Located in Northeast Minneapolis, the heart of the Minneapolis art scene, the Northrup King Building is home to over 190 tenants including a creative center to over 170 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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First Thursdays in the Arts District
July 2, 2009 - 5:00-9:00 PM
Join us 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. We will be serving Root Beer floats outside!
Stop by the Red Stag Supper Club after First Thursday for late night music. The Red Stag Supper Club features Happy Hour 3pm - close and late night music at 10:00 PM. Pick up a wooden nickel for a free drink at the Red Stag Supper Club during First Thursday while supplies last.
The Red Stag Supper Club is located at 509 1st Avenue NE, Minneapolis. For more information, go to www.redstagsupperclub.com.
Upcoming First Thursday in the Arts District dates
August 6, 2009 | September 3, 2009 | October 1, 2009
Latest Grant Winners
It is an honor to announce that 2 of 3 Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grant recipients create right here in the Northrup King Building - Heidi K. Henderson (studio # 436) and Ingrid Restemayer (studio 401-B).
Heidi K. Henderson has been creating surface designs from the forms and colors present in her original oil paintings and digitally printing them onto fabric. This grant will allow her to explore having her original patterns printed onto environmentally friendly fibers and used in the upholstery and garment industries on a national and potentially international level.
Ingrid Restemayer has begun taking her tiny, detailed stitching techniques to a grander scale. Breaking the rule of what is Even while in progress, the piece already made its debut at a fiber installation exhibition in Phoenix, AZ.
Grant winners were announced in November, 2008. Their projects culminate with a special exhibition at the Textile Center , Minneapolis, MN 55414
Telephone 612-436-0464, www.textilecentermn.org
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"As fine as they are, the Weisman, Walker and MIA rarely let you speak with the artists whose works you admire. For that you have to go to the Northrup King Building."-Los Angeles Times
"The Twin Cities homegrown art scene comes together under one roof a the Northrup King Building. More than 100 painters, photographers, sculptors, printmakers and other artists have studios and galleries in the massive former factory..."-Washington Post
The Northrup King Building is located in the heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. Home to over 400 artists and a multitude of studios, galleries, shops, restaurants and more.