Art to Change the World

PR Committee
2018-05-21 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
Meet at Clay Squared 2:00 PM

Clay Squared To Infinity

Hours: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Neighborhood:
Northeast

34 13th Ave NEMinneapolis, MN 55413
(612) 781-6409

Art-A-Whirl Barbara Bridges Studio - Make art May 20
2018-05-18 - 2018-05-20
What is Social Practice Art?
Barbara has been a teacher for over 40 years and 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. See her 10 foot Recovery themed fountain Reflecting Pool when you visit her studio. http://bridgescreate.com/installation/reflection-pool
Visit her studio on Sunday May 20th and make art with her and other members of Art to Change the World. https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/mission Bring a memory object of your own (optional) or make a Wranklet (can be both an ankle bracelet or a wrist bracelet). All ages. $10.00. Registration is appreciated but not required.: drb@bridgescreate.com
Easy Parking! 2323 Monroe St. NE

Art-A-Whirl Studio Open Friday, May 18th – 5:00-8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 19th – Noon-8:00 p.m. AND make art on Sunday, May 20th – Noon-5:00 pm.
Sunday hot dish after party for all starting at 5:00. I will be serving my famous Elote Mexican corn in the firepit. RSVP , please. drb@bridgescreate.com
Read More about Barbara’s Studio Experience
Reflecting Pool is an installation on my property in the Minneapolis Northeast Arts District. It was created as a monument to recovery of true consciousness through self-exploration. Flowing mosaic tile and intricate ceramic decoration within the grotto provide an experience both peaceful and complex by the juxtaposition of repetitive patterns and assemblage compilation. The technique is “precious” as the viewer sits in the pool, the tile lines draw the eyes from object to object, encouraging transient contemplation- noticing the various ideas without extended rumination, as is encouraged by Zen meditation. A meditation on the subject of acceptance and flexibility was written by Morgan Bridges and is installed on the back surface to aid in the experiencer’s self-discovery. The outside shell of the grotto will explore the more organic images and materials used to create spiritual edifices from all spiritual world views.
The purpose of this social practice work, Reflecting Pool, is to encourage recovery from trauma and/or addiction.
Read More About Reflecting Pool

John Capecci
2018-05-14 18:00 - 19:00
Dear ACW Members,
I am excited to announce that we will have an ALL member meeting with John Capecci on May 14th at 6:00 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. Our meeting will be held at the Mill City Museum. IMPORTANT. Enter at 710 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401. The doors to the right of the main museum doors. Follow the signs that say “Art to Change the World with John Capecci” to the 6th floor ADM room. ACW was gifted a really special price for a really special space. PARKING: The street meters around here are $1.00 per hour with a 2 hour maximum. Otherwise parking is available across the street at the Mill Quarter ramp for $7.00 for the day.
I would really appreciate it if you would please confirm on the Doodle so we can track the head count. https://doodle.com/poll/tgwq7b39u7d24bgs If you are planning on being in the October event- you need to try and be at this ALL important ALL member meeting. This meeting is for artists, authentic voices and supporters.
ACW members from away: You will be happy to hear I just purchased a fancy surround sound -all directional microphone so you will be able to hear and be heard. Zoom: Topic: ACW and John Capecci Time: May 14, 2018 6:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/103712450 Meeting ID: 103 712 450

Prompt from John:
Please spend a little time alone to consider the following question, and jot down any responses that come to mind. Do not share results until we meet. There are no wrong answers. There is no expectation as to how many responses you generate. Enjoy.
If someone were to ask you …
“How do you know art can change the world?”
… how would you answer them, in six words?
Six words. Not five. Not seven. It may be a six-word phrase or two three-word phrases. Or a two- and a four-word phrase. Or six words. You get the picture. Contractions come in handy. So do hyphens and slashes. No grading on punctuation or grammar. Enjoy.
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John Capecci is the author of Living Proof: Telling Your Story to Make a Difference.
John is a coach, consultant and writer who has helped hundreds of nonprofits and corporations do award-winning work that touches hearts and turns heads. A frequent speaker on the power of personal storytelling, John excels at helping mission-driven organizations hone their messaging and create powerful advocates to support those messages with their stories.

Social Media Workshop with Shira Richter
2018-04-07 - 2018-04-30
Coordinate membership twitter, FB and Instagram efforts.

Barbara Bridges -Fantasyland
2018-02-03 - 2018-03-30
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire Discusses our nationwide willingness to embrace a factual relativity. Kurt Anderson
In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, Kurt Andersen shows that what’s happening in our country today—this post-factual, “fake news” moment we’re all living through—is not something new, but rather the ultimate expression of our national character. America was founded by wishful dreamers, magical thinkers, and true believers, by hucksters and their suckers. Fantasy is deeply embedded in our DNA.
Over the course of five centuries—from the Salem witch trials to Scientology to the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, from P. T. Barnum to Hollywood and the anything-goes, wild-and-crazy sixties, from conspiracy theories to our fetish for guns and obsession with extraterrestrials—our love of the fantastic has made America exceptional in a way that we’ve never fully acknowledged. From the start, our ultra-individualism was attached to epic dreams and epic fantasies—every citizen was free to believe absolutely anything, or to pretend to be absolutely anybody. With the gleeful erudition and tell-it-like-it-is ferocity of a Christopher Hitchens, Andersen explores whether the great American experiment in liberty has gone off the rails.

Ubuntu Inquiry Group Begins Feb 1-March 23
2018-02-01
Ubuntu Book/Film Club?
We plan for the reading group to start in February. We will read a book for two months and discuss the writing and the topic, but more importantly, reflect on how these (hopefully) new ideas inform our practice. These book discussions will not focus on critiquing the work as a piece of literature. If there is anything that is boring, it is a book club meeting that starts out with someone saying ”I liked it “ or “ I did not like it” and then everyone comes out swinging in defense of their position! Please send us reading recommendations. Real time book meeting scheduled in early April 2018. Please go and sign up for the discussion right now! https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/discussion-form/

Be Brave Not Perfect Event- Kristi Hemmer
2018-01-25 08:00 - 17:00
How is 2018 going for you? Need some inspiration? Join us for our most popular WORDup POWERhour and be inspired and activated and intentional for the rest of 2018 with a Brave not Perfect mindset and a WORDup to anchor it.
And you will explore What would be different if I operated from Brave not Perfect? Because research shows boys are raised to be brave. Girls to perfect. Bottom line: Boys are raised to be possible. Girls to be impossible. This is a problem. In this POWERhour explore how perfection limits your potential and what the rest of 2018 will look like with your WORDup: ___________not Perfect.
This POWERhour includes: a workshop to help you answer What would be different if I operated from Brave not Perfect? and identify your WORDup (your anchor word for 2018) + a journal you will personalize to track your progress in 2018 + a glass of wine + light appetizers + community of other AWEsome women like you.
Gift yourself (and a friend) this special edition POWERhour. Investment includes: a glass of wine, light appetizers, a personalized journal, and an inspirational, action-focused 90 minute experience in a FUN safe space! Limited to 20!
As always, show up as you are. Drop in and out as you can! And if price is stopping you from coming, contact kristi@puttingwomeninpower.com to find a win-win!
5.30pm-5.45pm. Connecting activity.
5.45pm-6.45pm. POWERhour.
6.45pm-7.00pm. Show and Tell your WORDup.
7.00pm. Ready to MOXIE 2018!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-brave-not-perfect-2018-powerhour-tickets-41836655563

The Healing Doll Way Class Starts Barb Kobe
2018-01-15
The Healing Doll Way
My year long training in becoming
a transformative healing artist
​focusing on creating
art and healing dolls
starts January 15, 2018
Read More https://www.barbkobe.com/class-description.html

Members Meeting/Party
2018-01-06 17:00 - 19:00
January 6, 2017 Welcome Party
I am writing to give you a status report and invite you to a members meeting and party on January 6, 2018 starting at 5:00.
Board Member, Lynn Olson, has graciously agreed to host us at Language Central located at 2300 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418. https://www.languagecentral.us/ You will also have the opportunity to meet your Board of Directors and give them any input you might have. Madelynne Engle is flying in for the meeting and other members not living here in Minneapolis are encouraged to attend! We do not have money for travel yet but we will find lodging for you. I will also have a Zoom session set up so out of town members can have the opportunity to chat one-on-one with all attendees. Shira Richter, in Israel, and Elissa Raffa, in Greece, and I have conferenced for several hours using Zoom…. it is a brilliant piece of software. RSVP PLEASE!

Nikki Mc Coomb Jan 5-Feb 9
2018-01-05 18:00 - 20:00

Sheryl Reily Show
2018-01-04
Member Events Past
