Past Events
May 2024
Art-A-Whirl activities at Flux Arts
The Flux Arts Building, 2505 Howard St. NE, will offer several participatory art experiences during Art-A-Whirl: Clay sculptures, weaving, suncatchers, fused glass, watercolors, card making and more. Activities are either free or for a small fee. For more information on all the activities, check the Flux Arts Building listings on the NEMAA website: https://nemaa.org/art-a-whirl/activities/?filter-site=flux-arts-building. Friday, May 17, 5-10 pm; Saturday, May 18, 12-8 pm; Sunday, May 19, 12-5 pm.
Find out more »December 2024
Flux Frost Fest
Saturday, Dec. 7, 11 am-7 pm a holiday art show and sale bursting with handmade gifts by over 15 artists, craftspeople and artisan food vendors. Throughout the building you’ll find a festive array of clay ornaments, jewelry, art kits, tiles, glass ornaments, chocolate and coffee. Participate in Create & Chill art projects by Art to Change the World and make-and take-clay projects at the Clay Squared Gallery. First 25 attendees will recive free art from Art to Change the World…
Find out more »March 2025
Snack and Squish “Multiplication and Division”
Clay Squared, 2505 Howard St. NE, invites the community into their studios Wednesday, March 12, 12-1 pm. Josh Blanc is a handmade tile maker and his studio creates tiles for residential and commercial spaces. Layl McDill is a polymer clay artist who creates mixed media sculptures and teaches classes in the Clay Squared Gallery. They are celebrating Pi Day two days early with some math and art and pie. Blanc will talk about how the math he thought he would…
Find out more »April 2025
Garden Art Fling
Saturday, April 5, 10 am-6 pm, Flux Arts Building, 699 Lowry Ave. NE. This event will showcase a lively mix of music, storytelling and art vendors including an art show featuring 8 x 8 artistic creations from Art to Change the World members, all for sale. Explore the vital role of bees, butterflies and other pollinators through science education, art and connect with the community as you celebrate the beauty of blooms and nature.
Find out more »November 2025
Artistic ReUse-A-Thon
Learn how to make art with reused materials, Saturday, Nov. 1, 10 am-5 pm. Free make and take workshops all day long. Vote on your favorite piece of art made from trash in the Mystery Trash Remix (on exhibit Oct. 24-Nov. 9). Bring your old art supplies to participate in the Art Supply Swap. All activities are free thanks to funding from Minneapolis Public Works' Innovative Waste Reduction Grant. presented by Art to Change the World at The Flux Arts…
Find out more »December 2025
Flux Frost Fest
Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 am-5 pm, Flux Arts Building, 2505 Howard St. NE. The Flux Arts Building will host the second annual Flux Frost Fest. Find unique art and gifts. Stop in at make-and-take stations to make something fun. Play with polymer clay at the Clay Squared Gallery. Upstairs in the Art To Change the World Headquarters, make Magnets of Light with Leo Fortune. Learn how different cultures celebrate light during the dark winter and create wooden magnets using those…
Find out more »April 2026
Juried Photography Exhibition
Art to Change the World (ACW) has put out a call for photo submissions for an exhibit, "A Lens for Social Justice." All Minnesota photographers over 18 are welcome to apply. There is no application fee. All types of cameras, digital and film photography are eligible. A jury panel of Minnesota-based photographers will select the work of 20 photographers. Submission deadline: Saturday, April 4, 4 pm. Opening Reception/Event: Thursday, May 14. Exhibition: Thursday, May 14-Thursday , May 28. Flux Arts…
Find out more »Garden Art Fling
Saturday, April 11, 10 am-5 pm, Flux Arts Building, 2505 Howard St. NE, https://fluxartsbuilding.com/garden-art-fling/ The Flux Arts Building will be full of artists both downstairs and upstairs in the Art to Change the World headquarters. Make-and-take activities include flower weaving, “trash flowers,” make your own clay vase and build your own mini bookshelf. Music and snacks too. Clay Squared will hold a 50% off in-stock tile sale. Garden swap: Bring seeds, seedlings, small garden tools, supplies for making garden art,…
Find out more »May 2026
Snack & Squish: Roots and Routes
Thursday, May 21, 12-1 pm, Flux Arts Building, 2505 Howard St. NE. Layl McDill grew up on the prairie in Northeastern Wyoming and Josh Blanc grew up in the woods of Vermont. Join them to share where you hail from and make a stamped tile that represents that place. Over in the polymer clay studio, make a piece of art that tells the tale of your journey to where you are now.
Find out more »June 2026
Snack and Squish: “Tapas and Time Travel”
Flux Arts Building, Noon-1 pm, Thursday June 18, 2505 Howard St. NE. Make your lunch break out-of-this-world fun! Every month Clay Squared invites the community to their studios to learn something new about ceramic clay and polymer clay. And have some snacks! Josh and Layl travel a lot and love to look at art from the past. Over the years they have used this inspiration to create many designs and pieces of art. Josh will talk about how tiles from…
Find out more »September 2026
2026 North Star Glass Exhibition: Glass Painting
The inaugural 2026 North Star Glass Exhibition: Glass Painting brings together artists from across the Upper Midwest for a juried exhibition exploring the traditions and evolving possibilities of painting on glass as an artistic medium. The exhibition in the Flux Arts Building, 2505 NE Howard St., runs Sept. 4-20. The opening reception will be held Friday, Sept. 4, 6-9 pm, and will feature a talk by internationally recognized glass painter and Judson Studios Master Glass Painter Indre McCraw. The exhibition…
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