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Dan Graham: Beyond Walker Art Center	Daily from Sat., October 31 until Sun., January 24	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums
Dan Graham has been creating unique and innovative art since the 1960s. "Beyond" will be the first U.S. exhibition to celebrate his entire body of work, which features an impressive variety of pieces. You might already be familiar with his Two-way Mirror Punched Steel Labyrinth, otherwise known... More >>

Haegue Yang: Integrity of the Insider Walker Art Center	Daily from Thu., September 24 until Sun., February 28	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums
Haegue Yang's greatly varied work has a uniquely personal and political edge to it. "Integrity of the Insider" will be her first solo museum exhibition in the U.S., though you may already recognize her from the Walker's 2007 "Brave New Worlds" group show. Exhibition curator Doryun Chong first... More >>

Broken Soo Visual Arts Center	Daily from Fri., October 9 until Sun., November 29	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Galleries
Greg Gossel's show "Broken" features paintings that pay tribute to past decades, sometimes more than one simultaneously. Much like collective memories, his pieces are layered with images that play off of pop culture, comics, and celebrity tabloids from days of yore. Using a labor-intensive... More >>

To Have It About You: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum	Daily from Fri., October 23 until Sun., January 10	University	Art Art - Museums
Do you feel an urge to collect art, but worry about the effect that such a hobby would have on your wallet? The efforts of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel serve as a prime example of how to purchase pieces over decades on a limited budget. While we often think of dynasty families endowed with... More >>

The Louvre and the Masterpiece Minneapolis Institute of Arts	Daily from Sun., October 18 until Sun., January 10	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Museums
Someday you might make it to Paris and feast your eyes on the great works of the Louvre. Or you could just go to Minneapolis. Beginning in October, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts will exhibit "The Louvre and the Masterpiece," 62 works of art from the world's greatest museum, spanning 4,000... More >>

Dirt on Delight: Impulses that Form Clay Walker Art Center	Daily from Sat., July 11 until Sun., November 29	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums
It's funny to think that something as simple as earth can be used to create such a variety of items. Clay can be put to practical use when formed into pottery pieces such as plates, ashtrays, and goblets; it can spruce up a home when glazed and fired into intricate sculptures; and it can bend... More >>

Don’t Worry I Have a Map: New Works by Amy Rice Soo Visual Arts Center	Daily from Fri., October 9 until Sun., November 29	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Galleries
On display this month are new works by Amy Rice. She has previously stated that she draws inspiration from the warm memories of her past, with a dash of whimsy and a pinch of fantasy, making her work as sweet as a trip through an old family album filled with children's drawings and happy... More >>

Heavy Petting: New Works by Rob McBroom The Gallery @ Fox Tax	Daily from Sat., November 14 until Thu., December 31	Kingfield	Art Art - Galleries
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are..." exclaims the Owl in Edward Lear's 1871 nonsense poem, The Owl and the Pussycat. While these stanzas likely struck a benevolent tone with 19th-century audiences, Rob McBroom's "Heavy Petting" recasts Owl, Pussycat, and their... More >>

Hungry Planet: What the World Eats The Bell	Daily from Sat., October 17 until Sun., May 9	University	Art Art - Museums
Let's say you're planning a trip to the grocery store tonight. Your shopping list might consist of items like Honeycrisp apples, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and locally grown sweet corn. Now let's pretend that you live in China, Ecuador, or Germany. How would that shopping list change? This is one... More >>

ARTmn 2009: The Precious Object Minneapolis Central Library	Daily from Fri., September 18 until Mon., November 30	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums
Fourteen artists from across Minnesota come together for this kickoff exhibit for mnartists.org's ARTmn series, which will help introduce Minnesota artists to the general public. "The Precious Object" is a competitive show, and the artists were chosen from more than 300 entrants. The theme of... More >>

Robert Irwin: Slant/Light/Volume Walker Art Center	Daily from Thu., August 6 until Sun., November 21	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums
The July/August issue of the Walker's member magazine contained a piece penned by visual arts curator Elizabeth Carpenter explaining Robert Irwin's untitled 1971 piece (going on display at the museum this weekend). She quotes the artist as saying, "All those things I did in the '70s, basically... More >>

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Holiday Art Sale White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church	Sun., November 22, 10:00am-1:00pm	White Bear Lake	Art Art - Galleries Christmas

Holiday Traditions Minneapolis Institute of Arts	Daily from Fri., November 27 until Sun., January 3	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Museums

Black Friday Bar Fly	Fri., November 27, 7:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Barhopping Parties & Receptions Sports - Participatory

King Mini’s Canyon Land Pink Hobo Geek Art Gallery	Sat., November 28, 7:00pm-11:00pm	University	Art Art - Galleries

International Christmas Festival Ukrainian Event Center	Sun., November 29, 11:00am-4:00pm	Northeast	Art Family Events Festivals

Inventive Women: Portraits of Scientists and Engineers from the University of Minnesota Minnesota History Center	Daily from Tue., December 1 until Sun., July 4	St. Paul (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums

Survival: When Truth and Fiction Intersect Form + Content Gallery	Daily from Thu., December 3 until Sat., January 9	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Galleries

Art Dazzle Renaissance Square	Thu., December 3, 4:30pm-7:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Galleries

Commencement Exhibition MCAD - Minneapolis College of Art and Design	Daily from Fri., December 4 until Sun., December 13	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Art - Galleries

Holiday Show Fired Up, Inc.	Daily from Fri., December 4 until Wed., December 23		Art Art - Galleries

Toys in the Attic Soo Visual Arts Center	Fri., December 4, 6:00pm-9:00pm	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Benefits Holiday Parties & Receptions

Art of the Northern Plains Fitzgerald Theater	Daily from Sat., December 5 until Sun., March 7	St. Paul (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums

Art at Ramsey Ramsey Junior High School	Sat., December 5, 10:00am-5:00pm		Art Art - Galleries

Free First Saturday: The Big Event Walker Art Center	Sat., December 5, 10:00am-3:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums Family Events