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MPR’s Arthounds searching for your hot tips

E-mail from Chris Roberts:

Attention Minnesota artists, art advocates and art lovers,

MPR News has developed a new weekly segment we want you to know about, and consider being a part of. It’s called “Arthounds.” Each weekly installment of “Arthounds” will feature three members of the Minnesota arts community talking briefly about a performance, opening, [...]

Sound Unseen Festival line-up announced

Here’s the event calendar:

Tons of information about Sound Unseen film, music, art events here.

TROMAPALOOZA Minneapolis July 18th and 19th

In conjunction with the Minnesota Film and television Board, The Independent Film Project, and Nick and Eddie, Troma Entertainment, Mike Etoll, and Evan Husney will be presenting “Tromapalooza Minneapolis 2008 and the Troma Films 35th Anniversary Celebration.”

From the press release:

The Tromapalooza Minneapolis 2008 event is a two day, tromatic art, music, and film festival extravaganza [...]

Ars Insurgo: Eddie Hamilton and Dan Young

Ars Insurgo
New artwork of Eddie Hamilton and Dan Young
Opening celebration/reception with the artists: Thursday, July 10th, 7 p.m. – [...]

Angelo Brewer : Two Arts Shows are Better Than One

More info here.

Art-A-Whirl, May 16, 17, 18, Minneapolis, MN

ART-A-WHIRL is here, and this weekend work by over 500 artists will be on display in Northeast Minneapolis during the largest open studio and gallery tour in Minnesota. It’s one big artistic exhibition all weekend long, May 16-17-18, Friday to Sunday with plenty of live music, vendors, free wine and oh yeah, superb local [...]

Linnea with Marvelle, Opening Thursday

More info here and here.

It’s A Beautiful World comes to Minneapolis

Scion’s Installation 4, “It’s A Beautiful World,” will open in Minneapolis, one of nine cities on the national tour, on April 4 and run through April 19 at at Rogue Buddha Gallery.

The tour launched its fourth installment last July and features artists from around the world. The theme, “It’s a Beautiful World,” was interpreted [...]

Today’s Art Lesson

How to Draw a Trolley:

Scanned from my personal copy of the March 1955 issue of Jack and Jill Magazine – “The Better Magazine for Boys & Girls”

Try your hand at drawing the trolley, upload to Flickr and send us the link!

UPDATE:

From Alison:

From Leah:

From Jenny (who should know not to use a highlighter if she has [...]

Angelo Brewer Art Show, November 7th : Riverview Cafe and Wine Bar, Minneapolis, MN