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| Monday, September 29th, 2008 | | 9:58 pm |
Tales from the Black Lodge opens at Altered Esthetics  The Tales from the Black Lodge features surreal and otherworldly artwork inspired by the creative genius of David Lynch. ( Read more... ) | | Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 | | 10:24 pm |
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised opens Friday!
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Artwork in response to global and socio-political topics
Please join us for the opening reception Friday August 1st, 7pm 10pm.
( Read more... ) | | Thursday, June 5th, 2008 | | 7:45 am |
Bike Art III opens Friday at Altered Esthetics 
Bike Art III
Altered Esthetics 3rd annual Bike Art show features over 100 new works
of sculpture, painting, photography, custom-built bikes and interactive installation art.
Opening Reception
Friday June 6, 7pm-10pm
( Read more... ) | | Sunday, April 27th, 2008 | | 4:56 pm |
Lutefisk Sushi Opening & Ae Annual Fundraiser Friday May 2
Please join us for the Lutefisk Sushi opening reception & the Ae fundraising gala.
Friday May 2, 2008, 7pm – 10pm.
Live Music, Refreshments, No Cover.
( Read more... ) | | Thursday, April 17th, 2008 | | 6:49 pm |
MPLS vs STPL Group Ride  MPLS vs STPL Why the split between two fabulous art communities? Creative solutions to an artistic rivalry; the MPLS vs STPL exhibit opens at Altered Esthetics in Northeast Minneapolis and the Black Dog in Lowertown Saint Paul.
Join us on a group bicycle ride to see both halves of the exhibit.
The ride will start at Altered Esthetics on Saturday April 19, 2008 at 1pm, stop at a few parks and end at the Black Dog with a reception from 5pm-8pm. ( Read more... ) | | Thursday, December 20th, 2007 | | 6:50 pm |
Call for Art - Children's Art Exhibit CALL FOR ART
Altered Esthetics
invites you (to invite your children, your students, your nieces and nephews, your friend's children) to participate in
Coloring Outside the Lines
a Children's Art Show
Work must respond to one of the following topics:
"War and peace,"
"What does ‘peace’ look like?" or
"What does ‘tolerance’ look like?"
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*Artists must be 13 years and younger.
* there is no fee for submission of work. There will be no exhibition fee for any artist participating in the Children's art exhibit.
* Submission Deadline is January 15, 2008.
* all forms of artistic medium, including literature, film, music, sculpture, painting, photography, and performance art will be accepted for submission
* complete submission guidelines can be found at: alteredesthetics.com/opencalls
Altered Esthetics is a nonprofit 501(c)3 community gallery run by artists, for artists. Bringing together dimensional art, music, poetry, performance art, and film, we are one of the most creatively diverse galleries in the Twin Cities. Altered Esthetics holds group-shows so that multiple artists of all backgrounds can display their perspectives on a given theme, and works to sustain the historical role of artists as a true voice of society through our exhibits, events, services, workshops, and programs.
Altered Esthetics
1224 Quincy Street NE
Minneapolis MN 55413
612.378.8888
contact-at-alteredesthetics.org
post features "untitled" by artist Autumn Hadley
| | Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 | | 10:03 pm |
All American X-mas opens Friday
 
| | 10:00 pm |
The Art of Accounting- Board Treasurer Position Open Altered Esthetics is now accepting applications for our 2008-2009 Board Treasurer. The Board Treasurer position is the perfect opportunity for somebody with both experience in finance and an interest in the creative community to apply and expand their skills while serving the arts community. - please pass this information to anybody you think might be interested. AE is a nonprofit gallery run by artists, for artists. We work to sustain the historical role of artists as a true voice of society through our exhibits, events, services, workshops, and programs. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: Degree in nonprofit management, accounting or finance. Minimum of 2 years accounting experience. Detail orientated with excellent organizational skills. Quickbooks and Excel experience preferred. HOW TO APPLY: Please fill out a Board Member application and return it with a resume to Altered Esthetics. Application is available at alteredesthetics.com/opportunitiesxposted - Thanks! | | Saturday, December 1st, 2007 | | 9:08 am |
Call for Artists- Bitter Fruits: A Study of Woman as Object in Art CALL FOR ART
invites you to participate in
Bitter Fruits
A Study of woman as object in art.
The history of art has largely been written by works that resulted from and served to perpetuate the male gaze. These works tell us a great deal about the roles women have played in art and society, and also about how women are viewed today. Altered Esthetic's February exhibition, Bitter Fruit, will examine how contemporary artists--both male and female--deal with this shared history, and where it has left us. We hope to illuminate the issue through a selection of work that comments not only upon this history, but upon the possibility of a future located outside the conventional narrative history of art. Artists are encouraged to participate in panel discussions that will accompany the show.
* there is no fee for submission of work
* Submission Deadline is December 15, 2007
* all forms of artistic medium, including literature, film, music, sculpture, painting, photography, and performance art will be accepted for submission
* complete submission guidelines can be found at: alteredesthetics.com/opencalls
Altered Esthetics is a nonprofit 501(c)3 community gallery run by artists, for artists. Bringing together dimensional art, music, poetry, performance art, and film, we are one of the most creatively diverse galleries in the Twin Cities. Altered Esthetics holds group-shows so that multiple artists of all backgrounds can display their perspectives on a given theme, and works to sustain the historical role of artists as a true voice of society through our exhibits, events, services, workshops, and programs.
Altered Esthetics
1224 Quincy Street NE
Minneapolis MN 55413
612.378.8888
contact-at-alteredesthetics.org
post features "Stitch and bitch" by artist Tonja Torgerson
| | Friday, November 23rd, 2007 | | 9:46 am |
CALL FOR ART
invites you to participate in
Midwest Sanctuary
Altered Esthetics’ January Exhibit – Midwest Sanctuary.
will feature artwork by and about the diverse people in the Midwest.
* there is no fee for submission of work
* Submission Deadline is November 25, 2007
* all forms of artistic medium, including literature, film, music, sculpture, painting, photography, and performance art will be accepted for submission
* complete submission guidelines can be found at: alteredesthetics.org
Altered Esthetics is a nonprofit 501(c)3 community gallery run by artists, for artists. Bringing together dimensional art, music, poetry, performance art, and film, we are one of the most creatively diverse galleries in the Twin Cities. Altered Esthetics holds group-shows so that multiple artists of all backgrounds can display their perspectives on a given theme, and works to sustain the historical role of artists as a true voice of society through our exhibits, events, services, workshops, and programs.
Altered Esthetics
1224 Quincy Street NE
Minneapolis MN 55413
612.378.8888
contact-at-alteredesthetics.com
post features “Dakota March” by artist Tiffany Eggenberg
| | Saturday, November 17th, 2007 | | 10:11 pm |
Updates, and things. I've been working on quite a few projects (what else is new?) I updated the website with pages for all of 2008's exhibits. Open call information is available for almost all of them. (We are still ironing out the specifics for the Children's art show, the Comic Art show, and the annual Juried show.) I also created an Exhibiting Artists 101 guide for artists new to submitting work at Altered Esthetics. In addition to the main website, I've also started to work on the online gallery. We'll be using phanfare for many of the images as it provides a clean, easy to navigate searchable platform. Each exhibit will have at least two sections of pictures: one of artwork images from the show, the other photographs of the exhibition itself. The Art of Sacrifice gallery is almost done and the Dia De Los Muertos online gallery is well on its way. Many of the exhibition photos themselves are already up. Each artwork image has to be titled and labeled appropriately, however, so it will be a lot of entry to get everything up. When everything is said and done, we'll have more than 1000 artwork images uploaded as well as the exhibition photos for the 25 exhibitions we've hosted so far. The site will be searchable - so you'll be able to search for your favorite artist, topic, or even media type. If you want to see how the site is going so far, you can view it at alteredesthetics.phanfare.com I'd love to hear anybody's feedback. Also, despite overwhelming odds and the stomach-sinking typos that tried to stop us, the 2008 Exhibition Calendar is at the printers and will be on it's way in time for the All American X-mas opening. We'll be selling the 12-month calendar for a suggested $5 donation. The Dia De Los Muertos show is going really really well. Gallery traffic throughout the week is steady and the exhibit has been really well received. The artists from this show are just amazing, and I'm so happy to work with this group. If anybody's actually reading this - I hope you are well! | | Thursday, November 8th, 2007 | | 9:37 pm |
Call for Artists - Midwest Sanctuary CALL FOR ART
invites you to participate in
Midwest Sanctuary
From Hmong to Somali, Polish to Swedish, the Midwest is home and sanctuary to many peoples. Celebrate the history and artistry of the diverse Midwest
in Altered Esthetics’ January Exhibit – Midwest Sanctuary.
* there is no fee for submission of work
* Submission Deadline is November 25, 2007
* all forms of artistic medium, including literature, film, music, sculpture, painting, photography, and performance art will be accepted for submission
* complete submission guidelines can be found at: alteredesthetics.org
Altered Esthetics is a nonprofit 501(c)3 community gallery run by artists, for artists. Bringing together dimensional art, music, poetry, performance art, and film, we are one of the most creatively diverse galleries in the Twin Cities. Altered Esthetics holds group-shows so that multiple artists of all backgrounds can display their perspectives on a given theme, and works to sustain the historical role of artists as a true voice of society through our exhibits, events, services, workshops, and programs.
Altered Esthetics
1224 Quincy Street NE
Minneapolis MN 55413
612.378.8888
contact-at-alteredesthetics.org
post features “Dakota March” by artist Tiffany Eggenberg
| | Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 | | 10:11 pm |
Dia De Los Muertos at Altered Esthetics
How bout I try to blog… once a week? Okay, I'll try.
Last night - was so beautiful and so amazing. The Dia De Los Muertos show opened with the work of over 60 local and international artists. The room was full of marigolds, paper flowers, the smell of pan de muerto and chile mole, and the sangria was oh so refreshing. The entire first floor of the Q'arma building was packed with people. At about 8:00, approximately 100 folks gathered outside to begin the candlelight procession.
I'll post the few pictures I was able to take as I ran around throughout the evening.
Here are a few thoughts, since apparently I'm not able to write anything incredibly resounding or coherent:
I'm so very grateful for the everybody involved. The artwork in the show is so full of meaning, beauty, and power - it really is an overwhelmingly wonderful exhibit. Not to single anybody out, but… Thank you to Jim for all of your work organizing the beautiful ofrenda. Thank you to Vicki for staying with us throughout the entire evening - it is such a joy to show your works. Thank you so much to Pati who co-curated the exhibit, you helped make the show 10 times as beautiful as it would have been otherwise. It wouldn't have been the same with out you, nor would curating have been nearly as fun (or nearly as crazy). Thanks to all of the interns who showed up to help - you are such an amazing, creative, and inspiring group to work with. I love the crazy energy all of you bring to the gallery. Thank you to everybody who came to the gallery and participated in the opening and especially those of you who participated in the Candlelight procession. Thank you to each and every individual artist for contributing such simultaneously sensitive, vibrant works of art. Last night will go down as truly one of the best nights in AE history… thank you for the strikingly beautiful reminder of why we do what we do. Thank you to my friends for understanding why I never get to go out and still calling me anyway.
I'll post more pictures as soon as I can get them uploaded. Meanwhile…
Thank you thank you thank you thank you.
And ::big giant hugs::
-Jme | | Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 | | 8:19 pm |
Just one week left for submissions
ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT FOR SUBMISSIONS!
MONTHS AND THEMES
January
Artwork by and about the diverse peoples that have found their way to the Midwest .
February
Studies of women’s role as object in artwork.
March
Children's art show
April
Artwork about Minneapolis and St. Paul
May
Comic Art
June
Bicycle Art
July
Celebrate your freedom of speech. Anything goes.
August
Global political and socio-economic topics.
September
Animal Art II: critical/endangered species and natural habitat.
October
Artwork inspired by the cinematography of David Lynch
November
Classic video game art and music
December
The holiday season
| | Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 | | 11:32 pm |
Today.
I keep wanting to journal more, but I never really feel like I have anything hugely important to say unless I'm posting new show information, etc.
Today I'll at least communicate the way I've been feeling about the gallery.
Some of you know I also have a full time job at Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly. I'm very grateful to be a part of another wonderful nonprofit organization. No matter how busy my day there is, I am so excited when I get to the gallery and start the second part of my work day. My brain fizzles over with ideas and excitement as I check off items on my to-do list one by one.
I've been sending out hundreds of e-mails, signing hundreds of letters, helping with bank and accounting issues, fundraising curating shows and working with our interns.
And I'm so excited!
I'm so excited there's absolutely no eloquent way to put it and I really don't know how to explain it. I don't get paid to do what I do for the gallery yet. I'm still in a tremendous amount of debt, I have no right car window because the plexiglass window broke and I don't have time to fix it, I can only open the front door 1/2 the time (the other half I have to reach around from the back seat), people that don't know me and don't know what I do e-mail me nasty things from time to time, other's email me nice things.
And yet I still keep going, and I'm still excited.
There's a fine line between passionate and crazy. As days go by, I'm starting to think I really might be crazy.
::hugs::
Here's my quote for the day. This is about as eloquent as I'll get.
They told me I needed to go to other galleries, to other openings, to see what they were doing, to influence my decisions. Instead, I go out into the community and see what is needed, and base my decisions on that. | | Thursday, October 18th, 2007 | | 9:56 pm |
Standing Room Only  | | Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 | | 8:15 pm |
tired fingers
So, we are getting ready to send out our very first appeal letter. Rather than buying a gazillion addresses and sending out a bunch of cold letters, we are sending letters directly to our mailing list and some community friends. Rather than doing a digital stamp signature, I'm signing all the letters by hand.
Though eventually we will need to do some "donor acquisition", at our stage we're still pretty small. This mailer is a pretty big expense as is; I'm hoping we have a hire rate of success doing a direct mailer to an audience already interested and aware of what we are doing, rather than a bunch of strangers. We will see… wish me luck.
I've got about 300 more letters to sign. The envelope stuffing party is next week, woohoo.
and I say "we" a lot when I should say "I" sometimes... go figure. | | Thursday, October 4th, 2007 | | 12:26 am |
Reminder - Dirty Little Secrets opens on Friday! 
 | | Sunday, September 30th, 2007 | | 9:49 am |
Open Call for Artists - All American X-mas invites you to participate in All American X-mas.Has the "corporate" spirit taken over your winter season? Buy buy buy, consume consume consume. Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa...and BAH HUMBUG!? Americans sure do have a unique way of ringing in the jolly, don’t they? We are looking for artists' perspectives on the holiday season. Do you love shopping, or do you hate malls? If you had to tell that Santa what you REALLY wanted for Christmas, what would you say? Share your story with us for our December Exhibit, "All American X-Mas." * there is no fee for submission * Submission Deadline is October 15, 2007 * all forms of artistic media, including literature, film, music, sculpture, painting, photography, and performance art will be accepted for submission * complete submission guidelines can be found at: alteredesthetics.comemail: opencall -at- alteredesthetics.com Altered Esthetics is a nonprofit 501(c)3 community gallery run by artists, for artists. Bringing together dimensional art, music, poetry, performance art, and film, we are one of the most creatively diverse galleries in the Twin Cities. Altered Esthetics holds groupshows so that multiple artists of all backgrounds can display their perspectives on a given theme, and works to sustain the historical role of artists as a true voice of society through our exhibits, events, services, workshops, and programs. | | Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 | | 7:33 pm |
Dirty Little Secrets opens at Altered Esthetics |
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