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Thursday Nights Out in North Minneapolis

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
11.4.2009

Photo by Karlis Thompson
2009 Forecast grantees Grace Davitt + Anna Metcalfe collaborated with Redeemer Lutheran Church + Redeemer Center for Life to host weekly outdoor dinners with one of a kind handmade ceramic tableware. At the last dinner participants were invited to take the dinnerware home with them to keep memories of the warm summer nights alive through the winter.Karis Thompson shares impressions of the event.

AOV 2 info sessions

Author
mediachef
Post
10.25.2009

Informational meetings (optional) about Art(ists) on the Verge will be held Monday, October 26 at 12:00 pm in the small auditorium at MCAD, and Tuesday, October 27 at 1:00 pm at Common Roots in the Common Room. Art(ists) On the Verge 2 http://tylerstefanich.com/clients/northernlights/programs/aov2/ Northern Lights announces a second round of Art(ists) on the Verge commissions […]

Installing FEEDFORWARD

Author
mediachef
Post
10.18.2009
Installation view, FEEDFORWARD, LABoral

Installation view, FEEDFORWARD, LABoral

We are working with Angel Borrego of the Office for Strategic Spaces for the exhibition design. The space will be divided by a series of translucent scrims, with projection screens embedded in them as necessary. I’m excited – and nervous – to see how this looks on Monday, but in the meantime, LABoral sent some pictures of the installation progress.

Announcing Art(ists) On the Verge 2

Author
mediachef
Post
10.16.2009

Northern Lights announces a second round of Art(ists) on the Verge commissions (AOV2). AOV2 is an intensive, mentor-based fellowship program for 5 Minnesota-based, emerging artists or artist groups working experimentally at the intersection of art, technology, and digital culture with a focus on network-based practices that are interactive and/or participatory. AOV2 is generously supported by the Jerome Foundation.

Deadline

Monday, November 16, 2009

Art(ists) On the Verge info session

Author
mediachef
Post
10.6.2009

Are you an emerging artist? Do you work experimentally at the intersection of art, technology, and digital culture with a focus on network-based practices that are interactive and/or participatory Do you live in Minnesota? Would you like $5,000? I can help answer at least some of these questions. Come find out more about the new […]

Thank you Jerome!

Author
mediachef
Post
10.4.2009

“During their September 24, 2009, meeting, the Directors of Jerome Foundation awarded a one-year grant … to Northern Lights in support of the Art(ists) on the Verge Fellowship/Commissioning Program for emerging Minnesota artists working at the intersection of art, media, technology and social practice.”

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