Radio Gallery

Today, host of Radio Gallery, Maija Jenson, signs off. The generosity of Duluth artists and educators, curators and organizers have made the program what is was, a spotlight on the creative ideas and local art across media. Since 2009, Radio Gallery has shared our interviews with students, emerging artists, professors, life-long makers and world famous artists. The artistic talent and opportunity in Duluth is enviable and only continues to grow. Hopefully, Radio Gallery has brought more art into your life; maybe you attended an art exhibit, an opening, met an artist or found or returned to your medium, your creative outlet. Thank you for listening. Your stories can help fund additional arts coverage on KUMD. Please take our short Radio Gallery and Arts Coverage Survey here. You can also take the MN Artists.org survey. If you are an artist , organization, reader, arts enthusiast, or in another way engaged in the Minnesota arts scene, please take a moment to share your thoughts on the

Local painter Sue Rauschenfels has been busy creating new work in acrylic, and mixed media and has opened her latest exhibit at Pizza Luce, up through then end of June. With selections from multiple projects, the show includes her large scale "Trees" as well as pieces from the "Sisterhood" series and more. Rauschenfels also has work up at the Vanilla Bean in Two Harbors and is looking forward to her August show at the Whole Foods Coop - Denfeld. You may have seen her watercolor works which are lively and whimsical. Similarly, her current works are colorful and inviting and worth a wander around the space, even if it means intruding on other tables' dinner conversation. She joins us to share more about her evolution and practice as a painter and artist. Sue Rauschenfels

This week, Director of the Tweed Museum of Art at UMD Ken Bloom retires. His dedication to local art, a growing Native American art collection and increased community programming will leave a lasting impression on the Tweed. But this is not the end, but rather new beginnings. Bloom has shared that he is returning to his first passion, photography, and will possibly return as a guest curator. Bloom studied at the International Center of Photography at New York University and has worked on a number of related projects. He recently led the Tweevenings talk “The Concept of Time and Space in Photography” in connection with the show he curated “Space: Time & Place” up through September at the Tweed. In a return to his roots, a few years back he opened the boxes of images from his early documentary work in Japan and put together the exhibition "Public Domain" at the Duluth Art Institute. As Bloom embarks on a new chapter in photography and the arts, we look back at the early inspirations

"Another Fine Mess" drawings and installations by Russ White opens for one weekend only, Friday, June 7 - Sunday, June 9, at Squirrel Haus Arts in Minneapolis.

You may know local moving picture artist Allen Killian-Moore from his local film series the "Saltless Sea Cinema." If you are new to the work of Killian-Moore, wait no more. His show "I Am What's Wrong With the World" Is at the Duluth Art Institute May 23 - August 11, 2019. The films which delve in to ideas of power, disenfranchisement, both globally and personally, are all Killian-Moore's footage with original scores. His films are real, abstract, fine art and true life I Am What's Wrong With the World" goes up on May 23, with a joint reception and celebration happening on Tuesday, June 4, 5-8pm. The other two shows opening are "Strata" four-artist show in the John Steffl Gallery as well as the Intern-curated show "Popular Opinions: A Cultural Discussion." Killian-Moore will be sharing six films and a collection of his cyanotypes in the George Morrison Gallery for the summer. He joins us to share more about his inspiration and meanings behind his work. I Am What's Wrong With The World

Duluth Dylan Fest kicks off Saturday May 18, with the opening of the William Pagel Archives Bob Dylan Exhibit at Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, with the reception happening the following Saturday, May 25 in conjunction with the John Bushey Memorial Lecture by David Gaines. The annual festival celebrates the legacy and music of Bob Dylan with a full week of events May 18-26 in Duluth, with art, poetry, a Dylan birthday party and of course nightly of music events. This week on Radio Gallery we revisit our conversation with the late John Bushey, host and creator of Highway 61 Revisited on KUMD. It was Bushey who spearheaded many of the exciting events on the schedule for Duluth Dylan Fest, including the Dylan exhibit at Karpeles Manuscript Library. Tune in Saturday, May 25 for a special rebroadcast of a John Bushey hosted episode of Highway 61 Revisited on KUMD. Address to places you might go to enjoy Dylan art and artifacts: Karpeles Manuscript Library 902 E 1st St, Duluth, MN 55805

Mixed media, painter, cartoonist and collage artist Rob Adams has a retrospective show up through May 24, at CF Design, before he ships out.

A deeply Minnesotan exhibit called Beads opens this week at The Nordic Center in Duluth. Beads brings together beadwork pieces from northern peoples, "specifically the Norwegian Hardanger tradition and the Anishinaabe traditional and contemporary beadwork here in Minnesota,” according to the Nordic Center. Local artists and art educators Alison Aune, Arna Rennan and Wendy Savage coordinated the show Beads, with items on loan from the Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, Iowa along with contributions from local artists. "Beads" is on view April 26- May 16 at The Nordic Center with a reception happening Friday, April 26, 5-8pm. The Nordic Center is located at 23 North Lake Avenue in Duluth. The Nordic Center "Beads" exhibit Facebook Event

The Art for Earth Day Gallery Hop began 29 years ago in honor of the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. Everyone is invited to celebrate with earth-friendly and earth-honoring art, on Saturday April 20, from 10am-5pm in Duluth.

"Honestly tho...,"an exhibition about the revolutionary nature of vulnerability," opens this Friday, April 12 at Prøve Gallery in Duluth. This is a collective show, celebrating the power of intimacy, pleasure and physical body autonomy. The exhibit, which will be up through May 12 includes works which illuminate ideas of intimacy, refuting the patriarchal governing of women's bodies and laying bare the transformative power of openness, of showing ones truth. Participating artists include Minnesota ceramic artists, Meg Brown and Ollie Schminkey, photographer Carla Rodriguez, multimedia artist Joni van Bockel, Stacey Combs, Duluth artist, Heidi Blunt and others. "Honestly tho..." encourages difficult conversations around vulnerability and freedom. As part of a three-day event in the Twin Ports, "Pleasure * Bodies * Justice," the downtown Duluth Friday opening is followed by a dance party around the corner at Blush. The Friday reception is 7 - 10 p.m at Prøve Gallery, located at 21 N Lake

Duluth artist and musician, Scott Lunt celebrates his first solo quilt show, "Quilts are Magic," opening on Thursday, April 4 at the Kruk Gallery at the University of Wisconsin, Superior. His quilting is both a passion and an obsession, as both quilters and artists are compelled by their creativity. Although works in the show span more 20 years, his recent quilts are bright, experiemental and often carry a message, a theme or even illustrate a passion for something specific like Gram Parson's Nudie suit. I think you might need to see this one in person. Lunt joins us on Radio Gallery to talk about his work. Catch the show, "Quilts are Magic" hanging at UWS Kruk Gallery through the month of April and join the public celebration Thursday 5-7 p.m. Quilts are Magic reception info Kruk Gallery Gram Parson's Nudie suit

On Friday, March 29, a new exhibit opens at the Elmer L. Andersen Library, " Calling to Question: 150 Years of Liberal Arts Education at the University of Minnesota, " part of a year-long celebration, " Shattering Expectations. " The exhibit, created by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus, College of Liberal Arts in conjunction with the University Libraries, was culled from the archives to bring forward the rich heritage and personal stories from this 150 year legacy. The work of unearthing the human interest stories stored away in 208 boxes of CLA archives fell on one very dedicated graduate student in the Heritage Studies and Public History program, Noah Barth. He joins us here on Radio Gallery. In curating the exhibit, Barth focused on unique stories, of moving and removing barriers and of questioning. A favorite is from 1969 about the first Ojibwe language teachers in the newly formed American Indian Studies Department. Led by women who were not traditional academics but

The Joseph Nease Gallery welcomes a Finnish painter to Duluth this week. Opening on Friday, March 22 is Transcription by Sirpa Särkijärvi. Her active and fluid style brings her large scale figurative paintings to life. Driven by human connections to nature and the complexities of the human experience in this stressful modern world, her insights carry great expression. "I try to focus on emotions....like relationshsips, gender issues, or society and what are our norms equality and human rights...I am like an observer, like a mirror, and I make reflection of things I experience, and see and what I feel." Traveling from Turku, Finland, Särkijärvi will be in attendance for the opening reception this Friday. What: Sirpa Särkijärvi's Transcription Opening Reception When: Friday, March 22, 6-8 p.m. Where: Joseph Nease Gallery, 23 W 1st Street, Duluth, MN Sirpa Särkijärvi opening at Joseph Nease Gallery Opening Reception Facebook Event

The Minnesota State Arts Board is an important resource for artists but also for educators, festival organizers and more. Applying for an arts grant can support tradiational arts, community education opportunities and even putting on a community, music or arts festival. We share our conversation with Executive Director, Sue Gens. Approaching deadlines include the 2020 Artist Initiative Grant for Literary Arts and Performing Arts: Friday, April 26, 2019 and for Visual Arts: Friday, June 28, 2019 The Minnesota Festival Support grant application deadline is Friday, March 22, 2019 Minnesota Arts Board

Beehive Design Collective have brought their art, storytelling and presentations to classrooms, coffee shops, colleges, conferences and this Wednesday, to Prøve Gallery in Duluth.

Head out into the snow on Friday night for the Downtown Duluth Arts Walk and you'll find the work of Jay Whitcomb at Prøve Gallery. Whitcomb opened his exhibit "Demons and Angels: Moments of Clarity" on February 8, a collection of introspective figurative works in paint and ink. Whitcomb's uncensored demons and angels lay bare the messy complexities of the human condition. This new show includes dark figures and complicated nudes, drawn from real life struggles. Painting and drawing has been a part of his art since his youth in an artistic family, continuing through art school to today. "Demons and Angels: Moments of Clarity" is on display at Prøve Gallery through March 1. Prøve is located at 21 N. Lake Avenue in Duluth and open Thursday, Friday & Saturday 3-7 p.m. The Downtown Duluth Arts Walk happens the last Friday of each month 5-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. A self-guided tour of art venues and events in downtown has grown to include 26 locations, with events

The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC along with consulting curator Philip Brookman have produced a retrospective exhibit spotlighting the early works of Minnesota’s most famous photographer, Gordon Parks. “Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940–1950” is on display through Feb, 18, 2019 in Washington DC and is set to travel to other states over the next year. Gordon Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1912 but after his mother’s death in 1926 he was sent to live with family in Minnesota to finish his schooling in Saint Paul. Working on the Northern Pacific Railway, 1937, he purchased his first camera. He moved to Chicago and then to the east coast pursuing an arts career in photography. His early photographs are an unparalleled archive, documenting the daily lives of African Americans in 1940s America. Parks had a successful career in New York, co-founder of Essence Magazine and a lifelong list of artistic accomplishments. The exhibit “Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early

Duluth painter Sarah Brokke opens a new show called "Sacred Selves" at The Duluth Pottery this week. In the heart of the Lincoln Park Craft District, The Duluth Pottery has emerged as an arts center, celebrating and sharing the work of two and three dimentional artists. Everyone is invited to an opening reception on Sunday Feb. 10, 4-6 p.m. Brokke's body of work, on display through March 31, is a continuation of her portrait painting with a nod to sacred, medatative practice. "These paintings are emblematic of time in a lot of ways and reflect time spent…We have moments and space in which we can carve out a record of time in a ready different way." ~ Sarah Brokke Duluth Pottery is located at 1924 W. Superior Street. Sacred Selves Opening Reception Sarah Brokke Duluth Pottery