Year: 2026

A rocket launching from an urban lot next to a brick building with graffiti.

News & Events

07/31/2026

Two national conferences come to NE

The Evolving Field of Sculpture: Shaping the Future of Public Culture,

A black ink brush stroke in the shape of an incomplete circle, with Chinese calligraphy and a red square seal at the bottom right.

News & Events

07/31/2026

The Arts Action Plan II Planning Survey

The information from the Arts Action Plan preview survey will allow the Arts District to plan for future opportunities, grants, and challenges for the arts community.

Front page of the February 1983 issue of Artpaper, featuring the masthead, a collage of past covers, and an editorial titled One Year Old.

News & Events

07/31/2026

Artpaper Archive Now Available Online

The complete Artpaper archive is now online, preserving eleven years of the Twin Cities
visual arts community for future generations.

A grid of 48 individual square logos representing various local businesses and organizations.

News & Events

07/31/2026

Be a Sponsor in the NE Calendar

Show your pride of NE by being a sponsor of the NE Calendar.

A black brick building with a large, colorful mural painted in vertical strips, parked next to a silver sedan.

News & Events

07/31/2026

MNDot Visual Quality Advisory Committee meets to Discuss Central Avenue

Seven community members are selected to participate in a listening session on the Art Walk and street design on Central Avenue

Northeast Minneapolis Arts District call for artists for the 2027 NE calendar, featuring an industrial building with graffiti.

News & Events

07/31/2026

ARTIST SUBMIT YOUR ART WORK!

$3000 in prizes! The calendar cover winner receives $400. Monthly image winners receive $200 each.

A gallery wall features a large poster titled Creative Confinement: Art Under Quarantine next to a grid display of twenty-four framed portraits of people in individual video call windows.

News & Events

07/31/2026

August Arts District Events Roundup

August is full of opportunities to explore the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. Plus, don’t miss weekly open studios at Flux Arts Building and the Northrup King Building.

Black and white street-level photo of the storefronts for National Beauty Supply Co. and Rifle Sport in 1976, with a person riding a motorcycle in the foreground.

News & Events

06/30/2026

Before Northeast: The Rise and Fall of Downtown’s Art Scene

Today’s Northeast Minneapolis Arts District stands on the shoulders of an earlier downtown arts community—this article traces the fascinating journey from one creative center to the next.