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Arts District News
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February 1, 2020 - Issue 94
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While we are in the depths of winter the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District is buzzing with activity, art shows, new public art being installed, lots of grants awarded to Arts District artists and events to attend. Keep sending us your press releases and update us with all of your happenings so we can tell the world what is happening every day in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.
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NEWS
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Randy Walker's New Public Art in Arts District
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Artist Randy Walker has created an iconic public art piece as a welcoming entry point into the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District at the new East Side Storage and Maintenance Facility in the Holland neighborhood. The facility at the corner of University and 26th Avenues is a multi-purpose municipal operations campus for city vehicles, equipment, storage, maintenance and offices. While many …
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14 Arts District Artists Win Minnesota State Arts Board Grants
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Fourteen artists working in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District were awarded The Minnesota State Arts Board Grants totaling $135,800. Most will receive $10,000 for their projects. Congratulations to all the recipients. John Akre, Leslie Barlow, Colleen Bertsch, Kristin Boldon, Marjorie Fedyszyn, Annie Hejny, Rebecca Krinke, Gregory Lecker, Morgan Mercer, Kathy Mommsen, Beth Peloff, Russ White, Andy Richter and Mary Welke. …
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District-sponsored Forum Connects Hundreds to Candidates
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To assist voters in learning about the multitude of candidates running for the Minnesota House of Representatives 60A seat, five Northeast Minneapolis neighborhoods and the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District held a forum on Monday, January 13 at Solar Arts Building. The lively format gave insights into candidates’ creativity and approach as well as their understanding of specific issues. An estimated …
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ART365 EVENTS
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ART365: Powerful Female Poets
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February 22nd, 6:30 - 8pm at Eat My Words Bookstore - Join us for a special group poetry reading featuring five female poets from the Twin Cities! Featuring: Isadora Gruye Ethna McKiernan Peuo Tuy Katie Vagnino Sonia Greenfield
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Highway 12 Revisited: A Group Exhibit
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February 1st - May 30th at Icebox Gallery - Participants of the great Highway 12 Road Trip Photography Workshop experience were invited to submit images from recent and past workshops, choosing from any topic that inspired them on the trip. Under guidance of Icebox Gallery, a group of six former road-trippers volunteered to plan and execute the Highway 12 Revisited show. …
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Stand Ins: Jim Hittinger & Terrence Payne
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Opening Reception: February 8th, 7 - 10 pm - Jim Hittinger & Terrence Payne are bringing their irreverent worldview to Rosalux Gallery this coming February with their newest exhibition, Stand-Ins. The pair have been busy creating works that turn over rocks in the corners of the American zeitgeist, revealing the duplicitous machinations that ordinarily go unseen. Hittinger’s paintings, drawings, and …
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MCN6 Open House
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February 19th, 6 - 8pm - Learn more about Minnesota Community Network and what they do at 1229 Second St. NE at an open house for community and businesses Wednesday, February 19, 6-8 p.m. Their slogan is "Minnesota Made Content in Support of Building Strong Diverse Community."
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NEMAA 2020 Annual Meeting
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February 25, 6-7:30 pm - Please join NEMAA Executive Director Anna Becker and the board of directors for the 2020 annual meeting. We will introduce new board members, report on the 2019 year in review, and debut the 2020 cover of the Art-A-Whirl Directory. Food & beverages will be provided.
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NEMAA Membership Deadline
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DEADLINE: March 1 - Membership in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) offers a unique opportunity to join local artists and arts supporters in building a more vibrant community. Your membership works directly to bring local artists, community members, business owners, and the broader public together to increase our community’s social and economic vitality. Your membership also connects you to …
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DISTRICT EVENTS
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PechaKucha: The Art of Death as Part of Life, & Beyond
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March 1, 6-8 pm at Rogue Buddha Gallery - As spring approaches with its promise of new life, we look at working through feelings around death, through arts. Death in nature as part of the cycle of life, returning nutrients to the earth. Curiosity about the possibility of an afterlife, heaven, hell, or purgatory. Grief, relief, and working through emotions …
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Help YOUR Arts District Help YOU
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Forward this newsletter to a friend, so that they can consider subscribing to Arts District News. It's free.
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The District is an all volunteer organization. Send us an email letting us know how you would like to help.
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Your contribution will support artists and our Northeast Arts District community. Help us raise $25K in the next 6 months.
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Hosting a class or an event?
Think “ART365”!
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We’d love to feature your special event in the Arts District. You’ll get promotion through the ART365 calendar, the Northeaster newspaper, on social media and with ART365 directional signage on your day.
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Contact ART365 Coordinator Ginny Sutton to get your event on the calendar today! Email, or phone 612-251-2735.
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ART365 aims to feature one working artist studio, gallery or art business open each day of the year. Seize your day!...learn more here.
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The Northeast Minneapolis Arts District (NE-AD) is an officially designated Arts District by the City of Minneapolis. NE-AD’s Board of Directors was established in 2014. Fiscal sponsor: Northeast Community Development Corporation, 501(c)(3).
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