Design and style

Obsidian Arts spotlights cutting-edge black visual culture

By Jay Gabler, Front Row Seat

Via Obsidian Arts Facebook page

"I'm white and I have a lot to learn about black art," I wrote in February, "but I believe I could contribute valuable insight to Obsidian Arts in an advisory capacity." That was how I found myself sitting in a conference room at Pillsbury House last week, joining a conversation as part of the nonprofit arts organization's newly-formed advisory panel.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Embedded: With the Mosaic Quilting Project in Minneapolis's Kingfield neighborhood

By Francesca Davis DiPiazza, Community Voices

A volunteer adds a piece of cut glass to a mosaic-in-process. The glass pieces are glued onto a fiberglass mesh backing. Later the mesh will be attached with mortar to a firm backing board. Come see the "glass quilts" unveiled at ML King Park (40th & Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis) on Saturday, April 27, at 1–2:30 PM. Photo by Francesca Davis DiPiazza.

I am not the craft-making type. I am a klutz, with an X-Acto blade scar on my thigh to prove it.

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MayDay 2013 more vibrant with every workshop

By Alan Wilfahrt, The Public Recluse

There are still appeals for participants in any and all of MayDay. After this week of workshops, rehearsals for the Ceremony will commence.

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The Public Recluse

Q&A with Minneapolis fashion designer Brianna Westlund

By Rebekah Peterson, My Broadsheet

Brianna Westlund is a young fashion designer from Longfellow who is having her first independent show, Vintage Vixen, this Saturday at T’s Place on East Lake Street. In February, she was one of four designers to be included in MN Fashion’s Emerging Designer’s Showcase during Fashion Week. Her designs have been described as “feminine and classic…not only wearable, but meticulously constructed” by l’etoile, a Minnesota arts magazine.

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MayDay 2013 magic germinates with each workshop

By Alan Wilfahrt, The Public Recluse

A week of six free Public Workshops has passed. The chaos has spurred on development. Mirth continued building and theater was everywhere.

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The Public Recluse

MayDay 2013 workshops begin

By Alan Wilfahrt, The Public Recluse

April 2013; and of the 30 Days of Biking, I have 11 dates already assigned with a biking destination. For me HOBT is a good draw, the most wonderful sights, a collection of the&n

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The Public Recluse

Challenge America: National Endowment for the Arts offers a "Fast Track" for arts projects reaching underserved populations

By Jay Gabler, Front Row Seat

10th annual Hmong Arts and Music Festival at Western Sculpture Park, 2011. Photo by Mandy Dwyer.

If you're working for or with a small or mid-sized arts organization and you've been looking for funding to make your programming more accessible to underserved audiences, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) wants to hear from you.

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University of Minnesota Senior Fashion Show GIFs, Part 3

By Jay Gabler, Front Row Seat

A look by Rika Van Heerde

On February 16, graduating seniors in the University of Minnesota's apparel design program showcased their best work in a fashion show. Here are GIFs of four designers' work, with descriptions from the show program.

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