Art to Change the World

First Thursday @ Solar Arts Building
2021-12-02 17:00 - 21:00 UTC
Location: Solar Arts Building
711 NE 15th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55413
See ACW at the Fox Den!
Can’t make it today? We’ll have more opportunities in 2022!

The Art Shoppe - Meet the Artists Event
2021-12-04 12:00 - 14:00
Meet Rebecca David and Susan Gainen at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market on December 4th 2021. They will be there for the meet-and-greet from Noon-2 PM. They will also be featured artists from November 15th-December 31st.
Midtown Global Market Address:
920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Anton Treuer: Artist Talk
2021-12-08 19:00 - 20:00
In The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World, Anton Treuer tells stories of one Ojibwe family’s hunting, gathering, harvesting, and cultural ways and beliefs–without violating protected secrets. Following the four seasons of the year and the four seasons of life, this intimate view of the Ojibwe world reflects a relatable, modern, richly experienced connection to the rest of the planet. It also opens up a new way of understanding these living traditions, which carry thousands of years of cultural knowledge still in the making.

Today’s Ojibwe people have–against all odds–maintained a dazzling array of deep, beautiful, adaptive ways of connecting to the spiritual, natural, and human beings around them. Variations in Ojibwe cultural practices are, of course, as diverse as their homelands, which stretch across the Great Lakes, Canadian shield, pine forests, and prairie potholes of four US states and three Canadian provinces. And Ojibwe culture, like every other culture, has changed over time. But these variations and changes have always followed a distinct path, reflecting an identifiably Ojibwe worldview. While the world around, in, and connected to Ojibwe spaces continues to envelop myriad cultures and peoples, the Ojibwe have found a way to stay recognizable to their ancestors.
Date: Wed., Dec 8, 2021, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55407
Contact: 612-341-7582, mcm@mnhs.org
Cost: Free

Light Up the Night, Light Up a Life
2021-12-10 08:00 - 2021-12-11 17:00
Join ACW artists for “Light Up the Night, Light Up a Life”.
Attend Friday and Saturday, December 10th and 11th, 2021.
More information forthcoming.

3 x 100 Show at The Fox Den
2021-12-10 17:00 - 22:00
100 works under $100 for giving a gift of soul to your loved ones. Each of the following Artists will also have a Show Stopper. Do not miss our Romancing the Hallway installation outside the Fox Den.
Artists: Layl McDill, Barbara Bridges, Lucienne Schroepfer, Susan Gainen, Nina Robinson, Ari Moss and Deb Ripp.
The Fox Den at Solar Arts 711 15th Ave NE Minneapolis 2nd Floor (above Indeed)
Open Thursday 12/2 5-9pm
Friday Dec. 10 5-10pm
Saturday Dec. 11 12-7pm
Sunday Dec. 12 12-4
Come with your mask or buy one of the Fabulous, Funky and Functional ACW Mask Project beauties! Contact Lucy with questions lucienne@lucequilts.com
Photo: The Wise Ones series all $99 – 7 available -Barbara Bridges

Meet Susan Gainen
2021-12-11 10:00 - 12:00
Celebrate Midtown Global Market’s 15th Anniversary Cookbook! Meet Susan Gainen at the Midtown Global Market.
She’ll be there from 10 AM-Noon on December 11th.
Midtown Global Market address:
920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Blood on the Pavement Submissions Due
2021-12-12 08:00 - 17:00
“Blood on The Pavement” is seeking local Twin Cities artists! Scheduled to open May 2022, the exhibit will focus on addressing violence against black bodies, both verbally and physically, from micro aggressions to police brutality. The exhibit will also explore violence against women’s bodies and those identifying as women, as well as other intersections of identity.
“Blood On The Pavement” is open to 2D or 3D works from artists of all backgrounds, but will give priority to voices from BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
Each artist will receive $100 to participate and 100% of the proceeds , if sold.
Artists will create work reacting to poems written by the organizer and project manager, Ashley Richardson. Please note there is no “correct” interpretation of the poems. The organizer is simply looking for artists to create pieces that express the feelings and thoughts inspired by her words.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Please email questions or submissions to Ashley Richardson at richardson.exhibits@gmail.com. Submissions should include:
* Name, address, email, phone, websites, social media platforms, etc.
* Three to four samples of your work (JPEG Format)
* A brief statement of interest, including a few sentences about your approach as an artist and the works submitted, as well as your reason for wanting to contribute to the exhibit.
Deadline: Dec 12, 2021
“Blood on the Pavement” is supported by ACW’s Coaching Project for A Better World.

SPRAYFINGER Student Exhibition Public Reception
2021-12-14 18:00 - 20:00
Gallery: HOMEWOOD STUDIOS, 2400 Plymouth Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55411
www.homewoodstudios.com
December Gallery Show: SPRAFINGER Student Exhibition
Gallery Run: December 6th through 29th
Public Reception: Tuesday, December 14th from 6pm to 8pm
Longtime friend of Homewood Studios, (and former High school student of George Roberts), Peyton Russell, a moving force in the Twin Cities Graffiti Writer scene as well as visionary founder of SPRAYFINGER, offer this gallery exhibition of student work. SPRAYFINGER builds partnerships with artists, teachers, business owners, arts organizations, community leaders, parents, and students (youth to senior) to address and discuss culture, community, expression, and the process of graffiti writing as an artistic value. By developing curricula, outlines, and techniques that are in line with state artistic standards, and merging the language used by art teachers and the language of street art, SPRAYFINGER delivers high-quality arts instruction.
http://sprayfinger.com/

Minneapolis Convention Center Subscription Art Exhibition
2022-01-01 08:00 - 17:00
ArtForce Minneapolis Convention Center Subscription Art Exhibition Now Open
ACW Members, including Rebecca Froehlich, Owen Brown, and Suyao Tian, are featured in a new exhibition at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Minneapolis has a wealth of creativity and artistic talent. Art Force’s Subscription Program introduces visitors of the Minneapolis Convention Center to rich artistic offerings from local visual artists living and working in Minneapolis. Artwork was collected through an open Call for Artists with specific parameters in alignment with the City of Minneapolis Public Art Policies & Procedures Guide and the Minneapolis Arts Commission Selection Process. All images received were reviewed by a committee of panelists who were appointed by the Office of Ward 7 Council woman Lisa Goodman, Citizens of Loring Park Community and the Minneapolis Arts Commission.
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Dates: January 2022 — June 2022

Greg Volker - Open Studio
2022-01-08 12:00 - 16:00
Greg Volker will have an open studio on Jan. 8th, 2022 from Noon-4 PM.
Please come by and check out the sculptures and pottery.
Location: California Building. 2205 California Street NE #612.
707.331.6512. Also see Greg perform original music live at the Mojo Coffee Gallery in the California Building on January 15th at 2 PM.

"Layers of Be-ing" Opening Reception
2022-01-09 14:00 - 16:00
Featuring work by Kathleen Kvern, Cynthia Marie and Nina Martine Robinson
The artists of Layers of Be-ing use various media to encourage viewers to see below the surface to find our shared humanity.
Kathleen Kvern’s abstract encaustic paintings use the luminosity, distortion and imperfections of her medium to connect to the mysteries of humanity. Cynthia Maria uses a layering and excavation process with cold wax medium to evoke subliminal vibrational energy in her work. Nina Martine Robinson uses deconstructed clothing and sewing techniques to create unique place-based fiber works that encourage a dialogue about awareness and acceptance of neurodiversity
LOCATION & GALLERY HOURS
Artreach St. Croix
224 N. 4th Street • Stillwater, MN 55082 • (651) 439-1465
Current Covid-19 Gallery Hours
Wednesdays – Fridays 10am-4pm Saturdays 12-4pm

McKnight Next Step Fund Application Due
2022-01-10 08:00 - 17:00
Apply!
The Next Step Fund, funded by the McKnight Foundation, provides project grants up to $5,000 to artists in any discipline for the purpose of research, career development and/or artistic achievement. Applicants may be at any stage in their career, but must demonstrate a history of activity in their artistic field. Individuals must have a primary residential address in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington county.
This grant is designed to enable individual artists to learn new professional or artistic skills, conduct planning and research for creative projects, increase their public visibility or reach, and/or produce new work.
The deadline for Next Step Fund applications is January 10, 2022. The grant application will open on November 15, 2021.
https://mrac.org/2021/05/19/mrac-announces-2021-next-step-fund-recipients/

Susan Hensel - "Twist 4" Show Opens
2022-01-12 08:00 - 17:00
ACW member and coach Susan Hensel has work in several shows opening in early 2022. Twist 4 is being exhibited at Equity Gallery in New York City, 245 Broome ST, in Soho, Jan 12-Feb 5.
Neotectonic Period 7, created at her recent residency in Virginia, is traveling to University of Texas, Tyler, Tx for the 37Th Annual International Exhibition, from January 18 – March 4, 2022.
She is also slaving away on a hotel commission for a new hotel based on her Chromatic Book Block series.

On Location Drawing Co-Op: Como Conservatory
2022-01-22 11:30 - 13:30
On Location: Next Stop: Como Conservatory
1225 Estabrook Dr. St. Paul, Mn 55103, January 22,11:30am-1:30pm
11:30am-2:00pm . Lunch (Optional: on your dime) at Keys Café & Bakery
Please Join us for a drawing session at the Como Conservatory from 11:30-1:30 and lunch at Keys Cafe and Bakery, 1682 Lexington Ave.N. Roseville, Mn, 55113
For further ?’s Email: tobersonstudios@gmail.com
Debra Ripp / Tobersonstudios

Homewood Studios "Real Positions" - Closing Celebration
2022-01-29 14:00 - 16:00
Homewood Studios January Gallery Show: “Real Positions”
Learn more: www.homewoodstudios.com
Recent paintings, sketches and work papers by Seitu Ken Jones, curated by Neal Cuthburt.
Show is open January 4th through the 29th.
Join us for the closing celebration Saturday, January 29th from 2pm to 4pm.

Club Critique Launches
2022-02-01 08:00 - 17:00
ACW Launches Club Critique
By Greg Volker
Introducing Club Critique! ACW will be starting a critique group for all who are interested in a place for safe but rigorous discussion of their work. You will be able to join the CC on the ACW website and once you have become a member you can start taking part in the critiques of others work and when you have attended 3 critiques you will be eligible to have your work reviewed. Locations will vary and will mostly be in the studio of the artist being critiqued but if you are unable to accommodate a visit to your studio we will help set up a location for you. If you have a publicly placed piece you would like critiqued we can go to that location as well.
You do not need to be an artist to join Club Critique! We encourage art writers and reviewers as well as art lovers to join.
There are 3 main goals of Club Critique:
1- Have a place for honest, open and rigorous critique with the goal of helping each other to make the best work we can.
2- Elevate our ability to write, discuss and articulate our works which will improve our quality of proposals, artist statements, and other areas where we need to verbalize our works.
3- Develop and refine critique methodologies and practices to improve critique’s ability to accomplish goal #1.
This will be a place where you can get open and honest opinions and conversation about your work. Refine and develop your abilities to discuss your, and others, work. Critiques will have a moderator to ensure the environment remains focused and rigorous but safe and supportive.
Registration will be open In February!
Cost of 1 year membership is $100 (assistance is available if needed)
Critique sessions will begin in April 2022
Contact project manager Greg Volker for information or to join his committee. gregvolkerarts@gmail.com
Logo by Cory Favre

Black History Month Begins
2022-02-01 08:00 - 17:00
Celebrate Black History Month

By Laura Mann-Hill -ACW Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator
Power Tree Quilt by Million Artist Movement, a Black-led artist cooperative.
Photo: David Schnack

“If you know the beginning well, the outcome will not trouble you.” African Proverb

Feb. 1, 1926 – What is now known as Black History Month was first celebrated on this date as Negro History Week by Carter G. Woodson. It became a month-long celebration in 1976. Our history is much deeper than one month can capture. It begins in Africa and expands around the globe. Black Liberation is rooted in our knowledge of self. No matter how you choose to honor Black History Month, there are many stories and layers of resistance, joy, pain, genius, and beauty to learn about and celebrate every day of the year. ACW is here as a collective community for us to work together to all heal, thrive, and create art that inspires us to take action to manifest the changes we seek.

Support Black Arts, Culture & Business in our community: https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/black-owned-businesses-in-the-twin-cities/
Support Black-led arts-based groups in our community, including Juxtaposition Arts, Black Table Arts Co-op, Catalyst Arts,Truartspeaks, George Floyd Square Instagram, Million Artist Movement and so many more amazing community artists and events!
Continue to educate yourself on Black History which is Global History all year-round:

Podcast: Black History Year https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-history-year/id1471015571?i=1000495754733
1619 Podcast Episodes 5 and 6: The Land of Our Fathers pt 1-2 (audio)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/podcasts/1619-podcast.html
Kadir Nelson explores history through heart and soul https://www.npr.org/2011/09/26/140807940/heart-and-soul-an-african-american-history

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

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.

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]

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.

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.

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

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

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.”

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

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

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/

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

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.]
