to the California
Building, one of the first studio buildings in
NE Minneapolis. The building has a long
commitment to the arts, community and arts
sustainability in Northeast Minneapolis.
Building owners,
John Kremer and Jennifer Young purchased the
property in 1991 and have rented studios to
artists ever since. With over 80 artists
as tenants, the building is an anchor in
the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.
like-us
Open Studios
Award Winning Artists
Artists' Exhibitions
3 Lil'
Divaaaa's brought their
music to the halls for
California Dreamin'(left)
Minnesota
State Arts Board Awards
Congratulations to California
Building artists Moira Bateman,
Justine Di Fiore, Sarah Whiting and
Amy Rice recipients of 2014
Minnesota State Arts Board Artist
Initiative grants.
Minnesota Originals
Learn about our Minnesota originals,
Doug
Padilla and how his Norwegian
Mexican heritage informs his art and
J.M.
Culver's figurative work which
grows out of her relationship with
her grandfather.
Upcoming Classes
Looking for a little Inner Wisdom?
Join Connie Cohen and Melissa
Shrier in an Inner Wisdom
Workshop
Mindfulness
techniques to quiet the habitual thoughts,
allowing the inner voice to come to the
forefront.
Second Saturday of every month. Each month
will be a different art experience.
Learn to Draw and Paint Faces
Suzann Beck offers a series of classes
and workshops throughout this
fall and winter.
A Four Decade
Co-op
We are now in the fourth decade of Florence
Hill's drawing co-op, hosted in studio
103. Read more about this California
Building gem. Minneapolis Creativity
Shines
Did
you know that the Twin Cities' Creative
Vitality (CVI) is 4 1/2X the national
average? The CVI looks at what the creative
fields contribute to the city. Download
the 2013 Minneapolis CVI Report to learn
more.
An
opportunity for NE Redevelopment
Minneapolis Public Schools seeks to sell its
former district headquarters (p5).
Read more about the Lampwork's
proposal of Kremer & Young to create a Gateway
Project
for the North East Arts District.
Northeast
Farmers
The
Bovinos recently finished their second year
across from the California Building.
You
can learn about their story
and the trend towards urban
farming.
California
Building Turned 20! After
twenty years serving Northeast
Minneapolis artists, the
California B Northeast
Sculpture Tour Grab
your bike or
walking shoes
and explore
the NE
Sculpture
Tour.
See Events
for more
details and a
mapuilding
passed a milestone.
Inspired by the
Yamantaka sand mandala, artist
Susan Armington leads a workshop
to create a transient community
mandala that proceeds from the
outer world inward, marking each
level with colorful symbols
created by participants about
their own lives and beliefs.
An
exhibition space on
the second floor of
the California
Building exhibiting
work of second floor
artists.
