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The Graphic Art of Maestro Rufino Tomayo Katherine E. Nash Gallery	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., June 17 until Fri., July 10	University	Art Art - Galleries
A noted painter of the previous century, Rufino Tomayo created abstract art that is as well known in that world as that of his contemporaries Jackson Pollock, Diego Rivera, and Wilhelm de Kooning. While Tomayo was marginalized in the Mexican art community during the 1930s for his lack of... More >>

Sweet Hair Poster Show Art Minion Gallery	Every week Saturday from Sat., June 13 until Sun., July 12	Northeast	Art Art - Galleries Parties & Receptions
You may not realize it, but hair is a very dynamic thing. It can be mythical (as seen in the tale of Samson and Delilah), it can be pop cultural (everyone knows someone who had the "Jennifer" in the '90s or the "Farrah" shag in the '70s), and there's even a musical named after that substance... More >>

Frontier Preachers The Soap Factory	Daily from Sat., June 6 until Sun., July 26	University	Art Art - Galleries
In "Frontier Preachers," 11 artists from New Orleans reexamine the landscape surrounding their portion of the Mighty Mississippi. Curated by Jayme McLellan of Civilian Art Projects in Washington, D.C., this show explores the duality of the river. There's the bad: pollution, economic... More >>

Wang YanShu Chambers Kitchen	Daily from Thu., June 18 until Sat., August 8	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Galleries
Beijing artist Wang Yanshu strives to work in colors only seen in dreams. In her current exhibit, "Dreamland," she explores a world that exists in the skies, clouds, and cityscapes of the mind. Her digital imagery features skies in shades of blue ranging from searingly intense to calm and... More >>

Sin and Salvation Minneapolis Institute Of Arts	Daily from Sun., June 14 until Sun., September 6	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Museum Exhibits & Events
To enjoy the beautiful works by British artist William Holman Hunt, on loan to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, you don't really need to understand the Pre-Raphaelite movement. But as with most art, context helps. "Sin and Salvation: William Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision,"... More >>

Hootenanny: A Community The Gallery at Fox Tax	Daily from Fri., June 19 until Fri., July 24	Northeast	Art Art - Galleries
For the past three years, writer and musician Jim Walsh has worked tirelessly to cultivate an intensely personal, constantly evolving event known as the Mad Ripple Hootenanny. What started as a one-off gig in the basement of Java Jack's coffee shop in south Minneapolis turned into a weekly... More >>

Tomás Saraceno: Lighter Than Air Walker Art Center	Daily from Thu., May 14 until Sun., August 30	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Museum Exhibits & Events
What happens when a museum becomes a biosphere, when rather than being individual sculptures and paintings, the art within a space interweaves with itself, forcing the guest to experience an artist's world in its entirety? This is the world created by internationally known artist Tomás... More >>

The Quick and the Dead Walker Art Center	Daily from Fri., April 24 until Sun., September 27	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Museum Exhibits & Events
Conceptual art can be a difficult genre to grasp. Bring in subject matter as fluid and timeless as life and death, and you've got a complicated experience ahead of you. "The Quick and the Dead" features a base of conceptual art from the '60s and '70s, but also integrates recent works by local... More >>

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Certified MCAD - Minneapolis College of Art and Design	Daily from Wed., July 8 until Wed., August 12	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Galleries

concealed/revealed Sabes Jewish Community Center	Daily from Thu., July 9 until Thu., August 27	Golden Valley	Art Art - Galleries

Dragon Festival Phalen Lake and Park	Daily from Sat., July 11 until Sun., July 12, 10:00am-6:00pm	Phalen	Art Family Events Festivals Outdoors Sports - Spectator

2009 Artists of NCC Northern Clay Center	Daily from Fri., July 17 until Sun., August 30	Seward/ Longfellow/ Minnehaha	Art Art - Galleries

Tabula Rasa Form + Content Gallery	Daily from Thu., June 18 until Sat., July 25	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Galleries

Discover Minneapolis: An Artist's Perspective Intermedia Arts	Daily from Fri., July 24 until Sun., August 9	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Galleries

Drawn from Practice College Of Visual Arts Gallery	Daily from Fri., July 24 until Sat., August 8	St. Paul (Downtown)	Art Art - Galleries

Art at St. Kate's St. Catherine University	Sat., July 25, 10:00am-6:00pm	Macalester/ Groveland	Art Art - Galleries Festivals

FLOW: Northside Arts Crawl West Broadway Ave	Sat., July 25, 3:00pm-8:00pm	Near North	Art Festivals Outdoors

The Crosstown Camera Club Exhibition Edina Art Center	Daily from Thu., July 30 until Sat., August 22	Edina	Art Art - Galleries

Common Room The Soap Factory	Daily from Sat., August 1 until Sun., September 6	University	Art Art - Galleries

Hot Metal Pour Franconia Sculpture Park	Sat., August 1, 10:00am-6:00pm	Outstate	Art Festivals Outdoors

Women's Art Institute Exhibition MCAD - Minneapolis College of Art and Design	Daily from Fri., May 22 until Wed., August 12	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Galleries

Waves, Toys & Pear Feet The Gallery at Fox Tax	Daily from Sat., August 8 until Wed., September 9	Northeast	Art Art - Galleries

15 Years of Fun: Studio Kids Faculty Exhibition MCAD - Minneapolis College of Art and Design	Daily from Fri., June 12 until Sun., August 9	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Galleries

Art in the Park Pioneer Park	Sat., August 15, 1:00pm-4:00pm		Art Family Events Festivals

Discover Sweden American Swedish Institute	Daily from Wed., June 3 until Sun., September 27	Powderhorn	Art Museum Exhibits & Events