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Galleries

ArTrujillo Studio Gallery
349 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
612.821.9076
www.artrujillo.com + artrujillo@hotmail.com
Providing a “house of culture” for experienced and budding new artists, allowing them to grow and learn from each other, enabling them to share their talents with the community and helping them to realize their full creative potential. ArTrujillo opens its doors to everyone regardless of political, religious, or ethnic background.

Circa Gallery
1637 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
[p].612.332.2386 [f] 612.313.2690
www.circagallery.org
Contemporary artists who work in a broad variety of media, including painting, sculpture and graphics

Creative Electric Studios
2201 NE 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55418
[p] 612.706.7879
www.creativeelectricstudios.com + dave@creativeelectricstudios.com
Featuring work by Mark Motherbaugh (DEVO), Tobin Sprout (Guided by Voices) and Negativland, Creative Electric Studios emphasizes visual art with a leaning toward installation and was named “Best Art Gallery” by City Pages in 2005.

Form + Content Gallery
210 2nd St. N., Minneapolis, MN 55401
[p] 612.436.1151
www.formandcontent.org + formandcontent@gmail.com
Form + Content Gallery will nurture diverse artistic practice and thoughtful dialogue. We value art as a catalyst for critical thinking. We value integrity and the artistic process. We aspire to link personal expression to broader social contexts.

Franklin Art Works
1021 Franklin Avenue East, Minnapolis, MN 612.872.7494
[p] 612.872.7494 [f] 612.872.7403
http://www.franklinartworks.org + chris@franklinartworks.org
Franklin Art Works is a visual and performing arts center devoted to presenting cutting edge contemporary work by local and national artists. Through a mix of exhibitions, performing arts, film and arts education, Franklin Art Works celebrates the art of our time in all its complexity and diversity. With the ongoing development of our arts center in a renovated silent-era movie theater in Minneapolis Phillips neighborhood, Franklin Art Works is creating a unique site for artistic innovation and social interaction.
Wed to Sat, 12 to 5pm

Gallery 13
302 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis,  MN 55413
[p] 651.592.5503
www.gallery13.com + info@gallery13.com

Gallery 360
3011 West 50th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55410
[p] 612.925.2400
Supports Local Artists
Monday - Friday: 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday: 12 pm - 5 pm

Icebox Gallery
1500 Jackson St. NE #443, Minneapolis, MN 55413
[p] 612.788.1790 [f] 612.788.6947
[www.iceboxminnesota.com + icebox@bitstream.net
Howard Christopherson curates and co-sponsors exhibits with talented artists who are often in transition or a period of experimentation. Many times the exhibit is planned based on the artist's past work. This allows the art time to evolve and the exhibit time to fit the atmosphere of the ICEBOX gallery.

Kellie Rae Theiss Gallery
Edina, MN
[p] 612.718.1223
www.theissgallery.com + info@theissgallery.com
Represented here is an intimate yet powerful cross-section of twenty-first century artists, in point of fact, this dealership is monumental among the many wonderful art establishments in the upper mid-west. Many of the artists listed on this web site are represented in local and national museums. Please check “Artists” to view examples of work.

Midway Contemporary Art
527 Second Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, MN 55414
[p] 612.605.4504 [f] 612.605.4538
www.midwaycontemporaryart.org + info@midwaycontemporaryart.org
Midway Contemporary Art is a not-for-profit gallery committed to encouraging innovation and diversity in the visual arts. A public platform, Midway supports emerging and underrepresented artists, contributes toward significant new developments in the field and stimulates the ongoing public discourse of art and culture.

Minnesota Center for Book Arts
1011 Washington Avenue South, Open Book Building, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
[p] 612.215.2520 [f] 612.215.2545
www.mnbookarts.org + mcba@mnbookarts.org
The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to engage diverse artists and learners in finding creativity, expression, and inspiration through the book arts. The artistic vision of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to preserve the traditional crafts of bookmaking, advance the book as a vital contemporary art form, and interpret the book in its aesthetic, historic, and cultural contexts.

Minnesota Center for Photography
165 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
[p] 612.824.5500
www.mncp.org + info@mncp.org
MCP's mission is to support and promote the creation and appreciation of photographic arts.

MCAD Gallery [Minneapolis College of Art and Design]
2501 Stevens Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
[p] 612.874.3667
www.mcad.edu
Supporting new and innovative work by local, regional and national artists and designers, MCAD Gallery showcases and interprets contemporary art and design through diverse exhibitions and events throughout the year.

Occasional Art
289 Banfil St., Saint Paul, MN 55102
[p] 651.353.2451
Occasional Art + info@occasionalart.com

O|N Art Source
2836 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408-2108
[p] 612.872.2325 + 800.339.1576
www.onframe-art.com
Founded in 1975, ON Art Source began as a fine art gallery specializing in the theatrical arts. It has expanded and grown into a successful fine arts custom framing studio and gallery.

OX-OP
1111 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
[p] 612.259.0085
www.ox-op.com

Premier Gallery
141 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
[p] 612.338.4541 [f] 612.338.4769
www.premiergallery.com + mail@premiergallery.com

Rosalux Gallery
1011 Washington Avenue South, Open Book building Minneapolis, MN 55401
[p] 612.747.3942
www.rosaluxgallery.com + info@rosaluxgallery.com
Rosalux Gallery is an artist collective that opened with 12 members in February of 2002 in Northeast Minneapolis. Its mission was to provide a commercial exhibition space for its member artists. Rosalux grew into a gallery where artists could make decisions about how their work was shown and promoted. Because all artists in the gallery are responsible for the gallery and its operations, all profits from sales go to the artist. This keeps artwork priced reasonably for the public and profitable for the artist.

Holzemer Gallery
4810 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409
[p] 612.824.0640 + 888.488.0640
www.holzemergallery.com


The Soap Factory
518 2nd Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
P.O. Box 581696, Minneapolis, MN 55458-1696
[p] 612.623.9176
www.soapfactory.org + info@soapfactory.org
The Soap Factory is dedicated to the production, presentation and promotion of emerging contemporary practice across the visual arts. Committed to experimentation and risk-taking, The Soap Factory offers audiences a real and immediate experience of the arts, encouraging a wider understanding of and appreciation for artists and their work.

Soo Visual Arts Center
2640 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
[p] 612.871.2263
www.soovac.org + information@soovac.org
Soo Visual Arts Center is a non-profit arts organization committed to exhibiting the work of exceptional artists and to creating opportunities that foster the understanding and creation of art. Soo VAC cultivates an open and inviting environment that facilitates the interaction of art, individuals and communities.

Weinstein Gallery
908 West 46th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55409
[p] 612.822.1722 [f] 612.822.1745
www.weinstein-gallery.com + weingall@aol.com
Since 1996 Weinstein Gallery has exhibited new work by outstanding nationally and internationally recognized artists working in all media.

Museums

Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
333 East River Road, Minneapolis MN 55455
[p] 612.625.9494 [f] 612.625.9630
www.weisman.umn.edu
Housed in a striking stainless steel and brick building designed by architect Frank Gehry, the Weisman Art Museum offers an educational and friendly museum experience. The museum's collection features early 20th century American artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe and Marsden Hartley, as well as a diverse selection of contemporary art. A teaching museum for the University of Minnesota and the community, the Weisman provides a fresh, engaging arts experience through an array of programs and a changing schedule of exhibitions.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
www.artsmia.org

Minnesota Museum of American Art
50 West Kellogg Blvd. at Market St., St. Paul, MN 55102
[p] 651.266.1030
www.mmaa.org
The MMAA was founded as an art school in 1927, when it formally incorporated as The Saint Paul School of Art. Collecting works of art, for instructional purposes, began in the late 1930’s. Over time, the acquisition of additional paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and studio crafts expanded the School’s collection and, in 1969, the then Saint Paul Art Center was renamed the Minnesota Museum of Art. By the early 1980’s, the institution’s primary emphasis had shifted to exhibitions and research while still providing popular education programs.

Walker Art Center
725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN 55403
[p] 612.375.7600
www.walkerart.org + info@walkerart.org
The Walker Art Center, a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences, examines the questions that shape and inspire us as individuals, cultures, and communities.

Artist Resource

MplsArt
MplsArt.com + info@mplsart.com
An online calendar for upcoming Twin Cities art openings featuring a photo archive and blog.

mnartists.org
1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
[p] 612.375.7611
www.mnartists.org + info@mnartists.org
An online database of Minnesota artists and organizations from all disciplines. It offers a central gathering place on the web to Minnesota-based artists and a new way to explore art and get to know artists for the public. mnartists.org is a project of The McKnight Foundation and Walker Art Center.

Minnesota State Arts Board [MSAB]
Minnesota State Arts Board Park Square Court, Suite 200, 400 Sibley Street Saint Paul, MN 55101-1928
[p] 651.215.1600 + 800.8MN.ARTS (800-866-2787) [f] 651.215.1602 [tty] 651.215.6235
www.arts.state.mn.us
The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state.

PrintLust
300 Broadway Street, Studio 607, Saint Paul, MN 55101
[p] 651.340.4333
www.printlust.net + info@printlust.com
Artists and designers specializing in the reproduction of our fellow artist's work. We print giclées on many
materials from canvas to large format photo paper. Our mission is to provide the local artist community an alternative for fine art reproduction. We strive to be competitive and offer giclées in small and large format. We also offer a variety of services from scanning to editing and archiving.

Spring Board for the Arts
308 Prince Street, Suite 270, St. Paul, MN 55101
[p] 651.292.4381
www.springboardforthearts.org + info@springboardforthearts.org
We are a non-profit Artist service organization. Springboard for the Arts’ mission is to cultivate a vibrant arts community by connecting artists with the skills, contacts, information and services they need to make a living and a life.

Twin Cities Fine Arts Organization
www.twincitiesfinearts.org + info@twincitiesfinearts.org
The Twin Cities Fine Arts Organization formed to advocate visual arts literacy by connecting the public with galleries, museums and community art centers. Arts literacy is promoted to the public through programs and visibility including the annual Gallery Guide, quarterly 10,000 Arts, special events, intern programs, speakers’ bureau and more.

Literary Resource

Graywolf Press
2402 University Avenue, Suite 203, Saint Paul, MN 55114
[f] 651.641.0036
www.graywolfpress.org + wolves@graywolfpress.org
A commitment to quality, and a willingness to embrace or invent new models, has kept Graywolf at the forefront of the small press movement. Today, Graywolf is considered one of the nation's leading nonprofit literary publishers.

The Loft Literary Center
Suite 200, Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave. S Minneapolis, MN 55415
[p] 612.215.2575 [f] 612.215.2576
www.loft.org
Founded in 1974 in a loft above a Minneapolis bookstore, the Loft is now the nation's largest and most comprehensive literary center, offering programs and services for readers and writers. The mission of the Loft is to foster a writing community, the artistic development of individual writers, and an audience for literature.

NEED Magazine
2303 Kennedy Street NE, Suite 502, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
www.needmagazine.com + info@needmagazine.com
NEED Magazine is an artistic hope-filled publication focusing on life changing humanitarian efforts at home and abroad.

Open Book
1011 Washington Ave. S Minneapolis, MN 55415
www.openbookmn.org + info@openbookmn.org
Open Book is a center in which all who are interested in the literary and book arts can feel at home.  The building includes wonderful places for contemplation, conversation, and literary and artistic creation, including: a book club room with an outdoor deck, individual studios for writers and artists, a resource library, comfortable classrooms and meeting rooms, an exhibition gallery, a performance hall, and a congenial literary commons with conversation nooks. 

The Playwrites' Center
2301 Franklin Avenue East, Minneapolis, MN 55406-1099
[p] 612.332.7481 [f] 612.332.6037
www.pwcenter.org + info@pwcenter.org
The Playwrights’ Center is America’s premier incubator of new work for the stage, and the nation's most powerful resource for playwrights.

Rain Taxi
P.O. Box 3840, Minneapolis, MN 5540
www.raintaxi.com + info@raintaxi.com
Rain Taxi, a winner of the Alternative Press Award for Best Arts & Literature Coverage, is a quarterly publication that publishes reviews of literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction with an emphasis on works that push the boundaries of language, narrative, and genre. Essays, interviews, and in-depth reviews reflect Rain Taxi's commitment to innovative publishing.

Talking Image Connection
www.talkimage.org + tic@talkimage.org
Talking Image Connection connects emerging poets and writers with adventurous visual artists in ways that entertain all audiences.

Online

HowWasTheShow.com
www.howwastheshow.com
Reviews of live shows in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul and around the world

Industry Minne-zine
www.industrympls.com
Art Music Fashion LIfe Culture

MNSpeak.com
www.mnspeak.com
Twin Cities: All Day, All Night

MplsArt.com
www.mplsart.com
Arts calendar and photos of aritsts and their shows

Minnesota Stories
www.mnstories.com
Daily Videoblog

Night & Day with Anne Nicolai
www.nadfm.com
Twin Cities Arts & Entertainment Blog

Robotlove
www.robotlove.biz
Art meets Design

Twin Cities Daily Planet
www.tcdailyplanet.com
Local News For Global Citizens

Twin Cities Fashion Weekend
www.mnfashion.com
Music meets fashion

Events

Art-A-Whirl
NEMAA, 2205 California St. NE #118, Minneapolis MN 55418
[p] 612.788.1679
www.art-a-whirl.org + office@nemaa.org
Art-A-Whirl is an open-studio and gallery tour of Northeast Minneapolis. It is an enticing event that calls and welcomes local and regional visitors who want to see the art being produced in NE. NEMAA is the bridge between the local and regional world and NEMAA artists. As visitors come to see the art, they also experience the NE Community. More than 400 artists participate in AAW, including potters, tile makers, painters, sculptors, musicians, photographers, glass blowers, printmakers, and textile designers. They showcase their art in warehouses, homes, storefronts and cafes.

Fringe Festival
www.fringefestival.org
The Minnesota Fringe Festival, the largest non-juried performing arts festival in the United States, presents its 14th festival August 2 to 12, 2007. The Fringe is an eleven-day performing and visual arts event that features drama, comedy, dance, musical theater, Kids Fringe, Teen Fringe, solo performance, sketch comedy, puppets and more.

Saint Paul Art Crawl
Saint Paul Art Collective
651.292.4373
www.stpaulartcrawl.org + info@stpaulartcrawl.org
The mission of the Saint Paul Art Crawl is to create an artist-run venue which facilitates a mutually beneficial and meaningful interaction between the arts community and the public.

Sound Unseen
www.soundunseen.com
Sound Unseen is a festival for music lovers which is based in Mpls and now tours the world. Music documentaries, rare concert footage, and interactive cinema is showcased alongside live music from new bands and musicians who we think will make an impact. We're also well-known for our one-of-a-kind parties and events (we are not hyping here), great people and an experience which no other festival can touch. We love it, and hopefully you will to.

Twin Cities Book Festival
www.raintaxi.com/bookfest + bookfest@raintaxi.com
The Twin Cities Book Festival features readings and talks by phenomenal writers from around the country (including Rick Moody, Harvey Pekar, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and many more), Book Arts Demonstrations by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Rain Taxi's annual Used Book Sale and Literary Magazine Fair, and a fantastic Exhibit showcasing a wide range of publishers, book artists, booksellers, writing centers, and literary magazines.

Voltage Fashion Amplified
www.voltagefashionamplified.com
Voltage: Fashion Amplified is the Midwest’s premier rock and fashion show. Through its annual events, Voltage seeks to foster collaboration, engender community and unite music and fashion while providing a national forum for local talent.

Funding (See artist & literary resource for national funding)

Jerome Foundation
400 Sibley Street Suite 125, St. Paul, MN 55101-1928
[p] 651.224.9431 + 1.800.995.3766
www.jeromefdn.org + info@jeromefdn.org
The Jerome Foundation supports programs in dance, literature, media arts, music, theater, performance art, the visual arts, multidisciplinary work and arts criticism. It provides financial assistance to nonprofit, tax-exempt arts organizations that support emerging creative artists who are residents of Minnesota and New York City.

McKnight Foundation
710 South Second Street, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55401
[p] 612.333.4220 + 612.332.3833
www.mcknight.org
Programs that respond to community needs, help stakeholders collaborate, and attempt to change systems and public policy.

Business

Fox Tax Service
343 E. 43rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55409
[p] 612.824.2829
www.foxtaxservice.com + info@jeromefdn.org
Professional tax preparation and electronic filing, year round planning and advice, small business setup and consultation, payroll setup and services, quickbooks consultation, and tax organizer products.