February Shoppe Hours

Thursday 10am to 6pm
Friday Noon to 8pm
Saturday 10am to 6pm
Sunday 10am to 3pm

Valentine’s Day is Tuesday, February 14th

Special Valentine Shopping Hours

Sunday, Feb 12 – 10am to 3pm
Monday, Feb 13 – 3 to 7pm
Tuesday, Feb 14 – Noon to 5pm

Complimentary beverages and gift wrap PLUS follow me on Facebook and Twitter for special pop-up specials each day. And for the record, you can be your own Valentine. Just sayin’…..

Give a Glass Fusing Workshop Gift Certificate

Glass Coasters – Special Offer $100 for two (save $50)
Dichroic Glass Jewelry – Special Offer $80 for two (save $40)
Fusing Fun! – Special Offer $75 for two (Save $35)
Full class listings and registration information online at www.goddessofglass.com/classes

Beginning Stained Glass registration closes Friday, Feb 3rd at www.mplscommunityed.com. Students will leave after four weeks with two completed projects and enough knowledge to continue crafting on their own! Additional classes are available for those who wish to continue.

The Goddess of Glass & Friends
unique gifts + fine art + custom framing
Connie M. Beckers, Proprietor
2205 Lowry Ave N, Mpls MN 55411
612.521.0399 | www.goddessofglass.com

Northside Arts Collective members are invited to exhibit their visual art in a juried show at UROC in March. Electronic submissions are due January 27.

UROC is the University of Minnesota’s Urban Outreach/Engagement Center, where hundreds of community and regional movers and shakers meet, on Plymouth near Penn (across from Urban League). Work in the main gallery also gets exposure to the many academic professionals who office or meet at the facility. Hawona Sullivan Janzen, curator, reports that some sales have resulted from past exhibits.

NAC is also seeking music (non-amplified) and other performance art for short programs during the opening which might also be captured in some form to be included in the March exhibit.

Early visual submissions will have the best chance of being used in the printed, media, and on-line promotion of the show.

The gallery can accommodate small items such as jewelry, and large sculptural items, as well as anything that can hang from a rod system. Work is insured while at UROC.

To submit your work: Send email with images (no larger than 1 MB), or with a link to your online gallery identifying the images you’re submitting. Label the email with your name and “UROC” in the subject line. Provide the dimensions, medium, and price, and your contact information. Up to six submissions per member. Deadline: January 27. Email: connect@nacarts.org.

Work will be juried from electronic images and ultimately, in person during installation, by Hawona Sullivan Janzen. Work chosen will need to be on site in late February; artists are responsible for delivering. Receiving dates and times will be announced later.

FAQ’s:

Q: Do I have to be a current NAC member to submit work?
A: Yes. You may join or renew and pay the $35 individual membership with your submission by mailing to: Northside Arts Collective, P.O. Box 11995, Minneapolis, MN 55411. Household memberships are $55 and cover all members of the household. Students are $25, businesses and organizations $85.

Q: I’m not sure if I’m a member already, who can I check with?
A: Send an email to jeanne.fish@nacarts.org.

Q: Is this a themed show?
A: Only in that if a piece makes an obvious geographic reference, the scene should be in North Minneapolis (Camden and Near North as defined by City of Minneapolis). Subjects can be abstract or concrete, simply the art of people living, working, or otherwise connected with this area and members of Northside Arts Collective).

Q: What are the framing requirements?
A: Framing must be serviceable, glass is not required. Canvases may be self-finished (the image wraps around). Photos may be mounted frameless on foamcore. No sawtooth hooks.

Q: Are there minimum or maximum size limitations?
A: Not at this time.

Q: I don’t have photos of my work, can I still submit?
A: Other NAC members have offered to photograph work for current members. A place and schedule will be posted; sign up ahead. If you cannot make one of those times, have a friend bring your work to one of the posted times.

Q: I have a triptych. Does that count as one submission?
A: Yes. Other linked but separate works, such as poetry that accompanies a painting, can be considered a single submission. If the jury has any questions or challenges, you will be contacted.

Q: How many artists will be chosen?
A: It depends on the number of submissions. Our goal is to show multiple works from each artist, and would like to have several artists showing.

Q: Is there anything else I have to do?
A: Artists chosen are expected to forward UROC’s promotional materials for the show, to their email lists, to attend the opening, and to pick up after the show ends.

Q: Is this a one-time thing or will there be other opportunities at UROC?
A: It depends on how this show goes. NAC may be able to hang on a few walls in the interior office area after the March show is done. UROC has offered this opportunity as a way to give experience to emerging artists, curators, teachers and leaders.

Q: What if someone wants to buy my artwork, does NAC expect a percentage of the sale?
A: Yes, 15 percent of the sale of artwork goes to NAC to defray operating expenses.

2012-2013 mnartists.org/McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers

Mnartists.org is excited to announce the opening of the 2012-2013 application cycle for McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers.

Application deadline is 5pm on Friday, March 30, 2012.
For full details or to apply please visit www.mcknightphoto.org

Information and Tech Sessions

Informational and Technical Sessions will be combined in three separate sessions throughout Minnesota. These sessions are conducted by Program Director, Scott Stulen and Program Assistant, Jehra Patrick. The first half of each presentation will inform potential applicants about the history of the fellowship program, crafting proposals, fellowship eligibility requirements, and the format of the second round of panel reviews. The second half of each session will include information on the online submission process and feature demonstrations on how to format and prepare application materials.

Questions regarding either the structure of the fellowship program or advice on how to best prepare and submit your application materials will be fielded at the end of the session.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Mpls Photo Center
6:30 pm

The session will last about an hour and a half, with time allotted for questions. This event is free, but please phone ahead to reserve your spot by calling 651.252.1137 or emailing mcknightphoto@mnartists.org. Past sessions have been cancelled due to insufficient RSVPs.

For more information or to apply, please visit www.mcknightphoto.org.

Visit Mnartists.org for fresh, new opportunities for artists of all mediums.

Penco is located at  718 Washington Ave North, Minneapolis — 612-333-3330

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Feeling kinda like your drawing skills are getting a bit rusty?

Join the Drawing Coop with a live model to dust off those skills in a non-threatening environment! The coop meets on 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:30pm and there is seating for 10.  Call or email Matt Saxe with any questions you might have: 612-275-9573 or mattsaxe@gmail.com.

If you are a creative individual and do not have health insurance or have insurance that still makes it hard to pay for a visit to the doc or dentist, you are eligible to apply for an Artists’ Access to Healthcare (AAH) voucher to use towards a visit at Peoples Center Health Services (formerly called ’Cedar Riverside Peoples Center’) in Minneapolis. Uninsured or underinsured artists, arts administrators and their families can receive one voucher per year. Applying is EASY. For more information and an application, please visit www.springboardforthearts.org/Services/AAH.asp or email nikki@springboardforthearts.org