Northern Spark in some pictures
Stone Arch Bridge
Northern Spark, June 4, 2011. Photo Patrick Kelley courtesy Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Stone Arch Bridge
Flaneurs along the Stone Arch Bridge, Northern Spark, June 4, 2011. Photo Aaron Marx
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Art Shanty Projects
“Art Shanty Projects Disperse”: Board Shanty, Snap Shot Shanty, ParaDICE, and Art Swap Shanty on Broadway St. in Lowertown.
Presented by Art Shanties with support from Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Philip Blackburn, Wind Harp
Upper landing, Saint Paul. Photo courtesy the artist.
Presented by Northern Lights.mn; funded, in part, by an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Jim Campbell, Scattered Light
View from the Science Museum. Photo Jim Campbell.
Pesented by the Minnesota Museum of American Art with Northern Lights.mn. Sponsored by Securian Financial Group, Inc. with support from Cultural STAR, City of Saint Paul; Greiner; The Saint Paul Hotel Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Jim Campbell, Scattered Light
View from the Science Museum. Photo Jim Campbell.
Pesented by the Minnesota Museum of American Art with Northern Lights.mn. Sponsored by Securian Financial Group, Inc. with support from Cultural STAR, City of Saint Paul; Greiner; The Saint Paul Hotel Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Barbara Claussen, Modern Monoliths migrating
Water Power Park. Photo Patrick Kelley courtesy Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Presented by Northern Lights.mn
Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Chris Kallmyer, for dawn or dusk // homeward
On Stone Arch Bridge. Photo Patrick Kelley courtesy Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Curated by Scott Stulen; presented by Northern Lights.mn and Northrop Concerts and Lectures with support from W Minneapolis-The Foshay
Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Chris Kallmyer, for dawn or dusk // homeward
On Stone Arch Bridge. Photo Patrick Kelley courtesy Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Curated by Scott Stulen; presented by Northern Lights.mn and Northrop Concerts and Lectures with support from W Minneapolis-The Foshay
Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
John Kamp and James Rojas, Twin Cities Re-Imagined
Lobby of the Science Museum of Minnesota. Photo courtesy the artists.
Presented by Northern Lights.mn with the Science Museum of Minnesota
Leslie Kelman and Mark O’Brien, Domestic Storefront
On Stone Arch Bridge. Photo Patrick Kelley courtesy Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Presented by Northern Lights.mn
Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Aaron Marx, Mobile Hotspot
Pedal powering projection on the Stone Arch Bridge. Photo Aaron Marx
Presented by Minneapolis Art on Wheels with support from Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Aaron Marx, Mobile Hotspot
Projection view from the Stone Arch Bridge. Photo Aaron Marx
Presented by Minneapolis Art on Wheels with support from Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Aaron Marx, Mobile Hotspot
Projection view from the Stone Arch Bridge. Photo Aaron Marx
Presented by Minneapolis Art on Wheels with support from Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Debora Miller, MURMUR
Photo courtesy the artist.
Presented by Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Debora Miller, MURMUR
View from Stone Arch Bridge. Photo courtesy the artist.
Presented by Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Debora Miller, MURMUR
View from across the Mississippi. Photo courtesy the artist.
Presented by Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Debora Miller, MURMUR
Photo courtesy the artist.
Presented by Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Ali Momeni and Jenny Schmid, Battle of Everyouth
Participatory event with projection onto the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
MIA Inside/Out: Battle of Everyouth is made possible by a Joyce Award and a grant from the Friends of the Institute with additional support from Best Buy Children’s Foundation. Presentation of The Battle of Everyouth at Northern Spark is also made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Michael Murnane and Andrew Saboe, Landmark in a River City
Projection on North Tower of Landmark Center. Photo Michael Murnane
Presented by Northern Lights.mn with support from Landmark Center, River Centre, and Public Art Saint Paul
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Michael Murnane and Andrew Saboe, Landmark in a River City
Projection on North Tower of Landmark Center. Photo Michael Murnane
Presented by Northern Lights.mn with support from Landmark Center, River Centre, and Public Art Saint Paul
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Michael Murnane and Andrew Saboe, Landmark in a River City
Projection on North Tower of Landmark Center. Photo Michael Murnane
Presented by Northern Lights.mn with support from Landmark Center, River Centre, and Public Art Saint Paul
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Notion Collective, Station Identification
Observation deck W Minneapolis – The Foshay. Photo courtesy the artists.
Presented by Northern Lights.mn with support from W Minneapolis-The Foshay
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Janaki Ranpura, Egg & Sperm Ride: Hide & Seek
On Stone Arch Bridge. Photo Patrick Kelley courtesy Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Presented by Northern Lights.mn; originally commissioned by Northern Lights.mn for Art(ists) On the Verge with support from the Jerome Foundation.
Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
ROLU, A Simple Chair (Returning Home)
Silhouette from roof of The Soap Factory. Photo Patrick Kelley courtesy Northern Lights.mn
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Presented by Northern Lights.mn with the Soap Factory.
Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Piotr Szyhalski, Empty Words
Presentation of the Colors: The First Surrender. Photo ©Robert M. Luna Photography
Presented by Northern Lights.mn; John Cage’s Empty Words, Part III copyright ©1975 by John Cage. Used by permission of C.F. Peters Corporation. All rights reserved.
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Roman Verostko, Three-Story Drawing Machine
8.5 hour drawing projected at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Photo courtesy the artist.
Presented by Northern Lights.mn with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Roman Verostko, Three-Story Drawing Machine
8.5 hour drawing projected at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Photo courtesy the artist.
Presented by Northern Lights.mn with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Works Progress, Missippi Megalops–A Floating Chautauqua
Jonathan Padelford, Harriet Island. Photo courtesy the artists.
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the
Created by Works Progress and collaborator Andy Sturdevant with support from the Minnesota Historical Society, the Mississippi River Fund, and Northern Lights.mn
Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Works Progress, Missippi Megalops–A Floating Chautauqua
The Jonathan Padelford, Harriet Island. Photo courtesy the artists.
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the
Created by Works Progress and collaborator Andy Sturdevant with support from the Minnesota Historical Society, the Mississippi River Fund, and Northern Lights.mn
Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Works Progress, Missippi Megalops–A Floating Chautauqua
Captain Andy Sturdevant. Photo courtesy the artists.
Northern Spark is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the
Created by Works Progress and collaborator Andy Sturdevant with support from the Minnesota Historical Society, the Mississippi River Fund, and Northern Lights.mn
Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Thank you Twin Cities! We had an amazing time at Northern Spark on June 4. Lots of people did. About 25,000 people showed up in Saint Paul and Minneapolis to look at participate in and wonder about 100 projects at 34 different locations in collaboration with 50 organizations. Let us know if you have images to share and tag them with #NorthernSpark on flickr, YouTube, Vimeo and other sites.
This is just a small sample of some of the pictures from the event. Much more to come.
Artists’ + Partners’ documentation of Northern Spark
Art Institutes International Minnesota, Tim Armatto flickr set
Philip Blackburn, Car Horn Fanfare video
Philip Blackburn, Wind Harps and Wind Flutes, video
Chris Farstad and Alex Dyba, video
Intermedia Arts, Northern Spark time lapse rough cut
John Kamp and James Rojas, Twin Cities Re-Imagined flickr set
mnorginal, Northern Spark
Ali Momeni and Jenny Schmid, Battle of Everyouth at MIA flickr set
Notion Collective Station Identification flickr stream
ROLU, A Simple Chair
Piotr Szyhalski, Empty Words, flickr set by Robert Luna; set up and rehearsal
UpTake, Panelectric Dreams
Walker Art Center, Field Report: Photos from Nightshift
Other Northern Spark flickr sets and video
Metromix, Photos: Northern Spark (Nuit Blanche)
Students of Nathaniel Freeman class on Experimental Video and Installation, Northern Spark
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