Sunday, May 10, 2009

Art-A-Whirl -- THIS Weekend!

Friday, May 15th, 5-10pm
Saturday, May 16th, Noon-8pm
Sunday, May 17th, Noon-5pm

This is the big one, folks. Art-A-Whirl is the eagerly anticipated annual NE Mpls. open studio and gallery tour – and it’s coming up quickly!
This event is where over 400 artists exhibit their wares and basically, the whole of Northeast opens its doors for you. Nearly all of the artists that work here open their studios, the galleries have extended hours and special shows, restaurants and bars have specials for art-viewing visitors, and there’s even a trolley available to take you around from place to place. The greatest concentration of fabulous things lies in and around the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. In my studio building alone, the (Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE) there will be work by more than 150 artists to see.
My featured guest artist, Dan Buettner is showing his irresistible ‘object’ paintings in my studio this year. These works of incredible drawing and painting skill feature everything from orange slices to turtles to toy robots. Paired with Dan’s work are my own found object pieces. Here you’ll find drink umbrellas, keys and board game pieces assembled into stitched settings. The rest of the studio is filled with my new mixed media print/fiber work as well as Dan’s latest small study collages.

Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE, studio 401-b -- enter from Van Buren Street for quickest access to my place. You’ll have to brave the 4 flights of stairs, but it’s worth it to start at the top and work your way down in this massive building.
http://www.northrupkingbuilding.com/ (for directions and a building map)
For more info:
http://www.nemaa.org/ (for info on Art-A-Whirl and artists showing)
http://www.northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.com/ (to familiarize yourself with all the cool stuff in the district before you get here)

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