Kelly and Sam St. John hanging more resident-chosen work at Restoring Waters with our partnership with Emma Norton.
Sam, Kelly and Shawna
Healing Art partnership with Emma Norton at Restoring Waters. ACW artists sold work for residents of transformational housing to have in their homes. Artists talked about their work and what it meant to them to be a part of this experience June 20th.
Barbara and Shawna
Lin
Frances and Sadie
Sadie art talk
Natalie art talk
Sam art talk
Briauna art talk
Lin art talk
Kelly and Anna
Kelly hanging her art in resident’s home
Kelly and resident, Keisha
Kelly’s Burnsville Mural project with Barbara, Paul, Anna, Melodee, and other artists Mariah and Tamina, part of Cosmopolitan 7. See process at cosmopolitan7.com and come to the event July 11th at Nicolett Commons Park to see the murals and engage with the artists! 5-8pm
Anna’s side one
Anna’s side 2
Barbara’s side one
Barbara’s side 2
Melodee’s and Barbara’s side 1
Melodee’s and Barbara’s side 2
Community mural side 1
Community Mural side 2
Kelly’s mural side 1
Kelly’s mural side 2
Tamina and Kelly’s side 1
Tamina and Kelly’s side 2
Mariah’s side one
Mariah’s side 2
Melodee’s side 1
Melodee’s side 2
Paul’s side 1
Paul’s side 2
Kelly and Paul’s side 1
Kelly and Paul’s side 2
Paul and Mariah’s side 1
Paul and Mariah’s side 2
Tamina’s side 1
Tamina’s side 2
Stone Arch Bridge Festival June 15th and 16th at the Mill City Museum! ACW Mill City MN Historical Society Partnership! 100 Feet of Art and History! and on Fox News!
Chowdah Feed and prep! In the new ACW Headquarters space at Flux Arts. Art, friends, and a fancy feast!
Lin and Kelly
The group
In the space
The crowd
The table
At the table
Barbara telling the story
Seated Dinner
Raising hands to breathe
Tom loving his prize of art by Natalie
Sadie and Kelly
Natalie and Frank the lobster
under belly
Poor guy
He’s her lobster
Lin creating napkin display
Table goodies ready
Lobster shucking and prep
Rainbow from the window
Peonies from Barbara’s garden
Barbara yapping
Frost
Napkin art
aA PArty!
Deb, kelly, Sadie, Owen
Kelly attending the plein air convention and expo, this year in North Carolina. On the Cherokee Reservation and the Biltmore in Ashville.
ACW members out and about. Show at Soovac with Lalita, Barbara, and Herman. Kelly and Paul in Burnsville. Anne and Kelly at A-Mill. Lin and Lalita and Lin’s graduation cake during Layl’s grand opening. And a round table discussion about Northeast Arts District.
Lalita, Barbara, and Herman
Paul and Kelly
Anne and Kelly
Lin and graduation cake
Round table discussion
Art-a-Whril May 2024! Flux Arts upstairs ACW headquarters welcomed 300 people for their first opening at AAW.
Making cards activity
cards activity
art given to us by a young talented artist
Kelly in her space
Barbara helping
People viewing art!
A little girl showing us her creation
Eric, our driver, in Kelly’s studio
Our passport shuttle sign
The new Emma Norton building opening! ACW partnered with them and sold art!
Layl at Emma Norton
the new Emma Norton housing building
Inside Emma Norton
The art
Their art space
Sadie and the art
Some ACW members went to photograph the Northern lights. Natalie got a bit into the fun of photography!
Working on Kelly’s project for the City of Burnsville.
Kelly Oskar and Tamina
Kelly
Tamina
Barbara and Kelly
ACW members out and about
what is it? lol
yummy food BBQ
Barbara and Kelly looking their best
Sally
Katie and her many siblings
Barbara and Lin
Lin’s painting for Barbara
Hanging the Common Bond purchased ACW artists’ work!
Barbara
Layl hanging Paul’s art
Anna’s art
Katie’s art
Mississippi River Pearl goes on display at Colombia Heights City Hall! Amada, one of the participants, and also the city’s Mayor, put on the event.
Kelly’s cake for the Mississippi River Pearl event
Pearl on display
Pearl
Pearl
Amada and friends
Kelly and Amada with the cake
Frost, Neil, and Margo
Site visit to the Mill City Museum to figure out installation work space and sizes.
Frances, Wini, Barbara and Owen
Barbara and Kelly goofy
ACW’s new World Headquarters! At the Flux Arts Building! 699 Lowry ave NE Minneapolis! Kelly’s and Barbara’s studio space combined!
The door!
Layl and Barbara at the entrance
Kelly in her studio
Margo
The bathroom
Painting the kitchen, Kelly, Frances, Anna and Barbara
Paul
ACW celebrates Layl’s birthday in her studio!
Layl and the cake
Barbara and Layl
Barbara and Frances
Layl in her studio
Layl
Frances and Kelly
Playing the game, Day Break, about saving the planet as climate change gets worse. ACW’s Climate Team meets to learn a game on how to lessen carbon emissions. Becca, Anne, Neil, Margo, Remo, Kelly, Barbara, and Layl all played and enjoyed it!
Neil and Anne
Kelly, Barbara, Margo and Remo
Remo and Margo
Becca, Layl and Kelly
On Location February 17th! Mojo’s Coffee and Gallery in the California Building. New location next month! Good food, company and art creating!
Drawing and painting
The table and Julius
creating!
Kelly’s painting
Live music
Kelly’s watercolor
Brenda and Julius
Deb, Michael and Kelly
participant
Jeffery
Michael
Kelly and her work
the work!
Royal Hitpites play at Mojo’s Coffee and Gallery at the California Building February 10th.
Natalie and Kelly
Royal Hiptites
Craig
Royal Hiptites
ACW’s Climate Action Affinity Group making cards with plastic for legislators to thank them for helping vote against single-use plastics and supporting environment laws, etc.
Margo, Anne and the group
Katherine and Neil
Working hard!
Kelly and the group creating
Cards!
Margo, Becca and Katherine
Turbo Junk event!
Hannah and Frances
Sadie and Trash to Treasure
Sadie
Another artist
Kelli and Kelly
Kelly and Becca
Polymer Clay Guild show at Robbins Gallery in Robbinsdale January 13th opening. ACW chair Layl McDill and member SAM Greene had work in the show.
The gallery
Angie and Layl
SAM and Candy
Kelly, Anna, Layl and Candy
Kelly teaches a sample painting class at Emma Norton Services.
Kelly and participants
painting
the table
Initial meeting for the first Annual Echoes of Tradition Project at Elsie’s
Mohamoud
Priscila and Kelly
Mohamoud, Priscila, Kelly, Sarah, Barbara, Jeffrey, and Walter
ACW’s 1st Annual Members’ Celebration! Party at the Solar Arts Building 2nd Floor with live music, snacks, drinks, the launch of our 3 projects Swap + Barter, Critique Cabaret, and ACW’s Trash to Treasure kiosk. With a show in the Fox Den and new members coming and going, it was a spectacular event had by all! Let us know what you would like to see/do/have/experience at our next annual celebration!
ACW gingerbread cake by Kelly and happy birthday Mike!
Swap and Barter crowd
Sammie Jean Cohen performing
The crowd
Party people
Critique Cabaret launch
Brownwyn’s Critique Cabaret
Anne sharing work for critique
The critique group
Vicki Dischler performing
Listening to Dave
Dave Dvorak performing
Snowflake name tags!
Bronwyn explaining Critique Cabaret
Kelly getting critiqued
Vicki
Dave
Owen Brown’s Myriorama at the Veronique Galley in North Loop. He made 451 pieces for everyone attending to move around and “curate” the walls themselves. He was interview by Diane Willow from the University of Minnesota. Closing Reception November 11th.
just a tiny portion of Owen’s work
Owen and Kelly
Owen work
Owen interviewed by Diane Willow from the U of M, and Margo Gallery director
ACW members came to see Wini Froelich in the play, Anon(ymous) at the Park Square Theatre in St. Paul, November 5th.
Park Square Theater
Kelly, Bronwyn, Barbara, Wini, and Natalie
Beauty from Ashes from Art is my Weapon at the 9 Mile Gallery at the District in Edina November 4th. Barbara and Kelly had work in the show with other artists, put on by Nikki McComb.
Hope, Barbara’s art piece
Justifiable Homicide, Barbara’s art piece
another artwork
another artwork
Kelly’s work: Bullets Not Included
Back of Kelly’s work
Owen and Barbara
Kelly
Eric and Kelly
Kelly and Erid
Jess and Kelly
Jess and Kelly and the crowd
the crowd and artists
9 mile gallery
the crowd
Barbara and Owen
Nikki
The artists minus Kelly
The Art of Drag!
Frances Bates as drag king, Larry Gaga, put on her internship project, the beautiful, amazing, and artful, Art of Drag at Lush in Minnneapolis November 3rd. Over 100 people attended. Unique drag show including the history, the art, the local history, and the social justice behind the art. The colorful diversity and costumes created the most entertaining and educational night of dance, song, spoken word, and lights and music!
Candy and Craig’s installation multi-media performance, Legacy Dream Space at Owatonna Center for the Arts in Owatonna, MN. Opening show September 17th.
Introducing Craig
Craig Harris
Craig playing
Candy
Viewers coming into the space
The multi-media dreamspace
Craig
Candy
Kelly and Barbara
On Location Drawing Sept 16th at Barbara’s backyard studio
Barbara’s house
Lin, Katie, Laura
Food and drinks
Anne, Katie, Barbara, Lin
Laura, Daphne, Deb and Anne
The group
backyard
Daphne creating art
art creation
Deb painting
Becca painting
Laura painting
progress
Katie’s progress
Katie’s painting
Kelly creating a necklace
Kelly’s necklace
Wearing the necklace
Phakamani Picnic Fundraiser at Rhoda Olsen’s September 10th
Rhoda presenting
painting mini paintings
painting pour station
participants
Barbara and participant
participants
balloon fun
Kelly and participants
Rhoda
Kelly, Rhoda, and Barbara
mini canvas artist
Kim
participants
Frances’s show and sale on Payne Ave in St. Paul in September.
ACW visits Caponi Art Park. And Layl performing at the Moth.
Taking a tour
Frances and the group
Layl and friends
Layl on stage
Life on the Spectrum gallery show at Grand Hand Gallery July 13th.
Kelly and Rose
Frances and her work
Craig and Margo
Guest Speaker
Guest Speaker
Lin, Layl, and Barbara
Makayla and Barbara
Suzanne and Candy
Lin and Barbara
Makayla
Makayla
Rose’s work
Rose
Makayla and her mom
Frances, Kelly, Lin, and Rose
Guest speakers
Barbara, Kelly and Suzanne
Kelly, Kayli, and Wyn
Rose’s friends
Lucy, Makayla and mom
July 10th Teaching the first day of the Sustainable Design class with Guthrie Education where we brought the students to the Mill City Museum to visit and experience The Mississippi River Pearl sculpture and a lesson with what you can and should do with trash. They will make costumes, props, and set design out of trash for the play put on the last day of class.
Kelly entering the Guthrie
Pearl workshop with Guthrie education students
The Guthrie
Students in the Sustainable Design class
checking out Pearl
Message in a land bottle activity lead by Kelly
Barbara teaching
Sadie explaining her costume creation
Emma and Alice, teacher helpers
Teacher helper
student explaining his design
Kelly and Barbara at Mill City
Allie, Barbara, Sadie, helper, and Emma
more Pearl exploration
Pearl’s Scavenger Hunt
Barbara and students
Students with Kelly
Barbara teaching, photo by Aaron Thomas, Guthrie Theater
Barbara showing Pearl, photo by Aaron Thomas, Guthrie Theater
Emma, Barbara and students, photo by Aaron Thomas, Guthrie Theater
Alice, Kelly, Barbara and students, photo by Aaron Thomas, Guthrie Theater
The class, photo by Aaron Thomas, Guthrie Theater
students, photo by Aaron Thomas, Guthrie Theater
Kelly’s Solo Show at Fashion Fruit Boutique July 5th opening in Eagan. Work is up until July 31st.
A-Mill Lofts Art Gallery Opening with ACW member, Rebecca David. June 22nd.
A-Mill Loft Art Gallery from ablove
Rebecca and Kelly
Barbara and Rebecca
Rebecca and the watermelon sculpture
Watermelon sculpture
Lobster Chowdah Feed at Barbara’s home backyard for $500+ donors/members June 15th, 2023. Lobster flown in from Maine! Yum! Yum!
Table setting
Kaolee
Barbara’s garden
Barbara, Marie, Katie, Kaolee, Anna, Deb, Paul
Barbara, Marie, Katie, Anna, Deb, Paul, Kaolee
Herman, Neil, Josh, Craig, Candy, Frances,Rose, Layl, Barbara and friends
The guests
Dinner table
B’s backyard
Barbara’s outdoor studio
Found object sculptures
Herman, Nwil, Craig, Sandra, Walter
Herman and Walter
Walter and Sandra
B’s Studio
B’s studio objects waiting to be used for art
Chowdah is served!
fish?
Barbara
Frances
Inside
Susan helping
Frances
the table setting
Neil
Eating and chatting
Guests
Guests
corn
Corn, Paul and Anna
Rose and guests
Guests
Barbara’s additional workshop for Precious at her home making things out of found objects. June.
Annie
Tom
Kelly’s Critique June 21st for Club Crit! Joining this year is only $50 and after attending 3 you can have your work critiqued! It’s fun and helpful!
Deb, Barbara, Paul, Greg, Layl, Anna, Kelly, and Nina
Kelly’s Art
Nina
The Food!
Frances and Kelly
Kelly’s work
Painter palette dessert
Basement Critique
More of Kelly’s art
Drinks!
Mississippi River Pearl at the Mill City Museum for Stone Arch Festival. Fun interacting with over 700 people!! June 17th and 18th!
girl on Pearl
Annie, Grace and face painting
Annie and Kelly
Kelly and painted face
People exploring Pearl
Pictures with Pearl
Making healing bracelets with Barbara
Barbara and Kelly
learning and exploring Pearl
Making art with Paul
more exploring Pearl
Annie face painting
making fun stuff with found trash objects
girls participating
bracelet cuff creationi
attending healing cuff workshop
fun stuff to do
found object creation
Kelly explaining Pearl
Lucy’s sewing/quilting workshop at Grand Hand Gallery. June 8th. An extension of the Precious Exhibit! We made purses! So fun!
Pride and Body Image art at Solar Arts for Pride June 10th opening.
Lizzo made of bras by Sadie
Body image art
pride show art
more pride art
Fox den art
the flag
art
more price art
Noble Truths: Mary Meuwissen in her studio at Northrop King June 5th.
Mary’s Studio
Barbara introducing
Mary
Hand’s on experience with cold wax
The painting before
Guests adding to the painting
Painting after
Mary
waiting to try out oil with cold wax
experimenting
Candy, Barbara, Kelly, Mary
Heal and Chill art expo at Midtown Global Market by Briauna Williams June 3rd.
Brianuna
Briauna dancing
Kelly chillin’
making masterpieces
Barbara and Briauna
serious art
Barbara gave away free handmaid masks
Briauna
participant with the artist
Kelly getting Henna
Henna
Healin’ ‘n’ chillin’
Briauna and mom
Another henna masterpiece
Look what she made!
Katie and Kim
Hannah, Frances, Kelly
“Precious” at Grand Hand Gallery Opening June 1st. Featuring work by Briauna Williams, Layl McDill, Lucy Schoepner, and Barbara Bridges. Peformances by Walter Chancellor Jr. and Julia Wheaton.
Barbara and Amada
Kelly and Barbara
Layl and her work
Layl’s Bison piece
Briauna’s work
Briauna and her work
Barbara’s necklace
the crowd
Pete, Paul, Kelly, Barbara, Natalie and Walter
Frances and Kaolee
Frances, Anna, and Layl
Frost, Amada and Walter
The shop
Herman and friend
Kelly and Gail
Amada modeling
Kelly, Julia, and Amada
Julia singing and Kelly modeling
Kaolee, Frances and Walter
Briauna and Kelly
Kelly and Walter
Kelly, Barbara, and Amada
Layl’s work
Lucy and friends
Lucy’s art
Lucy and crew
Paul, Kelly, Barbara, Natalie, and Walter
Julia and Barbara
Rachel
Kelly
Rose and Walter
Kelly, Barbara, and Amada
Kelly’s aching feet
Lucy’s work
Walter
Friend and Walter
Walter and Barbara
The Sax
Julia’s family
Mill City Museum “Mississippi River Pearl” workshop May 28th.
Club Crit with Layl McDill at her studio May 10th.
Crit attendees Kelly,Anna, Beth, Laura, Candy, Barbara, Deb and Layl
Layl’s Reuse on the Range piece
Emma Norton’s Opening Doors Gala at the Intercontinental Hotel in St. Paul April 27th. ACW sponsored a table and gave over 17 works of art to their auction for bids. Was a fun night!
Gala booklet
Our table we sponsored
Sandra, Layl, Natalie, Barbara, Kelly, Herman, Shawna, and Frances
Art is My Weapon show at the Hennepin Central Library. Barbara had a piece in the show called, X2. “Own a gun? You are 2 times more likely to die by one.”
Art is My Weapon show
a piece in the show
Barbara talking about her piece X2
Barbara and friends
Richard Moody (right) purchased Barbara’s art piece
Nikki and Barbara
Kelly and Rebecca
Earth Day at Solar Arts April 22nd
Earth Day poster
Craig Harris playing at the kickoff
Kelly giving speech
Bear, Kelly and Barbara
experiencing Pearl
Discovering
Photo op
Margo speaking
Barbara, Ellie, and Katie
Neil and Barbara moving Pearl
Philip and Barbara
Rainville in seat
Laura
3 generations
Noble Truths: Susan Wagner studio talk at the Casket Arts Building April 8th. From realism to abstract landscape painting.
Susan’s studio
Susan
Mississippi River Pearl workshop art experience at MWMO April 5th. Full class size for the fun-filled and educational art workshops that we offer with our amazing Mississippi River Pearl art made of trash collected on the Mississippi River and assembled by ten artists! See more on our project page.
Participants looking in Pearl’s drawers
Classroom fun!
Getting pics with Pearl
Trivia fun!
Science experiment
Kelly and Annie
Barbara and Kelly
Layl
Kelly and Frances
Art Battle at the Mall of America Rotunda March 31st. Assistant Director, Kelly Frankenberg, competing in an art battle where after 20 minutes of painting the public votes who gets to go to the next round. To join an art battle or bid on paintings, go to ArtBattle.com
Kelly beginning
On the big screen
competition
starting the portrait
improv…tracing her hand
hands full of paint and done in 20
finished first painting
painting in last round!
double portrait
finished last round painting
Kelly and friend
ACW members out and about seeing Laura Mann Hill’s play, “Inspired by Claudette & Rosa.” Youth Performance Company presented this entertaining play performed by youth, set in modern day, educating us about a 15-year-old hero who should have been as famous as Rosa Parks but the history books left her out. We were very impressed not only because it was a great performance, but because this show inspired action to be taken on social justice issues, which is what ACW is all about! Professional performance photos by Jenna Poff
Laura Mann Hill & Amira Marie Hill
Holly, Kelly, Frances, and Hannah
Moving Pearl to its next location at MWMO and an upcoming April 5th workshop. Check out more on our project page.
Greg moving the chair part of Pearl
wrapping and unwrapping
careful moving Pearl
The throne of Pearl
Pearl’s back cabinet
Frances and Katherine
Placing drawers
Pearl’s artist statement
Watch Assistant Director, Kelly Frankenberg, compete painting live in Art Battle 2404, the first one in Minnesota! (her round is the second one which starts around 2:02:00. It was January 26th in Inver Grove Heights at Jersey’s Bar and Grill. There are events all over the world and there will be more in Minnesota, the next being Rochester and the Mall of America.
Ready for the battle
Artist crafted shirt by Kelly
Painting Frida in 20 minutes!
January Fun!
On Location Drawing January 14th at Theo Wirth Park Trailhead and Kelly and Layl visit “The Moth” on January 25th.
Our shared table at Theo Wirth Park Lodge “The Trailhead”
Deb Ripp, Becca David, and drop in guest Ana from Venezuela
Avacado toast with radishes and swiss cheese and greens from the Mill Vally Market-yum!
Kelly and Layl going to The Moth
Candy Kuehn’s critique at Club Critique at the California Building. January 18th. This critique included her friends.
Candy, Katie and friends
Greg and friends
Friends
Deb and friends
Suzanne, Candy and friends
Leadership orientation meeting at Barbara’s and Drag Recon mission at Black Heart
Barbara, Katie, Layl, Frances and Kelly at Barbara’s
More photos of progress on the MWMO Project! Working hard to finish turning the trash into treasure for the viewing eyes! Debut coming November 11th to Homewood Studios in North Minneapolis!
Hard at work on the MWMO River Project! We learned all about the science behind what plastic and other toxic trash that is floating in the river and the effects going into our water systems and precious Mississippi River.
Barbara Bridges, Kevin Reich, Amada Marquez Simula, Annie Merrell Margo Ashmore,
Neil Granlund. Front: Alexis Schramel, Katherine Boyce, Frances Bates
MWMO Water Project Day 1. Collecting trash along the banks of the Mississippi River to learn about what trash is floating in the river and to create an art project with the stuff we found.
Frances and Neil
Frances and Neil
Frances and the group with our treasures
Kelly and the group
Table of trash treasures
big cool finds
Barbara, Kelly, and Annie on the Northeast River Keepers boat
fishbones
top of a honeywell safe
Frances
fallen retaining wall
more of the table of trash treasures
Kelly and Annie
Jon and Barbara
Kelly putting in serious strength
Barbara and Kelly
The Northeast River Keepers boat rides
Frances and Neil and a wheel
Beaver on the river
Annie
man made structure
Kelly and the sculpture
collected river bank trash
Alexis and Margo cleaning trash treasures
Frances, Annie, and the group discussing project options with the chair
Herman Milligan’s exhibit opening, “A Picture Gallery of the Soul,” at the Regis Center for the Arts in the Katherine E. Nash Gallery September 22nd. (Sept 13th-Dec 10th). It’s a group exhibition of over 100 Black American artists whose practice incorporates the photographic medium.
Phakamani fundraiser event at the Olsen’s September 18th. The Phakamani foundation helps people in rural South Africa create their own livelihoods. Consider donating at https://phakamanifoundation.org/
Beautiful Closing Reception for “Age of Age” an exhibition about Ageism at Homewood Studios July 30th. ACW’s 10 artists teams talked about their work and process and what it was like working with someone 20-50 years in age difference and how art is what bridges those age gaps and fosters friendships and creativity. And in the end, it’s all about relationships! And cake…
FLOW Northside Art Crawl kick off event at 4th Street Tavern where Charles Caldwell’s mural is and the new one he’s working on.
ACW’s Summer Party! July 20th. 5 Year Anniversary! Wood fired pizza party at Layl’s.
ACW’s Longevity of Influence Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) was presented to George Roberts!
All Active ACW members were invited to attend. Musicians performing included: Greg Volker, Matt Yetter, Ngange Akale, Walter Chancellor Jr., Charlie Henrikson.
“I really appreciated the feedback I received from my colleagues. I am in a transitional period and the critique session helped me clarify my new direction.” -Barbara
ACW Artists met with 12 Bands at the Mojo Coffee Gallery. They played music, showed art and built community.
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Visitor
Parents of the band
tailgatin’
Greg
Dave’s Band
Band daughter
Candy and Nina
Sadie
Barbara and Greg
Becca and Elliot
Dave
Kristin
Dave
Kristin
Marko at his best
Deb, Nina, Barbara and Sadie
Mojo manager
Nina
Bra Art
Deb
Photos by Barbara Bridges
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Northeast neighborhood parade! June 21st. ACW representing NE Mpls Arts District.
Layl ready for the parade to start
Layl and Katie
Layl on bike
Painter’s palette costume (no helium)
Representing NE art district
Kelly and the banner
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Sous Chef Team preparing for 2022 Lobster Chowdah Feed for Major Donors
Seafood before prep
Barbara na a beast
Layl works out with atters
Layl impossibly get a claw out whole!
Lucy
A monster
Natalie with her favorite
Nina linda
Linda
Nature is the perfect designer
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Creating a necklace in Barbara Bridges “Dr. B’s” studio. Fun time and love how it turned out!
Close up
Casual Kelly
Kelly showing off the necklace
Where the creation happens!
Dr. B’s Studio
Almost finished!
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Installing Solo Show in the Fox Den. Becca David June 2022
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ACW Board Chair and polymer clay artist engages with intergenerational students at the Redwing Clay Arts Center, Redwing, MN.
Everyone enjoys interacting with this colorful media!
Layl teaching
Becca David- Justbe ceramics display
ACW Task Force member Becca David with Redwing Arts Center Program Director Heather Lawrenz
Layl
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Ready for Club Critique meeting #1 May 4th. Greg Volker’s Studio in the California Building.
Intense critique discussion
Beginning to install in the Fox Den for First Thursday and Art-A-Whirl at Solar Arts!
Kelly
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Kelly supporting the theater arts with her son at the Children’s Theater. Very good production and talented kids!
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Minneapolis’s Pianos on Parade
Kelly Frankenberg’s design, “Minneapolis Pride” represents the pride community, trans community, and our POC community and diversity, inclusivity, and community within Minneapolis. 25 pianos will be on display in various locations in Minneapolis the month of June for pop up concerts. Anyone can visit and play one!
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ACW Artists at the St. Paul Saints Game!
Katie Palmer, Rebecca David, Susan Gainen, and Deb Rip
Katie
Rebecca and Susan
Deb and Katie
ACW artists on the jumbo screen!
Susan
Deb
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Barbara working hard for ACW!
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Mississippi River Stories Opening
Barbara and Abby with 100 Steps to Paradise
With Brenda Litman!!
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Dyan Padgett Studio Visit
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Owen Brown -Creator of Noble Truths with Dyan Padgett
Barbara and Dyan
Kelly, Nina and Kelly
Art School
Talking about light
Art and Art
ACW well represented. Community!
Explaining the process
Official Photographer gets in the frame
Nina reflecting
Dyan gets in the frame
Door Prize
Kelly listens and processes
art
The afterparty
Rabitt Run?
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Members Out and About
Natalie and Katie confer at her solo show
Board Member Mohammed get married!
Natalie and dad
Children make art in Solar Arts 215
Elizabeth Ashe and Barbara plan Blood on the Pavement
Katie and Marie work on Age of Age works
More Kid art
AKtie models new ACW crowd engagement headdress
Kelly speaks at the Task Force meeting
The audience engagement box created by Hannah Foster.
Director, Barbara Bridges, Board Chair, Layl McDill and Newsletter and Executive Assistant Extraordinaire < Natalie McGuire have an office meeting at Market BBQ.
Layl McDill met with “Age of Age” artists, Linda Sharpe and her 103-year-old mother, Rose Sharpe, to see the paintings they have been creating together for the exhibit at Homewood Studios in July.
Trying out a new travel paint set painting on location in Tahiti on the island of Mo’orea. Kelly took a photo series of roosters. Of course the sunset, rainbow, and ocean were much enjoyed as well.
The Coaching Project for a Better World Dec 2021 Show and Tell
Team Crescendo Ashley Richardson, Deacon Warner, Dominique Zellmer. Topic: Blood on the Pavement Team Re-Imagineers Madalina Kelner, Beverly Hammond. Sandra Reardon Topic: Recovery from Trauma Team Euphoria Lauren Edson, Mark Jelinik, Susan Hensel Topic: Gender Euphoria Leaders of Coaching Project: Barbara Bridges, Layl McDill, Abby Ross, Margo Ashmore
Orientation Day Testimonies
Mark
Take away: Enthusiasm and excitement. It was great meeting everyone in person, and everyone gives off a great energy (what do you expect from an ArtToSaveTheWorld function). I am excited to see what these young artists do, specifically the team I’m on. I’m enthused to be working with these kind people able to view things from multiple sides.
Deacon
The Coaching Project kickoff was such a fun event! I was so impressed by all the people involved in this project—so much creativity and positivity. And I was especially excited to meet my team members and get a more concrete grasp of how we’ll work to gather to support Ashley’s Blood on the Pavement project. The flow of activities and sharing at the orientation did a great job at bringing us all together and jump starting our work.
Lauren
“I had a fantastic time at the Orientation for this project. It was great to finally meet my teammates and the other project managers and coaches. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly and I cannot wait to start creating with these people.”
Ashley
The Coaching Project Orientation was so much fun! It was a great way to learn more about ACW and other team projects, as well as the expectations for this grant period. Most importantly, it was a great way to connect and build a solid foundation with teammates. During a time when the pandemic has shifted our daily interactions and the world has become so virtual, I found that having this first meeting in-person was invaluable.
Ari has a Critique
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Aristoteles Carbajal <aristotelescarbajal8@gmail.com> is our youngest ACW member. They have a unique style and voice. Listen:
Pop Up Palette Party Arts District Palette: Where Neighbors and Artists Meet
Sociable Cider Werks Read More about the Project
Preparing for the Lobster Chowdah Thank You party for our major donors. Seafood flown in from Maine from Mclauglin’s Seafood located in my birthplace of Bangor, Maine. https://mclaughlinseafood.com/
Great Thanks to Deb and Natalie. It took us almost 4 hours to shuck, pick and chop. You can do the math… I would have been sitting there for 12 hours! They look a little intimidated by the crustaceans!
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Here are 2 of the 20. Please ignore my inside out and back side to shirt. It is indicative of the kind of week I was having.
Tom taking over Elote Duties with help from Lynnette
Elote lined up on the grill
Yum
ACW Intern Rebecca and Sally
Just enough seats!!
Anna Becker from NEMAA
Chowing down the Chowdah!
Connie
Luis and Josh
Connie with Owen Brown’s Painting
Barbara showing off the finisher… Whoopie Pie!
Flown in from Maine
Ngange playing music
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Anne and Candy
Gift from Pat
The stove was full!
Josh enjoying Chowdah
Layl with wise words
Lucy, BArbara and Tom
Lynn
Natalie
Nora
How the chowdah gets made
Full Table
Tom
William
And a good time was had by all
Anne and Margo
Photographs by Lynnette Black
Barbara’s front door
Candy, Anne and Sonya
Barbara yammering about something
MArgo, Herman with natalie looking for a perfect photo op
Pat taking photos
Barbara’s dining room
Barbara talking about the Barra de Potosi doll project
Sonya touring Barbara’s bathroom
the beast in the shower
subway tile “water” floor
$200 Donor and Task Force Thank You Party June 2021
Unique Wood Fired Pizza Party from an oven created by renowned tile artist Josh Blanc. https://claysquared.com/
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Deb and Cory show the way
Andrew Jr. makes his nametag
Andrew Sr. masters the firepit
Anne strikes a pose
Ari welcoming Clif and Bettye
Bianca models her new I.C.O.N crown created by Layl
Cory and family
A young ACW member creates his name tag
Katie, Deb, Candy and Anne
Katie
Margo with her ACW swag
Ngange
Natalia and Bea
Scorpio cutting Tres Leche cake
Scorpio shows off his alien socks gift from Anne
Barbara Natalia and Bea
Deb and Barbara
Bianca and Brooklyn
Cory , Devin and Zaz
David and Barbara chewing
Us
Layl and Josh running the show
Candy and Lynnette
Lynette Deb and Katie
Us
Candy, Tim, Suyao and Leo
Barbara and Scorpio with Tres Leche cake
Layl with Clif and Bettye
Interns Bea and Ari
On Location Drawing Group June 19,2021, Como Community Garden
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Ari, Katie, Kris, Barbara, Deb , Layl
Katie’s painting of Deb
Katie
Layl’s Tree
Layl in situ
Ari
Barbara pastel of Layl
Deb’s tree
Pastels from Christine
Susan
Barbara’s pastel
small paintings by Kris
Art-A-Whirl at the Fox Den
Lucy Schroepfer serving as project manager of the Art A Whirl Solar Arts Fox Den event.
ACW artists made over $2500, earned 5 new members and met over 1000 new people
who have now heard about Art To Change The World. Thanks Lucy!!
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Barbara
LucyBarbara and Jill
Devin
Susan
Deb
Scorpio
Lucy
Abby and Barbara
Judy
CREATING COMMUNITY WITH ZORAN
FREE Private Tour with Zoran Mojsilov May 22, 2021 3:00-5:00
Meet Up at, 77 13th Avenue NE, Suite , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
Zoran will make remarks at 4;00 with Q and A following.
CREATING COMMUNITY AT Arts District Palette is an ACW project focused on developing relationships in our NE Arts District community. Partnering with NEMAA , The Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, The Northeaster, The Huxley apartments, and Sociable Cider Werks, ACW will develop May Day welcome swag bags stuffed with 20 artists’ works, gifts from local businesses and an invitation to an outside pop-up art event in August where the new NE residents and artists will mix socially distanced.
Installing the 224 Works of Art! Click to Enlarge
Who we are
Barbara motivational neclaces
Scorpio
Layl
Mary Jo
Layl and Kathryn
Owen
Anne
Cory
Jodi
Jodi
Candy
MArko
Mary
Alison
Barbara and Layl
Barbara with Motivationals
Candy
Anne
Owen
Scorpo with his banner
Cory
KatieLayl
Cory
Creating ACW gift for Huxley Swag Bags
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Project table
Natalie with her cards going into bags
Natalie and Lynnette arriving with bud vases
Candy and Natalie
Lynnette
Lucy with quilting it up
Layl with nametag
Layl with her bud vases
Katie
Candy with her colors
Barbara giving a sun salute when the sun joined us
Barbara’s Wranklet nametag
Huxley Team
Tim, Brooke, Alex, Barbara and Layl
Susan, Catherine, Layl, Natalie and Barbara planning the Pop Up Show and Installation.
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Tres Leche cake from the Ecuadorian bakery
Hard Cider – mighty tasty
Barbara’s B-Day present to Natalie
Lady McDill
Katie making it happen!
The Welcome Swag bag!
Gathering the Welcome Swag Bag Bag coupons
Pupp planners!
Anchor Restaurant
At Mary Ellen’s… with Wonder Woman mask
With Elliot’s pooch
With Jason at Fletcher’s
LAyl and daughter… so stylin’
Layl and Marko
Ruff Love
TAsk Force Meeting
With Sunny!
Jordan at Twin Spirits
Michelle giving 120 insulated mugs at Twin Spirits
Layl inspecting Huxley washing machines.
ADP artist nametags -BEFORE
Marko with Coupon
Promo!
Eastside Food Coop
ACW members at Work and Play
Barbara and Margo at Holi Party
Judy bringing a check!
Jordan At Twin Spirits
Lucy adopting Ellen’s Work
At Durango Bakery with Germain and Maria
Devin Larkin Photo Shoot preparation on April 18th
Barbara with ALtar
Barbara Rogers Bridges Founder and Director of Art to Change the World Barbara has been an artist and a teacher/college professor for over 40 years. Her social practice sculptures have been exhibited in Maine, Miami, the Virgin Islands, Maryland, Chicago, Mexico, Spain, Canada, and throughout Minnesota.