City of Minneapolis Art in Public Places Call for Artists

Excerpts from the latest City of Minneapolis Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy newsletter.

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Art in Public Places: Call for Artists

The City of Minneapolis Art in Public Places Program is launching a new Call for Artists. The City is seeking an artist/artist team to design and fabricate an approximately 325 square foot, public artwork for the new park building at Currie Park.

The chosen public artists will work with residents of the Cedar Riverside area to create a new two-dimensional public artwork.

Artist Info Session: February 6th, 2020
Where: Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 S 4th St, Minneapolis, MN 55454

For more information on how to apply, visit the City Webpage.

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Art Force at Nordhaus: Call for Art

Art Force is requesting submissions for the first exhibit of 2020 at the gallery at NordHaus.
NordHaus is a collection of custom designed apartment homes on First Avenue NE in Minneapolis.

The theme of the show is “Bold North.” The work should depict or respond to this theme, and each artist may submit up to six images for consideration.

Art Force is seeking:

• Art by artists living and/or working in Minneapolis
• Art of professional quality and presented as such. Pieces should be ready to hang.
• This is a 2 Foot x 2 Foot show. Submitted work must not be larger than 30” x 30” including framing.

The exhibition will be installed the first week of March, 2020 and will remain installed until the end of August, 2020. Artwork will be available for sale and Art Force will manage those transactions.

Submission Deadline: Received by 5 PM on Monday February 17, 2020.

Submissions should include:

• Images of artwork labeled with:     Title of Work     Size 
• Retail Price
• Media
• Artist Name
• Artist phone number, e-mail address, and mailing address
• Artist Statement (optional)

Please submit to lpr@artforce.org using www.wetransfer.com. It is free. Please indicate that your submission is for the NordHaus show.

If you have questions, please contact Leslie Palmer-Ross lpr@artforce.org.

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Threads Dance Project: Audition Notice

Threads Dance Project is seeking an ethnically diverse group of dancers ages 21 and older, that are quick learners and are fluent in a variety of dance forms.  Rehearsals begin on August 3, 2020 and the opportunity to perform in a new Ordway Theater commission next November, and other events.

Auditions will be held: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Registration and warm up time: 9:00am-9:30am
Audition: 9:30am-11:30am

Location: Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts. 1617 N. 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55411 FREE Parking available.

• Dancers must bring a headshot and resume.
• Looking for both men and women

Please visit the Threads Dance Project website for further information.