A Very Much More @ The Soap Factory

"A Very Much More" aka the biannual volunteer show, happened in November 2010.
I visited the Soap Factory, knowing the building, observing the state. Previously, I had a discription of luminosity. Now I profoundly THANK over 50 volunteers whom make the Soap Factory possible!!

Copy from the show:
MINNEAPOLIS-The Soap Factory's 2010 Volunteer Biennial, "A Very Much More" opened on Saturday, November 13th. The show featured a variety of exciting new artwork from emerging artists among the Soap Factory's large volunteer force. 52 individual artists and collaborative groups responded to this year's theme: "New and old, everyday and exotic, scrapped together and manufactured, a beautiful mess of things collect and gather, swapping their pasts for new purpose." "A Very Much More" showcased over 60 selected works including installation, painting, video, and sculpture.

The Soap Factory relies heavily on its volunteer force of over 300, many of whom are artists. Most Soap Factory initiatives and exhibitions, including the popular Haunted Basement, rely heavily on volunteer support, creativity, wit and sweat. The Volunteer Biennial is no exception, as it is curated, designed, organized and installed completely by a committee of volunteers.

Organized by: Jared Hensel, Nicole Salm, Holly Wiggin (curators)
as well as Vena Ambrose, Michael Basler, Birdie Freitag, Shanda Nelson, and Ashley Prichard.

Participating Artists: Vena Ambrose, Kaia Arthur, Michael Basler, Ken Bengtsson, Tim Carroll, Gwendolyn Comings, Cornelius Coons, Sarah Dos Pfeifle, Julie Fischer, Paul Fosaaen, Hannah Frick, Scott Grover, Jared Hensel, Zac Hills-Bonczyk, Will Grant, Gina Hunt, Eric Joas, Karrie Johnson, Jordan Kocak, Carolyn Kopecky, Patrick Koziol, Kurt Liljequist, Hillary Lund, Michael Mason, Molly McGraw, Megan Mertaugh, Lawrence Mikesh, Alaina Mulawka, Shanda Nelson, Sandesh Nicol, Maia Pavitova, Liseli Polivka, Ashley Prichard, Mitch Redepenning, Jesse Quam, Tamara Sadlo, Siddarth Saikia, Jennifer Stano, Scott Steiskal, Tiffany Thayer, Shannon Thorson, Josh Tucker, Sara Udvig, Guy Wagner, Rachel Walter, Lyz Wendland, Hillary White, Holly Wiggin, Vanesa Windschitl, Gary Wolfe, Caroline Woodruff, Ross Yates.

I Heart Northeast @ Altered Esthetics Gallery

I heart Northeast; was an exhibition which ran at the AE gallery in May 2009. I went and volunteered to document the show into a photosynth, and was very happy.

There are some weird registrations because some of the art work appears twice in the Gallery..

I Heart Northeast!

One of only several official Arts Districts in the states, the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District is home to over 400 artists, studios and galleries as well as countless historical landmarks and fabulous brownstones. This show features artwork about our awesome Northeast Minneapolis.

April 30 - May 30, 2009
Opening Reception Friday May 1, 2009

Artists include
Will Agar, Altered Esthetics, Teri Bloch, Mary Bowman Cline, Donna Bruni, Walter Horishnyk, Ursula Murray Husted, Martha LeDuc, Anita Martin, Todd Peterson, Ann Pitman, Nicholas Sagan, Damian Sheridan, Lauren Strom, Lauri Svedberg, John Terwilliger, Kristin Thompson

Stevens Square Art Center, Off Center Nov 2010

Stevens Square Art Center, Off Center Nov 2010

I stopped by for a visit to Stevens Square Art Center Exhibition "Off Center".

Artists in this exhibition include:

Amber Janey
Edie Overturf
Kurt Hippauf
Matt Wells
Erik Farseth
J. M. Culver
Faye Buffington-Howell
Terrance Davis
Jesse Green
Will Dinski
Don Loegering
Barb Saunders
Joy Kim
Jon Raether