December 15, 2019 Open until 5 pm

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An installation shot of Bilal's 168:01 installation at the Esker Foundation. In a large, open gallery with wood floors and white walls, a long bookshelf is half-full of books. The other half is made up of what looks like empty books with white spines.

Wafaa Bilal: Library as a Social Sculpture

January 22, 2020
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

An arrangement of objects. On a white shelf against a white wall, a glass, spherical chemistry tool is filled with gold leaf and stands on top of a book whose title is "The Universe." Above the shelf in a gold and wood frame is a vinyl print that reads "Abracadabra"

Exhibition Preview Party | Abracadabra and Other Forms of Protection

January 31, 2020
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Painter Jim Denomie's "Attack on Fort Snelling Bar and Grill," which he describes as "a visual story about some of the historical events concerning the state of Minnesota and the Ojibwe and Dakota tribes within its boundaries since the 1862 Dakota War.” A number of figures are featured in the painting—a white farmer eating grass, an Indigenous person on a horse riding off into the sunset, a white cameraman taking photos of an Indigenous couple.

Middle School Workshop | Connecting Past and Present: Indigenous Storytelling

February 8, 2020
9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Artist Talk with Harriet Bart

February 12, 2020
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

A wall full of framed portraits from the 2019 Scholastic Art Awards.

Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards Ceremonies

February 22, 2020
10:00 am – 5:00 pm

In the Field: Conversations with Creatives

March 25, 2020
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

An older white man points out an image to two younger children, who look at the painting with interest.

Slow Art Day

April 4, 2020
11:00 am – 5:00 pm

An oil drawing of a figure against a white background.

Book Signing with Vesna Kittelson

April 4, 2020
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

The camera is fixed on Rebecca, who is playing cello in a concert hall, focusing on her sheet music.

Conversations for Duet with Cello

April 7, 2020 – April 12, 2020

The Jealous Curator

April 8, 2020
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

An image from the 2019 Student Design Showcase where somebody wearing a white garment with a massive white hat has their back turned to the camera and is walking down the runway. On both side of the walk, audience members are seated and cheering.

Seven Forms Student Design Showcase

April 22, 2020
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

ArtWords and The Tower Launch Party

April 29, 2020
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The photograph is of two individual's feet. The figure on the left is wearing metallic high heels and has a number of tattoos. The person at right is wearing athletic sneakers and jeans. They are in chairs next to each other and appear to be talking.

The Feminist Strip Club | The GRIND Launch

May 6, 2020
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

A wooden storage unit holding a number of fine objects. The unit replicates a geniza; the Jewish practice of geniza stores sacred texts: for centuries, documents have been saved, guarded, preserved, and concealed in these storage areas prior to proper burial.

Convening

May 8, 2020
9:00 am – 6:00 pm