The way the street is redesigned will determine whether it continues to support the artists and makers who built it
A 50th anniversary opening for WARM Gallery becomes more than a celebration—it reveals a living legacy of artists whose influence continues to shape the Arts District today.
Quincy Street becomes a kind of equation—balancing cost, function, and culture—where the wrong variables could erase the very conditions that made it thrive.
In a hidden basement beneath the Casket Arts Building, a speakeasy fueled by 45th Parallel Distillery transforms Art-A-Whirl into a lively, prohibition-era gathering that supports the Arts District’s creative community.
ORIGINS traces the shift of Minneapolis’s art scene from downtown to Northeast, weaving together oral histories and archives to preserve the voices and forces that shaped today’s Arts District.
Arts District board members bring Northeast Minneapolis to a national stage, sharing its artist-led model and community-driven vision in a Washington, D.C. panel on the future of cultural districts.
Art-A-Whirl® takes center stage this May, transforming the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District into a hub of open studios, hands-on artmaking, and unexpected experiences—from speakeasy cocktails to community-built sculptures and creative workshops for all ages....