Archive of May, 2010

The ArtOrg 2010 Thousand Print Summer kicks offs at Edison High School during the Northeast Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl. We will be in front of the main entrance of Edison High School from noon to 4pm on Saturday, May 15. Come and make a print with a small steamroller! We already have over twenty small steamroller printing events scheduled this summer from Rochester to Thief River Falls–check our main calendar for a list of all of these events. This first one at Edison is one of five special events–because the prints feed into a special exhibition at the Hennepin County Government Center in December of 2010 for the project called the “Progressive Mural in the Community“. Stop by and find out more. Edison High School is located at 700 22nd Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418.

At the annual ArtOrg meeting last night, several board of director positions were decided. New member Kathy Ruby was elected Treasurer, Ron Wolfe was elected Vice-Chairperson, Ann Nordby continues as Board President, and Greg Mattern continues as Secretary. In addition, Wendy Sivanich, who is now Director of Operations at the Northfield Youth Choirs, will be doing the books and advising ArtOrg in everything financial. Find our more about them, and the rest of our board on our People and Mission page.

ArtOrg is pleased to introduce Brooke Vertin, a recent MFA graduate from the printmaking department of the University of Notre Dame. She will be putting together a series of printmaking classes in the ArtOrg printmaking studio for the summer of 2010. If you have wishes and ideas for classes, please contact Brooke directly at 261-0661, area code 816. We anticipate that the class schedule will be announced in early June. Brooke will also be assisting various ArtOrg projects, including the 2010 Thousand Print Summer and the Progressive Mural in the Community. Brooke has taught classes in Experimental Printmaking, Silkscreen, and Artist Books and Papermaking. Welcome Brooke!