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Arts District News
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May 1, 2022 - Issue 126
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As Art A Whirl® reemerges from the pandemic hiatus the past two years everyone we talk to is looking forward to the huge delight it will be to see the artists and their studios once again. From many reports from artists new directions of their art will be shown. It will be a huge celebration of the resiliency of the artists and a chance for the community to see works that might reflect on the past couple of years of challenges. Thanks for NEMAA's diligence to put the event back together after these challenging years.
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White Hawk in Whitney Biennial
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Dyani White Hawk’s work ‘Wopila | Lineage’ involved 20 people from White Hawk’s community beading what reads from afar as geometric swaths of color. Close up, the 14- by 8-foot beaded rows shimmer with quillwork texture. The artist describes it in part as “a moment of gratitude and women to the history of abstraction.” The work is hanging in the …
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Ta-coumba Aiken will have solo show at Northeast’s Dreamsong gallery
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A conversation with St. Paul artist Ta-coumba T. Aiken is a lot like taking in one of his paintings: Many layers and winding threads lead to findings that might shift as you further consider them. There’s a playfulness that also can manifest itself in his work. “It’s like a motion picture … or maybe an emotion picture,” he said, laughing …
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Seeking tools to preserve Arts District industry
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The Arts District Land Trust Task force (a mix of Arts District board members and community members) is at the table helping the city of Minneapolis bring its zoning into alignment with the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Our goal: To identify and develop tools to preserve and even improve the amazing creative ecosystem that is the Arts District while supporting new …
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Research & art combine in Shoreham exhibit
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The 230-acre train and trucking facility in Northeast, Shoreham Yards, has become the exposé piece of Minneapolis artist, Gudrun Lock, who wanted to discover what more there is to the depot than its current aged state. Her research of over two and a half years is being showcased at Weisman Art Museum, 333 E. River Parkway, through May 15. Lock …
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Two collectives join for mural at coop
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Creatives After Curfew and Four Story Collective will join to paint a mural on the north side of the Eastside Food Co-op, painting live and in person throughout Art-A-Whirl weekend, May 20-21-22. It’s part of the Mural Central project, which invited proposals for various buildings. When the two groups discovered that the other would be applying, they agreed to work …
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Your contribution will support artists and our Northeast Minneapolis Arts District community. We have become a 501(c)(3) organization.
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The Northeast Minneapolis Arts District (NE-AD) is officially designated as an Arts District by the City of Minneapolis. NE-AD’s Board of Directors was established in 2014 and merged December 30, 2020 with Northeast Community Development Corporation.
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