Northeast Minneapolis Arts District May Newsletter 2023
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May 1, 2023 – Issue 140
Dear reader,
May is always a big art month for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. For many artists ART-A-WHIRL® produced by NEMAA is one of the biggest events they participate in all year. It is like Thanksgiving when you are hosting and everyone is coming to your house for the feast. Cleaning up, getting the good china out and making sure everything is in good order. Then the event happens and it is a free for all, everyone is talking and debating and at the end of the weekend we are all exhausted. We sleep for a day and get up and try to figure out what transpired. Your friends, family and the rest of the neighborhood loved your studio and the experience. Things don’t always go to plan but you know you put your best foot forward and showcased your art, made some money and hopefully had some great conversations that will lead to long lasting relationships. We look forward to seeing all the open studios and seeing what the #1 Best Arts District arts community is thinking about through their artworks.
Annie Hejny’s water paintings bring attention to the watershed
If art is a form of attention, Annie Hejny is paying attention to water. “My work began with the way being around water made me feel and how it has been such a presence in my life.” During an assignment as a student in the Women’s Art Institute program at St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul, Hejny had the idea … Read more
Moving from the Netherlands to the Arts District
Surprisingly, DM Mak’s big move back to the Midwestern US was not self-initiated but rather came to her via a job opportunity for her Dutch partner. She embraced the opportunity and reports positive feelings of her experience so far in the Twin Cities. She came to the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District in search of studio space, reaching out to various … Read more
Ilhan Omar visits NKB affordable housing project
In April, U.S. Representative IIhan Omar visited the Northrup King Building in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. Artspace arranged for her to meet with some of the artists who have studios there. She received a tour of the space where 85 units of affordable housing will be built later this year. Rep. Omar recognized the mission of Artspace, which is … Read more
Speakeasy Fundraiser
Shhh! This should be the most widely known best kept secret…during Art-A-Whirl, in the basement of the Casket Arts Building, there will be a Speakeasy. That means all sorts of tempting cocktail options from 45th Parallel Distillery will be sold as a fundraiser for the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. Pause and take a load off your feet anytime Friday May … Read more
Looking for environment art stories
The environment is a huge topic in our world today. We have noticed many Arts District artists working on the threats and challenges climate change is posing to the earth. If you are working on any aspect of the environment we would like to have a conversation with you about it. Contact us Read more
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