February Updates from the Northrup King Building

Via a January 25 e-newsletter:

We've got date night covered! With fun events, new and inspiring gallery exhibitions, and hundreds of artists inviting you in for a peek at some of their latest works, we're feeling the love and staying warm and toasty at the Northrup King Building! Plenty of Free Parking, Passenger Elevator, and Comfortable Spaces.

SweetArt Salon Presents: Close to Home

The Northrup King Artist Community invites you to our SweetArt Salon this February, for a group exhibition featuring works that showcase our vision of what it means to draw strength, hope and resilience from our community, close to home. Come to surround yourself with inspiration, participate by adding your own thoughts, recollections and hopes to our interactive floating hearts installation, or find your own work of art to fall in love with this February at the Northrup King Building.  Opening: Feb 3  3rd Floor Gallery | Suite #332 ‍ Gallery Hours: ‍Thursday, Feb 3 | 5-9p (During First Thursday) Saturday, Feb 5 | 12-4p (During Open Studio Saturday) Saturday, Feb 12 | 12-10p (During Northrup King Nights)

First Thursday is on Feb. 3

The First Thursday of the year is a great night to visit the artists and discuss the process and inspiration behind the incredible art, and to find and take home your one of a kind treasure. First Thursday  Thursday | Feb 3 | 5-9pm

Northrup King Nights: Valentine's Edition! is on Feb. 12

A night full of color, inspiration and beauty  - is there a better way to spend an evening with your sweetheart? Snuggle up and stroll arm in arm through our historical (and warm!) building to experience gallery openings, fun Valentine-themed studios, and our SweetArt Salon exhibition in the 3rd Floor Gallery! A visit to this Twin Cities iconic destination is always a fun adventure on a cold winter night!   Northrup King Nights  Saturday | Feb 12 | 6-10pm Photo credit © M. Bellotti Fine Art

Gallery Happenings

Treat Yourself Artist Reception with Anna Stark Presented by A.M.F. Gallery  ───────────── A.M.F. Gallery presents Treat Yourself, an artist reception featuring the latest oil paintings by candy artist Anna Stark. Anna Stark captures everything we loved about the 80s! From nostalgic candies to our favorite lunch boxes, Anna's paintings are as collectable as the treasures she paints.  Her paintings enchant the heart of everyone who sees them. Anna will easily delight your night, as children and adults of all ages find the sugary treats that make them smile. Join us during Northrup King Nights for an opportunity to meet and chat with Anna, and see what she has created for you. Artist Reception: Saturday | Feb 12 │ 5-9pm  Studio 152 | A.M.F. Gallery Image provided by Anna Stark

The Color Series: Part 5, Blue Artist Reception Presented by Kolman & Pryor Gallery ───────────── The color blue, many painters’ favorite for its cool and dramatic yet serene and calming tones, has always been more expensive than other colors. During the Renaissance, true blue (ultramarine) was five times more expensive than gold as its color derived from lapis lazuli. Today, according to the study, The Colors, Emotions, and the Auction Value of Paintings,  abstract paintings in which blue dominates are top sellers. Due to recent supply chain disruptions, blue paint is becoming costly as manufacturers struggle to locate the ingredients necessary to make blue paint.  All of which adds to the mystique of Kolman & Pryor Gallery‘s upcoming exhibition, The Color Series: Part 5, Blue, the fifth show in the gallery’s ongoing Color Series. The exhibition, which features work by gallery artists, Betsy Ruth Byers, Jil Evans, Kelly Jean Ohl, Jodi Reeb, Julie Snidle, and Cameron Zebrun, opens January 8, and runs through March 5, 2022. An artist reception is happening on Saturday, February 12, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. during Northrup King Nights, a Northrup King Building open studio evening.  On Display Through Mar 5 Artist Reception: Saturday | Feb 12 | 7-9pm Gallery Hours: Saturday | 12-4pm First Thursdays | 5pm - 9pm Also available by appointment Studio 395 | Kolman & Pryor Gallery Image Courtesy of Jodi Reeb

Jewelry Showcase Presented by A.M.F. Gallery ───────────── A.M.F. Gallery is featuring new work from seven local jewelers. Try on jewelry in every style at every price - each piece is a one of a kind! For a pop of color, explore our new precious and semi-precious gem work. For basics with a bit of an edge, you'll love metal, wood, encaustic, and ceramic jewelry. Find yourself or someone special the perfect new piece! Available during Open Studio Events, with featured hours during Northrup King Nights, February 12, 5-9pm Studio 152 | A.M.F. Gallery Image courtesy of Everart Designs

White Out Closing Feb 19 Presented by Gallery Equus ───────────── This exhibition celebrates the themes of lightness and joy all through the cold and white of the winter season. On Display Through Feb 19 Open Gallery Hours: Saturdays 12pm - 4pm First Thursdays 5pm - 9pm We are always available by appointment! Studio 222 | Gallery Equus Image Courtesy of Deneena Hughes

Talk to Me Online Exhibition Presented by Ingrid Restemayer ───────────── Ingrid Restemayer returns to Susan Hensel Gallery with a new fiber art series titled Talk to Me. These pieces continue the strong compositions and driving aesthetic focus of the artist’s oeuvre, developing the threads she has woven so far while introducing a new set of idioms. Using hand made paper, printmaking and embroidery, Restemayer gives us a quiet, contemplative view of the ways humanity communicates with itself. The works combine colored paper as a background to etchings of animals, with embroidery that stitches the work together and adds textural elements on its own. Talk to Me on Artsy.net Through March 15 Ingrid Restemayer can be found in Studio #401-B at the Northrup King Building. Please contact the artist directly for hours or appointments.  Image courtesy of the Susan Hensel Gallery

And Don't Forget About Open Studio Saturday!

Every Saturday! Open Studio Saturdays are our weekly retail hours and feature open studios, breathtaking galleries and fun boutiques, making them a perfect time to take a quiet afternoon stroll around our lovely building. Beat the crowds, find a treasure, and talk with the artists who work and create here every day.  Open Studio Saturdays Every Saturday | 12-4pm

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19 Please note any interaction with the general public poses an elevated risk of being exposed to COVID-19 and we cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed while in attendance during these open studio hours. Masks are required in the Northrup King Building at all times, regardless of vaccination status, per Minneapolis Emergency Order #2022-1. Individual studios may set their own additional COVID policies. Please bring a mask with you on your visit and practice social distancing. We are still in this together. Let's protect each other.  Artists and businesses will continue to set their own hours or availability; we encourage you to contact artists ahead of time to ensure they will be open and operating during our retail hours. You can use our online Studio Directory to do so.