Randall designs and builds complex works of art that fuse technology with illusion.
Whether creating interactive electronic sculptures, making innovative films or attempting a novel method of painting, his work bridges the gap between art and science.
Artist Link: https://www.jaysonrandall.com

Studio 400 TOGETHER - Group Artist Talk
2021-08-24 19:00 - 21:00
STUDIO 400 Show TOGETHER at Homewood Studios
ARTISTS: KOBI, Margaret Vergara, Naila Talmin, Nouf Saleh, Ray Cordes, Satya Varghese Mac
• The show runs from August 6th through August 29th
• Opening Reception – Friday, August 6th from 6 pm to 9 pm
• Group Artists’ Talk – Tuesday, August 24th from 7 pm to 9 pm
• Paper Marbling workshop – Saturday, August 27th from 2 pm to 4 pm
Read More: www.homewoodstudios.com for workshop info
The TOGETHER artists are all members of STUDIO 400, a project of University of Minnesota artists Leslie Barlow.
NOTE
Plymouth Avenue, the street on which Homewood Studios lives, is undergoing a complete renovation. Driving and parking changes from day to day. Please check our website (www.homewoodstudios.com for updated driving and parking directions.)

Matt Yetter - Stacked Deck Brewing
2021-08-21 16:00 - 19:00
Watch ACW member Matt Yetter perform music.
Stacked Deck Brewing
Saturday, August 21, 2021
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
https://stackeddeckbrewing.com/

Matt Yetter Show - Midtown Global Market
2021-08-21 12:00 - 14:00
Midtown Global Market
Saturday, August 21, 2021
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT
https://midtownglobalmarket.org/events

Pop Up Palette Party and Show
2021-08-08 12:00 - 20:00
Meet the 20 Artis District Palette artists!

Set up for Pop Up Palette Party
2021-08-08 09:00 - 23:00
Sociable Cider Works Exhibition Pop Up Palette Party and Show. Arrive at 9:00 to set up. Breakdown and clean up at 8:00. . 2505 Howard St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418

Creature Comforts @ Fresh Eye Gallery (Opening)
2021-08-04 00:00 - 23:59
This group exhibition features the work of 10 local artists: Alex Betzler, Stacey Combs, Hannah Foster, Lynda Mullan, Xee Reiter, Jes Reyes, Dylan Rogers, Suyao Tian, Soon-Wai Wong, and Nate Woodard.
creature comforts explores the artists’ experiences with a smaller, more insulated world. This group exhibition focuses on the themes of intimate environments, multi-layered emotional states, the pastime of distraction, and creative compulsion as a coping mechanism for this past year. Finding wonder in our smaller daily lives.

Sociable Cider Works Exhibition Installation
2021-08-02 09:00
Sociable Cider Works Exhibition Installation. Arts District Palette Artists and artists working on the Pop Up Party will drop their works at 9:00 at 1500 Fillmore St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413.

Internal Nomad- Suyao Tian at Hallberg Center for the Arts
2021-07-22 08:00 - 17:00
Internal Nomad

Hallberg Center for the Arts
5521 East Viking Blvd, Wyoming, MN 55092, (651) 272-5122
Opening Reception: , July 22nd Thursday 4pm-8pm
About the Show:
Suyao Tian living and working in the twin cities as an artist, designer and independent curator, She had a double BFA degree in fine art and music education, and MFA in design from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Painting is her own language to connect to the world, and her way to find and connect the similarities in our soul that we all share.
She creates a unique style of watercolor painting, mainly using watercolor medium while also using mixed media with different pen marks to define the details of each painting to give the audience layers and depth of the painting.
Her creative process is to extract the fragments of memory and separate, reorganize and integrate them. This process is her communication with them, and a process of self-release and expression. These peculiar images often appear in her memory, dreams and subconscious imaginations, so she uses abstraction to catch a moment, feeling, and unclear form when they appear in her mind.
“I creates a peaceful and safe space that invites all people’s mind to wander and explore but is not an overtly symbolic object to suggest the direction.” ——Suyao
‘I believe inspiring people to find themselves is the most important function of her work and its place within society. This introspection is critical to society because no one is capable of full peace and love for others without first understanding themselves, and it is her hope that her works provide such a peace to all who see it” —– Suyao

Major Donor Chowdah feed
2021-07-18 16:00 - 18:00
2021 Chowdah Feed

On Location Drawing
2021-07-17 11:30 - 14:00
At : Art Stop Garden:
3201 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis,55407
July 17, 2021, 11:30am-2:00pm, Lunch (Optional: Dutch) at Modern Times Café
Please Join us for a drawing session at Art Stop Gardens @ the intersection of 32nd Ave S. and Chicago Ave S (East side) from 11:30-1:30 and lunch (optional) across the street at Modern Times Café @3200 Chicago Avenue, Mpls,55407.
This information is posted on our On Location Facebook page
For further ?’s Email: tobersonstudios@gmail.com Subject line: On Location?

Coaching Project for a Better World Applications Open
2021-07-15 08:00 - 17:00
Do you have an idea that will get your community creatively engaged to make the world a better place? ACW will pay you for it! Apply here: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/coaching-project-for-a-better-world/
Applications for Youth Candidates, Artists and Scientists for our pilot project will be available as of July 15th
Deadline is August 15th
Spread the word about this amazing project! All participants are paid and the final projects are funded!

Extensions Session: Creative Mindset: Selling your Art
2021-07-14 19:00 - 20:00
First Extensions Session Wednesday, July 14th 6:30-7:30

Jodi Reeb
I have been a professional artist for over 25 years making my living from creating original artwork and teaching. I want to share some tried and true strategies that have worked for me over the years to market and promote my work in the real world and online. This process begins with your mindset. Show up powerfully with confidence, clarity and sell your art! Read More about Jodi; https://jodireeb.com/home.html
Sign up to attend here: https://forms.gle/Nkhd1zPPZj37LKT79

Cabinet of Curiosities Workshop
2021-07-10 13:00 - 16:00
Barbara Bridges’ Studio https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/barbara-bridges/

ADP Artist Drop Off
2021-07-01 13:00 - 17:00
ADP Artist Drop Off 1 – 5pm at Tres Leches Art Gallery #173, Northrup King Building 1500 Jackson Street NE, Studio 173, Minneapolis, MN 55413. https://www.treslechesartgallery.com/

Artist Statements Due for Sociable Ciderwerks exhibit
2021-07-01 08:00 - 17:00
ADP Artist Statement and Application due by alison.v.price@gmail.com. Artist statement should be able to fit on a 5” X 7” card – 200 words or less.

Pizza Party
2021-06-27 16:00 - 19:00
All members that join at $200 and over and members working on the task force are invited to this party.
Unique Wood Fired Pizza Party from an oven created by renowned tile artist Josh Blanc. https://claysquared.com/
Hostess is Layl McDill – Board chair ACW http://laylmcdill.com/
Informal socially distanced picnic outside.
2617 NE Taylor St, Minneapolis, MN 55418.
Enjoy a wide range of safely served pizza toppings and side dishes.
Wine and tea will be served. Have a special libation you would like? Tell Barbara.
Meet other ACW Patrons and enjoy delicious wood fired pizza.
Surprise dessert.
See Patrons: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/patrons/

RSVP to layl@claysquared.com Let me know if you are gluten free or have other food restrictions.
Eligible Attendees: David O’Fallon, Lynn Olson, Sherman Auger, Kris Grant, Sunny’s rep, Sterling Auto, George Roberts, Erik Helgeson, Jim-Lowry Auto, Jayson Randall,

Structure + Connection - Reception
2021-06-26 19:00 - 21:00
Structure + Connection
Encaustic Artwork by Jodi Reeb and Dietlind Vander Schaaf
June 26 – September 4, 2021
Artist Reception: Saturday, June 26, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) Practicing within the same natural medium, encaustic or beeswax, with a visual language inspired by nature’s forms, gallery artist, Jodi Reeb, and guest artist, Dietlind Vander Schaaf of Portland, Maine, depart from each other and the traditions of encaustic painting in new work presented in Structure + Connection at Kolman & Pryor Gallery. Curated by Reeb and gallery co-founder and curator, Patrick Pryor, the exhibition opens Saturday evening, June 26, 2021, with an artist reception from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The exhibition closes September 4, 2021.
“Jodi is evolving into quite a force in the encaustic community as she’s bridging the gap between sculpture and painting in her new work,” Pryor says. “Dietland’s work is highly sought after and extremely popular with collectors. We’re thrilled to pair them in this show, in which each one’s work not only complements the other’s but together their artwork demonstrates the versatility and breadth of the encaustic medium.”
Vander Schaaf describes herself as “very much a painter. I paint in a sculptural way, in that I build up thick layers of encaustic, then carve into those layers, often with repetitive, distinctive mark making, to add further texture and sculptural dimension to the work.”
A teacher and practitioner of such contemplative practices as yoga and meditation, Vander Schaaf says her paintings are “abstracted landscapes, as well as inner landscapes where the inner and outer world meet to describe a felt experience of the world.” She hopes viewers and collectors will find quietness and calm in her work.
Reeb’s organic wall sculptures oscillate between painting and sculpture. Her circular pieces, referencing the spheres within nature, often overlap creating a negative space also found in many of her aluminum wall sculptures. In these sculptures, she paints with enamel and encaustic (beeswax and damar resin) on primed aluminum, then bends and twists the metal into dramatically textured organic forms. Reeb’s intention with her sculptural series is to investigate a folding, opening, and evolving as a reflection of her new approach to encaustic artwork.
“We’re both challenging the physical properties of translucence and structure using encaustic,” Reeb explains. “At the same time, we’re drawn to ideas of layering inspired by natural forms where the paintings are deconstructed as well as abstracted to create structure and connection.”
The artists will be teaching an encaustic workshop at the gallery on Friday and Saturday, June 25 and 26, 2021, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The cost of the workshop is $350. Please get in touch with Jodi Reeb at jodi@kolmanpryorgallery.com or at 612-247-1244 for more information.
For a preview of the show, please contact Anita Sue Kolman at anita@kolmanpryorgallery.com or 612-385-4239 or Patrick Pryor at patrick@kolmanpryorgallery.com or 612-280-7812.
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Structure + Connection begins Saturday, June 26, 2021, and closes Saturday, September 4, 2021.
Artist Reception: Saturday, June 26, 2021, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Kolman & Pryor Gallery is located in Studio 395, Northrup King Building at 1500 Jackson Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413. For more information, please call: 612-385-4239 or 612-280-7812 or email: anita@kolmanpryorgallery.com or patrick@kolmanpryorgallery.com or visit: kolmanpryorgallery.com.

On Location Drawing Co-op
2021-06-19 11:30 - 12:30
Como Community Garden
Como Ave .& 22nd Ave. S.E. Mpls 55414
This is for Anyone who enjoys drawing outside as a group. Do not need to be an ACW member.
The On Location Drawing Group* will start up again in June!
We will meet at the Community Garden in Southeast Mpls, June 19, at 11:30 am and draw until about 1:30/2pm
There is also an option to join together for lunch (your own expense) afterward at the Como Tap which is across the street from the Garden. Parking is available on the street.
Rain plan: We will draw at Como Tap

Inside-Out at Homewood Studios Opening
2021-06-12 14:00 - 16:00
Homewood Studios Covid year window show series, Inside-Out, presentation for June
WHAT IF…?
Marion Angelica
JUNE 1-30, 2021
Marion writes: In regard to my studio work, my favorite phrase is “What if….?” It leads me to explore and pushes me to try new ideas and new techniques. I often start with a simple idea or inspiration but by repeatedly asking “what if….” I find new avenues and new variations that take me along exciting paths. This phrase continually drives me to try new directions. The work in each of the three window sections at Homewood Studios reflects three different directions I have been exploring in the past two years.
“Sidewalk Opening” Saturday, June 12th from 2pm to 4pm. (Rain day, Sunday, June 13th same hours) Walk up and meet the artist. Marion will be present for conversation, to answer question, to hear about your responses to her work.
Note: Pleases see our website – www.homewoodstudios.com – about road construction and parking limitations.

The Alchemy of Language Opening
2021-06-11 18:00
George Roberts / DownStairs Press – has been invited to have a show, The Alchemy of Language. Delayed a year by Covid, this show will now open on June 11, 2021, in the Emeritus Gallery at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design.
Work to be exhibited includes printed books and broadsides, altered books, and printing collaborations with several other artists…a retrospective of my work over the past thirty years. I invite you to drop by and have a look.
For all the pertinent details, including up to date Covid considerations, here is a link to the MCAD website: https://mcad.edu/event/alchemy-language
