Thursday, September 25 2008

Fantastically enlarged snapshot portrait images of Twin Cities immigrants are part of a temporary public art installation this summer in Minneapolis.

The UnConventional Gathering Place
August 31st – November 7th, 2008
Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55408

Intermedia Arts presents
The UnConventional Gathering Place!
Intermedia Arts Becomes Hangout for Artists, Educators, Alternative Journalists During the 2008 Republican National Convention

Gallery hours: Monday- Friday 12pm-7pm, Saturday 12pm-5pm
Suggested $5 donation

Main Gallery
Landing In America
By John Obrien
A multi-media installation reflecting on the compelling experiences with or related challenges to our basic liberties.

Beginning on Labor Day, Water and Oil Art Gallery will host the exhibit “Hands On: People at Work.” Selected works will offer tribute to the sweat equity earned through hard work, artisanship and craftsmanship. Featured artist Judy Westergard will be displaying her series “A Show of Hands—Hands as Portraiture.” Evocative of their owners’ personal narratives, Westergard describes the inspiration that led to these works:

“I grew up in historic northeast Minneapolis in a blue-collar environment. I studied my mom’s hands as she hung clothes and rolled dough for pierogi.

Celebrities portrayed as Lego figures: a show by the wannabe Warhol, Plasticgod. Click here for the official site and here to read Jay Gabler’s blog entry on the show.

Bethel University’s Olson Gallery pleased to present new works by Bethel University Associate Professor of Art Jeff Wetzig.

Jeff Wetzig’s collection of prints transform their traditional roots in Japanese woodblock prints to explore the medium as a means of installation. He investigates the idea of boundaries and borders as they relate to themes such as mass communication, repetition, and fear. The delicate nature of line and color in his woodblock prints are an interesting contrast to their subject matter.

“Conceived on the banks of the Mississippi River in 1983, Tickled Pink, serves up the old familiar with three men playing to the best of their abilities, both rare and well done.“



The media landscape has changed dramatically since the 2004 U.S. Presidential election. Opportunities for citizens and alternative media to produce, aggregate, distribute, and respond to the news are increasing. Hear how these trends are playing out in the Twin Cities and talk about what this means in the context of the election season with Jeremy Iggers. Iggers is executive director of the Twin Cities Media Alliance which publishes the Twin Cities Daily Planet and coordinates education and forum events to reduce the gap between the public and the media.

This year’s annual meeting will take place at Farview Park on Thursday, September 25th from 6-9PM!

The evening of free food and entertainment will start at 6 PM and our special keynote speaker is Inspector Mike Martin of the City of Minneapolis Police Department. He will speak on a variety of issues and his experiences with the city and our community.

This is a free dinner for the community and all residents, businesses and other community stake holders are invited to join us as we take a look at
our year in review and give our annual report to the community.

Women’s Cancer Action, formerly, Women’s Cancer Resource Center, launches effort to Ignite Grassroots Action on Cancer Support and Prevention
A party to celebrate work for cancer prevention, advocacy and support.
PERFORMACE BY PETER YARROW (of Peter, Paul, and Mary
Wine and hors d’oevre reception
$25.00 donation at the door