Public Art Saint Paul

Join us this Tuesday for eARTh Lab Opening Day! Teaching artist Esther Ouray plans to lead an energetic and creative planting and painting activity, by engaging kids in a collaborative and active game. Free snacks will be provided as well.

When: Tuesday, July 9th from 1-3:30 pm 

Where: 387 Marion St, St Paul, MN 55103

This Friday, Public Art St. Paul, with our partner Peace Celebration invites you to a festive gathering, with new and old friends, live music, dance, delicious food, and uplifting stories of peace. We look forward to seeing you there!

 When: Jun 21, 2024, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Where: Western Sculpture Park, 387 Marion St, St Paul, MN 55103

Parking available on W Fuller Ave and N Farrington St.

Celebrate Juneteenth with the Minnesota Humanities Center’s upcoming Juneteenth Commemoration! Tickets and info at https://www.mnhum.org/juneteenth/

Known as Emancipation Day and America’s second Independence Day marking the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 and a Minnesota state holiday in 2023. The day presents an opportunity to celebrate, educate, agitate, and create. 

This year, the Minnesota Humanities Center has co-created a series of Juneteenth program offerings that seek to help us all better understand our history as a nation, as we believe that our path towards the just society we envision is forged through honest reflection and reconciliation of our past.

The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery in the United States. Yet many of us are unaware of this and other histories of our nation, which is why we invite you to get curious and connected this Juneteenth.

This year's offerings include a film, community breakfast, and theatrical performance. Whether you're an elder, business leader, middle school student, activist, and every identity in between, you're invited to lean in and learn more this Juneteenth, America's second Independence Day.

Save the dates for eARTh Labs this Summer!
eARTH Lab is a series of environmental artmaking workshops that focus on getting to know our regional watershed system and how water flows through our landscape. Each workshop uses art to develop skills, promote personal growth, and encourage a new generation of active citizens.
eARTh Labs engages teaching artists, education interns, and volunteers for sessions that are open to youths of all ages. Free snacks are provided as well.

Thanks to everyone who attended our Rain Garden Refresh and eARTh Lab Promo day. The flower boxes look beautiful and our Rain Garden is ready for the summer! Our next eARTh Lab will be on Tuesday, July 9th at Western Sculpture Park from 1-3:30 pm. We plan on planting flowers and painting pots.

Mark your calendars for an opportunity for kids of all ages to garden and paint outside! We plan on painting the wooden boards surrounding our Rain Garden and giving the plants a good watering, weeding, and mulching. A free snack will also be provided!

Location:
Western Sculpture Park
387 Marion St, St Paul, MN 55103

Date: Tuesday, June 11th from 1:00pm to 3:30

Seen or heard about St. Paul’s Sidewalk Poems? Learn about this impactful program in Mpls St. Paul Magazine! https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/where-the-sidewalk-ends/

Our new Executive Director, Mohannad Ghawanmeh, has officially started full-time work at PASP! It’s a huge undertaking, especially with our recent move. To ensure that he is able to hit the ground running with strong footing, we ask that you please consider donating to our Transition Fund interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E348059&id=10

Big thanks to everyone that came to the Clean-Up at Western Sculpture park!! 🌎🌳 Happy Earth Day weekend!

Join us at Western Sculpture Park on Saturday, April 20th 10am-noon for a clean-up of the park in honor of Earth Day 🌎 Bags, gloves and snacks will be provided!
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Take a moment and listen to the story MPR covered of our new Executive Director, Mohannad Ghawanmeh. We are very excited for this new chapter in leadership! Listen at: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/04/03/mohannad-ghawanmeh-to-lead-public-art-st-paul

During this time of transition, we appreciate your contributions to ensure a strong start for our new leader!
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The Board is happy to announce that Mohannad Ghawanmeh will become the new PASP President and Executive Director, beginning in April. He is an experienced arts leader with a strong commitment to art that lifts up communities and share stories and histories. He is published scholar, with a dozen recognitions and distinctions, who has developed public art in multiple cities. He is returning to the Twin Cities and Minnesota, where he attended college and worked in previous positions for many years.

Born to Palestinian parents, Mohannad moved to Minnesota alone, a week after his 17th birthday, to attend Minnesota State University-Mankato, from which he received his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration/Finance and a Master’s of Science degree in Multidisciplinary Studies. He spent several years in Japan before moving to the Twin Cities to become an instructor of Communications at Dunwoody College of Technology in 2001.

His second day at work was September 11, 2001, a day that marked his life, and motivated him to join a group effort to establish the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, still organized by the Twin Cities-based Mizna, an arts organization dedicated to the work of Arab, Southwest Asian, and North African artists. Mohannad went on to direct and curate the festival, along with others in the Twin Cities and elsewhere. He did similar work in leading Melnitz Movies, a film event program at the University of California-Los Angeles, where he went on to earn a Ph.D. in Cinema and Media Studies in 2020. Mohannad became Executive Director of Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, a Philadelphia-based Arab arts organization, where he oversaw substantial growth in budget, staff, and programs. As the third Executive Director of Public Art Saint Paul, Mohannad is committed to community participation in creating and overseeing artworks and programs that stand for their people and places, to rise and raise our city together.

Our search committee is looking for the next visionary leader to help continue our work to support artists and communities and lead the next Wakpa Triennial in 2026. To learn more about the position and to apply, click here: https://publicartstpaul.org/leadership-position-open/ SEND YOUR COVER LETTER, REFERENCES, AND RESUMÉ TO [email protected] BY FEBRUARY 5th AT 8:00PM

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Thank you for an extraordinary 2023 with the first Wakpa Triennial! Happy New Year!

We're happy to see Sara Udvig's piece, ‘Every Other Breath’ being finished! Her work portrays two humpback whales, a mother and a calf, in the midst of their annual migration. Udvig says she's been really pleased with how the neighborhood has received her work and she hopes her installation will help spread awareness about the importance of environmental conservation. In the process of generating this piece, Udvig did research on whales and found that every other breath we take is thanks to them! This is because they play an essential role in carbon capture and maintain a healthy ecosystem to support all life. Her playful sculptures remind us of the interdependency we share with the natural world. You can check out the whales in St. Paul near 457 Wheelock Parkway West.

Udvig's work is a part of a larger project for the Grand Round walking/biking trail, of which, 9 artists were selected to complete public art installations along Wheelock Parkway in Saint Paul, centering their work around the theme of "migration."

Their work is supported by the City's 1% for Public Art Ordinance on capital projects supported by Capital Improvement Bonds (CIB). Public Art Saint Paul's City Artist Aaron Dysart oversaw the artist selection and design development processes.

We are honored to have been selected by a panel of experts as one of USA Today's Best New Festivals! There are just 6 more days to vote we encourage you to vote EVERYDAY to help us secure our spot in the top 10!

In the last few days of voting our rank is hidden...but as of yesterday, we were ranked in 6th place! Thank you to everyone who's been voting, keep it up!!

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We're thrilled that the Wakpa Festival has been named one of the top new festivals in the country by USA Today!

Help us rank in the top 10 by voting for Wakpa Triennial at the link below!

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Photo: Xavier Tavera, Evocation of a Latin Dance Hall
Photo by Xavier Tavera

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Support the work of artists making a difference in our communities through a gift to Public Art Saint Paul for Give to the Max 2023!

For the Wakpa Triennial, Angela Two Stars created a free-standing mural and performance space, “Metamorphosis” at Pangea World Theater’s Outdoor Plaza in the Minneapolis Longfellow neighborhood. With voices of the community offering their ideas for a better future on the reverse side from the flower garden, this Wakpa Triennial project has helped the community heal in the wake of the uprising following George Floyd’s murder.

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This was a beautiful final program of the Wakpa Triennial. Thank you Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi and Bobby Wilson!

We celebrate Wakpa Triennial artist Xavier Tavera and his wife and creative partner Tina Tavera, who have a major public art project being celebrated on Saturday. Xavier created Evocation of a Latin Dance Hall for the Triennial, an homage to the former nightclub, Nuevo Rodeo, at 27th and Lake Street.

Congrats, Xavier and Tina!

The public is invited to a new artwork’s dedication adjacent to Metro Transit’s I-35W & Lake Street Station. Named “Strength in Unity,” the sculptures’ subjects – a horse and a tree – change into flocks of birds as the viewer passes them. “Strength in Unity” is the creation of two Minneapolis artists, Maria Cristina “Tina” Tavera and Xavier Tavera. The dedication will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. More:

Dedication celebrates new art installation near the I-35W & Lake Street Station The public is invited to a new artwork’s dedication Oct. 7 adjacent to Metro Transit’s I-35W & Lake Street Station.

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Meet Wakpa Triennial artist Bobby Wilson.

In a rare appearance in his hometown, Bobby Wilson, an artist of wide-ranging creativity—most recently of the highly regarded television show about indigenous teenagers, “Reservation Dogs” (Netflix)—will talk about how he participates in screenwriting, public art, beading, and comedy to interrogate our human systems of economics, race, and gender while maintaining a sense of humor and hope. Bobby created a prototype for a permanent mural for the Triennial that was on view in the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary.

Artist Talk with Bobby Wilson
Monday, October 2, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Free reception with light fare at 6 PM
No registration required. Presented by Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi and Public Art Saint Paul

Metropolitan State University Great Hall
403 Maria Avenue, Saint Paul
Presented by Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi and Public Art Saint Paul

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The inaugural Wakpa Triennial has officially wrapped. Thank you to all the artists, partners, supporters, volunteers, and staff who made the 84 days of art and programs possible. Last night’s Constellation videos in Rice Park were a beautiful close. ❤️

🌟 Tonight is preview night for Constellation: Video Storytelling from 8-9 PM 🌟

Join us for a mesmerizing journey through art and architecture as we unveil a one-of-a-kind experience at the downtown Saint Paul Public Library on Rice Park!

Learn more about the full evening of events Friday and Saturday here: https://publicartstpaul.org/wakpa/ -events

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We're excited about the last few tours of the artARK project by the talented Seitu Jones in collaboration with Urban Boat Builders and St. Paul Shipwrights!

Designed to inspire those who seldom connect with the river beyond its bridges, the artARK is debuting during the final week of the Wakpa Triennial. 📅

September 14: Morning cruise at 9:30 AM, afternoon cruise at 12:30 PM
September 15: Morning cruise 9:30 AM, afternoon cruise at 12:30 PM

NOTE: All cruises depart from the Watergate Marina at 2500 Crosby Farm Road, St. Paul, and will be 45-60 minutes round trip. Come prepared for rain or shine. Life jackets are provided. To find the boat, park at Watergate Marina and walk straight toward the river to take the stairs to the boat slip—you can’t miss the artARK’s black and white pontoon design and flag!

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