Located in Northeast Minneapolis, the heart of the Minneapolis art scene, the Northrup King Building is home to over 190 tenants including a creative center to over 170 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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First Thursdays in the Arts District
September 4 , 2008 - 5:00-9:00 PM
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.
Stop by the third floor gallery (#332) for a reception featuring the exhibit Translating Politics.
Upcoming First Thursday in the Arts District dates
October 2, 2008 l November 6, 2008 l December 4, 2008
Translating Politics
September 1 - 4, 2008
Translating Politics is a group exhibition that runs September 1 – 4 at the Northrup King Building in the heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. The exhibit features work in painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, digital video and more, by 13 local artists who offer their perspectives on global politics.
Branko Gulin, a multimedia artist and former museum director and curator in Croatia, juried the show, asking artists to consider how politics affects social justice. “The mission of contemporary, independent artists is to challenge life’s reoccurring themes,” he said. “In this exhibition, the artists challenge politics while telling the truth about a historical or political event.”
Artists include Mary Bacon, Jack Dale, Pete Driessen, Robert Eichinger, Branko Gulin, Shawn Holster, Barry McMahon, Zoran Mojsilov, Sonja Peterson, Monica Sheets, Eric Skoglund, Amy Toscani and Mark Wojahn. The exhibition runs from 1 – 9 p.m. in the third floor gallery of the Northrup King Building (1500 Jackson Street NE #332). Receptions are planned for each night of the exhibition, with invitations extended to local and national elected officials.
Translating Politics is sponsored by NEMAA (Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association), and is also a part of the UnConvention—a nonpartisan collective of citizens promoting democracy and exchanging ideas.
For more information go to www.nemaa.org
The Polish Artist Exchange - An Exhibit of Works by
Joanna Sulek -Malinowska
Artist Reception - Friday, Sept. 19th, 6:00 -9:00 PM
The Polish American Cultural Institute of Minnesota is hosting an exhibit of works by Joanna Sulek-Malinowska of Warsaw, Poland. The exhibit will be held at the Northrup King Building in the heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.
Born in Bielsko-Biala, Ms. Sulek-Malinowska studied Pedagogy and Art at the Silesian University. She manages the artistic studio "Warehouse of Arts" - a branch of Ochota Cultural Center in Warsaw. Joanna is a painter and also designs stained-glass windows. She exhibits her artwork in Europe and most recently paints pictures inspired by African culture. Ms. Sulek-Malinowska will be bringing 50 of her works to Minneapolis for this exhibit and all will be available for purchase.
Please join the Polish American Cultural Institute of Minnesota in welcoming Ms. Joanna Sulek-Malinowska at the opening reception on Friday,
September 19th from 6:00 - 9:00 PM in the third floor gallery (332) of the Northrup King Building.
Pieces of Italy
B/w images of people and places in italy by minnesota photographer howard christopherson
"I photograph as I encounter people and things in a very spontaneous way. People and places are interacting every moment of every day. I love to stop the clock with the press of the shutter and later hold and examine the richness of our lives. Photography allows me to feel the pleasure of living in the moment and gives me the luxury to revisit it over and over again."
- Howard Christopherson
Show continues through October 25, 2008.
For more information go to www.iceboxminnesota.com
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"As fine as they are, the Weisman, Walker and MIA rarely let you speak with the artists whose works you admire. For that you have to go to the Northrup King Building."-Los Angeles Times
"The Twin Cities homegrown art scene comes together under one roof a the Northrup King Building. More than 100 painters, photographers, sculptors, printmakers and other artists have studios and galleries in the massive former factory..."-Washington Post