29 Sep 2024

Join Quatrefoil Library and the Minnesota Historical Society in a journey back in time to the LGBTQIA+ community spaces of Downtown Minneapolis and its evolution from the 1940s to 2000!

Enjoy conversations, community performances, and interactive art as participants explore the traveling exhibit, Going Out, Coming In: LGBTQ+ Spaces in Downtown Minneapolis. Experience stories of love, resistance, and queer joy. This event is in partnership with Quatrefoil Library and will take place at the library.

The Quatrefoil Library opened in 1986 as a fulfillment of a dream of David Irwin and Dick Hewetson. Their idea of starting a lending library emerged out of growing interest by friends and community members in their collection of gay-themed books – a collection they’d gathered since the mid 1970’s.

The library stands as a gathering point for the local queer community since its founding. Over time it grew and diversified its collection and became a cultural hub and meeting space for the LGBTQIA+ community in Minneapolis/St. Paul and beyond. The library hosts meetings, book author readings, and countless clubs and supports community members in building deeper connections with each other and the wider queer ecosystem.

Countless organizations frequent the library, and the library continues to find new ways to broaden its engagement and partnerships in the community. Quatrefoil has become more than just a library. Yet, one core intention remains the same: to be a refuge, a place where queer folks are safe and proud to be who they are. To learn more, visit the Quatrefoil Library page.

14 Sep 2024

Come see the Girlhood (It’s complicated) exhibit and stick around for a dance party with DJ Shannon Blowtorch during the Free Thursday Nights at the Minnesota History Center event on September 19! The dance party will feature and celebrate music by girls and for girls. Join us on the third floor from 6:00 – 7:30 pm.

Free admission and parking is available every Thursday from 4 pm–8 pm. For more about award-winning DJ Shannon Blowtorch, visit https://shannonblowtorch.com/.

Support for this program has been provided by the Marney and Conley Brooks Fund.

26 Aug 2024

Join us for the Girlhood (It’s Complicated) exhibit opening on September 7! After exploring the exhibit, enjoy a variety of craft activities and entertainment.

Entertainment includes live music by FINICK, dance presentations by Sansei Yonsei Kai and Yackel Dance Studio, and a baseball demonstration by the Minnesota Girls Baseball Association on the front lawn. Presentations will take place on the 3rd Floor of the Minnesota History Center.

23 Aug 2024

Photography & Art at the Rock, a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, landscape and wildlife photographers of the area.

For the month of September our featured photographer is Stephanie Irwin.

Stephanie is a hobbyist maritime and landscape photographer who has called Duluth, Minnesota, home since moving here in the fall of 2020. Prior to this, Stephanie lived all of her life in Michigan, having grown up in Frankenmuth, a small, popular Bavarian tourist town. She went on to pursue undergraduate degrees in English Literature and Biology at Hope College in Holland, MI, before attending medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine. She completed residency training in Internal Medicine at University of Michigan and subsequently completed subspecialty training in Gastroenterology at Wayne State University.

Both Stephanie and her husband, Brad, are full time gastroenterologists. Her love of the outdoors, the Great Lakes, and the maritime industry started at a young age while her family spent summers boating in Charlevoix, MI, which is a small town nestled along the shores of Lake Michigan. Here she would often watch freighters and passenger ships arrive and depart, and on occasion, would bring her camera along. However, it wasn’t until she moved to Duluth in 2020—the largest and busiest Great Lakes shipping port—that her passion for photography developed.

Stephanie is a self-taught hobbyist photographer, mainly focusing on maritime and landscape photography. She enjoys shooting in all seasons and in all weather conditions, with her favorite times to shoot being at sunrise and sunset with a vibrant sky. Stephanie’s work has been published regionally in print and online. Her photography is regularly featured in Duluth Seaway Port Authority’s North Star Port magazine; she also was published in May 2024’s issue of Lake Superior Magazine and has been a contributing photographer for Destination Duluth since 2022. You can also find some of her work at Falling Rock Café & Bookstore in Munising, MI.

Her goals for her photography are twofold: First, it’s a way for her to enjoy the tranquility and beauty of nature while winding down from the stresses of life as a physician. And secondly—even more importantly—she is passionate about showcasing and bringing the beauty of Duluth and the North Shore into the lives of others.

“I can’t always cure disease while at work,” she says, “but if I can elicit a smile or emotion and brighten someone’s day through photography, then it’s all worth it.” In addition to photography, she enjoys spending time with her family and golden retriever in and around Lake Superior, long distance running, tennis, fishing, boating, writing, gardening, and volunteering.

Irwin’s show will run from September 1-30. She will be onsite on the following dates:

September 1, 10AM-2PM
September 14, 10AM-2PM
September 21, 10AM-2PM

18 Jul 2024

Join the opening night of The Art of Disability Justice Now, a disability community-centered exhibition that is curated and organized by AmplifyMN: A Disability Justice Collective and University of Minnesota students. The evening’s festivities feature local disability performing artists beginning at 6:30 pm. A community art project and refreshments will be available throughout the night to help celebrate the opening of The Art of Disability Justice Now. Doors open at 5:30 pm.

Opening night will feature performances by:

Said Shaiye
Molly Joyce
Alison Bergblom Johnson
Houa Moua

This event will be available to attend in person or virtually.

Access:
The opening night program will be accompanied by ASL, CART, and comfortable seating. A sensory room, accessible bathrooms, and designated access liaisons will be available throughout the evening. In order to create a safe, inclusive, and scent-free environment, we ask that all attendees wear masks, if medically able, and avoid perfumed products.

To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact info@amplifymn.org

Learn more at disabilityjusticeart.com

Community-curated by AmplifyMN: A Disability Justice Collective and the students in AH 5950, Curating Disability Justice (UMN-Twin Cities).

The Art of Disability Justice Now is organized in partnership with and supported by the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub, the Minnesota Historical Society, University Libraries, the Critical Disability Studies Collective, The University of Minnesota Imagine Fund, and The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the College of Liberal Arts.

Funding provided by the State of Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment, through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008, and our generous donors and members.

The exhibit will be located in the museum’s central Mill Commons, and is free and open to the public during regular museum hours through November 2, 2024.

Information about the exhibit, The Art of Disability Justice Now:
The Art of Disability Justice Now is a disability community-centered exhibition that is curated, organized, and supported by artists, activists, and community organizers to serve as a snapshot of what Disability Justice is now in the Twin Cities and why it’s important.

Inspired by the principles of the Disability Justice Movement, this exhibition deliberately centers the narratives and leadership of individuals who have historically been most marginalized within the mainstream Disability Rights Movement, including BIPOC, queer, trans, and immigrant disabled people. Here, community is foregrounded as both a noun and a verb where collective liberation is achieved by both being in community and through the ongoing process of building community via mutual support and care networks. As an unapologetic gathering together of disabled people, our family, and our allies, this exhibition makes space to imagine a radical politics of change-making through ongoing and deep dialogue about disabled life and Disability Justice in the Twin Cities. We are dreaming together “what is yet-to-be.”

Exhibiting artists: AK Garski, Alison Bergblom Johnson, Donna Ray, Drew Maude-Griffin, Emma MacLean, HML, Janice Essick, Jamie Kubat, Madison Elyse Rubenstein, Zoe Cinel, Taja Will, May Ling Kopecky, Ocean C. Poet, and Trista Marie McGovern.

17 Aug 2023

An opening night reception celebrates the debut of three new exhibitions at Praxis Gallery & Photographic Arts Center in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. The event is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to mingle with artists and fellow photography enthusiasts while exploring three galleries of contemporary photographic art and enjoying complimentary refreshments. Two juried group shows and a solo exhibition will be on display. The exhibitions will be on display through Saturday, September 2, 2023.

THE STREETS juried by Robi Chakraborty
In its original gallery, Praxis presents photographic art that explores the genre of street photography from all angles, including people, urban structure, and documentary subject matter.

IN-BETWEEN MOMENTS curated by Praxis Directors
In the Directors’ Gallery, Praxis presents photographic art that explores the in-between moments of life and endeavors to notice the unnoticeable, the mundane, the banal and anti-climactic. “In giving value to the ordinary we, in turn, begin to value the space of our own identity and everyday ‘normal’ experience that lies outside of commodified and predefined trajectories of trauma exploitation.”

YANKEE ENDURO a solo exhibition of new works by G. S. Broz
In the Lab Gallery, Praxis presents selections from G.S. Broz’s newest body of work which examines the twilight of the American trucking industry. The artist became a long-haul trucker expressly to examine the subject photographically. In addition to capturing big rigs in their natural habitat, Yankee Enduro explores the intersection of solitude and isolation experienced by the jockeys that command these beasts. All images were shot on square, medium-format film in 2019 and 2020.

ABOUT THE GALLERY: Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center is a community-based, artist-led non-profit organization that supports the development of new and emerging artists through exhibition and education. Our mission is to bring diverse perspectives into focus through lens-based art, creating opportunities that engage, challenge, inspire, and surprise the public. Praxis provides solo and group exhibition opportunities, free artist talks and critiques sessions, workshops, artist memberships, and access memberships to our darkroom and studio facilities.

Gallery Hours: Saturdays Noon–5PM and by appointment, during exhibition dates.

20 Apr 2023

Doors Open Minneapolis is your chance to explore the buildings that tell our city’s story. From theaters to business hubs, sacred spaces to private clubs, sports complexes to engineering wonders, historical gems to not-even-open-yet buildings, Doors Open Minneapolis will give you a FREE behind-the-scenes look at over 100 exciting venues. Building owners and caretakers will provide unique perspectives that illustrate why these venues, people, and businesses, are central to our city’s identity.

09 Sep 2022

EXPLORE, DISCOVER, and CELEBRATE the rich Ukrainian culture and unique traditions kept alive by Minnesota’s vibrant Ukrainian-American community. Enjoy Ukrainian entertainment, delicious homemade foods like varenyky (pierogi), holubtsi (stuffed cabbage rolls), and borsch (beet soup), have fun, and support Ukraine!

This year, the Ukrainian Heritage Festival will feature the and art auction and photo exhibit with proceeds going to Protez Foundation, which provides prosthetics for Ukrainian amputees.

Highlights include:
– Performances by Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, featuring dancers of all ages including a newly form adult group on the indoor stage.
– Music by the Ukrainian Village Band, a Ukrainian roots band, playing folk & modern music on the outdoor stage. One can always find people dancing wherever they play!
– Ukrainian Easter egg making demonstrations and craft vendors
– Beer garden with local and international beers
– Children’s games
Admission is free, however donations are welcome and will support humanitarian aid for Ukraine.

13 Jul 2022

The Bakken Museum’s adult event series includes food trucks, drinks, and music, along with activities presented by museum educators and special guests. This August, play with sounds, scents, colors, and flavors to enhance and trick your senses. Your ticket includes full access to museum exhibits and gardens.

Must be 21 years of age or older with a valid ID to attend this event.
Food, alcoholic, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.

03 May 2022

ART EVENT

PRAXIS GALLERY • OPENING RECEPTION • MAY 21ST 6-8PM
Summary – Praxis Gallery Presents Two Exhibits • Opening Reception: May 21st 6-8pm

GALLERY 1: WORDS, WORDS, WORDS • Juried by Dallas Crow
Praxis Gallery presents photographic art that includes written language as a fundamental aspect of the composition, including text in the form of signs or fragments of signs, handwriting scrawled over the photo, graffiti, and palimpsests, just to name a few iterations of the theme.

GALLERY 2: THE BEAUTY IN MADNESS • Curated by Praxis Directors
Praxis Gallery presents photographic art that explores ideas linked to mental health, be it conflict or humor, fiction, or fact, or any other literal or ephemeral lens-based investigation. We welcome photographic art that questions conventional assumptions about mental health or celebrates the unique perspective only visible to those who can see the “beauty in madness”.

Event Dates – Opening Reception 6-8PM, Saturday May 21st, 2022
Celebrate our local, national & international artists at Praxis Gallery!

• Exhibition Dates – May 21ST – June 4TH, 2022
• Food: Light Hor d’oeuvres & drinks served
• Free Entry & Donations Accepted
• Gallery/Venue Details – Praxis Gallery. 2637 27th Ave. S.
(NW Corner of Ivy Arts Parking Lot) Minneapolis, MN 55406.
• Praxis Email – info@praxisgallery.com
• Praxis Website: https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/calendar
• Gallery Regular Business Hours: Saturdays 12pm-5pm or by Appointment

Praxis Creates Exhibition Opportunities for New Artists
PRAXIS OPENING NIGHTS EVERY 3RD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH!