Reminder: MCAD Annual Art Sale
Just a reminder, the MCAD Annual Art Sale opening/preview is tonight from 6pm to 9pm. $35 advance, $40 door. Valet parking available.
Tomorrow from 9am to 5pm it is free to the public, free art studio for kids.
I have 25 pieces, 20 paintings and 5 drawings in the sale. The best time to go is tonight if you are serious about buying artwork, as the best quality pieces are snatched up right away. There’s still some good work the next day but the strongest usually goes on Friday night. All artwork is priced under $1,000 with the majority under $100. So there are very affordable pieces.
If you haven’t been to the sale before, there are paintings, drawings, prints, furniture, sculpture, photography, jewelry, clothing (hats, scarves, tshirts), magnets, coasters, stuffed animals, dolls, etc. Something for everyone. All originals.
I have work priced from $40 to $850, with the majority in the $300 to $450 range. All artwork not sold, will be listed for sale in my etsy store next week.
- Other News:
I’m going to be interviewed by 3 Minute Egg next week in my studio. Trish submitted my artwork (without asking) and the producer wants to interview me. So I’ll be on the blog soon. I’ll post more about that later.
Solo exhibition is still scheduled for March. Not sure on exact dates or opening night yet. Either first or second week depending on if the exhibition will run 4 or 6 weeks. Also, haven’t decided if it will be Fri or Sat night. We will be meeting next week to create the 2010 exhibition schedules at SSCA.
Today is the deadline for board nominations at SSCA. Voting closes December 6th. I was nominated for Vice Chair, Exhibition Committee Chair, and to be on the Marketing Committee.
I’ve applied for some exhibitions and competitions in NY and Chicago. Am waiting to hear back. If I get into the NY one, then I have a bit of a conflict – same weekend as my solo show opening, so I would either have to fly out one day/night or schedule my solo opening a different night/week. But that’s jumping ahead a bit too much…. We’ll see.
I’m currently working on a commission painting in the studio. I have 3 more commissions after this. Then, I will be working on new work for the upcoming solo show.
MCAD Annual Art Sale
I have 25 paintings (and some drawings) available at the MCAD Annual Art Sale. All are priced under $850. My work can be purchased, along with other alumni and current student’s work on Friday and Saturday. Here is the information from the website:
MCAD Annual Art Sale
FRIDAY, 6pm – 9pm
Tickets: $35 advance, $40 at door
Valet parking available
SATURDAY, 9am – 5pm
Free to Public, free art studio for kids
Eye-catching, one-of-a-kind art created by MCAD students and recent graduates at unbeatable prices. More than 5,000 pieces will be sold. More than 7,000 pieces will be hung. 11 hours only. Every piece less than $1000. Average price less than $100.
It’s the 2009 MCAD Art Sale! Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21. An enormous sale of fine student art where all proceeds benefit the artists.
Here’s some of my artwork available at the MCAD Art Sale:
MCAD Main Building, first and second floors (can’t miss it!)
2501 Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis
Adjacent to The Minneapolis Institute of Arts and The Children’s Theatre Company
6th Annual Member’s Exhibition Opening
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)
MN Association for Children’s Mental Health Fundraiser
Tonight is the MN Association for Children’s Mental Health Fundraiser at the Salir a la Luz Gallery in St Paul, MN. I have two pieces that were donated, one mixed media still life and an abstracted watercolor landscape. The event is from 5pm to 8pm tonight.
More information is available on their website:
http://www.macmh.org/contribute/Fundraiser.php
Medium Container
I’ve always reused jars from home for containing my turpenoid and mixing medium. It saves quite a bit of money, especially since I don’t like to clean them out. I just grab another one that I’ve saved on my shelf and throw the other one out.
I saved a Kikkoman soy sauce container and am now using it for my medium. I poured the medium inside, mixed it with a stick, put on the cap, covered the two holes with my fingers and shook it really hard.
It’s really convenient to just pour the medium onto the colors on my palette. It’s less messy and because the holes are small, you have control of how much you want to pour. You can just put a little piece of tape on top if you want to cover the holes. I’ve been using mine for a few days and haven’t had to cover it. But would recommend covering it if you aren’t going to be using it everyday.
Autumn Artquinox
Thank you to everyone that came to the “Autumn Artquinox” opening at Grain Belt Gallery on Friday evening. Here are some of the photos taken during the reception/event. I’ll post more soon.
"Autumn Artquinox" @ Grain Belt
Hope you can make it to the “Autumn Artquinox” opening at Grain Belt this Friday, September 18th from 6pm – 12am.
I’m showing two large-scale works, “Decomposition” and “Somersaults”.
Here are some images of artwork from some of the other artists that will be exhibiting in the show:
Caitlin Karolczak
Katherine Ryan Roth
Here’s the event information:
GRAIN BELT ARTISTS COLLECTIVE PRESENTS THE AUTUMN ART-QUINOX
A FREE MULTI-MEDIA, INTERACTIVE EVENT
At the Grain Belt Bottling House in Northeast Minneapolis, Film, Music, Art and More
The Grain Belt Bottling House
79 13th Avenue N.E., Minneapolis
NE Minneapolis, 55413.
Opening Reception
Friday, September 18th, 6 pm-midnight
The Grain Belt Artists present a free multi-media event featuring resident and guest artists working in film, music, performance art, painting, sculpture and photography.
This special event will begin with an opening reception on Friday, September 18th, 6 pm-midnight and will
continue throughout the weekend on Saturday, September 19th, noon-8 pm and Sunday, September 20th noon-4 pm. Performance events will be scheduled all three days, stop by the Grain Belt Bottling House for a complete
listing.
Resident Grain Belt artists participating in this event include:
Jeanne Frink,Joe Greco, Jeff Hirst, Caitlin Karolczak, Holly Nelson, Natalie Northrup, Tom Riggle, Brian Severns, Lynn Speaker and Coffee House Press.
Selected guest artists participating in the AUTUMN ART-QUINOX are:
Visual Artists:
Jason Wasyk,Tara Costello,Nate Petterson,Benjamin Moore,Katherine Ryan Roth,Jocelyn Bullock,
Dan Schneiger,Sandesh Nicol,Jeffrey Skemp,Deborah Splain,Josh Stulen,Noreen Tyler,Noelle Wolf,
Paul Von Stoetzel,JM Culver,Scott Wenner,Jane Frees-Kluth,David Kluth,Faye Hoch,Shuji Usui,
Steven Lang,Matt Gorrie,Jesse Golfis,Jeffrey Bordenkecher,Michael Slagle,Nicole Stanoch,Patrick Pryor,
Jason Dorweiler,Bridget Riversmith,Ed Keegan,Gina Germ,Griffin Costello,Tad Murawska,Jen Hanlon,
Robert Eichinger,Tricia Schweltzer, Kristina Mooney,Matthew J.Olson,David Qaudy,Crystalea Meisinger
Performance Artists:
Brian S. Ellis, HOMERr and the Bi-Penial octopus, The Default Project
Musical Artists:
The Prizefighters, Easy to Love,HOMERr and the BI-Penial octopus, Jenny Dalton,Inushuk Pass,& Military Specialists, Manners
Acknowledgments:
Artspace Projects, Audubon Coffee, EMI, Spinario Design
Friday, Feb 6th 6:00pm-12 midnight
Music: (approximate times)
6:00 The Prize Fighters7:00 Easy to Love8:00 HOMERr and the Bi-Penial octopus
9:00 Jenny Dalton10:00 Inukshuk Pass
11:00 Military Specialists
Film: Outside viewing
By: Matt Gorrie 6pm-12am
Film: Main viewing area
By: Paul Von Stoetzel, Bridget Riversmith, Kate Balsley,Brianna Deihl,Tyler Jensen
Film: Secondary viewing
6-12 TBA
Performance Artist:
The Default Project- Through out the night
Readings: By Brian S. Ellis -Through out the night
Sat, Feb, 7th 12:00-8:00
An Immigrant’s Tale
A Program on 19th Century Norwegian Immigration. 1:00pm & 3:00pm
Hosted by: Roger R. Hellesvig
Performance Art:
The Default Project-TBA
Film: Main
Schedule TBA
Film: Secondary
Schedule TBA
“Struggle Within” @ Altered Esthetics Gallery
My painting “Transformation (Self Portrait)” is displayed in the “Struggle Within” exhibition at the Altered Esthetics Gallery.
Opening Reception
Friday September 4, 2009 – 7:00pm-10pm
Show runs September 3rd – September 22nd, 2009
“Struggle Within”
Altered Esthetics Gallery
1224 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis
Artists often use their art, either consciously or subconsciously, to deal with the trials of life. This show features artwork that examines the struggle within.
I also have work in the upcoming “Autumn Artquinox” at Grain Belt Gallery and “Art Perchance” at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts this month. I will post that information in the near future.
New Art Studio in Mpls
I have moved into a new art studio located in the SSCA gallery building in Minneapolis. Studio visits by appointment only.
J. M. Culver
SSCA Gallery building
1905 3rd Ave S, Studio #12
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Current Exhibitions
My work is in three exhibitions right now: SSCA – Anatomy: Creation, Existence, and Decomposition, MCAD Gallery – Paradigm Shift, and Grain Belt Gallery – Art Ache.
Anatomy: Creation, Existence, and Decomposition
January 31 – February 22
Stevens Square Center for the Arts
1905 3rd Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612.879.0200
Gallery Hours: Friday thru Sunday, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Anatomy, featuring work by the following artists:
- J.M. Culver
- Trish Brock
- Sally Eckhoff
- Gina Germ
- Jason Gillman
- Melissa Grant
- Cris t Halverson
- Angela Maki Jones
- Curt Lund
- Richard Strohmeyer
- John Vasiliou
Paradigm Shift
MCAD Alumni & Friends Honor Kinji Akagawa
January 16th – February 22
MCAD Gallery
2501 Stevens Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Presented by the MCAD Alumni Association
Featuring work by more than 150 MCAD Alumni artists from across the nation, “Paradigm Shift” pays homage to Professor Kinji Akagawa ’68, a teacher for more than 30 years and respected public arts advocate and sculptor.
Art Ache
A Free Multi-media event featuring resident and guest artists working in film, music, performance art, painting, sculpture and photography.
Grain Belt Bottling House
79 13th St. NE
Minneapolis, MN
612.465.0234
