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Arts District News
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May 1, 2020 - Issue 97
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In this Northeast Minneapolis Arts District e-newsletter and the Arts Insights page (Northeaster newspaper, coming up May 6), we focus on what we’ve been doing since the organization's inception: Telling the story of the artist experience, showcasing artists as people with a special set of skills and observations that most people crave to understand.
What are artists creating, how do they think about the world through their art? The visual, auditory, and visceral experiences artists offer us on a daily basis have become even more valuable and apparent in our current circumstances. We believe there is no better source of healing than the expression that art has to offer us through images, the written word and the sounds of life.
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As always we love discovering all of the works, the talent and the stories behind what makes the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District tick. If you have art to share, please send it to info@northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.org
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＂Max Rabitat＂ Along the River First Gateway Trail
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Mary Johnson’s sculpture, "Max Rabitat," has attracted much photographic attention since first landing on 22nd Avenue NE across from the California Building. On April 17, the social distancing mask was added. Coordinated by NE Sculpture | Gallery Factory, "Max" is a third entry on what will become the River First Gateway Sculpture Trail, along 22nd Avenue NE from Central to …
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Minnesota Self Employed (Artists!) Now Eligible for Unemployment Insurance
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By: MN Citizens for the Arts
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Self-employed workers and contractors are typically not eligible for unemployment benefits. However, in this unprecedented crisis the State of Minnesota is offering unemployment compensation for the self employed and 1099 workers. This includes those with only part-time employment. Independent contractors and gig workers should qualify. Artists, gig workers, and the self employed who have lost work from the coronavirus crisis …
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Art365: Printmaker Emily Gray Koehler
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A visit to Emily Gray Koehler’s sun-filled studio in the Thorp Building found her in the midst of a printmaking project for an upcoming exhibition in Red Wing, Minnesota. The show would be the nineteenth annual Poet-Artist Collaboration, at Red Wing Arts Depot, a project that matches visual artists and poets in a kind of double-blind pairing; each …
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Sharing an Art Collection in ＂Shutdown＂ Time
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Staying home, ordered to stay at home, suddenly working from home—we are all suddenly spending so much more time in the place we mostly take for granted. This has forced many of us to look again at our surroundings. As so much business has moved to online interviews or Zoom meetings, we are all getting glimpses into the insides of …
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Be a Part of Art-A-Whirl Online
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We talked to Anna Becker, the Executive Director of NEMAA (Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association). She is working on the task of conveying the artist's experience through video, since Art-A-Whirl cannot go ahead as it has for the past 24 years. Anna is taking the challenges as an opportunity to upgrade the NEMAA website and create a sub-website to run …
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Call for Virtual ART365 Ideas!
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Get ART365 promotion for your virtual event—FREE!
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Inspired by Layl’s event? Make your own event for your ART365 date!
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ART365 would like to encourage all Arts District artists to consider claiming a date on the calendar, and posting a virtual event of any length. In this weird time, we are WAIVING ALL FEES (until further notice) for those who would like to book a virtual day. So get those creative juices flowing, and see how you can reach out artistically to our arts-loving community!
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Let’s fill the days with “The Arts at Work” to support and encourage ourselves and each other, learn by experimenting.
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Any questions, email Ginny, or call her at 612-251-2735.
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Please share this with your studio mates and other artists you may know. Thanks for your consideration.
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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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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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