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In this Issue: Art Out of Context
Artists and craftspeople have always been resourceful about finding ways to getting their pieces in front of potential patrons. Between cooperative galleries and artist collectives, direct-to-customer online sales hubs like eBay and Etsy, neighborhood coffeeshops and art fairs, or online networks like mnartists.org, you need not have curatorial or institutional support to put work before the public. It's in this spirit that a number of local artists are re-imagining the "gallery" in ways that incorporate ephemeral exhibition spaces into the mix, taking their artwork out of rarefied institutional settings to place it instead in everyday contexts—private living rooms, empty urban loft spaces (in abundant supply nowadays), someone's front yard. This month look for featured articles to explore this emerging DIY trend toward floating galleries and private exhibition spaces.
PLUS: A couple of reminders—Arts Advocacy Day is February 24 & this coming Saturday, February 7, is a special Free First Saturday at the Walker, filled with family-friendly events showcasing Minnesota artists
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VISUAL ART: Out of the Gallery and Into Everyday Life
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Artist and writer Ann Klefstad talks with Terrence Payne and John Alspach, the artists behind Broad Cast, a floating exhibition program using new, unoccupied properties as gallery spaces.
 Click here to read Ann Klefstad's profile of this resourceful new artist-run exhibition program
What: Open Sky by Broad Cast exhibitions
Where/When: The public is invited to come, between 6-8 pm, to 929 Portland Ave. S. in Minneapolis
Details: See the event’s Facebook listing for more information.
Credit: The view from Skyscape Condos, the urban loft space which will provide a temporary home for artwork by over 20 local artists, on view as part of Open Sky (Photo: Ann Klefstad)
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DANCE: A Life in Dance, Resurrected
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Performance critic Camille LeFevre reflects on the career of fabled Minnesota Dance Theatre founder Loyce Houlton, on the vagaries of memory, and the restorative impulse that defies cultural forgetfulness.
Click here to read Camille LeFevre's essay on a new exhibition of archival materials from the early days of MDT
What: Houlton's Legacy: The Magic of Dance
Where:
Elmer L. Anderson Library, U of MN, Minneapolis campus
When: The exhibition runs through February 20, 2009
Credit:
An archival photo of the 1983 production of Swan Lake on a MN dairy farm (Photo by University Of Minnesota Performing Arts Archives, via Rocky Mountain News website)
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2008 YEAR IN REVIEW Series
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2008 YEAR IN REVIEW: The Big Picture for Minnesota Arts
Minnesota artists weigh in on the peaks and valleys of 2008, from Vote Yes! to the troubles facing arts orgs and media, to the rise of spoken word and DIY craft
2008 YEAR IN REVIEW: The Lists
Local art luminaries Frank Gaard, Emma Berg, and Ruben Nusz offer a grab-bag of their picks for the high (and low) points and the love-'em/hate-'em memorable moments from the year just passed
2008 YEAR IN REVIEW: Literature and Film
Local authors, readers, and filmmakers weigh in on the year's highlights in Minnesota literature and film
2008 YEAR IN REVIEW: Music, Theater and Dance
Minnesota actors, dancers, choreographers, and theater-goers respond, taking stock of the moments, both personal and public, from the last year in performance that are lingering with them into 2009
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FEATURED COLLECTION: Gather with a Community of MN Artists
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mnartists.org and the Walker Art Center are teaming up to present a full day of family fun at this month's Free First Saturday festivities: "A Community of MN Artists"
Browse through this featured collection to see which local artists are participating and for a rundown of the day's programming
What: Free First Saturday: A Community of MN Artists
Where: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
When: February 7, 10 am to 3 pm
Admission is FREE and open to the public
Credit: Vanessa luvs Nailah, from The Smooch! Project by Bonnie Fournier, one of the event's participating artists (image courtesy of the artist) |
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| Classes and Workshops |
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CLASS: Compleat Scholar Course: Literature of World War I
U of MN: Conference Center, St. Paul, February 4 to April 1
WORKSHOP: "Simple Business Plans for Artists" workshop by Springboard for the Arts
Como Park Conservatory, St. Paul, February 5
WORKSHOP: "Funding Your Work" workshop by Springboard for the Arts
Como Park Conservatory, St. Paul, February 12
CLASS: AutoCAD for Furniture and the CNC
Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis, February 7 to March 28
CLASS: Basic Printmaking with Krishna Woerhei
Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, February 7 to February 8,
WORKSHOP: Congolese Dance Workshop
Hennepin Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, February 13 to
February 15
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| Festivals and Group Shows |
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Homeless youth benefit
Fallout Urban Art Center, Minneapolis, February 27
Multiples Mall: A Bookish Fair
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, February 21
Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts
Bedlam Theatre, Minneapolis, February 20
Rejected! a group show of work rejected for nudity, political offense, due to censorship and for a host of other reasons
Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, February 5 to February 28
The Animal Lovers' Art Show
AZ Gallery, St. Paul, February 6 to February 22 |
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An Evening With Barrage!
College of St. Benedict Petters Auditorium, St. Joseph, February 10
Sacred & Profane Love: an evening of both sacred and secular medieval music, "heavenly desserts and sinful wines"
Arts Center of St. Peter, St. Peter, February 13
Unplugged Concert: Ring of Kerry
Great River Arts Association Gallery, Little Falls, February 13
Fireworks Ensemble, "classically trained but musically omnivorous virtuosi"
St. John's University Stephen B. Humphrey Theater, Collegeville, February 15
GO LIVE: a multidisciplinary event by artists and musicians hosted by FIVETWOSIX Gallery
526 Gallery, St. Paul, March 13
Celebrate Sustainability Film Series: "Manufactured Landscapes"
Minneapolis College of Art + Design, Minneapolis, March 3
Credit: Photo of the Fireworks Ensemble by Robin Holland
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| Lectures and Readings |
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Panel Discussion: "The Art of the Book"
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, February 5
Tribute to Kinji Akagawa with Michael Mercil and Ann Hamilton
Mill City Museum, Minneapolis, February 7
Richard Carr: poetry reading & book release party
Dunn Bros. Eden Prairie - Smith Douglas More House, Eden Prairie, February 8
MCAD+MIMA Speaker Series #1: Alan Wolk
Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, February 9
The Loft's 4th Annual "Literary Love Fest"
Kieran's Irish Pub, Minneapolis, February 10
Roundtable Discussion: "Why Does the Work of Asian Women Artists Matter?"
Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, February 19
Big Bang Book Club—a new popular science/natural history reading group presented by Magers and Quinn, the Bell Museum and Secrets of the City—will take on The Other Side of Desire: Four Journeys into the Far Realms of Lust and Longing by Daniel Bergner (the author will be present for the discussion and to sign books)
Grumpy's Bar and Grill, Minneapolis, February 24
Credit: Photo of Kinji Akagawa courtesy of MCAD
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| Openings and Parties |
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Art Ache — an evening of film, photography, painting, sculpture, performance art and live music presented by the Grain Belt Artists Collective
Grain Belt Bottling House, Minneapolis February 6-February 8
The Grey Area by David Bartley
Burnet Gallery at Chambers Hotel, Minneapolis, opening reception February 6 from 6-9 pm, exhibition runs through April 4
The Topography of Experience: Sculpture and photography by Cameron Zebrun
Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, opening reception February 14 from 7-9 pm, on view through March 12
Peru in Color: Photographs by Howard M. Christopherson
Icebox Framing & Gallery, Minneapolis, opening reception February 21 from 8-midnight, exhibition runs through April 25
Studiopolis presents their annual "color" group show, Blue, with work from over 40 emerging local artists on view
Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, reception February 6 from 7-10 pm, exhibition runs one weekend only, from February 5-7
Almost Nothing: Installation by Clive Murphy
The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, opening reception February 21 from 7-11 pm, exhibition runs through April 5
Credit: Bridge by David Bartley (courtesy of the artist and Burnet Gallery) |
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Theatreworks USA presents: If You Give a Pig a Pancake &
Other Story Books
St. John's University Stephen B. Humphrey Theater, Collegeville, February 13
Hitchcock Blonde directed by Joel Sass, presented by the Jungle Theater
Jungle Theater, Minneapolis, performances through March 8
Ten Thousand Things' Endgame by Samuel Beckett
Open Book, Minneapolis, February 27 to March 15
RENT: The School Edition
Southern Theater, Minneapolis, February 19 to February 28
The Flower Shop Project presents Love Bites, an anti-Valentine's Day bash celebrating just how crappy love can be
Station 4, downtown St. Paul, February 14, 8 pm (doors at 7 pm)
The Cromulent Shakespeare Company's Midwinter Repertory: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (adapted by Mitchell Bucky Fay and directed by Leah Cooper) and Richard III (directed by Timothy Jopek), along with three Monday nights' worth of staged readings of new plays by emerging playwrights
Minneapolis Theatre Garage, Minneapolis, February 6-28 |
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RAPTURE: Melba Price
Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, runs through March 21
Printmakers' Exhibit
Mankato's Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, January 31 to February 21
Betsy Dollar & Eleanor McGough
Private Art Gallery, St. Paul, February 5 to March 7
Travel Babble Scribble Scrabble: New work by Eric Inkala
Nicademus Art & Framing, St. Paul, through February 28
Arts in Harmony Juried Art Show
Sherburne County Government Center, Elk River, February 9 to
March 27
This is an Experiment! Bioart : Semi-Living Objects
Vesper College, Minneapolis, February 13
NightLight by Stephanie M. Jones
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, January 21 to
March 27
Credit: Painting by Melba Price (courtesy of Midway Contemporary Art) |
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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 arts calendar. Browse through more up-to-the-minute events listings or post a show of your own on mnartists.org's member-driven, DIY arts events calendar. |
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One for the Road |
Arts Advocacy Day 2009 is February 24
at the State Capitol
As lawmakers wrestle with huge deficits and budget shortfalls, arts advocates in the state are ramping up their lobbying efforts to ensure they don't make up the difference at the expense of artists and arts programs.
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts' website describes the purpose of the annual event as a chance to "talk about the arts, make new friends, and educate legislators about the importance of the arts to Minnesota. Each year, there are representatives from small rural choirs and suburban community theaters, presenters and big organizations, museums and art centers of all sizes, painters, tenors, dancers, cellists, french horn players, and arts administrators joining together to show the strength of Minnesota's arts community."
What: Arts Advocacy Day
Where: State Capitol Grounds and the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN
When: February 24
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