Art to Change the World

699 Lowry - Intuitive Landscape Painting
2024-11-14 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
Artist Salon Night
Thursday November 14th
6pm to 8pm
699 Lowry Avenue NE/ACW Headquarters
Creative Art Activity – Intuitive Landscapes
This is a two hour activity where you can meet Art to Change the World members and enjoy a fun art activity while visiting. You do not need to be an artist to participate, all are welcome. The premise is every participant will paint what they desire. The theme is “Intuitive Landscapes” This can be interpreted in many ways. Intuitive landscape painting is quick and fun. Participants can paint whatever comes to their mind.
(Painting time about 1 hour 30 minutes)
Supplies will be provided:
-8”x10” canvas
-Paints & Paint Pens
-Paint Brushes
-Palettes
-Paper towels
-Gloves if needed
RSVP by contacting Katie at cath.a.palmer@gmail.com

Do the Dow
2024-11-15 17:00 - 21:00, 2024-11-16 12:00 - 20:00
When:

November 15th 5-9pm
November 16th 12-8pm

Where: Dow Arts Building (2242 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55114)
The Dow Arts Building is having its annual art event again coming up this November. There will be art filling the whole building. We have a gallery, studios, and creative vendors. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/dowartsbuilding

Task Force meeting
2024-11-22 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-01-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-02-28 18:30 - 20:00

699 Lowry - Office Cleaning Day
2024-12-01, 2025-01-26
ACW’s Headquarters will be cleaned today. Premises unavailable for other uses from 10am-2:30pm. Contact info@arttochangetheworld.org with questions.

Light Up the Night
2024-12-05 17:00 - 21:00, 2024-12-06 17:00 - 22:00, 2024-12-07 12:00 - 20:00
Light Up the Night is a special winter holiday event that the Solar Arts Building puts on. See the spotlights in the night during this Northeast Minneapolis art event. There will be live music and arts of all sorts. Check out the studios and Art to Change the World’s Fox Den Gallery.

When: December 7th to 10th
Thursday 5-9pm
Friday 5-10pm
Saturday 12-8pm

Where: Solar Arts Building (711 NE 15th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55413)

Flux Frost Fest
2024-12-07 11:00 - 19:00
Flux Frost Fest with Art to Change the World (ACW)
Flux Arts Building, 2505 Howard St. NE, Minneapolis, MN/699 Lowry Ave NE (Same Building).
Create & Chill
Join us for a holiday art show & sale bursting with handmade gifts by over 15 Artists, Craftspeople and Artisan Food Vendors. Enjoy live music, holiday snacks and apple cider while you browse and mingle.
Throughout the building you’ll find a festive array of clay ornaments, jewelry, art kits, tiles, glass ornaments, chocolate and coffee. Potek Glass and Clay Squared will be holding sales during the event. The first 25 attendees will receive a complimentary gift handmade by Art to Change the World interns.
Activities include Create & Chill art projects by Art to Change the World and make and take clay projects at Clay Squared Gallery. Please note that while the Art to Change the World venue is not wheelchair accessible, many activities will take place on the first floor of the building.
NEEDED by Dec 2: Smocks or old t-shirts for Create & Chill painting activities during the event. Please contact Mindy if you have anything to give at mindyjohnson31@gmail.com
For more information about the event and how to participate as an active ACW artist, visit the Art to Change the World website: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/acw-holiday-event/
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flux-frost-fest-tickets-1088238924919
Art to Change the World Artists
Leo Fortune Make and Take from 4:00-7:00 Guided Meditation Drawing
Liisa Lê- Liisa Lê is a third-generation Finnish-American artist whose rich heritage has become a profound source of inspiration for her traditional oil and acrylic paintings of wetlands, cranes or portraiture.
Make and Take from 11:00-3:30. Miniature paintings.
Layl McDill – Layl McDill uses the ancient technique of millefiore to create mysterious polymer clay works of wonderment.
Kelly Frankenberg- Kelly Frankenberg brings a sense of unity and positivity to imagined or purposeful landscapes through her colorful works in a variety of media.
Mindy Johnson- Mindy Johnson is primarily a digital collage artist who combines disparate images to create new whimsical scenes inspired by fleeting moments and urban nature.
Laura Burlis- Laura Burlis is a polymer clay artist who creates magical landscapes on switch plates, and owl themed sculptures, pens, and notecards.
Barbara Bridges– Barbara Bridges is a 40 year veteran teacher and professor and a sculptor who creates thought-provoking social practice art from fabricated components in a variety of media and rescued “power objects.” High end necklaces, 12 step homages, muneca dolls from Barra de Potosi. Small inspirational works.
Musicians
Jerry Esnough – 1:00pm -1:30pm Jerry Esnough has been performing original and cover tunes since the 60s. His style has a traditional folk country flavor that is upbeat and positive!
Dave Dvorak – 3:30pm – 4:00pm, Dave Dvorak is a Minneapolis singer-songwriter who heads up the Americana-folk-rock band Zoë Says Go. Inspired by the likes of Dylan, Springsteen and Paul Simon, Dave’s lyric-driven original songs weave socially conscious themes into tales of love, struggle and wonder—from faraway refugee camps and Spanish laundromats to the streets of the Twin Cities.
Max Rewitzer –5:00pm – 5:30pm, Max Rewitzer is a singer-songwriter originally from NE Minneapolis, who plays mellow acoustic songs with catchy melodies and introspective lyrics reminiscent of Elliott Smith and Death Cab for Cutie
Emmy Woods – 6:00pm – 6:30pm Emmy Woods was born and raised on an old dirt road in rural North Dakota and currently resides in Saint Paul. With hints of country, folk, and blues, Emmy’s songs showcase both her knack for storytelling, her strengths in musical artistry, and an impressive vocal range and ability. When asked to describe her sound in three words, Dr. Kyle Smith said, “Queer Farm Vibes… or maybe… Sad Boy Progressive.”
Book Reading Experience
From 4-7pm, at the start of every hour, listen to the author and illustrator, Leo Fortune, read their guided meditation book that doubles as a children’s book for all our inner children. Winter Solstice (Dec 21) marks the darkest day of the year and the return of the light. Come celebrate all that has been growing in the darkness and is getting ready to bloom in the spring! There will be sheets to color based on the pictures in the book and a communal giant tree to draw/write your roots on – your intentions from this winter that will blossom in the coming months.

699 Lowry - Trauma Informed Training
2024-12-10 18:00 - 19:30

Board Meeting
2024-12-11 19:00 - 20:30

699 Lowry - Critique Club Reimagined!
2025-01-16 18:00 - 19:30
ACW members will be meeting Thursday January 16 at 6:00 to reimagine a new critique club. Meeting at the ACW Headquarters -699 Lowry Ave NE. 2nd Floor. If you are interested in attending email Layl at layl@claysquared.com
Would you like to design an image for Critique Club? Contact Layl.

My Earth Exhibition opening event
2025-01-17 17:00 - 20:00
The Dow Project
Exhibition dates: January 6th to February 28th
Opening event: January 17th from 5-8pm

2242 University Ave West, St Paul, MN 55114
Art to Change the World has partnered with the Dow Art Gallery to create an experience about the Earth, climate change, and environmental impact. ACW’s interactive sculpture created from river trash called the Mississippi River Pearl will be on display during the My Earth Exhibition. Check out the Trash to Treasure Collection kiosk. Participate in workshops happening in February.

Learn more: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/dow-gallery-the-earth-exhibition/

My Earth Exhibition
Featured Artists: Candy Kuehn, Frances Bates, Sam Greene, Susan Gainen, Luciecnne Schroepfer, Karen Daphne McDonald, Layl McDill, Debra Ripp, Madeline Boemer, Sam St John, Catherine Palmer, Liisa Lê, Natalie McGuire, Becca David, Laura Burlis, Kelly Frankenberg, and Barbara Bridges

Curator: Jodi Janz

Cabin Fever Reliever: Zoom Workshops
2025-01-21 18:00 - 19:00
Class: Creative Chair Yoga with Angela Ogle
To register for classes, please email Kelly kellyfrankenberg@gmail.com at least 48 hours before the class with the class name and code. Learn more: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/acws-cabin-fever-reliever/

Cabin Fever Reliever: Zoom Workshops
2025-01-28 18:00 - 19:00
Class: Connections: Art/Poetry/Life Part 1 with Mary Frandson
To register for classes, please email Kelly kellyfrankenberg@gmail.com at least 48 hours before the class with the class name and code. Learn more: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/acws-cabin-fever-reliever/

699 Lowry - Layl McDill polymer clay class
2025-02-01 09:30 - 12:00
Layl is hosting a class in her studio and would like to use the ACW office as extra space.
https://laylmcdill.com/

Cabin Fever Reliever: Zoom Workshops
2025-02-03 18:00 - 19:00
Class: Connections: Art/Poetry/Life Part 2 with Kelly Frankenberg
To register for classes, please email Kelly kellyfrankenberg@gmail.com at least 48 hours before the class with the class name and code. Learn more: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/acws-cabin-fever-reliever/

Self Love Exhibition
2025-02-06 17:00 - 21:00
Self Love Exhibition
When: February 6th 5-9pm
Where: Solar Arts Building (711 NE 15th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55413)
February is the month of love, and the most important relationship we will ever have is with ourselves. Intern Sam St John will be creating an exhibition about healing, self-acceptance, and nurturing the soul. Stop by the Fox Den Gallery to see her amazing art!

Pearl Workshop (Sculptures) - Dow Gallery
2025-02-07 12:30 - 14:00
We will be having a few workshops in February with the Mississippi River Pearl at the Dow Art Gallery. These will include opportunities to make art and explore the sculpture. Contact ACW Project Overseer Frances at francesbates@gmail.com to sign up for a workshop.
February 7th from 12:30-2pm
2242 University Ave West, Saint Paul, MN 55114
Come build mini found object sculptures with artist Frances Bates. Learn about the importance of sustainability with one of the original creators of the Mississippi Pearl.

Critique Club - Liisa Lê and Anna Karena
2025-02-07 18:00 - 20:30
Check out the first critiques of the new Club Critique Reimagined!

Cabin Fever Reliever: Zoom Workshops
2025-02-10 18:00 - 19:00
Class: Jumpstart Creative Flow with Symbols and Allegory with Karen Daphne McDonald
To register for classes, please email Kelly kellyfrankenberg@gmail.com at least 48 hours before the class with the class name and code. Learn more: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/acws-cabin-fever-reliever/

Cabin Fever Reliever: Zoom Workshops
2025-02-17 18:00 - 19:00
Class: Joan of Arc as Muse in Art, Writing and Women’s Suffrage with Scott Manning
To register for classes, please email Kelly kellyfrankenberg@gmail.com at least 48 hours before the class with the class name and code. Learn more: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/acws-cabin-fever-reliever/

Pearl Workshop (Climate Action Activity) - Dow Gallery
2025-02-22 14:00 - 15:30
We will be having a few workshops in February with the Mississippi River Pearl at the Dow Art Gallery. These will include opportunities to make art and explore the sculpture. Contact ACW Project Overseer Frances at francesbates@gmail.com to sign up for a workshop.
February 22nd from 2-3:30pm
2242 University Ave West, Saint Paul, MN 55114
Explore the effects of plastic waste on our ecosystem in a dynamic workshop with Master Naturalist and ACW member Becca David. Interact with the Mississippi Pearl as we learn together!

Burl Gallery Kaleidoscope Exhibition
2025-02-22 17:00 - 20:00
See Catherine Palmer’s work in this upcoming exhibition!
Exhibit up from 1/25 thru 3/22 with an opening on Saturday 2/22 from 5pm-8pm.
308 E Prince St # 130, St Paul, MN 55101
https://burlartgallery.org/exhibits/artistic-kaleidoscope1

699 Lowry - Book Signing and Workshop
2025-02-23 14:00 - 16:00
FREE WORKSHOP: LOOK WITHIN AND LISTEN
By Leo Fortune

ACW Headquarters – February 23, 2025 2-4pm
Journey inward with me, Leo Fortune, author and illustrator of “¿Los árboles hablan – los escuchas? Trees Talk – Are You Listening?” to reaffirm your intentions for 2025. The world needs grounded and connected change makers who deeply listen.
Take time out of your busy life to slow down, listen and look within. I will read my bilingual (Spanish/English) guided meditation and then we will take about 30 minutes to listen to what comes up. Participants can journal, doodle, sit, move, whatever they need to do to hear what is in their heart. Afterwards, participants will have the opportunity to share their experience in small groups and turn their inward listening outward by actively listening to the group members.

Where can I get this book?
For sale at ACW Headquarters and online: https://www.leofortuneart.com/shop/p/bilingual-book-los-rboles-hablan-los-escuchas-trees-talk-are-you-listening

Cabin Fever Reliever: Zoom Workshops
2025-02-24 18:00 - 19:00
Class: Invoking the Magic of Folktales with Ulana Zahajkewyck
To register for classes, please email Kelly kellyfrankenberg@gmail.com at least 48 hours before the class with the class name and code. Learn more: https://www.arttochangetheworld.org/acws-cabin-fever-reliever/

699 Lowry - Trauma Training
2025-03-03 18:00 - 19:30
Robin Getsug will be leading a trauma training for those interested in teaching at Emma Norton. This will be at the ACW Headquarters.
