St. Paul, Minn. (Aug. 17, 2010) – Metropolitan State University Gordon Parks Gallery is pleased to present Weighing the Air: the Art of Collaboration. The exhibit opens with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 4–7 p.m. and continues through Oct. 8.  Gallery hours are Mondays–Thursdays, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; and Fridays–Saturdays, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.  The gallery is located in the Library and Learning Center, 645 East Seventh Street, Saint Paul.

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Minneapolis Playwright Trista Baldwin and Japanese performance artist Shirotama Hitsujiya continue a long-term association with a public workshop production of Mesujika DOE, a collaboration in progress, spanning three years and six thousand miles, offering a rare opportunity to look inside this critically acclaimed creative partnership.

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Chinese calligraphy artists Manzong He and College of Visual Arts President Ann Ledy in front of He’s cursive script interpretations Tung Dynasty poet Bai Gau Yi, which he donated to the CVA gallery.

By TOM LAVENTURE

AAP staff writer

ST. PAUL (July 8, 2010) – The gallery of the College of Visual Arts last month held a special exhibition from Saint Paul’s Sister City Changsha, China, including some of China’s most renowned artists – all from Hunan Province.

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Dan Dennehy, "Miao Girl"

Priscilla Briggs, “Old and New II (Wenzhou)”

In coordination with the first MidCity Fest, IFP Minnesota Center for Media Arts presents “China in Transition,” an exhibit by photographers Dan Dennehy and Priscilla Briggs, running August 6 through September 24, 2010 at 2446 University Ave. West, Suite 100, St. Paul, Minn. A free opening reception will be held Friday, August 6, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The reception will also feature a sneak preview of the short film, “Jerry Schwingle and the Happiness Well” at 6:00, 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. The film is the work of rising indie filmmaker Sarah Jean Kruchowski, winner of IFP’s Fresh Filmmaker Production Grant.

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The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project of Minneapolis presents “The Art of Conflict: Identity in War and Displacement” opening July 29, 2010 at the Tarnish and Gold Gallery, 1511 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis. The visual art exhibit will feature works about violence and displacement from Iraqi and American artists. The opening event, which runs from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., will include music, refreshments and an opportunity to meet the featured artists in the gallery where 30 pieces of original work will run through August 28.

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Since 2006, FLOW has become the premier free, family arts event in North Minneapolis, is an arts crawl that shines a light on the Northside as it unites, celebrates and transforms in collaboration with the broader communities. This 2001 event will be held July 24, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the PEACE Foundation, 1119 W. Broadway, Minneapolis MN 55411.

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Master Lei Yixin, commissioned artist for the Martin Luther King, Jr. sculpture to be constructed in the National Mall of Washington DC, and the “Meditation” sculpture at Phalen Lake Park, will have work included in a special exhibition – “Harmonious Hunan in Painting, Calligraphy and Photography.”

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The National Portrait Gallery Museum will unveil a portrait of Secretary Norman Y. Mineta later this month, contributed by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program.

Washington, D.C. – Former Transportation and Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta will be recognized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program with the installation of his portrait in a private ceremony at the Portrait Gallery.

The portrait, by artist Everett Raymond Kinstler, will become part of the museum’s permanent-collection exhibition, “New Arrivals” July 27. The oil-on-canvas painting has been offered as a gift to the Portrait Gallery from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program.

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Saint Paul, Minn. (July 6, 2010) – The 2010 Dragon Festival will be held this weekend, July 10-11, 2010, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Phalen Lake Park, 1530 Phalen Drive, St. Paul, MN 55106. The Dragon Festival is a two-day free event to showcase cultural heritage, entertainment and traditions of ethnic Asian Pacific Islander communities within the Twin Cities. This pan-Asian community event is to promote cross-cultural understanding and to keep the cultural heritage alive within the younger Asian population.

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The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project announces the opening of The Art of Conflict: Identity in War and Displacement on July 29, 2010 at the Tarnish and Gold Gallery, 1511 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis. The IARP seeks to promote reconciliation between the people of the United States and Iraq in response to the devastation affecting Iraqi families, society, and culture. It recognizes the common humanity of the people of Iraq and the people of the United States.

The visual art exhibit will feature works about violence and displacement from Iraqi and American artists. The opening event, which runs from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., will include music, refreshments and an opportunity to meet the featured artists.  The gallery will host the artists’ 30 pieces of original work until August 28.

“A process of reconciliation between two groups of people must involve honest, creative dialogue about the past and its effects on the present,” said Tricia Khutoretsky, curator.

“The Art of Conflict will open that dialogue and engage Minnesotans in experiencing the impact of war and displacement through art,” she added. “Foreign conflicts can often seem far away, yet they are a continuing reality for many Minnesotans.”

Minnesota is home to around 90,000 refugees and 400,000 veterans. The Art of Conflict will provide an opportunity for these Minnesotans, and for all Minnesotans, to reflect on the human costs of war from both American and Iraqi perspectives.

The show’s programming will also include: a film screening of The Unreturned, an award-winning documentary about five Iraqi refugee families produced by Nathan Fisher, a Minnesota native; talks by veterans, refugee groups, and others with experience of war and displacement; an arts therapy group for mental health professionals; letter-writing to Iraqis; and special tours for school groups.

A digital gallery of the artists’ work will be available on the IARP website, http://reconciliationproject.org.