I have 6 pieces in the 6th Annual Member’s Exhibition at SSCA Gallery, including a large scale drawing, mixed media collage drawing, two oil paintings, and two sculptures. Some of which I have never shown before. I also have artwork in the separate member’s gallery hallway.

Hope you can make it tonight!

Opening Night Reception
Saturday, November 14, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Music by Jon Davis and Friends, Live Jazz Ensemble

November 15 – December 6, 2009

Six years ago, a rag-tag group of artists took over an abandoned police sub-station and declared themselves a co-op. No one thought that the experiment would last.

The organization had no permanent endowment, no paid staff, and no outside source of funding.

Six years later, the Stevens Square Center for the Arts (SSCA) has transformed that ugly water-damaged storefront into a functioning gallery –one that has quickly emerged as one of the city’s most exciting venues for non-commercial art.

“Sometimes seeing something is as important as talking about it,” says founding member Zachary Korb. “Actually going up in the space, it lets you sort of envision what the possibilities are.”

In the midst of an economic recession that has forced many long-running galleries to shutter their doors, the SSCA Gallery is not only surviving, but thriving. In 2009, the art center hosted 11 major exhibitions, as well as the Twin Cities Zine Festival, and a Community Forum.

Coming at the end of the SSCA’s busiest season ever, the Sixth Annual SSCA Members’ Exhibition is a showcase for the member-artists whose hard work and dedication have kept the gallery functioning. While other exhibits are usually based on a theme, the Members’ show is a truly open exhibition, featuring broad sampling of styles and materials.

From the life-sized oil paintings and charcoal drawings of J.M. Culver, to the scrambled portraits of painter Samuel Bjorgum, the Sixth Annual SSCA Members’ Exhibition is a showcase for a group of emerging artists who you can expect to hear more from in the near future.

FEATURING ARTWORK BY:

• Erik Farseth
• Erika Hammerschmidt
• Faye Buffington Howell
• Guntis Kupers
• J.M. Culver
• Karin Knudsen
• Patricia Barnes
• Samuel Bjorgum
• Terrance Davis
• Trish Brock
• Margot Dedrick

The Sixth Annual SSCA Members’ Exhibition will be on view from Sunday, November 15 – December 6, 2009. This event is free, and open to the public.

There will be an opening night reception on Saturday, November 14 from 7:00 – 10:00 pm.

SSCA Gallery
1905 3rd Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404

(above 3rd Ave Market)