Stevens Square Center For The Arts

Get Ready. It's nearly here.

For the entire month of May Terrance Davis will have his photos up at Plan B Coffee on 28th and Hennepin. Go check it out.

This is your chance to participate in a wild ride down the rabbit hole! SSCA is proud to sponsor “The Alice Project”, an installation conceived by Cris t Halverson. Send us your 2- or 3-D Alice art as color copies, photos, or jpegs on CD to Stevens Square Center for the Arts, Attn: The Alice Project, 1905 3rd Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55404, or via e-mail to ssca@stevensarts.org

Or use our online application.

Submissions must include: Artist Name, medium, title, dimensions, and price. An artists’ statement is strongly encouraged. There is no submission fee, though if accepted, there is a $20 exhibition fee.

Submission Deadline: Must be received by SSCA by Tue. July 1st.
Accepted artists will be notified by Wed. July 9th.
Exhibit opens July 26th with an opening reception from 7-11pm.

We would like to emphasize that we want YOUR Original Interpretations - Inspired by the Alice tales. Your art needn’t follow the exact stories’ plots, but if you want to hear the tales go HERE and or read them HERE and HERE.

Explore your Wonderland and share it with us – but... Beware the Jabberwock!

The Mystical Magical Worlds of Sindibad and Rijah

On Exhibition: April 26 – May 18, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 26, 2008, 7-11 PM

Artists Rijah and Sindibad are featuring their artworks in this special reunion show. Over the last 20 years they have collaborated, developed and influenced each other’s dreamscape style of works.

Rijah and Sindibad’s medium and large-scale acrylics on canvas are influenced by surrealism. The works featured demonstrate their symbolism through vivid colors and movement.

Rijah and Sindibad collaborated in 1990 through 1997 creating and selling their ARTWEAR and costumes at their Royal Rags and Riches booth at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Rijah has shown her work at various local coffee shops in Minneapolis while Sindibad’s works are visible on the murals of local restaurants such as the Blue Nile and Jerusalem.

The Mystical Magical World of Sindibad & Rijah is a collection of works that express both artists’ lifelong passion with art.

An opening reception for The Mystical Magical Worlds of Sindibad & Rijah will take place on Saturday, April 26th, from 7-11PM at the SSCA gallery. The reception event is free and refreshments will be available.

Brought to you by SSCO—

The Stevens Square 5th Annual Rummage Sale (SSARS) will be Saturday & Sunday, April 19 & 20 at the Van Dusen Event Center, 1900 LaSalle Avenue. Admission is $2.00 (kids 12 and under, free) on Saturday and free on Sunday. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Parking: The Lydia Apartments lot (1920 LaSalle Ave) and Minnesota Church Center lot (enter from Pillsbury Ave) are available both days. The Plymouth Church lot is available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, 4/19

^{photo by Sharolyn Hagen}

The 2nd installment of the Cuttlefish Exhibition
April 12th - April 20th

Opening Reception, April 12th from 7-11pm

The April 12th opening for the show will include refreshments and food donated by local vendors, as well as a beer and wine bar for those who make a small donation. There will be live music, and the artists will be available to discuss their work.

The exhibition will run for 2 weeks following the opening during the normal SSCA gallery hours (Friday - Sunday 1 - 5PM)

Featured Artists for this installment:

• Sharolyn Hagen
• Tim Cnossen
• Tara LaPlante

This Saturday (March 29th), Michelle Crumly will be hosting a Cinema And Civics informational meeting at the Boiler Room. Everyone is welcome and encourage to come.

Cinema and Civics (formerly Music and Movies) is a summer film series sponsored by Stevens Square Community Organization, curated by Stevens Square Center for the Arts, and held in Stevens Square Park.

^{_{Digital art by James Michael Lawrence}}

SSCA is very happy to welcome James Michael Lawrence and Peter Michael Wilson as its newest members!

_{collage by Larry Miller}

March 15—March 30

Opening Reception
Saturday, March 15th, 7 - 11PM

The third annual Guard Art Show is an exhibit that features artwork from guards that walk the halls at various Twin Cities museums.

This year we are pleased to feature the work of:

Jessica Bibeau
Steven M. Edmundson
Christian Fritzberg
Dusty Hoskovec
Dustin Charles Larson
Drew Matters
Larry Miller
Reid Olson
Greg Perrin
Mark Ryan
Matt Wells

SSCA is pleased to welcome our newest member and tenant, Tom Kaczynski. Tom is a talented cartoonist and web designer. You should check out his website.

You too can become a member.