Live Coal Gallery opens in Woodbridge

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Live Coal Gallery opens in Woodbridge

Published June 7, 2013 by Rosie Sharp

Detail from "mammatus" by Maria Soledad Jofre. Surely I was not alone in my dismay regarding the news that Detroit’s Emergency Financial Manager was appraising the DIA’s priceless art collection, the suggestion being that it might be considered a source of revenue to balance the city’s...

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A first look at the The Ordway’s summer dance series

Published June 7, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Dayna Martinez, The Ordway We’re finally experiencing some warmer weather in Minnesota and, for us here at the Ordway, warm weather means our Summer Dance series is almost here! Summer Dance is a free, weekly social dance event, starting next Thursday, June 13, 2013 in downtown Saint Paul. Each...

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Charles Searles: In Motion at the Tyler School of Art enters final week

Published June 7, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Susanna Gold, Tyler School of Art at Temple University Photo by Sam Fritch Charles Searles: In Motion, the graduate student-curated exhibition at the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, is still going strong, and as been receiving lots of attention lately with recent reviews in...

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Deaf Poets, Summer Shorts & Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell

Published June 6, 2013 by Neil de la Flor

What I love (and hate) about Miami's performing arts scene is that there are so many fantastic events going on at the same time. Since tele-porting doesn't exist yet, one must plan accordingly to maximize impact. This weekend, like most, offers a plethora of on-going events worthy of consideration. [caption...

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Daniel Buechele man and nature photographs at the Square through the weekend

Published June 6, 2013 by Roger Durbin

Photographer Daniel Buechele has had some one-man shows in some uncharacteristic spots – trendy organic restaurant, cool coffee shops and now at a mainstay watering hole, the busy and popular Square Bar, in the Highland Square area of Akron. The venue works, for as Hemingway might say it, it’s a...

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Cherry Spoon Collective generates Energy in St. Paul

Published June 6, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Taylor Bakken, Cherry Spoon Collective On one of the first warm, sunny days of spring the Cherry Spoon Collective gathered in the Ecolab plaza of downtown St. Paul. It was the crux of the project as plans went, but not the end by any means. Having been thwarted by...

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Ruminations from inside and outside a dance

Published June 6, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Penelope Freeh, American Composers Forum In March I re-set Slippery Fish, my work in collaboration with composer Jocelyn Hagen, on two new dancers. We are touring the piece to the new Links Hall at Constellation in Chicago June 7-9. A magical week opened up so I grabbed it, to...

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In the [email protected] Gallery, “Everybody Wins”

Published June 6, 2013 by CSchwartz

The University of Delaware gallery at the Crane Arts Building ([email protected]) is in the midst of a show in which “Everybody Wins,” specifically because that is the name of the exhibit. Work on display ranges in mediums and messages, but cumulatively stands as the MFA thesis show for nine University...

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Springboard for the Arts aims to bring artists’ sketches of Lowertown to a drink coaster near you

Published June 5, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler

Sketch by Chris Park, a selected artist in the 2011 iteration of the "Lowertown Sketchbook." Photo courtesy of Springboard for the Arts Here’s an intriguing opportunity for St. Paul artists: Springboard for the Arts (a Knight Arts grantee) just announced a call for submissions of illustrations...

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Printmakers take center stage in new exhibit at Macon Arts Alliance

Published June 5, 2013 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

An opening reception for "First Editions" will be held at The Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance on Friday, June 7 from 5-8 p.m. The title is a reference to the fact that this exhibit will be the first group exhibition exclusively of prints by local printmakers. The artists featured include...

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80 bands on 50 porches launch Highland Square Porch Rockr Festival

Published June 5, 2013 by Roger Durbin

The largest free music festival ever in Akron is coming your way on Saturday, June 8 from 12-8 p.m. Don’t miss it. The Highland Square Porch Rokr Festival is organized by the Highland Square Neighborhood Association, a non-profit organization that means to celebrate the history, arts and self-described "eclectic" vibe...

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Locust Projects presents Jillian Mayer’s Precipice/PostModem

Published June 4, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Gina M. Russo, Locust Projects Now celebrating its 15th year of exhibiting experimental contemporary art, Locust Projects is pleased to present Precipice/PostModem by Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer. Mayer is known for eclectic video installations that compress virtual, cinematic, and physical space. This is Mayer’s largest exhibition to date, passing...

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The 1st annual Reverend Carl Walker and Grant West honors recital

Published June 4, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy On Sunday, May 19th Walker West Music Academy held its first annual Reverend Carl Walker and Grant West Honors Recital. Held at Camphor United Methodist Church in Saint Paul, the event was created by the Academy's faculty committee to honor and celebrate select...

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Studio Z in flux at Northern Spark 2013

Published June 4, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Katherine Bergman, Zeitgeist Zeitgeist’s home turf will be abuzz with a multitude of visual arts, performance, film, and interactive media this Saturday as the Northern Spark Festival crosses the river into Lowertown St. Paul. As part of the all-night art festival, Zeitgeist is presenting "Studio Z in Flux," a...

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Screening new art

Published June 4, 2013 by Anne Tschida

Carola Bravo at the newly opened The Screening Room. Video as an art form has come a long way. Although artists started seriously working with the medium at least a half century ago (some will pinpoint Nam June Paik’s German exhibition in 1963 as its official...