Art to Change the World

On Location Drawing Co-Op: St. Anthony Park Branch Library
2022-04-16 11:30 - 13:30 UTC
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

Spring Session for Children's Ballet (8 Week Course Begins)
2022-04-16 10:30 - 11:30
Spring Session for Children’s Ballet
Saturday Classes:

Beginning Ballet (Ages 5-10)
10:30-11:30 AM
8 Week Session Begins
Saturday April 16th-June 4th
Ballet Attire: Black leotard & pink or white tights. Pink or Brown ballet shoes.

Registration & Fees

Class Registration: $15
8 Week Session: $145

Beverly Tipton Hammond, Founder/Director, 443-527-6118
Register on PayPal at tiptonhammond@yahoo.com or CashApp $BevTHammond
Location:
Pure Water School of Dance
Northrup King Building
1500 Jackson St. NE, #261
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Just Try It! Beginner Glass
2022-04-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-03-31 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday, April 16th, 23rd, 30th
Just Try-iT! These are beginner glass class sessions intended to introduce a glass-working approach. You will learn basic techniques specific to that approach and the type of glass used with hands-on practice time to get comfortable working with glass and open your eyes to the creative potential of glass! Each class highlights different elements, techniques from each one contribute to a better understanding – and may be applied – to a wide expanse of glass craft techniques.
https://potekglass.com/classes/try-it

Task Force: Weekly Social Media Updates
2022-04-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-01 08:00 - 16:30
If you’re a member of the ACW Task Force, please take this day to check out what’s new on ACW’s social media channels. Like, comment, and share.
ACW Facebook Page
ACW Instagram
ACW Twitter Page
ACW YouTube Channel
ACW LinkedIn

Faux Bloom Yarn Bomb @ CHS Field
2022-04-12 08:00 - 17:00
Faux Bloom ’22 Yarn Bomb
ACW artist Rebecca Froehlich will exhibit 50 blooms as part of the Faux Bloom ’22 Yarn Bomb.
Led by Rage to Order Initiative, the people who brought you St. Paul Cozy, Minnesota artist and crafters shared their fiber art skills to create faux “blooms” for display in downtown St. Paul. The project will be on display at CHS Field to celebrate the 30th anniversary season of the St. Paul Saints from April 12th-May 14th, 2022.
The project will get a second showing downtown, summer 2022, in partnership with the St. Paul Downtown Alliance, location TBD.
Location: 360 N Broadway St, St Paul, MN 55101
https://www.facebook.com/rage2order/

ACW Task Force Meeting
2022-04-10 16:00 - 18:00
Next Task Force meeting will be held April 10th at 4 PM.

ACW Open Studios @ Solar Arts Building
2022-04-07 17:00 - 21:00
Open Studio 4/7, 5-9 PM
Join ACW Members Dr. Barbara Bridges, Lucienne Schroepfer, Catherine A. Palmer, and Shawn Lohse.
Solar Arts Building: Second Floor
Studios 205, 213, and 215!
See New Art – Make Good Conversation – Always lots of fun.
Use 10% coupon for work by all 4 ACW artists and receive a discount!

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/

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

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

Ramadan Begins
2022-04-01 19:30
By Laura Mann-Hill ACW Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator
Currently, Muslims account for about 22% of the world’s population. The community will be fasting from sunup to sundown. Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and will fall during the month of April in 2022. The Islamic calendar does not align exactly with the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan falls at a different time of year, every year. When thinking about April many people also think about nature and earth month. Many Muslim scholars highlight how the Qur’an illustrates an eco-consciousness that infuses every aspect of life and explains nature as a complete, complex, interconnected and interdependent system. Many Indigenous cultures and religions all over the world center nature as an interconnected part of life and existence.

Here are a few resources:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23286976

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/what-is-ramadan-and-when-is-it/

https://www.intersectionalenvironmentalist.com/

https://hightowerlowdown.org/article/give-nature-a-seat-at-the-governing-table-rights-of-nature/

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

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

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/

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.]

Million Artist Movement - Claudia Jones Discussion
2022-03-06 08:00 - 17:00
On March 6th & April 8th, Million Artist Movement will be gathering virtually to discuss Claudia Jones by Carole Boyce Davies, who explores the activism, writing, culture work and legacy of Claudia Jones, “mother of British Carnival”, radical Afro-Caribbean intellectual, dedicated communist, and feminist. RSVP via https://forms.gle/r5VEGETzhwDqAt7w7

Nina Martine Robinson - "the incurable silencers"
2022-03-01 08:00 - 17:00
Nina Martine Robinson’s “the incurable silencers” is an installation at SmallArt Gallery in Rochester, MN. Mary Beth Maygar is the Rochester artist behind this exhibition space, an outdoor venue that is open 24/7 for viewing. Nina’s work will be available for viewing through March 24.
http://www.mnsag.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

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

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.”

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

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

The Barn Quilt Project: South Dakota Strong Begins
2022-02-08 08:00 - 17:00
The Barn Quilt Project: South Dakota Strong
ACW member Rebecca Froehlich will join other trained artists in healthcare for a new project taking place in her home state of South Dakota.
The Barn Quilt Project: South Dakota Strong will reach nine communities across South Dakota, including rural areas with lower vaccination rates. This winter, community members who attend the art events will create a barn quilt design from decorative art materials and write about the year of the pandemic. Quiltmaking is a cross-cultural tradition in South Dakota that represents home, family, comfort, and history. The Barn Quilt Project connects familiar quilt patterns with stories of resilience from trusted messengers of vaccine information. The project is made possible by Creative Care LLC, the Vermillion Cultural Association, and the CDC Foundation.
Please follow their journey via Facebook: @barnquiltprojectSD and Instagram: @barnquiltprojectSD.

Greg Volker Open Studio
2022-02-05 12:00 - 16:00
Greg Volker is holding an open studio on Saturday, February 5th from 12 PM-4 PM. Join him at the California Building, Studio 612.

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]

ACW Member Solo Exhibition: First Thursdays @ Fox Den
2022-02-03
ACW members are invited to apply for a solo show in the Fox Den at the Solar Arts Building on First Thursdays. (Set-up Feb 1-2; Tear Down -Sunday Feb 6).
Please find application information here.

5th Annual Black History Month Emporium Begins
2022-02-01 08:00 - 17:00
Drop In – Log In – Drive Through – Or Walk Up
The 5th Annual Black History Month Emporium 2022
Homewood Studios
2400 Plymouth Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612 587 0230
homewoodstudios.com

An art-centered focus on African American art, history and culture
Featuring artwork from African American artists with roots in North Minneapolis
The event features a 2-3 PM Fashion Show on the 12th online from Homewood Studios
There will be a lending library of African American literature and films all month
There will be art studio on-site workshops for youth and adults in February
There will be youth art supplies and art Give-A-Ways the month of February
All events will take place at Homewood Studios
Masks are provided and required for all on-site events
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE, open to the public, accessible, and CDC compliant
Go to www.homewoodstudios.com for the complete schedule.

Events made possible with support from the Metro Regional Art Council and the MN Clean Water Land & Legacy Amendment

Questions:

Bill Jeter
612 701 3229
b_jeter@hotmail.com
