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The current Member Show at the Vine Arts Center reveals the promise and richness of the art scene in Minneapolis, and establishes the Center as a go-to gallery for quality local art. The entire show is an interesting mix of talent and mediums, but the photography, ceramics and collages are the standouts.
The current show at the Frameworks Gallery, “Polly Norman – Summer Blast,” offers an unexpected treat—while Norman’s photography alone is worth seeing, it is sharing space with some very fine paintings and sculpture by a diverse group of artists.
Shelly Leitheiser’s latest exhibit, “Kinetic Connections,” is currently showing at the WARM Gallery in the Minnesota Women’s Center. Aside from being powerful commentaries about the environment, Leitheiser’s paintings in this exhibit raise questions about art and politics.
Art-A-Whirl is the time to meet your local artists, visit local studios and galleries, and enjoy restaurants and coffee shops clustered in the famous arts district in Northeast Minneapolis.
Social and political contradictions—a daily reality of life in America—are often tough to acknowledge, and most of us spend our days ignoring or denying the most egregious of them.
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(originally published in the Minneapolis Examiner)