Feb 21 and Reader's Art 9 So, Maybe you want this picture at James Michael Lawrence's big Take Down Take Home? There are hundreds more! Meanwhile the jury is in for Reader's Art 9. It is a colorful show this year. Stay tuned. I'll be slowly but surely posting some of the images from the following artists: Kaylie Abela Ann Alexander JenniferAnderson Patrice Baldwin Amanda D’Amico Julie Gawne Annette Geistfeld Edwin Jager Jody Williams Sun Young Kang Riki Kobl Nelson Tara O’Brien Johanne Renbeck Maryann Riker Maddy Rosenberg Jill Timm Kate VanCleve Judith Westergard Ellen Wiener Carol Morris John Hensel John Akre Susan Hensel Gallery The focus of Susan Hensel Gallery is on compelling objects, meaningful use of materials, and engaging sculpture. It is a gallery where experimental ideas and works of the hand join to create unique sensory experiences. Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery is a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year in an intimate space, with hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. In 2013 the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and largescale artwork that engages both sculptural and cultural [...]

All Thing Electoral continues with a Grass Roots celebration The show goes on! Listen to KFAI Radio's Art Matters Archive of October 2 for a discussion of All Things Electoral. I am forever grateful for the support that KFAI lends to this gallery, from Art Matters hosted by Marya Morstad to Catalyst hosted by Lydia Howell. Both shows have covered the gallery since the day we opened four years ago. Thanks!!! We here in Minneapolis can get real hot under the collar about politics. Really like the candidates we like. We really believe in helping one another. The ideal combination of grass roots and gentle governance seems to be what we seek. In that spirit, the Corcoran Neighborhood Organization supports and assists homeowners and renters in many ways. One of the ways has been their support of Elise Kyllo's work with residents. For the past two years Elise, with neighborhood support, warm bodies, paint brushes and free paint from Valspar, has been muraling oft graffitied walls. That's Elise in the green sweater, more or less free of paint. Saturday night, gallery supporters and mural participants came from far and wide to celebrate her contribution to the livability [...]

COMMUNION preview Juliet Blacksher, a dear friend of Jon's found out he collected antique fabrics. When she saw this 1930's silkscreen print, she bought all she could and had him make this miniature from some of it. The print is almost cubist with a 50's flair. Jon thinks artists take cues from fabrics more often than we want to imagine. 1998 About Susan Hensel Gallery Opened September 10th, 2004 Susan Hensel Gallery was a gallery/ workspace presenting 5-6 shows per year devoted to the concept of narrative in the arts in an intimate space, with hardwood floors and high tin ceilings. The Susan Hensel Gallery is now both a window gallery on Cedar Avenue, the main thoroughfare in south Minneapolis and an online venture represented on Artsy.net. In March 2013, the interior space reverted to a working studio for Susan Hensel where she continues to work on small and largescale artwork with an attitude. You can find her current work at Susan Hensel Projects. The studio remains open to the public on Monday, 10 am-5 pm, during special events and by generous appointments. You are welcome to drop by this gallery/workspace at any time, but a [...]

An interview with Sarah Haig An interview with Minneapolis Sarah Haig about Words Unspoken: breaking the cycle. Sarah recently moved to Minneapolis from upstate New York to pursue and Master of Fine Art degree. The installation will be on exhibit November 7-December 20, 2008, in Art space at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church, 1620 E. 46th St., Minneapolis and part of the show Leap of Faith 4: let peace reign. An interview with Sarah Haig Sue: Tell me about Words Unspoken: breaking the cycle. Sarah: It is a large-scale installation that makes visible and present the anonymous words of survivors of abuse. Sue: What sorts of materials is it made out of? Sarah: It is sheets of muslin, Plexiglas, photos, drawings, and words. The muslin is huge, hung from the ceiling. It was stained, burned, ripped to create the right energy for the words. Sue: Where did the words come from? Stained, Burned, And Ripped Sarah: The words were anonymously donated by survivors of abuse. I made this while living in a small town in upstate New York, where everybody knew everybody. I put the word out that I was looking for people’s stories. Sue: Did you advertise? Send [...]