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Mac Gimse’s contribution to the ArtOrg “Five Sculpture” project was installed on September 1, 2012 as a part of the St. Olaf College “Artists On The Hill” exhibition. This is the fourth public installation of works from this project, and was preceded by installations at the Lampe Law Group plinth of works from Sharol Nau, Juan Jose Palacios, and Ed White. Continue Reading…

ArtOrg Executive Director Dave Machacek recently completed the 4-week summer workshop on Aluminum Plate Lithography at the Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here is a small sample of the photos from the course. ArtOrg’s mission statement centers on collaboration: “ArtOrg impacts individuals and communities through visual arts projects and events primarily centered in the print, with public art, commissioned work, and experiential-based education initiatives”, and the course is hoped to increase ArtOrg’s knowledge in the area of printmaking. So far, two ArtOrg collaborative printmaking projects have been accessioned to the permanent collection of the Weisman Museum at the University of Minnesota and one Continue Reading…

ArtOrg has brought together artists Judy Onofrio, Mary GrandPre and Kari Alberg to create seating for the popular Flint Hills International Children’s Festival at the Ordway Theater. The art will be exhibited for the first time at the Festival on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3rd in downtown St. Paul. The project is called the “Seat Suite” and the main page for the project is located here and will contain photos of the exhibit and creation of the works. Please come enjoy the Festival, and sit on some great public art. Thanks very much to Continue Reading…

Since 2008, ArtOrg has printed for over 6500 kids and adults at over 75 events with a little steamroller in an ongoing project we call the “Thousand Print Summer”. This year is rather special, as we received a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board which funds 15 events for the Latino Community. The grant award was for $61,699 and is from the Arts Access program. The page we have devoted to this year’s events is located here.

We started at the big Cinco de Mayo Festival in Rochester, Minnesota, and continue this weekend at Art-A-Whirl in Minneapolis where popular artist Xavier Tavera will be in residence for the event. Events are also being scheduled at El Colegio Charter School in Minneapolis, Centro Cultural de Fargo Moorhead, Continue Reading…

ArtOrg‘s collaborative projects often center on printmaking, and this post shows a few equipment additions to the print shop. The new equipment includes a large contemporary printing press for lithography, graining sink, exposure unit, set of flat files, and three inking rollers. This set of equipment is large and is able to work with “full sheet” sized paper which measures about 30 inches x 44 inches. We are excited about this increase in capability and ramifications on future projects. A photoset of some of our equipment is here.
The lithography press was constructed to the specifications of Tamarind Institute alumna Judith Solodkin and Continue Reading…

The third installment of ArtOrg’s Five Sculpture project was installed last month from artist Ed White. The first sculpture was from Sharol Nau, the second from Juan Jose Palacios, and the upcoming works are from Ray Jacobson, and Mac Gimse. Thanks to Switzer’s Nursery and Landscaping for a shop to build the work in, and for help in transporting and installing the work. On our main page about the project, there is a stop-action video about the trip to the Lampe Plinth. Thanks again to Lampe Law Group for a wonderful Continue Reading…

ArtOrg has worked on several big projects with Grupo Soap del Corazon in the past, and we are now is hosting information on their upcoming exhibit called “Los Cuatro Ases (The Four Aces)” on our website. The exhibit’s opening event is Saturday, April 7 at the Casket Arts Building in Northeast Minneapolis, and more information on the show can be seen here. Grupo Soap del Corazon artists that we worked with in 2006 Northfield and 2009 Fargo large steamroller printing projects are in this show. Felicidades!

The second installment of ArtOrg’s Five Sculpture project was installed last month from artist Juan Jose Palacios and is called “To Thine Own Mother Be True”. The first sculpture was from Sharol Nau, and the upcoming works are from Ray Jacobson, Ed White, and Mac Gimse. Thanks to Switzer’s Nursery and Landscaping for a shop to build the work in, and for help in transporting and installing the work. On our main page about the project, there is a stop-action video about the trip to the Lampe Plinth. Thanks again to Lampe Law Group for a wonderful location to display public art!
Juan writes his thoughts about the piece: “On November 7, 2011 my mother would have celebrated her 80th birthday. Continue Reading…

[Note: A closing party has been scheduled from 4 to 8pm on Saturday, November 5.] On Sunday, October 2, 2011 over two-hundred artists and fans came together to celebrate the opening of the exhibit at ArtOrg called “Glen Hanson Gallery: Now and Then”. The open hours of the show are Thursdays from noon to 8 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 6 pm. Hours continue to November 6. Please click here to see photos and a short video of the opening event, and more information about the Glen Hanson Gallery. Thanks to everyone who made this event such a huge and wonderful success!