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Art

Curatorial Assistant Térez Iacovino hangs the final piece in the Quarter Gallery in the Regis Center for Art. This gallery showcases work from photographer Ann Ginsburg Hofkin and will open to the public on September 15.

A lesson in reflection

by Isabella Romano
Published September 15, 2015
Local artist Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin uses infrared film to combine her passion for photography and the environment
Art created by incoming first year students hangs in the Coffman Art Gallery as a part of the "Design Your First Year" exhibit of on Saturday, September 5. Students were asked to represent what they hoped to get out of their first year, looking forward to new experiences.

Incoming students create their own First Year

by Grace Kramer
Published September 8, 2015

This summer, incoming freshman received a white rectangle containing a single “M” logo in the center. Given full creative license, the new students took on an artistic task: to create a design...

Billy Thompson stands with his camera in front of a mural in downtown Milan on July 25. The mural depicts Thompson documenting Milan's history, something he strives to do each day.

U alum captures history piece by piece

by Jackie Renzetti
Published August 5, 2015

Weeks after a heart attack, Billy Thompson manually removed bricks from a burned-down church in Milan, Minn.   The 86-year-old saw the bricks as an important addition to his homage to the tiny Minnesotan...

U professor Jeff Millikan poses in his studio in Minneapolis on Monday. Millikan is one of the artists showcasing bee-related art at the Inaugural Bee Arts Event at the St. Paul Student Center on Monday, August 3.

Making an artful buzz

by Jackie Renzetti
Published July 29, 2015

Local artist Jeff Millikan left books outside so bees could create honeycomb in the pages. As with many of his projects, Millikan photographed the results.    “As they eat away at the text,...

Northern Lighter pyrotechnicians Joe Schroeder, left, and Paul Marchio, right, use a remote device to detonate fireworks at Fred Lawshe Park in St. Paul on June 28.

The art of explosion

by Jackie Renzetti
Published July 1, 2015

In the midst of a rain storm Sunday, roughly 30 men and women in neon green T-shirts paused their work at Fred Lawshe Park as Marlyn Anderson shouted, “Fire in the hole!”   On cue,...

Northeast Night Market organizers Margie and Madeline Siggelkow plan the layout of their upcoming event at Bauhaus Brewery on Sunday, June 13. The market, which showcases thirty local artisan vendors, musicians and street performers, will take place on Tuesday, June 23.

Nighttime is the right time

by Grant Tillery
Published June 17, 2015

A trip to a night market in New Orleans inspired Margie Siggelkow to create her own version in Minneapolis. Situated between buildings, the narrow promenade in New Orleans featured artisans vending their...

Graduate student Will Lakey glues together sections of an art piece at Regis Art Center on Tuesday morning for the upcoming art festival Northern Spark. Northrop Auditorium will be hosting the all-night arts festival on June 14.

Sparking students’ curiosity

by Grant Tillery
Published June 10, 2015

The University of Minnesota will be a central hub for Northern Spark, an all-night art festival throughout Minneapolis on Saturday, but a few staff members and students are planning to showcase their...

Weisman hosts Ivory Tower party

by Micaela Resh
Published April 28, 2015

Works of poetry, prose and nonfiction span the 128 glossy pages of Ivory Tower, a University of Minnesota student literary magazine.   About 20 students produce the annual publication during a two-semester...

Graduate students Alberto Babio and Deuk-Geun Hong build WAM's upcoming pop-up park in the W.L. Hall Workshop inside Rapson Hall on Sunday. Created by the WAM Collective student group, the park will take over the museum's front plaza from April 20 to May 10.

From concrete to tiny park

by Jackie Renzetti
Published April 16, 2015

Soon, the concrete in front of Weisman Art Museum will be transformed into a grassy oasis.    Starting Monday, the WAM Collective will present a pop-up park of artificial grass and wooden...

James Henkel, left, and Joyce Lyon pose together inside their exhibit entitled "The Longest Way Round is the Shortest Way Home" at the Nash Gallery in the Regis Center for Arts on Friday afternoon. The exhibit celebrating the work and careers of the two University professors premieres today, and is open from 11:00AM to 7:00PM.

Capturing the past: U-art profs retire with co-exhibit

by Jared Hemming
Published February 24, 2015
Drawing and painting professor Joyce Lyon and photography professor James Henkel are combining their works at the Regis Center for Art.

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