Artists are an independent lot and set their own hours of operation, but once in a while we can agree on a time and place to open the doors and showcase our amazing talents to the public! Please see below for all open studio events at the building, and also any upcoming artist events and exhibitions.
While we love our furry friends, the Northrup King Building has a no-pet policy. Service Animals are welcome, please leave your companion animal at home while visiting the artists and during events.
ADA Accessible | Passenger Elevator | Plenty of Free Parking!
Pro Tip: You can join our mailing list to stay up-to-date on upcoming events (like the cool art-lover you are).
Celebrate 30 Years of Art-A-Whirl®: The Nation's Largest Open Studio Tour. Presented by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association.
Pair your art exploration with unforgettable eats! Dig into savory pasties, crave-worthy bakery sweets, a full trailer of taco delights, and eggrolls from the Egg Roll Queen herself.
Pop into Alison Wendy’s studio over Art-A-Whirl weekend and make your own sun catcher!
$30 - All Ages Welcome
4th Floor | Studio 428
All Weekend Long!
Visit NKB studio 404 to the Make It Take It table!
Free - All Ages Welcome
4th Floor | Studio 404
All Weekend Long!
Howard M. Christopherson will discuss political artwork and answer questions about his recent project making a single piece of art each day during Trump’s First 100 Days.
4th Floor | Studio 443
Friday: 8-9pm
Saturday: 5-6pm
Sunday: 4-5pm
Join us for the Grand Opening for the First Black Trans Led Photo Studio in the Midwest!
4th Floor | Studio 400A
All Weekend Long
Mail a free postcard live from Art-A-Whirl® 2025!
Free - All Ages Welcome
3rd Floor | Studio 371
All Weekend Long!
This station invites you to sit down, slow down, and create new meaning from repurposed images
2nd Floor | Studio 247
All Weekend Long
The MOON Factory is back and open for Art-A-Whirl®!
All Ages Welcome
3rd Floor | Studio 371
All Weekend Long!
Use clay to make a good luck symbol of your own design.
Free - All Ages Welcome
4th Floor | Studio 431
Friday: 6-9pm
Saturday: 1-3pm & 5-7pm
Sunday: 1-4pm
Explore your energy with aura photography 🌈📸
2nd Floor | Studio 205
All Weekend Long!
Live Oil Painting Demo from Artist Michele Combs
Free - All Ages Welcome
3rd Floor | Studio 391
Friday: 5-9pm
Saturday: 12-7pm
Sunday: 12-5pm
Join us at Custom Woven Interiors for weaving demonstrations.
Free - All Ages Welcome
3rd Floor | Studio 386
All Weekend Long!
Come watch a Woodworking Demonstration from Bentwood Craft!
Free - All Ages Welcome
3rd Floor | Studio 386
All Weekend Long!
Renoun artist Mary Pettis will demonstrate how to take a plein air sketch to a larger studio painting.
All Ages Welcome
3rd Floor | Studio 366
All Weekend Long!
Multiple artists will be actively working in various mediums throughout the weekend.
All Ages Welcome
2nd Floor | Studio 222
All Weekend Long!
Intaglio plates uniquely inked and printed by artist Dean Trisko.
3rd Floor | Studio 371
Friday: Demos at 6:30, 7:00 & 7:30
Saturday: Demos at 2:00, 2:30 & 3:30
Sunday: Demos at 1:00, 1:30 & 2:00
Artist Dyan Padgett will be painting a realistic floral in oil.from a photo reference.
Free - All Ages Welcome
2nd Floor | Studio 200
All Weekend Long!
Buy art, support local artists, and help Ukraine - select works marked “Art for Ukraine” will benefit a fundraiser for Stand With Ukraine MN.
Multiple Participating Artists
All Weekend Long
A collection of new paintings celebrating strength, joy and beauty in reaction to these challenging times.
2nd Floor | Studio 274
All Weekend Long
Come experience the music that inspired Linda Clayton’s Divine Feminine Series.
Free. Parental guidance needed.
1st Floor | Studio 155
All Weekend Long!
Book launch, $5 discount during Art-A-Whirl®, Prize Drawing for Print
1st Floor | Studio 183
All Weekend Long
Every Saturday! Many artists are open from 12-4pm, stop on by and stroll through!
Join us during the second weekend of November for our annual Fall Open Studio tour!