Blair Treuer Self Portrait

Portraits – Blair Treuer, Textile Artist

2019, Artist Reception, Current, Exhibits, homepage, Kaul Gallery

Exhibit January 10 – March 28, 2020. “I am a storyteller who paints with fabric and draws with thread.” –
An image comes to me first. I feel inspiration channeling through me faster than my fingers can move. When the piece is finished, I ask myself…What does this mean? What was this meant to communicate to me?  The decisions I make are not what will the image be, I feel like that is instead decided for me. So the decisions I make are on how to best recreate the image in my head. It’s not until the end that I ask myself, now what does this mean?

Iskode (fire)

Akinomaage – Vern Northrup Visual Storyteller

2019, Artist Reception, Current, Exhibits, homepage, Miikanan Gallery

December 6 – February 28, 2020. Using only the camera on his smart phone, Northrup captures the setting of where he grew up, creating a nostalgia for those familiar with the area, and a curiosity for those who aren’t. He uses photography as a tool to educate both himself and the viewer about the rhythm of nature, the preservation of tradition, and the relationship between resilience and sustainability.

Poetry SLAM at Red Stu

2019 Super SLAM!

2019, Activity, Event, Poetry Slam, Spoken Word

Speak! Listen! Judge! No prior experience necessary. Wednesday December 4 at 6pm. No entry fee. Doors open and food (special menu) and drink will be available at 5:30. No experience is necessary. Poets can sign up in advance at Watermark Art Center (218-444-7570), or at Red Stu starting at 5:30. Poets advance through three rounds…

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Terri O’Connor - My Spirit is Still Here

Bring Her Home: Stolen Daughters of Turtle Island

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October 11 – November 30, 2019. “Bring Her Home” addresses the epidemic of violence against Native women through paintings, digital work, sculpture, and photography.

The traveling exhibit features original work by 20 Indigenous artists from across the United States and many tribal nations. Through their work, artists tell their own stories and those of the impacted women, families and communities.

Poetry SLAM at Red Stu

2019 Poetry SLAM #3

2019, Activity, Poetry Slam, Spoken Word

Speak! Listen! Judge! No prior experience necessary. Wednesday October 9th at 6pm. No entry fee. There’s something for everyone at the third and final Poetry Slam in this year’s series, sponsored by the Spoken Word Committee of the Watermark Art Center. The Slam will be held at Red Stu Breakfast Bar in downtown Bemidji located…

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Monique Verdin, Photo by Sabree Hill

Nibikaang Exhibit Closing Reception with Monique Verdin

2019, Activity, Archive, Artist Meet & Greet, Artist Reception, Event, Film, Miikanan Gallery

Nibikaang Exhibit Closing Reception & Events will feature guest artist, Monique Verdin (Louisiana’s United Houma Nation)  co-writer/co-producer of the documentary My Louisiana Love. She will share her film regarding her community on the Mississippi Delta on September 21, 3 – 5pm. “My Louisiana Love follows a young Native American woman, Monique Verdin, as she returns…

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