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ART-A-WHIRL 2011

AT THE HISTORIC THORP BUILDING & CBC

 1618-1620 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis MN

Friday . May 20th . 5-10 pm | Saturday . May 21st . 12-8 pm
Sunday . May 22nd . 12-5 pm

Birth Place Of Art-A-Whirl · 65+ Artists
Trolley Stop Location · Diamonds Coffee Shoppe

Art-A-Whirl is one of the largest open studio and gallery tours in the Midwest, with more than 700 participating artists drawing in more upwards to 50,000 visitors to Northeast Minneapolis each year. The Thorp Building and the Central Business Center are in the heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, and with over 65 artists and several group shows, it is a must for your Art-A-Whirl tour.

Art-A-Whirl is organized by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) and each year it publishes an artist directory which is distributed through out the metro area in the weeks leading up to Art-A-Whirl.

ART-A-WHIRL 2011 AT THE THORP BUILDING & CBC

OPENING RECEPTION EVENT:

Friday 5pm to 10pm >> located in the Big Space

Live Fashion Photo Shoot >> 5:30PM

presented by Costume the Cities and Vicknair Photography

Live Music Performance >> 8PM

Julie Johnson & the No-Accounts

Unveiling of the Noon Whistle

Presented by Artshare

ALL WEEKEND EXHIBITS:

Thorp & CBC Open Studios

Click Here for a full list of the Open Studios for Art-A-Whirl 2011

Art Exhibit
Presented by the Bethel University Galleries - Suite 130 in the Thorp
10+ Art Students from Bethel University will exhibit and sell their Senior Thesis Artwork.

Art-A-Whirl Shanties

Presented by the Art Shanty Projects

During the Art Shanty Projects the frozen surface of Medicine Lake is transformed into a creative community space that is part art gallery, part art residency and part social experiment. Artists re-imagine the traditional ice fishing house as a place for participatory art emphasizing interaction between artist and audience.

Art Shanty Projects has evolved into a Biennial event. During the year off the ice we will begin the Disperse Year, a decentralized project to build connections and expand the lakes and surplus spaces that can be utilized for temporary communities and participatory art projects.

This will be a year-long effort and while the exact structure is still evolving, it is meant to disperse critical ideas of ASP into the world. The ideas we are most interested in are re-imagining how to use surplus or “public” space, bringing art and artists to places they are not normally found and facilitating interactions between artists and audience on a personal and neighborhood level.

For our first official Disperse project at Art-A-Whirl we will be creating a temporary community in front of the Thorp & CBC on Central Avenue.

Home is Where the Art is  ::  Special Performances +  Exhibits

Presented by a 14 Person Artist Collective - in the Big Space

 

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a special thanks to the following for their generous contributions and participation: