October 2019 Downtown Arts Walk / Scroll Down for Participating Venues:
315 / Washington Co-op / 315 N. Lake Avenue http://www.facebook.com/WashingtonGalleryDuluth
Aaron Kloss / Aaron Kloss Studio 132 E. Superior St. Suite 3E http://www.aaronkloss.com
Help us welcome new DDAC member and Arts Walk venue Aaron Kloss Studio, located in the Old City Hall building,132 E. Superior St., Suite 3E! This will be another great opportunity for the public to see one of our local working artist’s studio, and interact with a half dozen other local guest artists there that evening, with their work also on display.
Blush / 18 N 1st Avenue W Hours: 7pm to 1am daily 218-464-4480 Blush is open beginning at 7 PM!
Duluth Coffee Co / 105 E. Superior Street Hours: 6:30am to 9pm 218-221-6643 https://duluthcoffeecompany.com
Art on display by our own barista Aaron Boothe. If anyone is interested in purchasing any of his artwork, they can either stop by the shop any Saturday or Sunday through the end of October (he works all weekend) and speak with him personally or reach out to him via his instagram @scratchitch.
Duluth Fine Pianos / 331 W Superior Street http://www.DuluthFinePianos.com
Open for October Arts Walk! Come on in for some music and for some Zentangle art!
Joseph Nease Gallery / 23 W. 1st Street Hours: W–F 12 to 6 PM, Sat. 12 to 5 PM 218-481-7750 http://www.josephneasegallery.com
“Affinities” – work by Tulsa, OK artists Rachel Hayes and Eric Sall.
Legacy Glassworks / 32 W. 1st Street Hours: 11am to 9pm 218-720-0747 http://www.legacyglassworks.com
Lizzard’s Gallery / 11 West Superior Street Hours: M-W, 10 to 6pm, -Sat, 10 to 5pm 218-722-5815 http://lizzards.com/
In conjunction with the Life House celebration and open house commemorating their new Annex, Lizzards is hosting a show and fundraising sale of Joel and Deborah Cooper’s collaborative artwork combining Joel’s screen printing with Deborah’s poetry. The Life House has provided homeless and street youth ages 14-24 with unconditional support, transitional housing, and a safe alternative to the streets for 25 years. Life House serves approximately 750 unduplicated youth and additionally their young children annually. In 1996, Life House opened the first transitional living facility for homeless youth in Minnesota. Joel has decided to price his work at half of the original price of his limited edition screen prints and contribute all of his proceeds to the Life House. An excellent opportunity to both purchase Joel and Deborah Cooper’s awesome artwork AND contribute to a non-profit business that is providing well needed, unconditional support for the youth in our community.
Nordic Center / 23 N Lake Avenue 23 N Lake Avenue http://www.nordiccenterduluth.org
Featuring “Swedish Folk Painting: A Midwest Revival” from October 11-Nov. 9, 2019. This exhibition will feature contemporary Swedish folk paintings by Judith Kjenstad, Pieper Fleck Bloomquist, and Alison Aune. These three artists have studied, and transformed, traditional Swedish dalmålningar from Dalarna, with its characteristic floral kurbits (fantastical gourd flowers), and decorative-figurative bonadsmåleri from the southern provinces of Småland and Halland into contemporary paintings. Each artist will exhibit their paintings in the content of traditional Swedish folk painting and its recent revival in the Upper Midwest.
Prøve / 21 N Lake Avenue Hours: Thurs-Sat, 3 to 7pm http://www.provegallery.com
Bob Pokorney: 10 New Paintings, an exhibition of new large-scale canvases by painter Bob Pokorney that explore patterns of shadows across the natural and built environment.
The Tight Squeek Press / 128 W. 1st Street, Suite B Hours: M-F, 9 to 5pm 218-722-2910 http://www.rjh-tightsqueekpress.com
Open and showing the wonders of a printing press studio!
Tischer Photographic Gallery / 5 W. Superior Street Hours: Tues- Thurs, 10 to 5pm, Fri & Sat 10 to 6pm (218) 348-6501 http://www.TischerGallery.com
This is Minnesota and feature images Ryan has captured throughout northern Minnesota. 25% of profits from artwork sales will be donated to Friends of the Boundary Waters.
Zeitgeist Arts / 11:00am to 12:00am / 5:00pm to 12:00am 222 East Superior Street Hours: 11:00am to 12:00am / 5:00pm to 12:00am 218-722-9100 http://www.zeitgeistarts.com At Zeitgeist, view two shows up during the gallery walk:
Zeitgeist Atrium Gallery – Rights of the Child by Moira Villiar
Exhibit description: The USA is the only country in the United Nations that hasn’t ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. What exactly does this mean for our children’s rights? Through paintings and digitally designed posters, artist Moira Villiard explores the essence of childhood and children’s rights in modern times. Her work also aims to call attention to individual cognitive dissonance – “doublethink” that occurs when people hold two contradictory beliefs about a particular issue or situation.
Zeitgeist Arts Cafe Gallery – For the Love of Trees by Sue Rauschenfels
Artist Exhibit Statement: Survival of human beings is oxygen and is made available by trees. We have all heard the science as to why trees are life. But beyond that, trees have the power to impact people positively socially and mentally. Trees calm and rejuvenate our senses and refresh our souls in healing ways. Often as individuals, we seek to surround ourselves with trees to recharge and center ourselves. We travel in groups to forests and parks to socialize, connect, and refresh our relationships. Human connection with trees is vital to sustaining life and creating supportive healthy human interaction.
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