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Our Mission:
To catalyze the innovative spirit of artists
through generative community arts development.
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Arts District News
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October 2, 2022 - Issue 133
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October is the kick off of the art season! Additionally President Biden proclaimed October National Arts and Humanities Month which Includes Executive Order to Promote the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services. Here in the Arts District artists are framing up, organizing their studios, and putting the final touches of their work to show the crowds coming for all the art building openings. At the September board meeting of the Arts District, the word of the evening was “Ready.” We feel more ready than ever, we have traction on many fronts. Read on for more good news and great ideas from the nation’s #1 Arts District.
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Developer Tips posted on AD website
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In hopes that residential and commercial property developers will do their homework even before talking with us, the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District has posted a list titled “Three simple ways to incorporate art in development.” We encourage neighborhood organization members and others who are contacted by developers to get familiar with the page as it should be a good place …
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Ecuador meets Afghanistan in one of the latest murals completed
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If it seems that the mural on the side of Football Pizza (aka Crescent Moon, amazing pizza!) appeared instantaneously, it actually did. A combination of painting and mosaic on a thin but strong sign-board substrate called maxmetal (TM), artist Victor Yepez prepared two 5x10-foot halves in his studio at Solar Arts Building. “I had to move a lot of stuff …
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Melodee Strong artist talk Oct. 7, closing reception Oct. 15
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Lineas de Sangre” (Bloodlines) an exhibition of work by Melodee Strong will run through Saturday, Oct. 15 at NE Sculpture|Gallery Factory, in back of the Casket Arts complex, 1720 Madison St. NE in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. There will be an artist talk on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. and the closing reception Oct. 15 from 4-6 p.m. …
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Conversation at the intersection of architecture and art
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Some architects are also artists, and some artists have architecture backgrounds or are interested in architecture. In the world of public art and in the world of building development, people with dual backgrounds can have an advantage to see ideas from many different perspectives – technical, artistic, community. In informal conversations we’ve started to think about how these two lines …
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Northeast Calendar in the works
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Individual artists whose images were chosen for the 2023 Northeast Calendar will be contacted soon. The calendars will be available at sponsors in early December, in time for holiday giving. Ninety-nine images were submitted by a record number of 32 artists, and of the chosen, 9 are photographs and 5 are paintings or other artistic mediums, a similar percentage to …
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National recognition for Arts District volunteer
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Nominated by one of her staff and two officers of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, Margo Ashmore of the Northeaster newspaper has been recognized by Editor & Publisher Magazine as one of “25 over 50.” The award recognized a variety of older-than-50 innovators for their “strong work ethic, transformational mindsets, commitment to journalistic and publishing excellence, and their ability to lead …
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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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