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Now - Nov 5
Wide Open: A Showcase of New Perspectives
Showing • North Suburban Center for the Arts
Wide Open: A Showcase of New Perspectives
Now - Oct 21
Make Believe in Yourself | Paintallica
Showing • NE Sculpture I Gallery Factory
Make Believe in Yourself | Paintallica
Fri Sep 22
Saint Paul Votes
Artist Reception • Smallest Museum Saint Paul
Saint Paul Votes
Fri Sep 22
Craft & Conceptual Art
Reception • MCBA
Craft & Conceptual Art
Fri Sep 22
Envelop Deep Listening Series
Event • Mirror Lab
Envelop Deep Listening Series
Fri Sep 22
The Life of a Painting Film Premiere
Event • Casket Arts
The Life of a Painting Film Premiere
Sat Sep 23
Children of Nature: Find Your Wonderland | Kristin Maija Peterson
Artist Meet & Greet • Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Children of Nature: Find Your Wonderland | Kristin Maija Peterson
Sat Sep 23
Fall Clothing Trunk Show
Trunk Show • Gallery 360
Fall Clothing Trunk Show
Sat Sep 23
Franconia's 27th Annual Art & Artists Celebration
Celebration • Franconia Sculpture Park
Franconia's 27th Annual Art & Artists Celebration
Sep 23 - Oct 29
ARTIFACT: Reality-testing through painting and the found object | Neeyah Muhammad
Showing • SooVAC
ARTIFACT: Reality-testing through painting and the found object | Neeyah Muhammad
Sep 23 - Oct 29
Once We Traveled Above the Earth | Racquel Banaszak
Showing • SooVAC
Once We Traveled Above the Earth | Racquel Banaszak
Sep 23 - Dec 10
I AM THE SHADOWS SHIFTING, BURNED THROUGH AND FILLED WITH LIGHT | MAGGIE HANNELORE FAE
Showing • Gage Gallery, Augsburg
I AM THE SHADOWS SHIFTING, BURNED THROUGH AND FILLED WITH LIGHT | MAGGIE HANNELORE FAE
Sep 23 - Oct 29
EYES THEY SEA | Syed Hosain
Showing • SooVAC
EYES THEY SEA | Syed Hosain
Sep 23 - 24
Jackalope Art Fair 2023
Festival • Boom Island Park
Jackalope Art Fair 2023
Sep 23 - Oct 7
More Than Original
Showing • Gallery 427
More Than Original
Sep 23 - Nov 5
Coastal Sweetgrass: Clay & Land & Craft
Showing • Northern Clay Center
Coastal Sweetgrass: Clay & Land & Craft
Sep 23 - Dec 15
In Rotation
Showing • Christensen Gallery, Augsburg
In Rotation
Sep 23 - 24
Rising From the Ashes
LoLa Art Crawl Dates • Vine Arts Center
Rising From the Ashes
Sep 23 - 24
2023 LoLa Art Crawl
Art Crawl • Longfellow Neighborhood
2023 LoLa Art Crawl
Sat Sep 23
Inventadas
Opening Reception and Performance Premiere • Emerging Curators Institute
Inventadas
Sat Sep 23
Art on Hennepin Avenue Reception
Reception • The Chambers Gallery
Art on Hennepin Avenue Reception
Sep 23 - Nov 17
Inventadas
Showing • Emerging Curators Institute
Inventadas
Sat Sep 23
GRAND RE-OPENING & RECEPTION!
Grand Re-Opening • Gallery Aurora and Lens Prose Studio
GRAND RE-OPENING & RECEPTION!
Sat Sep 23
"Some Body" | Ellie Kingsbury
Opening Reception • Form + Content Gallery
"Some Body" | Ellie Kingsbury
Sat Sep 23
ARTIFACT: Reality-testing through painting and the found object | Neeyah Muhammad
Opening Reception • SooVAC
ARTIFACT: Reality-testing through painting and the found object | Neeyah Muhammad
Sat Sep 23
Once We Traveled Above the Earth | Racquel Banaszak
Opening Reception • SooVAC
Once We Traveled Above the Earth | Racquel Banaszak
Sat Sep 23
Life As A Mall Brat | Chris Rackley
Artist Reception • Kolman & Reeb Gallery
Life As A Mall Brat | Chris Rackley
Sat Sep 23
I AM THE SHADOWS SHIFTING, BURNED THROUGH AND FILLED WITH LIGHT | MAGGIE HANNELORE FAE
Opening Reception • Gage Gallery, Augsburg
I AM THE SHADOWS SHIFTING, BURNED THROUGH AND FILLED WITH LIGHT | MAGGIE HANNELORE FAE
Sat Sep 23
The Pancakes & Booze Art Show
Event • Granada Theater
The Pancakes & Booze Art Show
Sep 25 - Oct 19
Remembering Paroma
Ongoing • Gordon Parks Gallery
Remembering Paroma
Sep 27 - Oct 1
Twin Cities Art Week
Showing • Various Locations
Twin Cities Art Week
Wed Sep 27
Ebb/Flow: Pritika Chowdhry, Chotsani Elaine Dean and Courtney M. Leonard
TC Art Week Event: Walkthrough • The Weisman
Ebb/Flow: Pritika Chowdhry, Chotsani Elaine Dean and Courtney M. Leonard
Wed Sep 27
Young, Gifted, and Black
TC Art Week Reception • MCAD MFA Studios and Gallery
Young, Gifted, and Black
Wed Sep 27
EYES THEY SEA | Syed Hosain
TC Art Week Walkthrough • SooVAC
EYES THEY SEA | Syed Hosain
Wed Sep 27
ARTIFACT: Reality-testing through painting and the found object | Neeyah Muhammad
TC Art Week Walkthrough • SooVAC
ARTIFACT: Reality-testing through painting and the found object | Neeyah Muhammad
Wed Sep 27
Once We Traveled Above the Earth | Racquel Banaszak
TC Art Week Event: Wallkthrough • SooVAC
Once We Traveled Above the Earth | Racquel Banaszak
Wed Sep 27
Painting-a-Day | Jim Denomie
TC Art Week Event Walkthrough • Bockley Gallery
Painting-a-Day | Jim Denomie
Thu Sep 28
"Some Body" | Ellie Kingsbury
Talk + Workshop • Form + Content Gallery
"Some Body" | Ellie Kingsbury
Thu Sep 28
Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary Celebration
Anniversary and Opening Reception for Three Exhibitions • Regis Center For Art
Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary Celebration
Thu Sep 28
Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary Exhibitions: Works by MFA & BFA Students
Opening Reception & Regis Center 20th Anniversary Celebration • Regis Center for Art, U of M
Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary Exhibitions: Works by MFA & BFA Students
Thu Sep 28
Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary Exhibitions: Works by Faculty & Staff
Opening Reception & Regis Center 20th Anniversary Celebration • Nash Gallery
Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary Exhibitions: Works by Faculty & Staff
Thu Sep 28
Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary Exhibitions: Works by Faculty Emeriti
Opening Reception & Regis Center 20th Anniversary Celebration • Regis Center for Art, U of M
Regis Center for Art 20th Anniversary Exhibitions: Works by Faculty Emeriti
Thu Sep 28
NEMAA 10 x 10 2023
Special In-Person Event • NEMAA
NEMAA 10 x 10 2023
Thu Sep 28
801 Gallery's 49th Art Show
Artist Talk • Art at 801 Gallery
801 Gallery's 49th Art Show
Sep 29 - Oct 28
LUNA
Showing • Emily Gray Koehler Studio and Gallery
LUNA
Fri Sep 29
Library New Acquisitions Night + Happy Hour
Twin Cities Art Week Happy Hour • Midway Contemporary Art Library
Library New Acquisitions Night + Happy Hour
Fri Sep 29
Make Believe in Yourself | Paintallica
Opening Reception • NE Sculpture I Gallery Factory
Make Believe in Yourself | Paintallica
Fri Sep 29
Single File | Mark Schoening
TC Art Week Conversation • TOA Presents
Single File | Mark Schoening
Fri Sep 29
Dhaanto | Yasmin Yassin
Artist Talk • Public Functionary
Dhaanto | Yasmin Yassin
Fri Sep 29
Saturday Morning and the Faces We Remember | Za'Nia Coleman
Artist/Curator Conversation • Public Functionary
Saturday Morning and the Faces We Remember | Za'Nia Coleman
Fri Sep 29
LURKERS | LEE NOBLE
TC art Week Performance • Dreamsong
LURKERS | LEE NOBLE
Sat Sep 30
Fall 2023
TC Art Week Walkthrough • Weinstein Hammons Gallery
Fall 2023
Sat Sep 30
Common Ground | Ute Bertog
TC Art Week event • Rosalux Gallery
Common Ground | Ute Bertog
Sat Sep 30
Variety Garden | Lukas Geronimas
TC Art Week Brunch • David Petersen Gallery
Variety Garden | Lukas Geronimas
Sat Sep 30
Clay Connections
Closing Event • Homewood Studios
Clay Connections
Sat Sep 30
Mouth-Space | Sophia Chai
Walkthrough and Performance • Hair + Nails Gallery
Mouth-Space | Sophia Chai
Sep 30 - Oct 26
Those Were the Days! | Bonnie Thorne
Showing • Interact Gallery
Those Were the Days! | Bonnie Thorne
Sat Sep 30
For the Love of Water
Poolside Gala • MMAM
For the Love of Water
Sat Sep 30
Those Were the Days! | Bonnie Thorne
Opening Reception • Interact Gallery
Those Were the Days! | Bonnie Thorne
Sat Sep 30
Second Shift Studio Space 2023 Open House
Reception • Second Shift
Second Shift Studio Space 2023 Open House
Sun Oct 1
Second Shift Studio Space 2023 Open House
Twin Cities Art Week Coffee & Meet • Second Shift
Second Shift Studio Space 2023 Open House
Sun Oct 1
Like a little Tlaquepaque vase or Como Jarrito de Tlaquepaque | Ivonne Yáñez
Reception with Gallery Tour & Workshop • Rochester Art Center
Like a little Tlaquepaque vase or Como Jarrito de Tlaquepaque | Ivonne Yáñez
Sun Oct 1
A Rumble in the Twins: Love Conquers All | Nathan Hollis & Gabrielle K. Brown
TC Art Week Event Opening Reception • Night Club
A Rumble in the Twins: Love Conquers All | Nathan Hollis & Gabrielle K. Brown
Sun Oct 1
Revealing Threads | Tia Keobounpheng
Conversation • Mia
Revealing Threads | Tia Keobounpheng
Mon Oct 2
The Vision Awards 2023
Vision Awards • Ritz
The Vision Awards 2023
Wed Oct 4
Does Art Need Words? Arts Writers on Arts Writing
Event • Regis Center For Art
Does Art Need Words? Arts Writers on Arts Writing
Thu Oct 5
Neil Johnston | Wayfinding...To and From the Studio
Showing • TractorWorks Building
Neil Johnston | Wayfinding...To and From the Studio
Oct 5 - Nov 19
The Physical, The Unknown, The Familiar
Showing • Gallery 13
The Physical, The Unknown, The Familiar
Thu Oct 5
The Physical, The Unknown, The Familiar
Opening • Gallery 13
The Physical, The Unknown, The Familiar
Thu Oct 5
Northrup King First Thursdays
Open Studios • Northrup King Building
Northrup King First Thursdays
Thu Oct 5
Too Much | Madison Rubenstein
Closing Reception • California Building
Too Much | Madison Rubenstein
Thu Oct 5
CL Martin | Beyond the Binary!
Opening • Supercharged Printmakers
CL Martin | Beyond the Binary!
Thu Oct 5
Life As A Mall Brat | Chris Rackley
Artist Talk • Kolman & Reeb Gallery
Life As A Mall Brat | Chris Rackley
Oct 6 - Nov 3
Anomalies
Showing • Harry M. Drake Gallery, St. Paul Academy
Anomalies
Oct 6 - 8
Schmidt Fall Art Crawl 2023
Showing • Schmidt Artists Lofts
Schmidt Fall Art Crawl 2023
Oct 6 - 8
Union Depot Saint Paul Art Crawl 2023
Showing • Union Depot
Union Depot Saint Paul Art Crawl 2023
Fri Oct 6
Gods & Monsters 2023
Night 1 • Otherworldly Arts
Gods & Monsters 2023
Oct 6 - 8
Saint Paul Fall Art Crawl 2023
Showing • St. Paul Art Collective
Saint Paul Fall Art Crawl 2023
Oct 6 - 8
THE 4TH FLIP THE SCRIPT QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
Showing • Flip The Script
THE 4TH FLIP THE SCRIPT QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
Fri Oct 6
Virya - of the Messenger
Opening Reception • MLX
Virya - of the Messenger
Sat Oct 7
Children of Nature: Find Your Wonderland | Kristin Maija Peterson
Artist Meet & Greet • Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Children of Nature: Find Your Wonderland | Kristin Maija Peterson
Oct 7 - 29
The Great Mothers | Hend Al-Mansour
Showing • Rosalux Gallery
The Great Mothers | Hend Al-Mansour
Sat Oct 7
Lawrence Gipe: New Works from the Locomotive Series
Opening Reception • Douglas Flanders & Associates
Lawrence Gipe: New Works from the Locomotive Series
Oct 7 - Nov 18
Lawrence Gipe: New Works from the Locomotive Series
Showing • Douglas Flanders & Associates
Lawrence Gipe: New Works from the Locomotive Series
Sat Oct 7
Gods & Monsters 2023
Night 2 • Otherworldly Arts
Gods & Monsters 2023
Sat Oct 7
The Great Mothers | Hend Al-Mansour
Opening Reception • Rosalux Gallery
The Great Mothers | Hend Al-Mansour
Sun Oct 8
Franconia Art and Farmer's Market 2023
Market • Franconia Sculpture Park
Franconia Art and Farmer's Market 2023
Sun Oct 8
The Great Mothers | Hend Al-Mansour
Artist Talk • Rosalux Gallery
The Great Mothers | Hend Al-Mansour
Wed Oct 11
Coastal Sweetgrass: Clay & Land & Craft
Craft Workshop and Discussion • Northern Clay Center
Coastal Sweetgrass: Clay & Land & Craft
Wed Oct 11
All Tomorrow's Parties | Carol Lee Chase
In-person Artist Talk by Carol Lee Chase • The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Kate's
All Tomorrow's Parties | Carol Lee Chase
Oct 12 - Jan 13
Aabijijiwan / Ukeyat yanalleh
Showing • All My Relations Arts
Aabijijiwan / Ukeyat yanalleh
Thu Oct 12
Coastal Sweetgrass: Clay & Land & Craft
Artist Panel • Northern Clay Center
Coastal Sweetgrass: Clay & Land & Craft
Thu Oct 12
Aabijijiwan / Ukeyat yanalleh
Opening Reception • All My Relations Arts
Aabijijiwan / Ukeyat yanalleh
Thu Oct 12
Coastal Sweetgrass: Clay & Land & Craft
Public Reception • Northern Clay Center
Coastal Sweetgrass: Clay & Land & Craft
Fri Oct 13
Ubiquitous | Emily Quandahl
VIP/Members Opening • Gamut Gallery
Ubiquitous | Emily Quandahl
Sat Oct 14
California Building 2nd Saturdays
Open Studios • California Building
California Building 2nd Saturdays
Sat Oct 14
Casket Arts - 2nd Saturdays
Open Studios • Casket Arts
Casket Arts - 2nd Saturdays
Sat Oct 14
Re+4RM Community Event
Event • Re+4RM
Re+4RM Community Event
Oct 14 - Nov 16
Ubiquitous | Emily Quandahl
Showing • Gamut Gallery
Ubiquitous | Emily Quandahl
Sat Oct 14
A Different View
Public Reception • Traffic Zone
A Different View
Wed Oct 18
Inducted | Bethany C. Rahn
In-person Artist Talk & Performance by Bethany C. Rahn • The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Kate's
Inducted | Bethany C. Rahn
Sat Oct 21
TEEN MOVIE NIGHT AND COMICS AT THE CAT
Movie Night • The Cafesjian Art Trust
TEEN MOVIE NIGHT AND COMICS AT THE CAT
Sun Oct 22
Utility Boxes Mural Announcement
Artist Talk • Rochester Art Center
Utility Boxes Mural Announcement
Oct 26 - Dec 2
Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective 2023
Showing • Hopkins Center for the Arts
Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective 2023
Oct 26 - Dec 2
Scenes From a Mystery | Douglas Oudekerk
Showing • Hopkins Center for the Arts
Scenes From a Mystery | Douglas Oudekerk
Oct 26 - Dec 2
Water Works - An Exploration of Patterns and Palette | Catherine Hearding
Showing • Hopkins Center for the Arts
Water Works - An Exploration of Patterns and Palette | Catherine Hearding
Thu Oct 26
Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective 2023
Opening Reception • Hopkins Center for the Arts
Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective 2023
Thu Oct 26
Water Works - An Exploration of Patterns and Palette | Catherine Hearding
Opening Reception • Hopkins Center for the Arts
Water Works - An Exploration of Patterns and Palette | Catherine Hearding
Thu Oct 26
Ubiquitous | Emily Quandahl
Artist Talk • Gamut Gallery
Ubiquitous | Emily Quandahl
Oct 27 - 31
Barebones 30th Annual Halloween Extravaganza!
Performances • Midtown Greenway
Barebones 30th Annual Halloween Extravaganza!
Fri Oct 27
New Editions 2023
Preview Party • MCBA
New Editions 2023
Sat Oct 28
New Editions 2023
Public Sale • MCBA
New Editions 2023
Thu Nov 2
Northrup King First Thursdays
Open Studios • Northrup King Building
Northrup King First Thursdays
Fri Nov 3
CL Martin | Beyond the Binary!
Artist Talk • Supercharged Printmakers
CL Martin | Beyond the Binary!
Nov 4 - 26
This Is What You Liked Before | Dan Buettner
Showing • Rosalux Gallery
This Is What You Liked Before | Dan Buettner
Sat Nov 4
This Is What You Liked Before | Dan Buettner
Opening Reception • Rosalux Gallery
This Is What You Liked Before | Dan Buettner
Nov 9 - May 4
Fooling the Eye
Showing • The Cafesjian Art Trust
Fooling the Eye
Thu Nov 9
Souvenirs: Paintings by Jon Reischl
Opening • TractorWorks Building
Souvenirs: Paintings by Jon Reischl
Sat Nov 11
California Building 2nd Saturdays
Open Studios • California Building
California Building 2nd Saturdays
Sat Nov 11
Casket Arts - 2nd Saturdays
Open Studios • Casket Arts
Casket Arts - 2nd Saturdays

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