Art-A-Whirl May 14-16, 2010

Friday, May 14th – 5:00-10:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 15th – Noon-8:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 16th -Noon-5:00 p.m.

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. 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 200 artists to see.

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)