Garden Art Fling at the Flux Arts Building, April 11

Rooster Quilt by Tina Rohde of WonderWeavers

Garden Art Fling at the Flux Arts Building, April 11, 10:00a-5:00p

Join local artists for spring fun focused on gardens! The Flux Arts Building will be full of artists both downstairs and upstairs in the Art to Change the World headquarters. 

• Make and Take activities include Flower Weaving, “Trash Flowers,” make your own clay vase, build your own mini Bookshelf and more - music and snacks, too! Clay Squared will have a 50% off instock tile sale.
• Garden Swap: Bring seeds, seedlings and small garden tools and/or just take what you need from the swap table!
• Garden Art Exhibit upstairs in the Art to Change the World Headquarters featuring shaped garden art.
• Art in the shape of squares, circles, hearts, hexagons, triangles, etc., all in the theme of things you can see when you are in a garden. Check out this beautiful garden display made by multiple Art to Change the World artists. These items will also be for sale, along with seed balls and plants. Questions on the upstairs activities? Contact Denise at MNdreamArt@gmail.com. 

Artists displaying in the Hub of the Flux Arts Building include:

Lola Alexander / Holley Wlodarczyk/Garden Variety Art / Catherine A. Palmer / Laura Burlis / Becca David / Jillian Collins / James Smead / JobyLynn Sassily-James / Margo Ashmore / Meg Volkman Daoust / Christina Buelow / Tina Rohde/Colleen Shaskin WonderWeavers - Storytellers

The Flux Arts Building is located at 2505 Howard Street NE Minneapolis. Questions? Contact Layl at Layl@claysquared.com

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Additional info re: the Garden/Art Swap at the Garden Art Fling 

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Do you have extra seedlings or seeds? Garden tools that you don’t use anymore? Are you looking for some free additions to your garden? Come to the Garden/Art Swap at the Garden Art Fling!

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Advance drop-off available: Thursday and Friday, April 9 and 10, 11am to 5pm, or bring your items during the swap event. No new drop-offs after 3pm Saturday, April 11. 

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Materials accepted:

Seeds, seedlings (clearly labeled), small plant starts (clearly labeled in containers no bigger than a few plants each), art/decor for the garden, small garden-themed art for indoors, garden and house plant books, gloves, kneeling pads, plant markers, small trellises and supports, small hand tools, materials for making weather resistant garden art.

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If you would like to offer plant divisions that the recipient can arrange to dig up, prepare a note with your contact info. If you are looking for gardening help, prepare a note with your contact info. If you bring found objects or other supplies for garden art, please check back toward the end of the event to take back what’s left over.

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Not accepted: No large tools, no chemicals, nothing requiring electric power or gasoline. Nothing bigger than an individual can carry. Please save your pots and larger tools for the traditional neighborhoods’ garden tool swap later in spring. Info on this event will be provided at the Garden Art Fling.

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You do not need to bring anything in order to take, or to take anything if you just want to contribute. 

Reach out to Margo Ashmore for questions about the Garden/Art Swap: margo@margoashmore.com