ART-A-WHIRL 2025
May
16
to May 18

ART-A-WHIRL 2025

Art-A-Whirl® Weekend

MAY 16–18, 2025 • NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS

Friday 5–10pm

Saturday 12–8pm

Sunday 12–5pm

2025 IS THE 30TH YEAR OF ART-A-WHIRL!

The largest open studio tour in the country, Art-A-Whirl happens annually throughout Northeast Minneapolis the third weekend of May.

Over 1,600 NEMAA member artists, galleries, and businesses participate across all of Northeast Minneapolis at 100+ locations. Art-A-Whirl is a fantastic way to connect with artists in their own spaces, enjoy demonstrations and interactive activities, listen to live music, and enjoy local restaurants and breweries. Art-A-Whirl is free and open to the public.

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Art-A-Whirl 2022
May
20
to May 22

Art-A-Whirl 2022

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Our new studio will be open for Art-A-Whirl!

Please join us in the Q.arma Arts Building studio 230 May 20 - 22, 2022.

Art-A-Whirl is the largest open studio tour in the country, which happens annually throughout Northeast Minneapolis the third weekend of May.

Over 1,000 NEMAA member artists, galleries, and businesses participate across all of Northeast Minneapolis at over 60 locations. Art-A-Whirl is a fantastic way to connect with artists in their own spaces, enjoy demonstrations and interactive activities, listen to live music, and enjoy local restaurants and breweries. Art-A-Whirl is free and open to the public.

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Open Casket
Nov
5
to Nov 7

Open Casket

Casket Arts presents OPEN CASKET
Our premier open studio event of the year
November 5 – 7
Friday 5-10pm • Saturday 10am – 6pm • Sunday 12-5pm

Join us for a weekend of art, craft, food, and fun, as our talented tenant artists invite you into their studios to see all of their amazing work. You’ll find paintings, prints, jewelry, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, photography, woodworking, furniture, gifts, and more. Take in some art and maybe even take some home with you!

Visit artists and artisans in all three buildings on the Casket Arts campus: the main building, the Carriage House, and the Factory, home to NE Sculpture Gallery.

There will be food trucks out front and Groveland Confections inside. Detailed line-ups to follow.
This event is free and family-friendly.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, masks are required indoors and social distancing is encouraged.

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Screen Printing Art Journals
Mar
14
12:00 PM12:00

Screen Printing Art Journals

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Learn the Basics of Screen Printing and Screen Print your own Art Journal!

About this Event

Spend a Saturday afternoon away from screens and technology and learn how to create your own print. We will be using stickers, stencils, and cutouts - no illustration skills necessary!

Learn the basics of Screen Printing

$75 / 4-hour course, all materials included

Instructors: Genie Castro & Monica Helland

North Star Printmaker's Studio is a community print shop located in the Casket Arts Building in Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a place for creative growth and meaningful connection through the medium of printing, and a contributor to the success of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.

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Woodcut Printmaking Class
Mar
8
12:00 PM12:00

Woodcut Printmaking Class

Learn the Basics of Woodcut Printing!

About this Event

Spend a Saturday afternoon away from screens and technology and work with your hands to create your own print. Carve your own wood block and make one-color prints on archival paper. Learn to print at home and on a printing press

You will take your prints and your carved block home with you and you will learn how to make more prints at home.

$75 / 4-hour course, all materials included

Instructor: Betsy Hsiao

North Star Printmaker's Studio is a community print shop located in the Casket Arts Building in Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a place for creative growth and meaningful connection through the medium of printing, and a contributor to the success of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.

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Linocut Printmaking Class
Feb
1
12:00 PM12:00

Linocut Printmaking Class

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Learn the Basics of Block Printing. Carve and print your own linoleum block!

About this Event

Spend a Saturday afternoon away from screens and technology and work with your hands to create your own print. You will carve a linoleum block, and make a one-color print on archival paper. Learn to print at home and on a printing press.

You will take your prints and your carved block home with you.

$75 / 4-hour course, all materials included

Instructor: Betsy Hsiao

North Star Printmaker's Studio is a community print shop located in the Casket Arts Building in Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a place for creative growth and meaningful connection through the medium of printing, and a contributor to the success of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.

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ART-A-WHIRL at Casket Arts
May
17
to May 19

ART-A-WHIRL at Casket Arts

NEMAA PRESENTS THE 24TH ANNUAL ART-A-WHIRL

Art-A-Whirl is an open studio tour in Northeast Minneapolis. It’s a great opportunity to tour private artist studios and galleries, connect with the artists, and purchase original artwork. Over the last 24 years, it has become the largest open studio tour in the country. Art-A-Whirl takes place annually throughout Northeast Minneapolis, the third weekend of May.

This event is free and open to the public.

2019 DATES AND HOURS:

Friday, May 17th – 5:00-10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 18th – Noon-8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 19th – Noon-5:00 p.m.


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Dec
8
10:00 AM10:00

HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE

Casket Arts continues a new Northeast tradition with our third annual Holiday Marketplace! Join us on the first floor for a craft fair-style marketplace and find a variety of treasures to fill your stockings or to hang above the mantel. What better way to finish (or start) your holiday shopping than while supporting local artists in a fun, festive setting!

Over 40 Northeast MPLS artists and makers will line the first floor hallways, showing paintings, jewelry, prints, tiles, sculpture, gifts, and more in one convenient location. Come for the arts and stay for the festivities: live music all day + tasty treats from local vendors!

Saturday, December 8th, 10am to 6pm
681 17th Ave NE, 1st Floor
Free admission • All are welcome • Family-friendly event! http://www.casketarts.com/

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Nov
2
to Nov 4

OPEN CASKET

Casket Arts presents
OPEN CASKET
Our premier open studio event of the year

Join us for our annual fall campus-wide event! Open studios, local artists and makers, live music, food trucks, and more.

Many talented tenant artists will open their studios and exhibit exciting new work. Guest artists will line the hallways, showcasing their artwork, jewelry, apparel, and more. 

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