Welcome...
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.
by Phil Daniel (see details on
left)
Open Studios
Award Winning
Artists
Exhibitions
New Building Artwork
You may have noticed the colorful
reflections on a sunny day by the
California Street entrance.
The stained glass artwork was
created by building artist Phil
Daniels. It interacts with the
light to create interesting
reflections throughout the
day. See details above.
Minnesota
State Arts Board Awards
Congratulations to California
Building artists J.M. Culver and
Jehra Patrick, recipients of 2015
Minnesota State Arts Board Artist
Initiative grants.
Minnesota
Originals
Learn about our Minnesota originals,
Doug
Padilla whose Norwegian
Mexican heritage informs his art, J.M.
Culver's figurative work which
grows out of her relationship with
her grandfather and Phil
Daniels, creator of our new
stained glass entry to the
California Building.
News
& Events
Permanent
Mosaic Installation
through the efforts of California Building
artist Connie Cohen. Connie led mosaic
workshops for the St. Louis Park Friends of
the Arts program, Our Town. The
results of that effort are in permanent
installation at the Shops of West End.
California
Dreamin' 2014
On page 7 of our local Northeaster you
can learn about our winter open studio event
and some of the artists in the building.
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.
California
Building Passes a Milestone The
California building has now been
serving Northeast Minneapolis
artists for more than twenty
years. Northeast
Sculpture Tour Grab
your bike or
walking shoes
and explore
the NE
Sculpture
Tour.
See Events
for more
details and a
map.
Winter
Stories Circle
Wednesday
Feb 18
6:30-8:00
pm
Share
a favorite
winter story
or just come to
listen-
Stories
for all ages -
Truth or
fiction - 5
minutes
or less
preferred.
Tiny
Diner's
Urban
Farmhouse
3957
42nd Ave. S
Minneapolis
RSVP
to
tinydinerfarm@gmail.com
with Winter Stories
Circle in the
title by
Feb 15.
