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We’re Hosting EVENTS EVERY MONTH
Stone Arch Bridge & Loring Park Festival
The Minnesota Artists Guild is proud to sponsor the 2026 Stone Arch Bridge and Loring Park Art Festivals. Members, check out the Calls for Art page to get involved!
Stone Arch Bridge Festival: June 20-21
Loring Park Art Festival: July 25-26
St Cloud Connection salons
One part networking, one part mastermind. Whether your goal is to get national exposure, make a living from your art, land your first gig, find collaborators, or just plain get inspired, we have it covered. Members only! If you would like to visit a Connection Salon, request a guest pass here.
May 13: Topic: The Business of Art, guest speaker, Jim Lansing, Hutchinson Center For the Arts
June 10: TBD
July 8: Paramount Center Guest Speaker - Amanda Pentzak
6:30 pm
The NEW Wirth Center
11 7th Ave N
St. Cloud, MN 56303
You’re encouraged to bring examples of your art and your business cards.
twin cities Connection Salons
One part networking, one part mastermind. Whether your goal is to get national exposure, make a living from your art, land your first gig, find collaborators, or just plain get inspired, we have it covered.
Members only! If you would like to visit a Connection Salon, request a guest pass here.
We meet the 4th Wednesday of every month
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Studio Pintura @ Northrup King Bldg
1500 Jackson St NE #294, Minneapolis
You’re encouraged to bring examples of your art and business cards to share.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
April 22: Social Media & Self Promotion
May 27: Art Business Finances, presented by Naomi Lund
If you have questions or would like to suggest a topic or speaker, please contact Tanya Gravening: waveattanya@gmail.com
Artists Networking
Otherworldly Arts Collective and Minnesota Artists Guild are joining forces to bring you a collaborative Artists Social Networking Night!
FREE event, open to all
Sunday, May 3 at 6:00pm
Norseman Distillery
creative practice reading group
We’ll read and discuss books about or related to creative practice. Some examples include books like: The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp, Keep Going by Austin Kleon, and The Practice by Seth Godin. After our discussion there will be an exercise (totally optional) related to the book. This group is open to anyone interested, up to 10 people. Join us for the first meeting of CPRG. Come and weigh in on details like where and when to meet and share your book suggestions! We’ll be starting off short with a discussion of Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk by Danielle Krysta with illustrations by Martha Rich.
June 3rd from 6:30-8:00pm Subsequent dates will be determined at or after the June 3rd meeting.
Minneapolis Central Library We'll be discussing other possible locations at our first meeting.
Please send an RSVP (space is limited) to Megan at mmcninchart@gmail.com.
Career Artists Mastermind group
This monthly gathering is for artists who specifically make their living through their art. Our goal is to create a space for practical business insights, honest conversation, and meaningful peer connections with other artists working at a similar level. Members will benefit from:
Sharing what is and isn’t working in their art businesses
Discussions on topics like pricing, marketing, client management, lead generation, additional avenues for revenue
Support from peers who understand the realities of sustaining a career as an artist
Who should join:
Professional artists with active, on-going, career-level practice
Comfortable sharing business details and experiences
Value discussion, actionable goal-setting with accountability, and honest feedback
Please contact us with a request to join this group. Members only.
Location: Golden Valley. More details with RSVP
Next Meeting: May 6
past events
Minnesota Artists summit
& get seen art show
This premier event is designed to bring essential continuing education to artists, featuring a full day of engaging panel discussions, inspiring talks from industry leaders, and practical tips and tricks of the trade.
Gallerist Panel Discussion
Writing Artist Statements and Proposals
Fine Art in Interior Design Panel Discussion
Art Festival Tips and Tricks
Grant Writing Best Practices
Springboard for the Arts Resource Overview
The Jazz Approach to Creativity
Celebrity Artist Panel Discussion (not confirmed, subject to change)
PLUS…get your art in front of arts industry decision makers in our Get Seen Art Show
Visit the Artists Summit page for tickets and up-to-date details and speakers.
AMPLIFIED ARTS
Live Art Experience where the band Sonic Dream, the Minnesota Artists Guild, and Crayon Kelly‘s Artists step to the stage. The Audience is asked to submit prompts upon arrival and every 15 minutes a genre, shape and color are chosen. With two sets and an intermission. 6 paintings are created with 45 minutes of working time and 9 prompts impacting each piece of art. This is a true engaging musical and art collaboration.
Heather Renne of the Minnesota Artists Guild will be one of three live painters. Her works will be auctioned off to support the Guild’s Residency Access Program!
Thursday, February 12
7:00-9:00 pm
Crayon Kelley’s @ West End in St Louis Park
grounded: Forest and fieldwork
Grounded: Forest and Fieldwork brings together artists who explore the deep relationship between us and the landscapes we inhabit, from quiet woodland interiors to expansive fields under shifting skies. The exhibition reflects on forests as places of mystery and renewal, fields as both working landscapes and sites of memory, and the textures, rhythms, and histories embedded in the land itself. Through these varied perspectives, the show invites us to pause and see the environments that sustain us not as mere scenery, but as living, breathing presences intertwined with our own stories.
For sales and inquiries: mnartistsguild@gmail.com
Gilded Wither At Rogue Buddha
The works of Gilded Wither evoke a sense of beautiful decay, focusing on the once-glimmering and opulent, now in the process of withering away. Themes of corrosion, corruption, and neglect tap ideas of faded glamour, unattainable perfection, and the vanity of human aspirations. The exhibition encourages introspection on the transient nature of glory and beauty, as well as the dark side of excess and luxury.
A collaboration of the Minnesota Artists Guild and Rogue Buddha Gallery
Show Dates: December 5 - January 24
Artists’ Reception: December 5
6:00-11:00 pm
Rogue Buddha Gallery
357 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis
POPtimal art installation
As part of the MNScapes program for public art, the works of Minnesota artists are gracing the interior of Aki’s in Northeast. All pieces are on view now and available for sale.
POPtimal Art Installation
Aki’s BreadHaus and WunderBar
1712 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis
Driven to abstraction
Step into a world untethered from representation—Driven to Abstraction is a dynamic exhibition celebrating the expressive power of abstraction across two and three dimensions. Featuring a diverse range of artists, the show will explore color, form, texture, and movement as pure visual language, challenging perception and inviting emotional resonance.
Featuring 17 Minnesota Artists. On view now through August 2025
Virtual Exhibition @ Gallery Glitch
On View now through September 2025
MAGnify live
MAGnify Live is a series of events sponsored by the Minnesota Artists Guild and hosted at the Underground Music Cafe.
Live Music
Art Vendors
Creative Community Networking (artists, musicians, writers, industry professionals, etc)
Arts Trivia
Prizes
July 11 lineup: John Magnuson Trio +, Starter Boyfriend
August 21 lineup: Tre Spiritus, Holiday
September 11, Vittorio and the Bridges, TBD
CREATIVES: Bring your business cards or something to promote your art, music, etc
TICKETS ON SALE NOW at
www.undergroundmusicvenue.com
$10 MAG members in advance
$13 General Public in advance
$15 at the door
Underground Music Cafe
408 3rd Ave N. Minneapolis
July 11, Aug 21, Sep 11
6:00pm
aki’s meet the artists
Meet the MAG artists of the Aki’s gallery wall. Live music and Aki’s famous pretzel bites!
Thursday, July 10
5-8pm
Aki’s BreadHaus and WunderBar
1712 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis
MAG at the st anthony park arts festival
Come visit us at the St Anthony Park Arts Festival. Try your hand at arts trivia, meet some members, and get your questions answered. Micro-Art and merch for sale!
Saturday, June 7, 10-5
Como and Carter Ave
St Paul
creative Community meetup
Artists, musicians, writers, collectors, aficionados, industry leaders…let’s meet! Casual networking event and excellent opportunity to rub elbows with others in our creative community. Open to all, members and non-members. This is a free event!
Thursday, June 5 at 6:00pm
Station 280
2554 Como Ave
St Paul, MN 55108
beers with bands
Come visit the MAG table at Beers with Bands Fest II
May 31, Doors at 12:00pm
Underground Music Venue
408 3rd Ave N. Minneapolis
creative Community meetup
Artists, musicians, writers, collectors, aficionados, industry leaders…let’s meet! Casual networking event and excellent opportunity to rub elbows with others in our creative community. Open to all, members and non-members. This is a free event!
Thursday, May 1 at 6:00pm
Malcome Yards
In or near the Blueprint Room
501 30th Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN
creative community meet up
Artists, musicians, writers, collectors, aficionados, industry leaders…let’s meet! Casual networking event and excellent opportunity to rub elbows with others in our creative community. Open to all, members and non-members. This is a free event!
Thursday, May 1 at 6:00pm
Malcome Yards
In or near the Blueprint Room
501 30th Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN
creative community meet up
Artists, musicians, writers, collectors, aficionados, industry leaders…let’s meet! Casual networking event and excellent opportunity to rub elbows with others in our creative community. Open to all, members and non-members. This is a free event!
Thursday, April 3 at 6:00pm
Bad Weather Brewing
414 7th St W
St Paul, MN
networking happy hour
Artists, musicians, writers, collectors, aficionados, industry leaders…let’s meet! Casual networking event and excellent opportunity to rub elbows with others in our creative community. Open to all, members and non-members. This is a free event!
Thursday, March 6th at 6:00pm
Utepils Brewing
225 Thomas Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Launch Party
Thursday, January 30, 6:00-9:00 pm
Studio Pintura in Northrup King Building
1500 Jackson St NE, #294
Minneapolis, MN
Artists, musicians, and writers…are you ready to roll? Join us for our launch party and get the scoop on becoming a member of the Minnesota Artists Guild while rubbing elbows with fellow artists. Live music, arts trivia, hors d’oeuvres, wine bar, prizes, and membership discounts. Request a spot on our guest list. This event is free but space is limited.
Inaugural Steering Committee meeting
November 12, 2024
We had our very first steering committee meeting at the Arvonne Fraser Library in Minneapolis. Click here to see what was discussed.