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In this issue: First Fruits
Especially in these lean times, it's a happy occasion to offer congratulations to Minnesota's crop of newly named award-winning artists. The McKnight, Jerome, and Bush Foundations have been sending out a flurry of announcements about the recipients of this year's big-ticket fellowships and grants, given to artists and organizations working across a wide spectrum of disciplines. The first fruits of the recently passed Legacy Amendment are beginning to ripen across the state, as artists and organizations put those civic arts and cultural funds to use in their communities. With all the fellowship exhibitions and shows going on this summer, not to mention a variety of new arts programs specifically designed to engage the public, you have plenty of opportunities to see the results of such support for yourself in the coming weeks.
PLUS: Catch the new exhibition of work by the 2009 McKnight Photography Fellows at Franklin Artworks in Minneapolis through July 31
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Artist Opportunities
»CLICK HERE for a daily-updated list of many, many more opportunities for Minnesota artists in every discipline on mnartists.org |
OPEN CALL: The Walker Art Center needs your help in transforming our big, green backyard into Open Field, a summer-long event that celebrates the many cultural assets of our community. What this means for you: create an activity for the calendar, use the space for your own recreational or creative purposes, join the Drawing Club, join in an artist’s residency project, or anything else.
Deadline: Open Field runs through September 5
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Stevens Square Center for the arts invites submissions of work themed around "the history that never was" or which explores an "alternative history of the Industrial Age" for its upcoming exhibition The New Antiquarians
Deadline: July 2
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The Soap Factory is taking artists' proposals for programming for the 2011 season of the Common Room, a unique curated gathering and performance created to facilitate small-scale interactive programs that blur the boundaries between curators, performers and audience
Deadline: July 9
CALL FOR ARTISTS: The City of Hutchinson's Public Arts Commission, in conjunction with the Southwest Initiative Foundation, is seeking a Minnesota artist or team to design, fabricate and install an exterior, permanent art installation
Request for qualifications submissions deadline: July 9
CALL FOR ARTISTS: The American Craft Council is now taking applications from artists and craftspeople interested in showing and selling their work in the 2011 craft show season
Deadline: July 25
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Cinema Revolution invites submissions of films and multimedia installations for two projects, "The Minneapolis Project" and "Dance Film Project"
Dance Film Project's "intent to submit" deadline for interested dancemakers and filmmakers: July 15
Submissions of short films for the Minneapolis Project are ongoing
CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Minneapolis Photo Center invites amateur and professional photographers worldwide to submit black and white photography for an upcoming juried exhibition, Black & White: People, Places or Things
Deadline: July 23
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Plunderfest in Clark's Grove seeks submissions of visual art about pirates for its swashbuckling art and music festival
The Plunderfest runs from July 23 – 25; art exhibitors will be accepted on a first come, first served basis
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Call for artists for the 2010 Arrowhead Biennial Exhibition
Deadline: August 20
RESIDENCIES AVAILABLE: The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts offers up to fifty juried residencies per year to visual artists, writers, composers, interdisciplinary artists, and arts or arts education scholars
Application deadline: September 1
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Minnetonka Center for the Arts' Art of the Holidays juried art show and sale invites submissions of work from local artists
Deadline: September 24 |
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mnLIT Original: Midway Motel and The End of the Affair by Greg Watson
Midway Motel and The End of the Affair are newly commissioned poems by the last of our 2009 What Light grand prize-winners, Greg Watson. You can see the handpicked collection of artwork for this commission -- by Miranda Brandon, Cherith Lundin, Molly Roth, and Carolyn Swiszcz -- in the slideshow at the top of the linked article below.
Read the newly commissioned pair of poems >>
Read Greg Watson's grand prize-winning piece, My Brother's Tattoo >>
PLUS: Look for the announcement of mnartists.org's 2010 mnLIT winners for poetry and fiction next week in the website's "News/Opportunities" section. We'll begin publishing the new mnLIT winners' pieces in July.
Credit: Miranda Brandon, "Car" from the Objects series |
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Catching Up with the 2009 McKnight Photography Fellows
mnartists.org's Scott Stulen catches up with last year's McKnight Visual Artist Fellows in Photography -- Monica Haller, Paul Shambroom, Carrie Thompson and Lex Thompson -- to talk about their new work and trends in contemporary photography in Minnesota.
Read more >>
Related exhibition:
An exhibition of work by the 2008 McKnight Visual Artist Fellows in Photography -- Priscilla Briggs, Osama Esid, David Goldes, and Justin Newhall -- is currently on view at Franklin Art Works in Minneapolis.
Credit: 2009 McKnight Photo Fellow, Monica Haller (Photo by Gene Pittman) |
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The Key Dissolving in the Palm
Poet Connie Wanek offers an eloquent response to the deeply felt, resonant poems found in a new collection by Duluth's Deborah Gordon Cooper, Under the Influence of Lilacs, just released by Clover Valley Press.
Read more >>
Related events:
Saturday, June 26, noon-1 pm: Deborah Gordon Cooper will sign copies of Under the Influence of Lilacs at Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth. Saturday, July 24, 5-6 pm: Clover Valley Press poets Deborah Gordon Cooper and Ellie Schoenfeld will be featured at a Saturday Salon at Drury Lane Books, 12 E. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais, MN.
Credit: Deborah Gordon Cooper (Photo courtesy of the author's website) |
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The Collision Artists
Lightsey Darst weighs in on two intriguing new dance works by Penelope Freeh and Megan Mayer (both newly named McKnight Fellows) recently on stage at the Southern Theater.
Read more >>
Credit: Production photo for We'll Survive If We Don't Protect Ourselves by Penelope Freeh (Photo by Scott Pakudaitis) |
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| Classes and Workshops |
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WORKSHOP: "Drawing Club" with mnartists.org, members of the public are invited to team up with local artists for a summer-long, informal community drawing project as part of the Walker's Open Field program
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, every Thursday night through August
CLASS: "Try It! Netting" learn traditional techniques for making fish-nets and knotted netting
Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Minneapolis, June 26 (10 am)
WORKSHOP: PASPider interactive, mobile art center by Public Art St. Paul
Western Sculpture Park, St. Paul, June 29 (1 pm)
CLASS: Beginning, intermediate, and advanced watercolor classes
Great River Art Gallery, Hastings, July 8 – August 26
CLASS: "100 Things Every Writer Needs to Know," Scott Edelstein offers a variety of tips for navigating the worlds of writing and publishing
ArtReach Alliance, Stillwater, July 17 (1:30 – 5:30 pm)
CLASS: "Beginning Film & Digital Photography for Teens"
Mpls Photo Center, Minneapolis, July 25 – August 6 |
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SOLO: performances of new work by the 2008/2009 McKnight Artist Fellowship recipients for dance – Mary Ann Bradley, Sam Feipl, Kats D Fukasawa, Justin Leaf, Karen Sherman, and Roxanne Wallace
Southern Theater, Minneapolis, July 8 – 11
Hijack and Scott Heron present Smithsoniansmith (this is it)
Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis, through June 27
Le Squat - a new work by Off-Leash Area's Paul Herwig
Our Garage, Minneapolis, through June 27
Tamara Ober presents PIPA and other new work to conclude Red Eye's New Works 4 Weeks Festival
Red Eye Theatre, Minneapolis, through June 27
Rhythmic Circus presents Feet Don’t Fail Me Now
Women's Club Theatre, Minneapolis, June 25 & 26
Credit: Photo for Smithsoniansmith (this is it) by Bill Starr |
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Music | Video | Film |
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6th Annual Ten Second Film Festival
Soap Factory, Minneapolis, July 4 (10 pm, directly after the St. Anthony Main fireworks)
Open Exposure Showcase – the Walker Art Center Teen Art Council spotlights some of the area's best high school bands
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, June 24 – 26
Argentine singer/songwriter Juana Molina
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, June 26 (8 pm)
Tibetan Film Week, presented by Minnesota Film Arts - with screenings of Dalai Lama Renaissance (2007), Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2010), and Pema Tseden's The Search (2009)
St. Anthony Main Theatre, Minneapolis, July 2 – 8
June Film Screenings at Midway Contemporary Art, curated by Jonathan Thomas
Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, series concludes Tuesday, June 29
Unplugged in June – a showcase of acoustic musicians from Duluth in the NorShor
NorShor Theatre, Duluth, through June 27
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Soap Factory |
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| Lectures, Symposia & Literary Events |
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Rockstar Storytellers: Biography – with Allison Broeren, Joseph Scrimshaw, Ben San Del, Rik Reppe, Mike Fotis, Laura Bidgood, phillip andrew bennett low, and special guest Maggie Ryan Sanford
Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, June 27 (7 pm)
The Works – a writer's salon, featuring Esther Porter (Coffee House Press), Linda Shapiro, and LouAnn Muhm
Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, July 6 (8 pm)
Minnesota Center for Book Arts' A Day to Discover – community open house and 25th anniversary celebration
MCBA (Open Book), Minneapolis, June 26 (10 am – 4 pm)
Club Book presents Patricia Hampl
Southdale Library, Edina, July 8; Chaska Community Center, Chaska, July 9
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| Festivals & Special Events |
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White Pine Music & Art Festival on the St. Croix River - including former Minnesota Orchestra concertmaster Jorja Fleezanis, jazz with the Charles Lazarus, and two performances by the critically acclaimed Miró Quartet, along with writing workshops and special art exhibits, and more
Various venues, Stillwater, through June 27
Springboard for the Arts' BOUNCE Bash, a benefit with performances by Guante, Brian Beatty, and Greg Herriges and a sale of visual artwork by the CSA artists
McNally Smith College of Music, St. Paul, June 25 (7 pm)
Minnesota Center for Book Arts 25th Anniversary Celebration and benefit Art Mart
MCBA (Open Book), Minneapolis, June 25 (6 – 9 pm)
Twin Cities Pride Festival and Parade
Loring Park, Minneapolis, June 26 & 27
7th Annual Jordan Art Festival
Downtown, Jordan, June 26 & 27
Park Point Art Fair
At the end of Park Point, Duluth, June 26 & 27
Taste of Minnesota
Harriet Island, St. Paul, July 2 – 5
Free First Saturday at the Walker: Shareware, v.2
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, July 3 (10 am – 3 pm)
Twin Cities ZineFest
Stevens Square Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, July 10 (11 am – 5 pm)
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| Theater |
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Night of One Acts – three one-act productions presented by Paper Crane Theatre, including The Frosted Glass Coffin by Tennessee Williams, The Retreating World by Naomi Wallace, and Here by Andrea Sanow
The People's Center Theatre, Minneapolis, June 25 – 27
Theatre in the Woods' Shakespeare Festival featuring Troilus and Cressida by Cromulent Shakespeare Company and Hamlet presented by Minnesota Shakespeare Company
Caponi Art Park, Eagan, June 25 & 26
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, written by Katie Forgette and directed by David Mann
Park Square Theatre, St. Paul, through July 3
Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Horn by Theatre in the Round Players
Theatre in the Round, Minneapolis, July 2 – August 1
The Stinky Cheese Man, written by Kent Stephens with music by Gary Rue, based on the popular book by Jon Scieszka
SteppingStone Theatre, St. Paul, July 9 – August 1
Traveling Light – Theatre Pro Rata's unusual and intriguing Beatles-era production
The Layman's Cemetery (bring your own chair/blankets), Minneapolis, July 9 – 28
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, directed by John Miller-Stephany
Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, July 3 – August 29
The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam, directed by Joel Sass and featuring Bradley Greenwald and Steven Epp
Jungle Theater, Minneapolis, through August 1
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| Visual Arts |
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McKnight 2008 Visual Artist Fellows' in Photography exhibition – David Goldes, Osama Esid, Priscilla Briggs, and Justin Newhall
Franklin Artworks, Minneapolis, through July 31
Guillermo Kuitca: Everything – Paintings and Works on Paper, 1980-2008
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, June 26 – September 19 (After Hours Preview Party on June 25, 9 pm – midnight)
David Lefkowitz: at or below see level
Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, on view June 26 – July 10 (opening reception, June 26, 4 – 7 pm)
An Archive, A Forest: an exhibition by recent graduates of MCAD – John Bell, Ginny Maki, and Branden Martz -- exploring their evolving relationships with the natural world
Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, on view through August 31
Ordinarily Here – work inspired by common experience by 10 local artists, the final exhibition before the museum's year-long hiatus
Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, on view through October 10
Six McKnight Artists: Ursula Hargens, Maren Kloppman, Ilena Finocchi, Elizabeth Smith, Yoko Sekino-Bove, and Cary Esser
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, on view through August 22
2009-10 McKnight Visual Artists Fellowship Exhibition: Michael Kareken, Aldo Moroni, Carolyn Swiszcz, Piotr Szyhalski
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Gallery, Minneapolis, July 9 – August 13 (opening reception July 9, 6 – 8 pm)
Blu Dot: The Real Good Chair
Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, through August 31
Under the Skin: an exhibition of flesh art by tattooists Thom deVita, Nick Bubash, and John Wyatt
Rogue Buddha Gallery, Minneapolis, June 25 – July 25 (opening reception June 25, 7 pm)
Amy Eckert: Manufacturing Home
Mpls Photo Center, Minneapolis, on view June 25 – July 25 (opening reception June 25, 7 – 9 pm)
In the Shelter of Words: a multimedia art installation by at risk youth exploring identity, poverty, and places to call home
Midtown Global Market, Minneapolis, on view June 25 – July 22
I hope we go together – new photographs by Carrie Thompson
XYandZ Gallery, Minneapolis, opening reception June 25 (7 – 11 pm)
Osama Esid: Photography
Gallery 13, Minneapolis, on view through June 27
Love Never Dies – an international group exhibition explores the themes of marriage, family, relationships, aging and generational change in the LGBTQ communities
Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, on view through June 27
Inside Out: fiber art for the human form
Textile Center, Minneapolis, on view through July 10
Credits: (Top) David Lefkowitz, A Complete History of Painting, oil on wood, 2010 (courtesy of Thomas Barry Fine Arts); (bottom) Skin art by John Wyatt (courtesy of Rogue Buddha) |
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One for the Road |
Photograph by 2008 McKnight Fellow, David Goldes
McKnight 2008 Visual Artist Fellows' in Photography exhibition – David Goldes, Osama Esid, Priscilla Briggs, and Justin Newhall
Franklin Artworks, Minneapolis, through July 31
Upcoming artist talks in the gallery:
Priscilla Briggs & Osama Esid, Thursday, July 8 at 6:30 pm
David Goldes & Justin Newhall, Thursday, July 22 at 6:30 pm
This is the premiere showing of major new bodies by the four 2008 McKnight Fellows — Priscilla Briggs, Osama Esid, David Goldes and Justin Newhall. |
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