Current & Upcoming Events
Open Saturdays
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Join us for Open Saturdays as dozens of studios open their doors to the public this winter and spring.
See a list of studios open this Saturday, January 28th from 12-4 pm.
First Thursdays in the Arts District
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Join us February 2nd from 5:00-9:00 p.m. for First Thursday in the Arts District as a multitude of painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, ceramists, textile and fiber artists, jewelers, furniture showrooms and more open their studios at the Northrup King Building located in the heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.
Studios open from 5:00-9:00 p.m..
Upcoming First Thursday in the Arts District dates
February 2nd l March 1st l April 5th
“Juicy Steak Moustache” at the Anita Sue Kolman Gallery
Saturday, January 21, 2012 - Saturday, March 10, 2012
“Juicy Steak Moustache” at the Anita Sue Kolman Gallery, January 21-March 10, 2012, promises choreographed works, remade iconography, exquisite corpses, and oddball mash-ups in a show inspired by the peculiar and avant-garde. The featured Minnesota artists are Betsy Ruth Byers, Kate Casanova, Kyle Fokken, Josephine A. Geiger, Joan Malkerson, Dan Mather, Kelly Jean Ohl, Atom Pechman, Patrick Kemal Pryor, and Karl Unnasch.
The Anita Sue Kolman is located in #395 at the Northrup King Building. For more information go to: www.askanita.com
Year of the Dragon: The Art of Eileen Connor
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Sun Gallery welcomes the Year of the Dragon with a special showing of paintings by Minnesota artist Eileen Connor. Seasonal refreshments will be served during First Thursday in the Arts District on February 2, 2012 from 5:00-9:00 PM.
The powerful dragon is a symbol of strength, ambition, and good fortune. Artist Eileen Connor has captured the essence of the dragon and the other animals of the Chinese zodiac. Eileen uses a blend of traditional Chinese brush painting technique and materials and acrylics on wood for a contemporary style.
Sun Gallery is located in the Northrup-King Building in Suite 451. Call 612-822-6388 for further information or see http://www.sungallery.blogspot.com.
“Black & White”
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Studiopolis, located in Studio 423 in the Northrup King Building, will host its annual color themed group show. More than 25 guest artists will join the 9 studio members for this year’s show entitled “Black & White”.
Preview: Thurs., Feb. 2nd, 5:00-9:00 PM
Reception: Fri., Feb. 3rd, 7:00-10:00 PM
Gallery Hours: Sat., Feb. 4th, Noon -5:00 PM
Featured Artist
Michael McGraw
McGraw lives in Minneapolis and works in the area of nature-based
abstractions. His projects include ice formations on the Mississippi
River, close cropped details of fruit trees, and clouds.
His work is part of the Coloplast US Headquarters permanent collection.
News
Passage: Large-Scale Public Installation by Randy Walker
Posted on Friday, November 11, 2011
Fiber artist, Randy Walker (Dock 3 at the Northrup King Building), has completed Passage, a new large-scale public installation at Lake Washington Park in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
Using more than 30,000 feet of acrylic fiber, Walker has transformed the historic 136-year-old Shanaska Creek Bridge into a vibrant, loom-like work of public art. The installation is intended to call attention to the beauty of a fading artifact of Minnesota history and heighten the experience of passing across the wrought iron structure and its serene setting.
A public reception is scheduled for Sunday, November 20 from 1:00-3:00pm at the event building at Lake Washington County Park near the Shanaska Creek Bridge. Walker will speak on his working process, share insights, and converse with the public.
Read more or go to http://www.randywalkerarts.com
A Hand Up To Haiti
Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Northrup King Building Manager, Debbie Woodward, made two short-term mission trips to Haiti in 2009. There she met the beautiful and resilient people of Haiti. Since the earthquake, we have collected, sorted, packed and shipped a 40-foot container to Real Hope For Haiti. Items included food, medical supplies, mobility equipment, tents and tarps, linens, hygiene bags, farming tools and seeds, diapers, dishes, clothes, crib mattresses and toys for the Rescue Center and more.
Woodward returned to Haiti in November 2010, just after the outbreak of cholera and then again in January, 2011. Supply demands to treat cholera as well as to continue work in the clinic and rescue center have been enormous. We are committed to partnering to find the needed supplies and are currently in the process of collecting items at the Northrup King Building for a container to be shipped in the spring of 2012. If you wish to help with the cost of shipping, you can make a donation to: Real Hope For Haiti, P.O. Box 23, Elwood, Indiana 46036 and mark it shipping.
Follow the journey through this process at http://www.HereToHaiti.tumblr.com I
If you have questions about further donations, please contact Debbie Woodward at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For more information about Real Hope For Haiti go to http://www.realhopeforhaiti.org
About the Northrup King Building
Located in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, the Northrup King Building is home to over 230 tenants, including a creative center to over 190 artists and various small business and nonprofit organizations. Here you will find opportunities year round to shop for art, apparel, furniture, and more.
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