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AIS 123... 4: An Exhibition Celebrating Artists in Storefronts

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Sideshow Soo Year Two

Weathering the Storm

Habitat: Work by Areca Roe/Sea Change

Sea Change: New Paintings by Samantha French

Pre-Valentine's Day parties, Staraoke Karaoke: Freeloader Friday

​ With Valentine's Day fast approaching, you may be wondering what you get your sweetie. This weekend features several great parties that should entertain as well as enable you to shop for the holiday. In addition to these events for lovers, this edition of Freeloader Friday has tons of art shows, ... More >>

New Museal: Work by Jehra Patrick

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Cocktail history, Art Shanty Project: Freeloader Friday

​ Despite the cold, this weekend is filled with tons of free stuff to do. For example, after taking a year off the Art Shanty Project is returning to Medicine Lake with shanties offering fashion, live music, sports, family activities, and more each Saturday and Sunday through early February. Looki ... More >>

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Rock and Roll Swap Meet, art at SooVAC: Freeloader Friday

Marioanima via Flickr.com​ Just because the weather is growing increasingly cold  doesn't mean that there aren't a ton of hot activities around town. Even better: Some of the best ones don't cost a thing. Check out this week's list.

SooVAC double exhibit opens Saturday

R. Justin Stewart, System of Knowing 07, 2010 and Liz Miller, Untitled 05 (Ornamental Deception), 2010 ​Saturday night will play host to a compelling double header in Minneapolis, but unlike an athletic event, this one will be less about winning or losing, and more about contemplation and artistic ... More >>

SooVAC is signaling SOS

www.soovac.org​In April some of us in the Lyn-Lake neighborhood were startled to find that the Soo Visual Arts Center had closed its doors. We were relieved to find that it was only temporary, they were merely closed as they were relocating next door. Their future in the new space seemed bright ... More >>

Blood In Blood Out

Peep show art, Twin Cities Zinefest: Freeloader Friday

​ (Antigravity by Violeta Rotstein. Featured at the "Soo Fuze" gallery show at the SooVAC) This week we've got an ongoing party celebrating pop punk, a day-long zinefest, dragon boat races, and a naughty art show at Cult Status Gallery.

SooVAC screens Bravo's Work of Art, the Next Great Artist

​(Pictured: Artistic hopeful Jamie Lynn)We've watched reality show contestants compete for money, for marriage, and for mediocre modeling careers. In Work of Art, the Next Great Artist, talented creative types will demonstrate their genius through weekly challenges. Should they win, they will have ... More >>

Deuce Seven Mural to be painted over this Saturday

​It's always upsetting when a piece of art is eradicated; it's even harder when its existence was brief. This Saturday, Deuce Seven's newly-commissioned mural at Cult Status Gallery will be painted over. The new color will be beige.

Cult Status Gallery's Deuce Seven mural to be painted over

​While some art is created to spark controversy, we don't think that was Cult Status Gallery's intention when it commissioned an exterior mural by awesome local artist Deuce Seven. Although the project was green-lit by the building's owners, there have been complaints from other tenants uncomforta ... More >>

Aby Wolf, K'naan, and P.O.S. top Artists of the Year '09

Paying homage to those who speak the language of creativity

Gay Witch Abortion tonight at the SooVAC

The dynamic duo will be performing on closed circuit TV as part of the SooVACS Cerebral Warts exhibit.

Freeloader Friday: Binge drinking zombies, art crawls, and ballet

No, not all at the same time.

Alison Hiltner; Suzy Greenberg: Pathological

Home for the Holidays

Lydia Lunch: Hangover Hotel

The Man Behind the Cover

Graffiti artist 27 steps out of the shadows and into the galleries

Strangers in Town

Meet near-legends Cepia and Sean Connaughty

The Best Things In Life Aren't Free

Figuring out how to finance the future of art at SooVAC