Are you ready for an Art Attack? The Northrup King Building's highly anticipated fall open studio event showcases four floors of amazing art and gifts that will attack all your senses – in a good way! Meet the artists, find a unique treasure, get your shopping done, or try your hand at an interactive art activity – all featured at our beautiful and historic arts building. Three days full of fun, color and inspiration! Rawr, it's Art Attack!
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Bracelet Mini Workshop & Plant Trellis Mini Workshop
Interactive Art Activity
Fri 5-10pm | Sat 12-8pm | Sun 12-5pm
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Visit AlisonWendy Designs studio for a bracelet mini workshop (brass $32.00 silver $42.00). Make a classic cuff bracelet from start to finish. Hammer, file and stamp your heart out and walk out with a beautiful handmade piece of art.
Plant trellis making $18.00. Bend, shape and twist your piece of metal to make a sweet trellis for your plant friends, add a words of affirmation charm for $5.00, stamp your own or choose from a premade charm.
Custom bracelet stamping $10.00. Pick from an already made bracelet and I’ll stamp your phrase or mantra on it.
Sign up for bracelet making by emailing: alisonwendydesigns@gmail.com. Trellis making and custom stamping are on a walk- in basis
Studio 428 - AlisonWendy Designs
Make-a-Magnet
Interactive Art Activity
Fri 5-10pm | Sat 12-8pm | Sun 12-5pm
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Make your own clay magnet to take home! Sit down for 15-30 minutes to create your very own clay magnet or small figure to take home and love! Anjee has made photo instruction sheets to guide you. You’ll leave your project with Anjee to bake and glaze then come back in 30 mins (or until end of event) to pick it up!
$7/magnet
$15/clay figure
Best for ages 8-adult *for younger please have adult helper*
Studio 151 - Anjee Mai Creations
Collage Demonstration
Demonstration/Live Art
Sat 1-3pm | Sun 1-3pm
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Demonstration of stages in collage
Collage is a playful way to explore creativity. It can be used as a sketch for paintings, or as a finishing composition. This demo will explore techniques for creating paper, and prints for collage. Exploring color palettes to create harmony and balance.Layering images to create something new.
Studio 391 - Kristin France
Impressionist Oil Painting
Demonstration/Live Art
Fri 5-10pm | Sat 12-8pm | Sun 12-5pm
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Michele will be demonstrating colorful loose brushstrokes, her painting techniques! Come ask questions and learn more about the techniques of oil painting!
Studio 391 - Michele Combs
Indigo Dyeing & Handmade Natural Inks and Watercolor Demonstration
Demonstration/Live Art
Sat 1-3pm | Sun 1-3pm
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Learn about the fundamentals of how an Indigo Dye Vat is made with a live demonstration of dyeing with creative surface designs, see how watercolors with indigo and other natural pigments are made or try your hand at playing with plant-based inks.
The Rice County Indigo Collective is a group of artists, artisans and crafters who create color for their work with home grown Japanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) that they helped grow. It Starts with a Tiny Seed showcases a variety of techniques and applications of natural dyes. Artworks by Cheryl Ramette, Emily Donovan, Judith Julig, Judy Saye-Willis, Kay Buxton, Leslie Hall, Sarah Nassif and Tom Willis will be on view:
Studio 256 - Emily Donovan Art
5cent Reality
Live Music
Sat 6pm
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Danceable rock n roll in Studio 406!
Studio 406 - Rasmussen Art
Asian and American dishes, with vegan and gluten free options, coffee, Thai tea, and smoothies. Profits from PF Cafe support the studio program at Public Functionary.
El Burrito Mercado: Serving up burritos, tacos, quesadillas, and much more!
Dog Park Gourmet Hot Dogs: Minnesota's Most Savory Hot Dogs
KCM Eggrolls: Keep Calm and Eat KCM Eggrolls
Blackberry Bakery: Southern Homemade Bakes
Edina Coffee Roasters: Quality Coffee. Building Connection.
Our friends in the arts all around the neighborhood are opening up their studios and inviting you in to see all that the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District has to offer! Open Casket at Casket Arts, California Dreaming at the California Building, Art This Way at the Solar Arts Building, Thorp Warp at the Thorp Building, Art-Ache at the Grain Belt Building, Holland Days and Fall-in Q.arma and so much more - There's art everywhere you look! All lovingly cared for and promoted by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association. Visit NEMAA.org for a full listing of all the open studios, buildings and fantastic art events, and maybe a cephalopod attack or two taking place the first weekend of November!
