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Art-A-Whirl
Art-A-Whirl® is an open-studio and gallery tour of Northeast Minneapolis.

Center for Independent Artists
Center for Independent Artists celebrates the role of the independent artist as visionary. It provides individual artists with resources and services so that they may realize their artistry to its fullest potential.

Colleagues of Calligraphy
The Colleagues of Calligraphy is a non-profit organization with membership open to everyone with a love of letters and related arts.

Flanders
Flanders Contemporary Art has been providing the Twin-Cities with the best the artworld has to offer for over thirty years.

Franconia Sculpture Park
Franconia Sculpture Park works to nurture the artistic growth, creativity and interaction between emerging, mid-career and established sculptors in an outdoor, rural setting.

In the Heart of the Beast Theatre
Through performance, ceremony and teaching, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre explores and celebrates the human experience and the wonders of the world's natural and cultural richness. Classes for children and adults.

intermedia arts
Intermedia Arts is a multidisciplinary arts center, a gathering place where we can share stories through visual arts, theater, dance, music, literature---from folk arts to hip-hop culture.

Minneapolis Center for Photography
MCP's mission is to support and promote the creation and appreciations of photographic arts.

Minneapolis Art
The Art in Public Places Program enriches the everyday experiences of local citizens and visitors by integrating public art into city planning, services, design, and infrastructure.

Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is dedicated to national leadership in bringing arts and people together to discover, enjoy, and understand the world’s diverse artistic heritage.

Minnesota Crafts Council
The Minnesota Crafts Council is a nonprofit organization committed to supporting the mutual interests of all craftspeople: achieving and maintaining quality in design, concept and technique; marketing and merchandising artwork; communication amongst peers; developing public appreciation for excellence in craft; and artistic growth of our communities.

Minnesota Museum of American Art
The Minnesota Museum of American Art is St. Paul’s only art museum and the only museum in the Twin Cities solely dedicated to American art. Visitors enjoy a focused range of important artists, traditions, cultural expressions and developments in American art, from the mid-19th century to the present.

Minnesota State Arts Board
The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state agency that stimulates and encourages the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the state.

mnartists.org
mnartists.org is an online database of Minnesota artists and organizations from all disciplines. It offers to Minnesota-based artists a central gathering place on the Web, and will grow to become a marketplace and community hub.

The Museum of Russian Art
The mission of the Museum is to conduct a continuous program of public exhibitions of Russian art while supporting and publishing academic research on Russian painting during the Soviet era.

Northrup King Building
The Northrup King Building is home to over 160 tenants including a creative center to over 130 artists and various small business and nonprofit organizations.

PAINT THE PAVEMENT (PtP)
Building community through neighborhood art.

Rosalux Gallery
Rosalux Gallery is an artist collective that opened with 12 members in February of 2002 in Northeast Minneapolis. Its mission was to provide a commercial exhibition space for its member artists.

Springboard for the Arts
Their mission is to strengthen the arts community of the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest by providing affordable management information, consulting, and training services designed to improve the business competence and confidence of independent artists and cultural organizations.

Soo VAC
Soo Visual Arts Center invites artists creating challenging work in any medium to submit their work for possible exhibition.

St.Paul Art Crawl
The mission of the Saint Paul Art Crawl is to create an artist-run venue which facilitates a mutually beneficial and meaningful interaction between the arts community and the public.

The Textile Center
The Textile Center represents and supports fiber artists working in all forms of textile media including weaving, quilting, knitting, sewing, needlework, lace making, basketry and beading.

Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center is where everything comes together - where paint meets pixels and anime meets matineé. With a suite of new galleries, a refurbished cinema, two restaurants by Wolfgang Puck, a new shop and library, a state-of-the-art theater, and much more, it's the place where art meets life.

Weisman Art Museum
Housed in a striking stainless steel and brick building designed by architect Frank Gehry, the Weisman Art Museum offers an educational and friendly museum experience. The museum's collection features early 20th century American artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe and Marsden Hartley, as well as a diverse selection of contemporary art.


Kids Art

ArtsConnectEd
ArtsConnectEd is your online resource for interdisciplinary teaching and learning through the arts. This exciting Internet-based gateway offers teachers, students, and parents access to the combined collections and resources of the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Art Adventures
Art products and resources for creative individuals from beginner to advanced. Zillions of lessons plans.

Speedball...Just Add Imagination
Free lesson plans on glazing, screenprinting, drawing, etc.

Street to Studio: The Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Through interactive explorations of Basquiat's paintings, an interactive biography of his life, a digital painting tool, and online discussion forum, teens can gain insights into Basquiat's life and worldview—while reflecting upon their own. Note: This site has occasional mature language as is recommended for teenagers and adults.
Art Education

Bloomington Art Center
The Bloomington Art Center exists to stimulate creativity by making high quality arts programs accessible to people of all ages, skills and abilities.

The College of Visual Arts
The College of Visual Arts is a private, accredited, four-year college of art and design offering Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in communication design, illustration, photography, fine arts, and visual studies.

Dillman’s Creative Arts Foundation
Dillman's brings nationally known artist instructors and special interest programs to the beautiful Northwoods of Wisconsin.

Edina Center for the Arts
The Edina Art Center provides the community with a place to enjoy art and a chance to learn how to create it.

Full Circle Retreat
Informal art retreats and workshops are offered from April through October for those who have a desire to find a way into, return to, or expand a creative practice.

Grand Marais Art Colony
The Grand Marais Art Colony offers workshops in visual arts including print making, book arts, painting, watercolor, sumi-e, sculpture, drawing, pleine aire painting and much more.

Madeline Island School of the Arts
MISA's mission is to provide a unique and supportive climate of time and space where, creating and working intently with hands and materials, people's lives improve and change.

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Founded in 1886, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MCAD, offers superb prospects for exciting careers in the arts.

Minnetonka Center for the Arts
From its beginning, the Minnetonka Center for the Arts' purpose has been to help a diverse group of Minnesotans -particularly families and children-make art a part of everyday life.

Phipps Center for the Arts
The Phipps Center for the Arts has celebrated the creative spirit for over 20 years by offering exciting performances, outstanding exhibitions, and professional instruction for everyone.

Split Rock Arts Program
Summer Workshops in creative writing; visual arts and design, including fiber and textile arts; and creativity enhancement.

The University of Minnesota Studio Arts Program
The Department of Art is committed to promoting artistic awareness and the conceptual development of its students through a broad range of disciplines and art forms. Creative expression of our students is fostered within the highest standards of creative and critical engagement, pedagogical rigor, and professional practice.


Arty Web Links

Art News
A daily arts news outlet with the most comprehensive contemporary art online Portfolio programs.

Arttalk
Art related newsletter available online with informative articles that deal with a variety of subjects such as drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, matting and framing, arts and crafts, and more.

Art-Mine.com, original fine art online
Wide variety of original fine art for sale. Personalized art consulting services. Media includes; paintings, sculpture, photography, drawings, mixed media and more.

ArtistsRegister.com
ArtistsRegister.com showcases visual art by artists who are US residents represented through many disciplines. The Web site serves to connect the artists and their work with private collectors, gallery owners, interior designers, corporate art buyers, public art administrators, and art enthusiasts in general!

art-Exchange
offers dealers the best opportunity to buy and sell works of art online. We are an art brokering website designed to bring cost savings and business efficiencies to the process of locating and purchasing art. Special arrangements are made for wholesalers, publishers, and galleries.

Art Gallery Worldwide
A lot of artworks in different styles and media. Website offers a wide variety of features and services that enable customers to buy and sell their art.

Art Interactive
Art Interactive's mission is to provide a public forum that fosters self-expression and human interaction through the development and exhibition of art that is contemporary, experimental, and participatory.

Etsy
Your place to buy and sell all things handmade.

Fine Arts Emporium
For Artists and Art Lovers.

GalleryToday.com
Specializing in selling original paintings signed by contemporary artists from USA and Europe.

Pen Focus
Everything you wanted to know about fine pens.

Outhouse Studios
Outhouse Studios, an alternative to buying reproductions, utilizes art created on the computer with modern printing techniques. The result is as lush as a painting, the art as fresh as the concept.

The Art List
Monthly e-newsletter listing upcoming art contests, art competitions, and juried art shows across the United States and other countries. There is a free and premium version of the newsletter available.

The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
NASAA is the membership organization of the nation's state and jurisdictional arts agencies. NASAA's mission is to advance and promote a meaningful role for the arts in the lives of individuals, families and communities throughout the United States.

Resource of Art Quotations
Put together by Robert Genn, author of The Painter's Keys, a book and web site community for artists.

Who's Who Guide of Art Services


Watercolor Online
Watercolor Online is dedicated to the promotion of all forms of watercolor and the artists who create works in the various media encompassed by this broad classification.

Working Artist
WorkingArtist is a Windows(R) software application created to help artists manage the business side of art.

ProductionHUB.com
ProductionHUB.com - guide, directory and jobs for film and video.

Your Art Links.com
The Art and Artists Directory. Over 4000 Art, Artist and Art Related Resources!

World Wide Arts Resources
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