Rising From the Ashes

This fall marks the end of a year of shows at the Vine Arts Center with artwork from community members, gallery members and an artist from Iowa. Our members are preparing to celebrate that with “Rising From The Ashes” on September 16 from 6:00 to 9:00. The following week on Sept 23rd and 24th  from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM the gallery will be open during LoLa (League of Longfellow Artists). 

The gallery is open on Saturdays during shows from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Other events may be scheduled.

Featured Artists:

Work will be shown by members Anita White, Aribert Munzner, Candace Carlson, Gordon Coons, John Box, Julie Liebelt, Kat Corrigan, Kathleen Crook, Kathleen Davis, Kim Pickering, Leah Bukovchan-Gossom, Lori Grafing, MasakoOnodera, Raven Miller, Reime Jahr, Rick Pirtle, Rubin Latz, Sarah Hopkins, Stephen Hoffer, Sue Kolstad, Tanya Beyer, Thrace Soryn, Wendy Henry. The artists have continued to work during Covid and through the rebuilding of the gallery.

Last year when The Vine Arts Center reopened with the annual Member Show and a celebration of the new space it was dedicated to Howard Gelb who encouraged the artists to establish the gallery in his building. After over two years of reconstruction, The Vine Arts Center and Ivy Building For The Arts were able to reopen. In 2020 after being closed because of Covid, during the civil unrest a wayward spark fell on the building roof and caused the fire. Neighbors and tenants gathered hoses and kept the fire from spreading as best they could until the fire department was able to get there a few hours later. The building experienced a lot of damage from smoke, water, and some flames. This required reconstruction of most of it.

The rebuild of the center has been possible through the generous contributions of organizations and individuals. It has been fortunate to receive private donations as well as grant money.

We introduced a new policy of providing a sign language interpreter for the opening shows. We will continue this for openings the rest of this year. 

Closing and Soup for You Café Fundraiser and Silent Art Auction:

For the past several years the Vine Arts Center has hosted annual fundraisers for Soup For You Café. They revolved around art donated and sold at a fixed price. This year we will be having a silent auction of art as well as items donated by community members and businesses. There will also be some items sold at a fixed price.

The fundraiser is part of our Member Show closing event this year on October 21 from 6 to 9:00 at the Vine Arts Gallery, 2637 27th Ave S. Minneapolis.  In addition to the silent auction we will have music from the Grateful Fed – the house band at Soup For You Café - and complimentary portrait done by Anita White.

We welcome donations for the silent auction which can be brought to the Gallery on Oct. 7 and 14. Or contact info@vineartscenter.org to make arrangements. In addition to items for the silent auction, SFY can always use large grocery bags with handles.

About Soup for You Café:

Soup For You Café offers daily lunch between noon and 1 PM. On Wednesdays they offer groceries.  It is located in the basement of Bethany Lutheran Church at 2511 Franklin Ave. in the Seward neighborhood. During the Covid 19 lockdown they continued to feed people, handing out food from the door. They have served over 12,000 meals. https://soupforyou.info/ 

About Vine Arts Center:

Vine Arts Center is a non-profit, member-run organization supporting emerging and established artists, partnering with the community, and providing space and support for visiting shows and events.