About MPLSART

MPLSART is a guiding voice in the Twin Cities visual arts community.

Founded in 2005, MPLSART has been covering the best local exhibitions, artists, galleries, and more for over a decade. The Minneapolis and St. Paul arts community has long been hailed as one of the best in the nation and we work tirelessly to showcase the hard work of this amazing community as well as strive to create a more sustainable arts scene for all.

Staff

MPLSART is independently owned and operated by artists.

• Blaine Garrett - Co-owner, General Manager, and Technical Director
• Katie Garrett - Co-owner and Design Director
• Russ White - Senior Editor
• Nicole Thomas - Social Media
• Anika Sieh - Assistant Project Coordinator

History

MPLSART.COM was founded in 2005 by designer/curator, Emma Berg. She saw a need for a consolidated, curated listing of important art events in the Twin Cities. In 2006, Emma was joined by fellow arts advocate, Kristoffer Knutson. Together, they ran the site and curated a host of exhibits and creativity-infused events. It was a work of passion, blood, sweat, and so on.

Ten years after the original launch, MPLSART.COM lives on under Blaine and Katie Garrett. The new owners are driven by sincere devotion to promoting the local scene and building a more sustainable arts community. MPLSART continues to be a platform for event listings, discussions, artist promotion, and celebrating local success.

Press

• The legacy of Jim Denomie and the premiere of MPLSART's 2021 Sketchbook Project March 2nd, 2022 Cathy Wurzer, MPR
• Blaine Garrett Q&A February 28th, 2022 Fast Horse, INC
• Travelling sketchbooks made into a limited book to help Twin Cities artists February 24th, 2022 Gia Vang, Kare 11
• ‘MPLSART Sketchbook Project’ surveys our visual arts community, supports local artists March 2nd, 2021 Pamela Espeland, Minnpost
• Art Wunderful Ep. 24 – Blaine and Katie Garrett of mplsart.com March 23rd, 2021 Art Wunderful Podcast
• The M makes a major acquisition: the MPLSART 2020 sketchbooks July 1st, 2021 Pamela Espeland, Minnpost