2023 Fall Art Crawl at Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative (LLAC)
Friday, October 6, 6-10pm
Saturday, October 7, 12n-8pm
Sunday, October 8, 12n-5pm
IMPORTANT: We occupy the top three floors of our historic building at 255 Kellogg Blvd E. The entrance to Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative is in the REAR of the building; it is a well-marked ALLEY ENTRANCE.
All three floors of the Co-op will be open to the public during the Art Crawl and will feature artwork and the opportunity to meet our artists. Performances will take place on the Third Floor.
Developed and founded in the early 1980s, the Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative is one of the most successful, sustainable artist cooperatives providing live and work studios in the country. Our Co-op is home to over 30 working artists whose studios are also where we live.
We include painters, photographers, printmakers, bookmakers, graphic artists, illustrators, ceramicists, a weaver, multimedia artists, performing artists, jewelry makers-- a host of artists that reflect a diverse range of creative media. Nearly all of our 30+ artists will be represented on our walls with many of our artists in person to sell their work directly.
LLAC ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Kipling Beardsley - Weaver
Wendy Fernstrum - Book Arts, Prints, Drawings & Paintings
Marla Gamble - Paintings & Handmade Jewelry
Jacqueline Gran - Drawings & Sculpture
Tom Helmberger - Printmaker & 3D Constructions
Tim Jennen - Freeze Frame Drawings
Kate Katzer - Paintings & Jewelry
Ben Krywosz - Photo Collages
judit neilsdottir - Dancer
Gaylord Schanilec - Bookmaker
Tara Tieso - Encaustic Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Justin Terlecki - Paintings & Drawings
Dan Tomczak - Studio 406 Provisions
Liz Carlson Tomczak - Paintings
Matt Vinge - Guitarist
Heidi Wagner - Wood Arts
GUEST ARTISTS
Four special guest artists, each invited by an LLAC artist, will be featured at our building during the Art Crawl:
artist Kristin M. Jones - modern punch needle & paper clay art, invited by member Andrew Maxwell-Parish;
ceramicist Ken Maddux of Nisswa MN - raku fired pottery, invited by member Marla Gamble;
Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler, Pillangó Gems - jewelry and more, guest of member Tim Jennen;
and we're especially glad to have Aaron from Vescent Soap (formerly Noble Soap Gallery) - handmade soaps and lip balm, guest of member Gina Dabrowski - return to our building for his first Art Crawl since Covid
PERFORMANCES
All performances take place on the Third Floor of LLAC.
A LAND I CAN SEE by judit neilsdottir
Inside Studio #303, LLAC • Friday, October 6th 7-10pm
Her solo improvisational dances emphasize energy and emotion. Please feel free to enter and exit the performance at any time. Seating is limited. The public is invited for a discussion after this performance (9:45pm). (a Saint Paul Art Crawl Fall 2023 event)
GUITAR & UKELELE by Matt Vinge
Saturday, October 7, 1pm • Sunday, October 8, 1pm
NAUTILUS MUSIC-THEATER - Ben Krywosz, Artistic Director
Sunday, October 8, 2:30pm
Nautilus performers Andrea Leap, Jen Burleigh Bentz, and Daniel Greco join pianist George Maurer to present new opera and music-theater drawn from Nautilus’ repertoire.
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More information about our artists and their work can be found here:
https://www.lowertownlofts.org/artists-byname
More information about the Co-op and its history can be found here:
https://www.lowertownlofts.org/about
Official LLAC website:
https://www.lowertownlofts.org
For more information about the Fall 2022 Saint Paul Art Crawl and all the artists and events happening across the city, visit the official website organized by the Saint Paul Art Collective:
https://stpaulartcollective.org/art-crawl-events/
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COVID
Because of Covid, most of our artists will not be opening their live-in studios to the public during Art Crawl. Masks encouraged. For the safety of our visitors and resident artists, Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative encourages you to wear a mask or face covering when visiting our building and to maintain social distancing.