Your guide to the St. Paul Art Crawl this weekend
The autumn installment of the biannual St. Paul Art Crawl is back this weekend, and it is packed with lots to see.
The nearly 50-year-old art crawl will span more than 30 galleries and artistic spaces. Some spaces are hosting crawl events, while others are simply bringing attention to their existing exhibits, said Mariusz Kujawski, executive director of the St. Paul Art Collective, which organizes the event.
“The goal is to have art be accessible to everybody in their community that they’re already in,” Kujawski said.
Here are some of the events being held, according to the St. Paul Art Collective website.
At the Virginia Street Church, there will be artists offering paintings, glassware, pottery, drawings and more. Some of the artists are Marissa Wegner, Paul Chaple and Mariah Masilko. There is live music Friday featuring Jon Elconin, David Evens, Jeremy Rose and Liz Zeno. There are several other live performances throughout the weekend, such as Gordon Meyer, the band Blues Stratum and Susan Zeni, an accordionist.
Virginia Street Church: 170 Virginia St.; virginiastchurch.org
Friedli Gallery is featuring guest artists Jeanna Pappas, Lauren Hefty, Kristin Jones and Simone Rendon. There will also be a special exhibit of antique silver plate collodion photography titled “Surviving Silver” by Kary Janousek. This location is open noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Friedli Gallery: 943 W. Seventh St.; friedliartsgallery.com
The Schmidt Artist Lofts are hosting what they call a “Schmidt Show.” Over 80 artists, residents and outside artists are selling art in the underground tunnel level of the former brewery. Live painting and art demonstrations will be conducted on the rooftop. A nonprofit organization displaying art by incarcerated artists, “Art from the Inside,” will be in the atrium of the lofts. Resident musicians will be performing during the crawl. There will also be coffee and a variety of food trucks. Admission is free, and the crawl is open 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Schmidt Artist Lofts: 900 W. Seventh St.; schmidtartists.com
Gambit Brewing Co. will be featuring art displays from Retro Pop art to candles. There will be live music by Ken Takata on Friday and the Tommy Bentz Band on Saturday. Additionally, there will be standup comedy by Elise Cole, Jimmie Davis and Jesse the Shrink, all native to St. Paul, on Friday.
Gambit Brewing Co.: 141 E. Fourth St.; gambitbrewingco.com
XIA Gallery & Cafe will hold an open mic night from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Local Asian-American artists showcase their talents, and it celebrates diverse expression.
XIA Gallery & Cafe: 422 W. University Ave.; xiagallerycafe.com
Lowertown mourning
On a somber note, the St. Paul Art Collective is dedicating the fall art crawl to artist Carrie Shobe Kwok, who was randomly murdered last week while painting a mural in a Lowertown alley in preparation for the event. Police later fatally shot Kwok’s killer.
“Her passion for creativity reminds us of the essential role that art plays in our community — it connects us, heals us, and allows us to express our deepest emotions,” the collective wrote in an Instagram post after Kwok’s killing.
The Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative, where the 66-year-old Kwok had lived since February, is hosting events from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The mural is in the building’s surface parking lot, located in the alley behind 255 E. Kellogg Blvd., between Wacouta and Wall streets.
The art crawl is not just a place for people in the community to become aware of local art, but also for artists to get together and talk about their work, Kujawski said. It brings an overall awareness to local art and multigenerational artists.
“What’s beautiful is that in some places, you can find an artist that has just started, graduated high school or even before that, next to an artist that has been in the community for a while and has multiple works,” Kujawski said. “It’s nice to see them talk.”
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Your guide to the St. Paul Art Crawl this weekend
The autumn installment of the biannual St. Paul Art Crawl is back this weekend, and it is packed with lots to see.
The nearly 50-year-old art crawl will span more than 30 galleries and artistic spaces. Some spaces are hosting crawl events, while others are simply bringing attention to their existing exhibits, said Mariusz Kujawski, executive director of the St. Paul Art Collective, which organizes the event.
“The goal is to have art be accessible to everybody in their community that they’re already in,” Kujawski said.
Here are some of the events being held, according to the St. Paul Art Collective website.
At the Virginia Street Church, there will be artists offering paintings, glassware, pottery, drawings and more. Some of the artists are Marissa Wegner, Paul Chaple and Mariah Masilko. There is live music Friday featuring Jon Elconin, David Evens, Jeremy Rose and Liz Zeno. There are several other live performances throughout the weekend, such as Gordon Meyer, the band Blues Stratum and Susan Zeni, an accordionist.
Virginia Street Church: 170 Virginia St.; virginiastchurch.org
Friedli Gallery is featuring guest artists Jeanna Pappas, Lauren Hefty, Kristin Jones and Simone Rendon. There will also be a special exhibit of antique silver plate collodion photography titled “Surviving Silver” by Kary Janousek. This location is open noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Friedli Gallery: 943 W. Seventh St.; friedliartsgallery.com
The Schmidt Artist Lofts are hosting what they call a “Schmidt Show.” Over 80 artists, residents and outside artists are selling art in the underground tunnel level of the former brewery. Live painting and art demonstrations will be conducted on the rooftop. A nonprofit organization displaying art by incarcerated artists, “Art from the Inside,” will be in the atrium of the lofts. Resident musicians will be performing during the crawl. There will also be coffee and a variety of food trucks. Admission is free, and the crawl is open 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Schmidt Artist Lofts: 900 W. Seventh St.; schmidtartists.com
Gambit Brewing Co. will be featuring art displays from Retro Pop art to candles. There will be live music by Ken Takata on Friday and the Tommy Bentz Band on Saturday. Additionally, there will be standup comedy by Elise Cole, Jimmie Davis and Jesse the Shrink, all native to St. Paul, on Friday.
Gambit Brewing Co.: 141 E. Fourth St.; gambitbrewingco.com
XIA Gallery & Cafe will hold an open mic night from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Local Asian-American artists showcase their talents, and it celebrates diverse expression.
XIA Gallery & Cafe: 422 W. University Ave.; xiagallerycafe.com
Lowertown mourning
On a somber note, the St. Paul Art Collective is dedicating the fall art crawl to artist Carrie Shobe Kwok, who was randomly murdered last week while painting a mural in a Lowertown alley in preparation for the event. Police later fatally shot Kwok’s killer.
“Her passion for creativity reminds us of the essential role that art plays in our community — it connects us, heals us, and allows us to express our deepest emotions,” the collective wrote in an Instagram post after Kwok’s killing.
The Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative, where the 66-year-old Kwok had lived since February, is hosting events from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The mural is in the building’s surface parking lot, located in the alley behind 255 E. Kellogg Blvd., between Wacouta and Wall streets.
The art crawl is not just a place for people in the community to become aware of local art, but also for artists to get together and talk about their work, Kujawski said. It brings an overall awareness to local art and multigenerational artists.
“What’s beautiful is that in some places, you can find an artist that has just started, graduated high school or even before that, next to an artist that has been in the community for a while and has multiple works,” Kujawski said. “It’s nice to see them talk.”
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