Art-A-Whirl 2017!

Hello everyone,
If you are a friend of mine on facebook (where I am much more active - https://www.facebook.com/nuttdraws/)you have heard plenty about it, but we have been working hard to get ready for Art-A-Whirl 2017.  This will be our 4th in the Solar Arts building (Above Indeed Brewery). We are in a new location over by the stair. The space is a little narrower than the last and houses Marcy, Leo, and I.
Friday, May 19th – 5:00-10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 20th – Noon-8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 21st – Noon-5:00 p.m.
711 15th avenue NE, MPLS
2nd Floor Studio 216 (by the stairs)
Please come and see us.  We have repainted the place, gotten art matted, framed, and even have progress pieces on the wall.  I will also have the recent collaboration with a high school student through MN Make a Wish Foundation on display.
This year we have worked to original art for all budgets:
-$5 dollar linoleum cut prints
- Over 90 shrink-wrapped matted pieces from $40 - $140
- Small framed pieces from $20
- Larger framed pieces from $200 - $1600
- Non-matted smaller originals from $10 - $90
- Non-matted larger originals from $90 - $200
- Smaller signed prints framed and unframed from $10 - $40
- Marcy has prints of her Geisha and Kids looking at a Polaroid
- Or just come to visit and see what is new and the amazing artist on the second floor.
Northrup King is the amazing Mother Ship for Art-A-Whirl, but if you want a more digestible amount of art and a more manageable crowd come to the Solar Arts first. 2nd floor has about 20 working studios with fine art, jewelry, and fantastic pottery in our “old studio”.  3rd floor has Chowgirls Lounge with craft cocktails, Chowgirls Killer Catering local-and-organic twist on the retro TV dinner, and the MN Sculptors Society.
Indeed will have a huge line up of outdoor music and food.

More information here about the artist in the building and also on Indeed Breweries website will give you the music lineup:
http://solarartsbuilding.com/artawhirl2017/

You can’t make it to Art-A-Whirl or the crowds aren’t your thing, we are always open on First Thursday or we can meet most evenings with a little planning.

Just look for the giant TRex! by the door.

James, Marcy, and Leo
www.nuttdraws@hotmail.com


Art-A-Whirl 2015 - Come and See Us


Art-A-Whirl is Here Again! Come and See Us
 
I didn't realize that I hadn't posted this blog entry from Art-A-Whirl 2014!
 
Come and see our new space in the same building.  We are excited to show work from this year and meet tons of people.
 
Our space in the middle of the hall on the 2nd floor of the Solar Arts Building which houses - Indeed Brewery.
 
http://solarartsbuilding.com/
 
711 NE 15th Ave
711 NE 15th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55413
 
4 artist share this space. 1 photographers and 3 architect needed an art outlet! Plus Leo has his space and his work on display.
 
A few pictures from prep this week
 




AND A REPOST FROM LAST YEAR simply because it was so much fun.
 
The place was packed all weekend!  Really wonderful to meet so many people and discuss art.  We worked so hard to get this set up and it was worth it.


This image is typical of how many people were in the studio the whole time. Leo really did great with the people and even tried to sell some art.
 
 
My friend Pat Mackey stopped by wearing the required architect black shirt.

 
The T-Rex! got the most attention of everything I had posted. I sold several prints.  T-Rex! is back in Hazels NE for the time being.  I have sold prints to or created new cardboard pieces for several people since the show.


 
Lots of friends who stopped by are in this picture.

 


 
The NewStudio Architecture crew came by!

 
Indeed Brewery and the band outside kept the place packed. There was so much fun stuff going on that it was crazy.





 
Leo had fun.

 
Our hallways are also art galleries. We are at the end of the hall so this gives a good indication of how busy it stayed.



Another shot of the common space.
 
 

 

The space is was only empty before the start and after!
 
Art-A-Whirl was a blast.  We will be open most First Thursdays if anyone wants to visit and see what we are up to. Thanks for all the support of our art. It really helps!
 
James Nutt



 

Nuttdraws Gets a New Home! The Solar Arts Building! (Above the Indeed Brewery in NE Minneapolis)

WE HAVE A SPACE IN THE NE ARTS COMMUNITY! STUDIO #207 IN THE SOLAR ARTS BUILDING WILL BE THE NEW HOME OF NUTTDRAWS AND C+N STUDIO ON MAY 1ST 2014!

Our new home away from home - http://solarartsbuilding.com

I am so excited.  For the past 8 years I have had a dream of being a part of the NE Arts community and especially Art-A-Whirl (http://nemaa.org/art-a-whirl). I would go every year and it would be painful because I thought, " I could do this, but I am not."  Last year it was more enjoyable because I was producing and I thought, "how great would it be a part of this scene and have a space."

Almost a year ago at my St Paul Almanac showing a few friends started talking about getting a space together. Stephanie started looking and over time found the Solar Arts building.  Marcy got on board and quickly this whole dream became real. We lost our first space to a group of poets.  (You don't get to say that everyday) but another space opened up and we jumped on it!

So, believe it or not, we now have a space AND will be in Art a Whirl.  And in true James and Marcy Fashion the show is 2 weeks after we get the space! We have a lot of work to do.

Marcy and I will share a space together.  Our small upstairs in our house will be almost empty because it still has the C+N furniture plus my 4'x5' motorized drawing desk and all that goes with my art. So we also get another room in our house!  

Our studio mates are the talented Stephanie Dunn  (http://www.stephaniedunndesign.com) and Holly Scholl  (http://www.hollyschollphotography.com/) in the other spaces. We are in negotiations with a 5th person to make it affordable. We also plan to make the space available to rent as a temporary photo studio.

The building has open house nights on First Thursdays and features the artist on the site (http://solarartsbuilding.com/the-artists/).  

My hope is to have a place to create art, meet other artist, and hopefully sell and take commissions. I am really looking forward to meeting the community.  

Being above a taproom doesn't hurt either.....

I also hear chocolate and sandwiches are on their way too!



The building!


The "not yet ours" space.


Our front door! (We will work on that)

 I am excited enough it has been hard to sleep!  Visit if you can!

James Nutt, AIA
www.nuttdraws@hotmail.com