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Northeast Minneapolis Arts District

Arts District Welcome Center

Exterior view of the Timber & Tie apartment building with a brick and light-colored facade.

The Arts District Welcome Center is located in the corner of the Timber & Tie building, at 904 14th Ave, NE, Mpls, 55413.

Welcome to the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District Welcome Center—designed to immerse visitors in the rich artistic heritage of our community. At the Welcome Center, a distinctive 12-seat round table invites open conversation and shared perspective, while the expansive timeline along the back wall highlights the history that shaped our arts community. Together, they create a welcoming space where stories, experience, and ideas meet, honoring the past while supporting the creative future.

A large circular conference table with a colorful splattered paint design surrounded by chairs in a room with wall displays labeled Collaboration and Community for the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.

The table was built by Remo Campopiano and painted by Aribert Munzner & James Gregory

About the Current Timeline Exhibit

A vintage photograph from 1943 showing a multi-story industrial building attached to a shorter office building on a street corner.

On May 2, 2025 we launched our inaugural biannual Timeline Exhibition at the Arts District Welcome Center, featuring the rich history of the California Building—the Arts District's first dedicated all-artist warehouse.

A wall display titled From Whence We Came featuring a horizontal timeline with black shelves holding multiple rows of small, framed historical photos and documents.

We Are Here to Stay: The California Building Story

A group of eight people sit around a large, colorful conference table in a meeting room with Northeast Minneapolis Arts District on the wall, while one person records the discussion with a video camera on a tripod.

On December 18 the timeline team conducted a half-roundtable exploring the impact WARM members had on the rise of the Downtown Minneapolis Gallery District.

About the Team

The Timeline Exhibition project team is led by Exhibit Team Leader Remo Campopiano, together with Project Manager Melanie Bethke; Content Co‑Leads, author Katherine Goertz and journalist Margo Ashmore; Curatorial Consultant Barak Adé Soleil; Writer Katherine Boyce; Graphic Designer Bryce Mason; and Videographer Kyle Ensrude.

Collage of public art and murals in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, featuring a central sign that reads Northeast Minneapolis Arts District: The Arts at Work.