+

Public Address is a platform for wide-ranging discussion of innovative projects, and practices. Read here for news, announcements, and postings and sign up for our e-newsletter here.

Contemporary art is increasingly “untethered” and moves from the white cube of the gallery to any site – including the virtual – to engage the public in its own realm. Public art is an ever-expanding field of inquiry, with artists of all stripes exploring the public realm. Beyond murals, monuments, memorials (and the occasional mime) public art has become a vibrant and engaging practice. From the spectacular to the quotidian, permanent to ephemeral, sited to virtual, material to performative, conceptual to cinematic, we believe there are unprecedented opportunities for new art practices in our shared environment. This is the critical focus of Public Address.

Special Volunteer Position Open!

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
05.10.2017

Northern Spark – Social Media Volunteers Reports to: Administrative Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator   Commitment: One Volunteer Training Session Event Day: June 10th; 8:30-11:30pm Optional Commitments: Social events and happy hours, while not required, are super fun! We have several opportunities both before and after the festival to unwind, share stories, and get to know the […]

Open Positions: Northern Spark Production Staff

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
04.20.2017

We are looking for several individuals for the Northern Spark 2017 Production team!  Northern Spark is a free all-night art festival exploring the effects of climate change through participatory projects happening in neighborhoods along Metro Transit’s Green Line. From sunset on June 10 to sunrise on June 11, Northern Spark will illuminate and draw audiences […]

Northern Lights.mn Newsletter – April 13th

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
04.14.2017

Same festival, new title The spirit of Northern Spark 2017 lies in the idea of collective action; of everyday tasks, intentions, big and small movements we can do together to make the change we need to see for a healthier environment. When we launched this theme in 2016, we conceptualized a movement from chaos to rising, in […]

Open Position: Volunteer Lead

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
04.13.2017

Northern Spark – Volunteer Lead Stipend: $500 Reports to: Volunteer Coordinator Location: West Bank (Somali Language Required) Commitment: May 20th – Volunteer Lead Training Late May – Doorknocking Support June 10th – Event Day (6pm -6am) Optional Commitments: While not required, we have several opportunities before and after the festival to unwind, share stories, and get to know […]

Open Position: Press Relations Coordinator

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
04.12.2017

Northern Spark is a free all-night art festival exploring the effects of climate change through art projects happening in neighborhoods along Metro Transit’s Green Line.   Now in it’s 7th year, Northern Spark will take place from sunset on Saturday, June 10, until sunrise on Sunday, June 11, 2017. For more information, visit northernspark.org.   […]

Northern Lights.mn Newsletter – March 16th

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
03.16.2017

AAA: Refugees, Migration, and Climate Change KVDP, Natural disasters caused by climate change [modified], image licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Thursday, March 23, 7 pm Fulton Brewery, 414 N 6th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Free Fulton brew with $10 AAA membership! Global climate change causes dramatic effects on the migration of living things — plant, […]

Northern Lights.mn Newsletter – March 3rd

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
03.3.2017

Northern Spark 2017 is Along the Green Line From sunset on June 10 to sunrise on June 11, Northern Spark 2017 is a free all-night art festival exploring the effects of climate change through participatory projects happening in neighborhoods along Metro Transit’s Green Line. Northern Spark 2017 will illuminate and draw audiences to neighborhoods and public spaces all along the METRO […]

Catch-A-Train Photo Contest | Win Two Launch Party Tickets!

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
03.2.2017

Andrea Carlson has created a stunning train wrap design entitled Water Is Life for the METRO Green Line, promoting Northern Spark 2017. The train is currently speeding along the tracks between Minneapolis and Saint Paul. We challenge you, talented and creative friends, to capture a photo of our train–and we’ll select the best one to go in […]

Northern Lights.mn Newsletter – February

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
02.9.2017

Water Is Life Andrea Carlson, design for “Water Is Life” Metro Transit train wrap It’s a simple fact. Without water, we would not be able to live. Water is life. We are thrilled to announce that for Northern Spark 2017 (June 10), Andrea Carlson is designing a special “train wrap” for a Metro Transit light-rail car, which will be […]

Northern Lights.mn Newsletter – January

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
01.12.2017

B-Lectric Northern Lights.mn sees winter as a defining key to our cultural imagination, one that must be cherished even as its existence is threatened by global climate change. That’s why we’re teaming up with Uptown’s French bistro, Barbette, to host B-Lectric, a winter celebration of art and light this January. During this one-day winter street festival, Northern […]

Open Position: Volunteer Coordinator

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
12.21.2016

Northern Spark is a one-night, all-night participatory arts festival that lights up the Twin Cities on the second Saturday of June. Now in it’s 7th year, Northern Spark – presented by Northern Lights.mn – will take place on Saturday, June 10th, 2017 along the LRT Green Line spanning Downtown Minneapolis and Lowertown St. Paul. This […]

Northern Lights.mn Newsletter – December

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
12.13.2016

Apply for Art(ists) on the Verge 9 Joshua D. McGarvey, Soap Antenna for the Sun, AOV7 fellowship. Photo: Rik Sferra The call for Art(ists) on the Verge 9 (AOV9) is now open. AOV9 will take place from March 2017 – April 2018. Art(ists) On the Verge is an intensive, mentor-based fellowship program for 5 Minnesota-based, emerging artists or artist […]

Open Position: Northern Spark Assistant Producer

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
12.8.2016

Northern Spark is a one-night, all-night participatory arts festival that lights up the Twin Cities on the second Saturday of June. Now in it’s 7th year, Northern Spark – presented by Northern Lights.mn – will take place on Saturday, June 10th, 2017 along the Metro Transit Light Rail Green Line spanning Downtown Minneapolis and Lowertown […]

Open Position: Northern Spark Technical Director

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
12.8.2016

Northern Spark is a one-night, all-night participatory arts festival that lights up the Twin Cities on the second Saturday of June. Now in it’s 7th year, Northern Spark – presented by Northern Lights.mn – will take place on Saturday, June 10th, 2017 along the Metro Transit Light Rail Green Line spanning Downtown Minneapolis and Lowertown […]

Northern Lights.mn Newsletter – November

Author
Northern Lights.mn
Post
11.11.2016

A Message From Our Staff Dear Reader, You could say that Tuesday night we experienced the political equivalent of a 1,000 year storm, a storm that seemed to come out of nowhere but that in reality is something we made. It is dismaying to contemplate a government that acts as if climate change is a hoax when we can […]