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June 2025
The Big Tiny Show
The Big Tiny Show is a celebration of Minnesota's rich artistic talent, featuring inspiring, provocative, and breathtaking works by both emerging and established artists from across the state. Each piece in the show measures no more than 12 inches, but the impact is anything but small. The exhibition includes a range of media—from traditional oil on canvas to unconventional materials like pine needles and artificial sinew—curated to showcase the diversity and depth of Minnesota’s creative community. The Big Tiny Show begins Saturday,…
Find out more »July 2025
Le Mur Bleau: Luke Grothe
Step into the multiverse with Luke Grothe’s abstract, pop culture-infused works exploring choice, memory and alternate realities. His layered pieces reflect the paths we’ve taken—and the ones we never did. Opening reception 11 am–4 pm, Saturday, July 12, Studio 114, Casket Arts Building, 681 17th Ave NE. On view through July 31.
Find out more »Northeast Calendar Call for Art
The call for art is open for the 2026 Northeast Calendar, coordinated by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. They want vibrant, active, beautiful, and/or humorous art images, including but not limited to paintings, collages, printmaking, photographs and drawings about Northeast Minneapolis that represent and convey and capture a sense of community togetherness and spirit. Deadline Sept. 1, 2025. All mediums welcome; submissions should be print-ready digital images. Artists/photographers are invited to include brief background on what inspired the image and…
Find out more »August 2025
Let’s Learn Collectively On Our Life’s Journey
Let's Learn Collectively On Our Life's Journey (L.L.C.O.O.L.J. LLC) will host two free events in collaboration with Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative, Sheridan Neighborhood Organization, The Briar and the City of Minneapolis Health Department. Local artists, social-preneurs and artivists are invited to Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative B-Side Lounge, 1712 Marshall St. NE, Thursday, July 31, 5-8 pm to enjoy free bites while clearing the air with your fellow humans. On Friday, Aug. 1, set a trend for the month and build…
Find out more »Fundraiser for Read With Me MN
Catherine Tong, a botanical artist working primarily in watercolor, has lived in Northeast Minneapolis for 9 years. She's one of 19 artists who will have their art auctioned off at the Hennepin Event Center, 900 Hennepin Ave., Friday, Aug. 8, 5-10 pm. All ticket sales and charity auction proceeds go to Read With Me Minnesota, which launched in February 2025. In the short time since its establishment, Read With Me MN has donated hundreds of books, connected artists with illustrators…
Find out more »le mur bleu: Nicole Houff
Minneapolis-based photographer Nicole Houff will showcase her flair for fantasy, humor, and hyper-staged reality. Her work unfolds in a perfect plastic world inhabited by a certain iconic doll, her eternally poised muse. Drawing from the ultra-stylized pop culture of the 1950s and '60s, Nicole’s photographs toe the line between satire and reverence, nostalgia and commentary. Saturday, Aug. 9, 11 am–4 pm, Studio 114, Casket Arts Building, 681 17th Ave. NE. On view through Aug. 31.
Find out more »Western Art Revival
Thursday, Aug. 7, 5-9 pm and Saturday, Aug. 9, 12-6 pm, Solar Arts Building, 711 15th Ave NE. Western Art Revival brings the grit, beauty, and wide open spirit of the frontier into the gallery. Real work. Real artists. Open studios + a curated gallery show, guest artists in the mix and live music to keep it all moving.
Find out more »The Paleo Art Show
Friday, Aug. 8 and Saturday, Aug. 9, 6-10:00 pm, 451 Taft St NE #22. Dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals and creatures from the ancient seas will take over Northeast Minneapolis for two nights Modern humans are invited to ALTR Gallery to witness the revival of Earth's former rulers. Dino trivia and prizes included.
Find out more »Snack & Squish
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 12-1 pm, Clay Squared, 2505 Howard St. NE. This month's theme is "Pigs and Peacocks." Glenda Janzen will teach everyone how to make peacock feather canes from clay.
Find out more »September 2025
Snack and Squish: “Lazy Susan and Wonder Woman”
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 12-1 pm, Clay Squared to Infinity, 2505 Howard St. NE. See how Josh Blanc makes his tiles with tools he gets at the kitchen store--pizza cutters and a lazy susan. Layl McDill has taken a lesson from Wonder Woman and has a transparent table top. Join them for a behind-the-scenes tour of their unique tools and try some out yourself. Snacks provided.
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