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In this Issue: Storytellers
All April, in honor of poetry month, featured articles on mnartists.org salute Minnesota's literary luminaries, from plucky DIY lit magazine publishers to the North Star State's acclaimed novelists, short story writers, poets, and memoirists.
PLUS: If you're interested in breaking into arts journalism yourself, check out the upcoming community ed class, offered by mnartists.org and the Twin Cities Daily Planet, which will arm you with the insider info you need to get your arts writing published.
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Artist Opportunities
»CLICK HERE for a daily-updated list of many, many more opportunities for Minnesota artists in every discipline on mnartists.org |
CALL FOR DESIGNERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND STYLISTS: MNfashion FLASH, a quarterly fashion series presented by mnartists.org and MNFashion, is taking submissions from fashion design teams for the summer 2008 series
(Submission deadline is May 19)
CALL FOR POETRY: What Light: This Week's Poem, mnartists.org's quarterly literary competition and publication series, is looking for original poetry submissions
(Submission deadline April 19)
CALL FOR GLBT ARTISTS: In conjunction with GLBT Pride celebrations across the Twin Cities, Minnesota Center for Book Arts is sponsoring a juried exhibition of book art and works on paper created by Minnesota GLBT artists
CALL FOR ARTISANS/CRAFTSPEOPLE: "Rites of Passing," a public conference about alternatives to mainstream funeral-planning, is seeking artisans who create caskets, urns or other individualized funerary objects for a vendors' exhibit highlighting thoughtful alternatives to the usual funeral home product
CALL FOR WRITERS: Intermedia Arts is seeking creative writing mentors for the Wings program, dedicated to mentoring avid young writers
(Extended application deadline is April 15)
CALL FOR FILMMAKERS: MNTV is looking for films by Minnesota media artists to air on public television
(Submission deadline is June 19) |
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The Lit Mags that Could 
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Writer Stephanie Wilbur Ash investigates the persistent proliferation of homegrown lit mag publishers—from print veterans and emerging little publications to online 'zines
The truth is you’ve probably never heard of most of the writers published in Minnesota’s literary magazines, and you’ve probably never heard of most of the literary magazines either. But you’ve undoubtedly heard of Stephen King. This year, literary magazines got some much-needed kudos from Master Macabre…continue reading on mnartists.org
 Click here to read Stephanie Wilbur Ash's survey of the band of never-say-die little magazine publishers from all over the state who continue to enrich Minnesota's literary landscape
Credit: Image courtesy the Conduit literary magazine website |
Inside the "Year of Trisha"
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Lightsey Darst takes us behind the scenes of the "Year of Trisha" going on now at the Walker Art Center with a primer on the surprisingly accessible work of dance virtuoso, Trisha Brown.
2008 is to be the "Year of Trisha" at the Walker —with performances, screenings, exhibitions, and talks about the work of American choreographer Trisha Brown, peaking with three big events in April…continue reading on mnartists.org
Click here to read Lightsey Darst's primer on the "high priestess of Postmodern dance"
What: Trisha Brown: So That the Audience Does Not Know Whether I Have Stopped Dancing
Where: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
When: Thursday, April 17, a pre-exhibition reception begins at 7 pm)
ALSO: Trisha Brown Dance Company presents: Present Tense, Foray Forêt, and I love my robots on April 25 at 8 pm.
Tickets: Visit the Walker Art Center website for ticketing information on specific events.
Credit: Trisha Brown drawing, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2007. (Photo: Kelly & Massa Studio); bottom, still from Present Tense (Photo: Nan Melville, 2005)
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This Modern World: Paul Shambroom: Picturing Power
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Visual arts writer Mason Riddle offers a nuanced analysis of photographer Paul Shambroom's body of work on exhibit at the Weisman devoted to the deconstruction of the contemporary seats of political power—from Peacekeeper missiles to city councils.
With the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq now a historical marker, and more than 4,000 United States Servicemen and -women dead, Paul Shambroom’s exhibition, Picturing Power, presents an even more sobering look at power, its sources and its repercussions…continue reading on mnartists.org
Click here to read Mason Riddle's review of the Paul Shambroom retrospective at the Weisman closing this week
What: Paul Shambroom: Picturing Power
Where: Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
When: The exhibition runs through April 20
Credit: From SECURITY Series: Urban Search and Rescue, (”Disaster City” National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, Texas Engineering and Extension Service (TEEX), College Station, TX), 2004. Archival pigmented inkjet on canvas with varnish
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Featured Collection: MNfashion FLASH Spring 2008 Winners
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In order to consider fashion photography a contemporary art form, there needs to be an element of inspiration combined with technical skill. All elements must be thoughtfully brought together by a dedicated team, large or small. This has been an exciting series to get underway. We had an excellent selection of submissions for this spring's MNfashion FLASH competition cycle, with varied interpretations of the theme: "The Color Green". The winning images represent the work of many talented individuals collaborating in the art form of fashion photography.
See the winning collection of photographs from the spring 2008 MNfashion FLASH entries on mnartists.org
Credit: Spring 2008 MNfashion FLASH winner, Nic Marshall design team |
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| Classes and Workshops |
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Class: "Arts Writing—From Pitch to Publication" a two-evening workshop on the basics of arts writing and editorial protocol for print or online publication led by a+E/mnartists.org editor, Susannah Schouweiler and Twin Cities Daily Planet Arts Editor, Jay Gabler
(Pratt Community School, Minneapolis, April 17 & 24, 7-9 pm)
Summer Education Open House at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts—get a sneak peek at over 80 classes and workshops for both kids and adults
(Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, April 20)
Class: Welding for Artists—learn about basic techniques and materials
(Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis, April 15-June 17)
Workshop: Painting Workshop with Michael Schlicting, Acrylics
(Shoreview, April 14-18)
W(e Are) Here: Psychogeographic Mapmaking Party—a walking tour-cum-community art project exploring the 21st century meanings of "where"
(Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, April 24)
MNfashion FLASH Workshop: "Creating a Professional Fashion Photography Portfolio" led by Kat Dalager
(Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, April 19)
Summer Education Open House at Minnesota Center for Book Arts - 80 opportunities to feed your curiosity, stretch your creativity and get your hands dirty this summer.
(Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, April 20)
Credit: mnartists.org logo design (top) by Clement Shimizu; image (bottom) courtesy of Solutions Twin Cities and W(e Are) Here. |
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| Festivals and Group Shows |
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Worker's Compensation: The Second Claim - New work by the staff of Gallery 122
(Gallery 122 at Hang It, Minneapolis, exhibit runs through May 9)
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Senior Exhibits
(Gorecki Gallery, Benedicta Arts Center, Saint Joseph, April 14 - May 9)
Sister Kenny Art Show - 45th Annual International Art Show by Artists with Disabilities
(Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Minneapolis, April 17 - May 15)
Fifth Annual Art of Recovery exhibition
(Minnesota State Arts Board Gallery, Saint Paul, through June 30)
The American Craft Show - the largest selection of quality craft in the Midwest
(Saint Paul Rivercentre, Saint Paul, April 18-20)
Climate Change - an exhibition by members of the Fiber Art study group
(Textile Center, Minneapolis, April 18 - May 31)
Wishes for the Sky – kite flying, music, sculpture, poetry and visual arts festival celebrating the power of our collective intention for a sustainable earth
(Harriet Island, Saint Paul, April 20)
Saint Paul Art Crawl Spring 2008
(Various studios/galleries in Saint Paul, April 25-27) |
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| Lectures and Readings |
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The Carol Connolly Reading Series - Intermedia Arts April Literary Readings and Events
(Various locations, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, events throughout April)
Ralph Rapson: The Playful Modernist
(Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis, April 15)
National Geographic Live presents acclaimed photographer Sam Abell
(State Theatre, Minneapolis, April 17)
miniStories Launch Party: Hear the winning flash fiction and celebrate the inaugural round of mnartists.org's new literary competition
(The Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, April 21)
Whistling Shade literary magazine spring release party and reading
(Columbia Grounds, Minneapolis, April 19) |
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| Music & Film and Video |
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Mystical Asian Sounds – Asian music bridging Chinese and Indian cultures
(Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church, Saint Paul, April 11)
Edgar Meyer, virtuoso double bassist, to perform
(Stephen B. Humphrey Theater, Collegeville, April 20)
Spoken word and cello with Kathy McTavish as part of Duluth's Homegrown Music Festival
(Carmody's Irish Pub, Duluth, April 28)
Childish Films: screening of The Adventures of Milo and Otis
(Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis, April 19)
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Fest—the Upper Midwest's largest film festival opens
(Various theaters, Twin Cities, April 17-May 3) |
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| Openings and Parties |
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Voltage: Fashion Amplified—a high-impact, one-night extravaganza of local fashion design and live music
(First Avenue Nightclub, Minneapolis, April 16)
Foundation Student Exhibition
(College of Visual Arts Gallery, Saint Paul, Reception April 19, Exhibition April 16-25)
Annual UMD Student Art Guild Silent Auction
(Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, April 18)
We Make Art and Do Stuff - students from St. Cloud State University's Art Students' Union
(Pioneer Place Historic Theatre, Saint Cloud, Open House Event April 16)
Grand Hand Gallery Spring Open House - Hand Printed: 2008 Printmakers Invitational
(Grand Hand Gallery, Saint Paul, April 19)
Credit: Photo courtesy of Voltage: Fashion Amplified |
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| Theater |
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Shakespeare's Twelfth Night - a jazzy version
(Bemidji State University, Bemidji, April 11-12)
Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) - Twists, fights, dances, seductions and wild surprises!
(Paul & Sheila Wellstone Center Performance Space, Saint Paul, April 11-27)
Renegade Comedy Theatre presents, Hyronomous A. Frog, a Tugboat Children's Theatre Production
(Teatro Zucconi, Duluth, April 12 - 20)
The Wiz
(Rarig Center, U of M, Minneapolis, April 11-19)
Everywhere Signs Fall – a psychological thriller in the tradition of Donnie Darko and Memento
(Loading Dock Theatre, Saint Paul, April 18 - May 11)
Once Upon a Mattress - a feisty princess turns a kingdom upside down
(Lakeshore Players Theatre, White Bear Lake, April 18 - May 18)
Red Eye Theater presents the premiere of Anne Marie Healy's Have you Seen Steve Steven?—"a scary kind of comedy"
(Red Eye Theater, Minneapolis, April 18-May 4)
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| Visual Arts |
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Erin Lemiski Art Show - abstract acrylic original paintings
(Rhapsody Arts Center Gallery, Verona, WI, through April 30)
Re-Purpose Art Show: re-think, re-use, re-build and re-vive.
(AZ Gallery, Saint Paul, through April 20)
Off-Kilter Comics Exhibition
(Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, through April 20)
Iron Rangers/ 39th Annual Minnesota Iron Pour - an aesthetic, athletic, pyrotechnic event
(Regis Center for Art, Minneapolis, April 18)
Pathological: work by Suzy Greenberg and Allison Hiltner
(Art of This, Minneapolis, through April 27)
Black/White (and Read) - Artist books explore history, memory and narrative in only black and white
(Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, April 19) |
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We've made it super easy to begin: here's a step-by-step guide that'll show you how to promote your own events on the new arts calendar. Browse through more up-to-the-minute events listings or post a show of your own on mnartists.org's new DIY arts events calendar. |
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One for the Road |
Far, Far Away is a Lake by Betsy Bowen, full color woodblock illustration from a limited edition of 150, 1999.
From "an old homestead on the edge of the wilderness near Lake Superior's north shore," artist Betsy Bowen creates evocative woodcut prints that have served as illustrations for a number of beloved children's picture books, written by Bowen and others, which pay homage to the Northland. You can see many more of Bowen's illustrations and limited edition prints on mnartists.org or by visiting her studio website.
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