Current & Upcoming Events
First Thursdays in the Arts District
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Join us for First Thursday in the Arts District as a multitude of painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, ceramists, textile and fiber artists, jewelers, furniture showrooms and more open their studios at the Northrup King Building located in the heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Upcoming First Thursday in the Arts District dates
February 4, 2010 I March 4, 2010 l April 1, 2010
Dolls: Color Photography by Howard Christopherson
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Icebox Gallery presents: “Dolls” new photographic work by Howard M. Christopherson. Dolls is a body of work of a collection of twenty close-up portraits of porcelain headed dolls photographed in natural light in the same way a real person would be. The effect is intriguing, enchanted, lifelike, adorable and sometimes eerie.
“I have always been interested in photographing mannequins, dolls and masks but this work is unique because it is derived from one woman’s collection of porcelain dolls all shot in the same light giving them a cohesiveness and sisterhood. There is magic in these green, brown and blue eyes that I hope to capture, they transport me to a place somewhere between reality and fabrication. “ –Christopherson
Opening Reception: February 6, 2010 from 8:00 p.m. – midnight
Route Eight-O-Nine by Italian Photographer Umberto Stefanelli
Saturday, February 06, 2010 - Saturday, May 01, 2010
This is the U.S. debut exhibit of Umberto Stefanelli’s new work. Route Eight-O-Nine are made from a collage of Chinese bank notes and Polaroid emulsion transfers that are photographed as a whole, and then digitally printed in limited edition. This work blurs the lines between collage and photography and original and copy. Route Eight-O-Nine is not an actual place found on a Google map; this is a personal place within the artist’s imagination, a place for creative departure on pathways crisscrossed and full of the personal histories and encounters acquired along the journey of his life. The name Eight-O-Nine is derived from Umberto Stefanelli’s long time use of the now extinct Polaroid 809 film.
News
Helping Haiti
Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Northrup King Building Manager, Debbie Woodward, made two short-term mission trips to Haiti in 2009. There she met the beautiful, resilient people of Haiti while volunteering at a home for special needs children, a clinic, and a rescue center for severely malnourished children and children whose mothers had died in childbirth. Debbie had the chance to transplant mango trees with the community group in Cazale. She also met the selfless individuals who have chosen to live in Haiti and serve alongside the Haitian people.
Now more than ever, the people of Haiti need our help. As organizations continue to delivery food, water and medical treatment, we are partnering to help with longer term needs. We want to help people begin growing their own food, building their own shelter and to continue feeding and caring for the orphans and the sick and vulnerable. We are warehousing donations on behalf of Real Hope For Haiti (http://www.realhopeforhaiti.org or blog at http://www.haitirescuecenter.wordpress.com). The donations will be sent with missionaries from Minnesota via plane and consolidated to be shipped on a container directly to Real Hope For Haiti. We have a large warehouse and hope you will consider donating even the largest items. We are also accepting gift cards from places such as Target, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowes, and Menards.
Read more for a list of needed supplies. Contact Debbie Woodward at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you have questions.
Laura Stack Featured In Two Juried Publications
Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009
Artist Laura Stack has recently been featured in New American Paintings, #83. Laura’s work was selected from among thousands of entries by juror Lynne Warren, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Laura’s work is also in the 2009 International Drawing Annual published by Manifest Gallery and Research Center for the Arts. For more information about Laura and to view her work go to http://www.laurastackart.com
Featured Artist
Kristin Schue
Kristin Schue’s photography and mixed media pieces hint at stories of people and places. Different methods and materials express an accessible, layered style in which the viewer is drawn into each work.
About the Northrup King Building
Located in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, the Northrup King Building is home to over 230 tenants, including a creative center to over 190 artists and various small business and nonprofit organizations. Here you will find opportunities year round to shop for art, apparel, furniture, and more.
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