WHO IS WACTAC > The Walker Art Center Teen Art Council, aka WACTAC, is made up of a group of high school aged young people from around the Twin Cities metro area. They represent diverse communities, interests, and skills. Applicants must be incoming high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Note to incoming freshmen and sophomores: Although the application process is open to all high school…

Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often anthropomorphic illustrator, fine artist, muralist and children’s art instructor from St.Paul, MN, with a BFA in illustration from the College of Visual Arts (CVA).  He has done artist residencies at Jackson Elementary and the St. Paul University Club, and his work has been displayed in venues both locally and abroad, […] Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often anthropomorphic…

Sloshing in from an unseasonably wintry spring night, revelers gathered amidst the rich fabrics and assorted tableaux of gaudy and embellished items that Chicago-based artist Dzine has brought together for Public Functionary‘s first-ever exhibition. The opening of this non-profit gallery and social space has been much anticipated, and the opening was heralded through the night with pulsating…

mnartists.org and Springboard for the Arts are pleased to co-present the new season of Community Supported Art, a popular initiative to bring a variety of Minnesota artworks to collectors and patrons. Throughout the summer, recipients of the CSA will receive shares filled with locally-designed and produced artwork. As the CSA launches today, we acquaint you with the […] mnartists.org and Springboard…

Stop right now if you haven’t heard of Marr and Morrissey before this, and pick up The Queen is Dead, Louder Than Bombs, Hatful of Hollow, The Singles… and more or less anything made by the Smiths. So, the story goes like this: Steven Patrick Morrissey and Johnny Marr, two handsome young music devotees in the formative years […] Stop right now if you haven’t heard of Marr and Morrissey before this, and pick…

Minnesota artists: What would you do with $5,000, 400,000 people and an entire bridge to work with? This year, the Walker Art Center is teaming up with ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan to sweeten the pot for Minnesota artists interested in participating in the prestigious annual international art competition. If you think you might have some […] Minnesota artists: What would you do with $5,000, 400,000…

Duluth-based artist Kristina Estell’s recent exhibition Posture Is Everything currently occupies the north gallery of the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP) at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA). Composed of cool, pale blue sheets of silicone elegantly draped atop triangular wooden armature, Posture Is Everything calls to mind winding river beds, fallen skies and couch-fort mountain…