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EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK IN MAY, 2012

Mid Career Retrospective,  Mpls Photo Center

2400 North Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55411  [Map]

MAY 18, 2012  7:00 - 10:00pm

A mid-career retrospective of native Minnesotan Michael Crouser's photography, including work from four distinct series covering 25 years, Los Toros, Dog Run, Mountain Ranch and Sin Tiempo.

Funny Looking Horse,  1833 Monroe Street NE, Mpls MN 55413

MAY 18, 2012  6;00 - 9:00pm

A pop-up gallery featuring the paper sculptures and design work of Joshua Nelson.

Future Presence 5,  The Future Presence Gallery

1126 2nd Street NE, Minneapolis MN 55413  [Map]

MAY 18, 2012  5:00pm - Midnight

The gallery's final exhibition featuring work by: Nathaniel, Bryant Locher, Jesse Draxler, Justin James Sehorn, Chuck U, WUNDR, Michael Gaughan, Nick Howard, Stephan Tillmans (Berlin), Russ Olson, Plástica (Spain), Jonathan Delehanty and Scott Anderson, Boxy Mouse, Samuel Bjorgum, Josh Wilichowski as well as surprise special guest artists.

Art A Whirl,  Northrup King Building

1500 Jackson Street Northeast Minneapolis, MN 55413  [Map]

MAY 18, 2012  5:00 - 10:00pm

Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) presents the 17th annual Art-A-Whirl, the largest open studio tour in the country. Over 400 NEMAA Members display their artwork in over 50 locations throughout Northeast Minneapolis, including studio buildings, art galleries, homes, storefronts, businesses, and restaurants. More info at http://nemaa.org/art-a-whirl

Unquenchable Fire,  Fox Tax Gallery

503 1st Ave NE Minneapolis, MN 55413   [Map]

MAY 18, 2012  5:00 - 10:00pm

A group exhibition featuring work by Stefani Bingham, Heather Byington, Madison Dubé, Gregory Ganeles, Luke Grothe, Josh Grubbs, Sara Larson, Dan Murphy, Erik Ullanderson and Garrett Perry. Curated by Hannah Frick.

Street Fortune,  Light Grey Art Lab

118 E 26th Street, Minneapolis MN 55404  [Map]

MAY 18, 2012  7:00 - 11:00pm

A collaborative show between Bill Rebholz and Llew Mejia, featuring a subversive, humous look at the seedy characters and underbelly on the Twin Cities.

Extramundane,  Burnet Gallery at Chambers Hotel

901 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403  [Map]

MAY 18, 2012  6:00 - 9:00pm

An exhibition of works by Margaret Pezalla-Granlund.

Art A Whirl,  Thorp Building

1618 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413  [Map]

MAY 19, 2012  Noon - 8:00pm

Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) presents the 17th annual Art-A-Whirl, the largest open studio tour in the country. Over 400 NEMAA Members display their artwork in over 50 locations throughout Northeast Minneapolis, including studio buildings, art galleries, homes, storefronts, businesses, and restaurants.

COLAMITY,  CO Exhibitions

1101 Stinson Blvd NE Minneapolis MN 55413  [Map]

MAY 19, 2012  Noon - 10:00pm

BRLSQ scratch and dent sale, CO Art Market, Art Casino and the closing of Isaac Arvold's solo exhibition make for a fun-filled Art-A-Whirl weekend. Second Hand Emotion closing party 7:00 - 10:30pm on Saturday night.

Galactic Garden Party,  Rogue Buddha Gallery

357 13th Avenue Northeast Minneapolis, MN   [Map]

MAY 19, 2012  Noon - 8:00pm

A solo exhibit by Minneapolis artist Rudy Fig. Special Art-A-Whirl weekend hours. NOTE: There will be a private reception on Friday 5/18 - contact the gallery to be added to their mailing list.

Art A Whirl,  California Building

2205 California Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418  [Map]

MAY 20, 2012  Noon - 5:00pm

Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) presents the 17th annual Art-A-Whirl, the largest open studio tour in the country. Over 400 NEMAA Members display their artwork in over 50 locations throughout Northeast Minneapolis, including studio buildings, art galleries, homes, storefronts, businesses, and restaurants.

ONGOING EVENTS

Mid Career Retrospective,  APRIL, 27 — JUNE, 16

Mpls Photo Center,   2400 North Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55411  [MAP]

A mid-career retrospective of native Minnesotan Michael Crouser's photography, including work from four distinct series covering 25 years, Los Toros, Dog Run, Mountain Ranch and Sin Tiempo.

Deep Seated,  MAY, 16 — JULY, 28

Franklin Art Works,   1021 East Franklin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55404  [MAP]

Presenting a major series of sculptures by the New York artist Mark Fox.

Seeing Phillips and Seeking Understanding,  MAY, 12 — JULY, 12

Phillips Garden 2646 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis MN 55407

Photographer Amanda Spencer spent the summer of 2011 meeting the people of East Phillips neighborhood, interviewing them and taking their pictures.

Eye of the Beholder,  MAY, 12 — JUNE, 9

XYandZ,   3258 Minnehaha Avenue South, Minneapolis MN 55406  [MAP]

New Work by Kristie Bretzke.

New Works,  MAY, 11 — JULY, 12

Thomas Barry Fine Arts,   900 6th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414  [MAP]

New works by Glenn Grafelman.

Born Empty Died Full,  MAY, 3 — JUNE, 9

Form+Content Gallery,   210 North 2nd Street, Minneapolis MN 55401  [MAP]

An exhibition of new paintings by Howard Oransky.

Formed by Nature,  MAY, 3 — MAY, 24

Altered Esthetics,   1224 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413  [MAP]

An unprocessed experience of the natural world through the use of organic or non-synthetic materials.

Messages from the Event Horizon,  MAY, 4 — JUNE, 6

Gallery 122 ,   122 8th Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55414  [MAP]

Solo show featuring Jerome Fellow, Alison Hiltner.

Polite to Point,  MAY, 4 — MAY, 27

AZ Gallery,   308 Prince Street, St. Paul, MN  [MAP]

Two exhibitions of thesis work from emerging photography graduates of the College of Visual Arts. Also showing at The College of Visual Arts Gallery 173 Western Avenue St. Paul, MN 55102

Floweur,  APRIL, 28 — MAY, 27

Soap Factory,   520 2nd Street Southeast Minneapolis, MN  [MAP]

A performative ceramics manufacturing project based on World War I military targeting technology. Artists Amber Ginsburg and Joseph Madrigal will reinstate production within the Soap Factory, converting the space into a WWI terra cotta clay bomb factory.

Vital Flesh,  APRIL, 27 — MAY, 17

Cult Status,   2913 Harriet Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408  [MAP]

Paintings by Jamie Cook, Caitlin Karolczak, Luke Tromiczak, JM Culver, and Luke Hillestad.

Art du Nord,  APRIL, 25 — MAY, 19

2401 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN 55114

A pop up shop of visual art and furniture design. Twelve visual artists and furniture designers are involved, with a variety of work.

Artists in Storefronts,  APRIL, 27 — JUNE, 9

Fallout Urban Art Center,   2601 2nd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408  [MAP]

An ongoing project throughout the Twin Cities, Artists in Storefronts has connected over 20 artists and local businesses in the Whittier Neighborhood to promote creativity, revitalize local economies, and provide everyone with equal, open access to art. Opening night party at Fallout Shelter. Daily tours from Whittier Alliance offices. Details at http://artistsinstorefronts.com

Second Hand Emotion,  APRIL, 21 — MAY, 20

CO Exhibitions,   1101 Stinson Blvd NE Minneapolis MN 55413  [MAP]

Local art expatriate, Isaac Arvold, returns from Brooklyn, NY to Minneapolis for a heartfelt exhibit featuring large-scale works based on three years worth of lost art, fizzled relationships, on the road reflections, and life lessons.

Isohyet, Isopleth and Seven Billion,  APRIL, 19 — JULY, 1

Minneapolis Institute of Arts,   2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404  [MAP]

Two new exhibitions from the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program. Seven Billion features work by Gregory Fitz and Isohyet, Isopleth presents collaborative works in various media from Katelyn Farstad and David Frohlich

Jordan Wolfson,  APRIL, 13 — JUNE, 2

Midway Contemporary Art,   527 Second Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55414  [MAP]

A solo exhibition of recent works as well as 'Animation, masks' by Jordan Wolfson.

6 Words Minneapolis,  APRIL, 13 — MAY, 24

Shoebox Gallery,   2948 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis MN 55407  [MAP]

Emily Lloyd's 6 Words Minneapolis is an ongoing public art project that asks Minneapolis residents of all ages, neighborhoods, and languages to tell their life stories--or something essential about who they are right now--in 6-word memoir form.

Shijei/My Heart,  APRIL, 13 — MAY, 25

All My Relations Gallery 1414 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404

A brand new series of mixed media works by Carolyn Lee Anderson, a Minnesota-based artist of Navajo descent.

The Looming,  APRIL, 7 — MAY, 20

SOO Visual Arts Center,   2638 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408  [MAP]

An exhibition that brings together August Krogan-Roley and Kurtis Skaife, two artists whose work distorts the sense of comfort and nostalgia one generally associates with craft and homemaking.

Body Doubles,  APRIL, 7 — MAY, 20

SOO Visual Arts Center,   2638 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408  [MAP]

Artist Amy Toscani transforms mundane materials into fantastical monuments that pay homage to the day to day of Midwestern American culture.

Field Inversion,  MARCH, 15 — JUNE, 17

Minneapolis Institute of Arts,   2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404  [MAP]

A site-specific sculpture by MCAD students Luke Axelson and Josh Ritenour as part of MCAD@MIA An ongoing partnership between the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The goal of this juried collaboration is to encourage art students to create new and innovative work that responds to the architecture, space, and/or collections of the museum.

Making Human,  MARCH, 3 — JULY, 1

Minneapolis Institute of Arts,   2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404  [MAP]

This exhibition sheds light on the reasons that made Kathe Kollwitz a controversial artist during her lifetime. Kollwitz's figures, often drawn from her immediate surroundings of the city streets of Berlin, are shown in contorted and exaggerated postures, emphasizing a fragile, suffering version of the individual that borders on the grotesque.

Lifelike,  FEBRUARY, 25 — MAY, 27

Walker Art Center,   1750 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403   [MAP]

A close examination of artworks based on commonplace objects and situations. This international, multigenerational group exhibition surveys over 90 works from the 1960s to the present by more than 50 artists, including Vija Celmins, Susan Collis, Keith Edmier, Fischli and Weiss, Robert Gober, Alex Hay, Kaz Oshiro, Charles Ray, and Ai Weiwei.