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Like an art comet that blazes through the night sky once a year, Northern Spark enters the Twin Cities’ orbit on Saturday, June 9, uniting two cities and bringing together a multitude of artists, art projects, arts organizations, and venues in a confluence of culture and nature.
On Give To The Max Day, Wednesday, November 16th, you have a special, one-day opportunity to support a special, one-night project: Northern Spark, Minnesota’s only nuit blanche.
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.
Here and on next page are just a small sample of some of the pictures from the event. Much more to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, R.T. RYBAK, Mayor of the City of Minneapolis and CHRIS COLEMAN, Mayor of the CIty of Saint Paul do hereby jointly proclaim June 4, 2011 as: NORTHERN SPARK NIGHT IN THE CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL
Welcome to the inaugural Northern Spark, a free, all-night festival of public art and performances taking place outdoors and indoors in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul from sundown to sunrise.
There is magic in the night, when the familiar, like the city skyline, becomes majestic, and a starry sky can transport the imagination. One’s senses are heightened, attuned to the slightest noise or even the smell of the nearby river in a way that seems not so common in daylight. One’s regular bus ride or walking over the threshold of a building visited hundreds of times before becomes exotic and otherworldly at 3 am.
Imagining Northern Spark. Maquette and photography by Rasun Mehringer. Design: Matthew Rezac
It is in this context that more than 200 artists are presenting 100 installations and performances for Northern Spark from the top of the Foshay Tower to boat rides along the Mississippi to light sculptures and projections to performances galore, including car horn and brass band fanfares, color guards, river dancing, sewer pipe organs, lullabies, and storytelling. Perusing the festival program (PDF) will introduce you to the rich variety of offerings that will bloom for one night only. It is not our goal to take over the night like some giant big top tent, but to join it. We meet the city halfway. As you walk or ride a bike or take the bus from one venue to another, see and appreciate your surroundings with new eyes and ears. Celebrate one of the great rivers of the world through two magnificent cities and enjoy the next artistic intervention you come across. It’s an adventure. You make your own journey.
Northern Spark is presented by Northern Lights.mn, but it would not be possible without the amazing work of the artists, the generous participation of more than 50 organizations, a talented staff, and the steadfast support of our sponsors, including the people of Minnesota through funding from the Legacy Amendment. Thank you.
Steve Dietz
Artistic Director, Northern Spark
President and Artistic Director, Northern Lights.mn
The print Northern Spark program guide – 32 pages of not-to-be-missed projects and scheduled events along with essential “getting around” information – is hot off the presses and will be available at the following sites beginning on Saturday.
There’s nothing typical about the newest Twin Cities arts festival. From the time it takes place — sunset to sunrise — to the number of local arts organizations involved — more than 50 — Northern Spark has potential to be a monumental arts event. Inspired by the worldly ‘Nuit Blanche’ movement of nighttime arts festivals that originated in Europe, Northern Spark plans to turn the urban landscapes of St. Paul and Minneapolis into one giant art gallery early next month.
“IN 2006, NORTHERN LIGHTS.MN founder, president, and artistic director, Steve Dietz, helped organize the first Zer01 SJ biennial, a seven day festival of art highlighting the theme of “the interactive city,” which took place in San Jose, California. The event was a huge success, featuring the work of more than 250 artists representing over 40 different countries and drawing in excess of $9 million dollars in revenue for the city. The problem? The activities ended at 2 a.m. every night, and like a whiskey-jonesing bar-goer just diving into his second wind, Dietz wanted still more.
“Four years of idea-percolating and 18 months of practical planning later, Dietz has turned his a.m. arts bender dream into reality. On June 4 and 5, Northern Lights.mn, a “roving, collaborative, interactive media” nonprofit art agency, will host Northern Spark: A Nuit Blanche, the Twin Cities’ first ever all-night outdoor art festival.“
Read the rest of Regan Smith’s preview of Northern Lights’ all-night arts festival, Northern Spark: Nuit Blanche, featuring dusk-to-dawn interactive art happenings throughout the Twin Cities, with work by more than 100 artists and organizations, on June 4 & 5.
via mnartists.org
We recently juried a number of open calls, and selected an amazing group of artists to present work at Northern Spark on June 4-5. This is not a complete list, yet. These projects will join those presented by Northern Lights and our more than 40 partners, many of which are listed on the Northern Spark website. Congratulations to these artists:
Emily Darnell, Molly Roth, Terese Elhard; Daniel Dean and Ben Moren; Ben Garthus; Leslie Kelman and Mark O’Brien; Osman Khan; Mina Leierwood and Mike Haeg; Norbert Lucas, Jerry Riess, Craig Mary Verhoeven; Aaron Marx; Megan Mertaugh; The Notion Collective (Andy Dayton, Jason Bahling, Michael Eckblad, Candice Heberer, Jon Wohl); Angela Olson; Stephen Rife; Carissa Samaniego and Bridget Beck; Skewed Visions (Charles Campbell, Gulgun Kayim, Sean Kelley-Pegg); Angela Sprunge, Dana Maiden , Julie Kesti , Scott Kesti, Kaara Nilsso.
Maquette and photography by Rasun Mehringer | northernspark.org
It’s always hard to imagine something new before it happens. Rasun Mehringer’s fanciful photo of Northern Spark taking place on the banks of the Mississippi with the downtowns of Minneapolis and Saint Paul on either side playfully hints at the transformation planned for the Twin Cities between sunset on June 4 and sunrise on June 5. See the cardboard construction maquette from which she worked her magic.
Pablo Valbuena’s N27°57’00″ W82°27’41″ is part of tonight’s Lights on Tampa.
Northern Spark homepage
For one night only, more than 60 regional and national artists together with the Twin Cities’ arts community will display new art installations at public places and unexpected locations throughout the city. Directed and produced by Northern Lights.mn and funded by the MN State Arts Board, Northern Spark takes place this summer from sunset on June 4 (8:55 p.m.) until the morning of June 5, 2011 (sunrise 5:28 a.m.).
Directors for 2011 Paris #nuitblanche selected. http://bit.ly/eALyBF
With the Twin Cities’ first ever nuit blanche coming up June 4, 2011, – Northern Spark – I will be posting a lot of related content from nuits blanches around the world.
via Lonely Planet from the 2009 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Toronto.
Bring to Light from Max Tiberi on Vimeo.
Brooklyn Street Art: We’re always talking about the intersection of Street Art, Urban Art, Public Art, Performance, Projection Art – do you think that there is a growing interest among city dwellers in reclaiming public space for art?
Interesting interview with the organizers of the recent NYC nuit blanche, Bring to Light.
nvas of light as leafy forms, birds, and other designs transformed the structure. via Hyperallergic
On October 2, 2010, the first ever nuit blanche, Bring to Light, took place in New York’s Greenpoint. Hyperallergic has a nice photo essay of the event.
Northern Spark is a new MN Festival modeled on a nuit blanche or “white night” festival – a dusk to dawn participatory art event along the Mississippi and surrounding areas.
Save the date!
Northern Lights.mn received start up funding from the MN State Arts Board and Northern Spark will take place the evening of June 4 (sunset 8.55 pm) till the morning of June 5, 2011 (sunrise 5.28 am).
Camera Rosetum, an animated projection by Sean Capone. Via Art Fag City.
Nice photo round up of Dumbo Arts Center, Art Under The Bridge Festival.
Lights on Tampa Artist Symposium. Thursday January 8, 2008, 4-6 pm, Tampa Theater, 711 N. Franklin St.
Atlanta’s twist on Nuit Blanche.
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