Current & Upcoming Events
First Thursdays in the Arts District
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Join us May 3rd 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.
In addition to the open studios, this month features the Minneapolis College of Art and Design MFA Thesis exhibition in the Third Floor Gallery (332).
Studios open from 5:00-9:00 p.m..
Upcoming First Thursday in the Arts District dates
May 3rd l June 7th l July 5thOpen Saturdays
Saturday, May 26, 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 Saturday, May 26th from 12-4 pm.
David Michael Kennedy Two Portfolios: On The Road & Portraits
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - Saturday, September 08, 2012
Icebox presents David Michael Kennedy’s work for the first time in Minnesota. This exhibit features two separate bodies of exquisite palladium prints of out-of-the-way places and people alongside iconic portraits of legendary musicians.
“On the Road” Half of the exhibit is dedicated to David’s most recent project, “On the Road.” This body of work was made while traveling 70,000 miles over the back roads of America. David lived and processed his negatives in a 26-foot 1960 Airstream trailer. 2004 and ’05 was spent traveling the roads in his Landyacht with his girlfriend, Heather Howard, his dog, Henry Crow Dog, and his 4×5 camera in search of back road landscapes and fascinating people living on the fringes of modernization. The Icebox exhibit shows some of David’s favorite images selected from 2500 negatives exposed from California to Maine.
Portraits” David wants to engage both the subject and, later on, the viewer in a silent interchange. His intention is to create a personal portrait of a person whether or not he is famous. His style begins when he sets up for the shoot, each getting to know the other; sometimes getting them involved in setting up the backdrop or opening tripods. When everyone is relaxed and on a level playing field he shares eye contact through his lens and penetrates beyond personality to a soulful human place. The Icebox exhibit features several images made during his assignment period in the 1980s.
Opens all weekend during Art – A – Whirl 2012 May 18-19-20
Featured Artist
Dan Dockery
Dan Dockery is a photographer focusing on abandoned buildings, caves, tunnels, and other places which are difficult to reach. He also does some film work.
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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