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We want your cat (videos)
You probably heard about the Walker Art Center’s Internet Cat Video festival this summer and you were probably devastated to miss it. But don’t get your whiskers out of whack because the Zinema Theater and the Duluth Art Institute are bringing the cats north. On Dec. 10, at 7 p.m., Zinema 2 will screen the insanely popular Cat Video Film Festival along with some special videos made right here at home. Imagine – you can see your favorite feline on the big screen next to lil bub!
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The DAI needs your beans
Does anyone have beanbag chairs they want to loan the Duluth Art Institute for a couple months? We’re serious, even though this photo makes it look like we are not.
(FYI, image Google search “bean bag chairs” and you will find some delightful internet memes waiting to happen)
Robert Hughes, Art Lover.
If you haven’t heard, the Duluth Art Institute will soon be starting screenings of Robert Hughes’ Shock of the New, which is a fantastic eight-part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement. Not only will you be able to rest your eyes on the handsome and talented Robert Hughes, but you will be able to do it for free.
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Art Break
Mondays can be hard, but the Duluth Art Institute is making the start of the work week a little more bearable this October. The organization has teamed up with Zinema 2 theater to offer free lunchtime screenings and discussions on contemporary art. We’ll watch excerpts from the series “Art 21” and guest experts and local artists will be on hand to spice up the dialogue. Don’t miss this great opportunity to inject a little culture into the daily grind! Sessions start at noon and last only one hour so you can make your lunch break your ‘art’ break. For more information, please contact Anne Dugan at 733-7562 or adugan @ duluthartinstitute.org or duluthartinstitute.org.
This Monday (October 10) the theme is ‘Memory’ and will include discussion on featured artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. He makes work that will blow your mind – like this photo he made of the Orinda Movie theater. He opened the exposure for the entire film so the viewer can ‘watch’ a film in a photo. Let’s discuss!
Free Range Film Fest is fun
These kids are on the nice list because they came to the Free Range Film Festival last night. There is still time to get off the naughty list. Films start at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Free Tour and Talk
Wednesday
5:30pm
Duluth Art Institute Depot galleries
A free tour and talk with UMD instructor, Lucy Kragness, on the history of photojournalism and Esther Bubley’s role in the story. Think of it like Summer School – but fun!
Jewish Immigration History in the Twin Ports
Thursday, July 7, noon
Duluth Art Institute, Depot Building
The Duluth Art Institute welcomes Dr Robert Goldish as he explores some highlights from Jewish immigration history in the twin ports. Learn about some of our community’s founders and leaders and their personal stories and lives. The event and accompanying air conditioning are free; guests are welcome to bring their own lunch.
Drew Digby vs. Esther Bubley
Don’t miss the greatest showdown since Ali vs. Foreman.
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Tonight (Monday, June 27) at 5:30pm in the Duluth Art Institute Galleries join Drew Digby for a free tour and talk of the Esther Bubley exhibit. Journalism, photojournalism, and the dignity of work: discuss.
There’s nothing to fear from independent cinema…
Free Range Film Festival
July 29 & 30
freerangefilm.com
Free Movie Monday at Duluth Art Institute
TONIGHT!
Monday, June 6
6:30 Gallery Tour
7:30 Movie: “9 to 5”
FREE
Friday night isn’t the only free movie night in Duluth this summer! The Duluth Art Institute is offering Free Movie Monday at the Depot to celebrate the exhibit “Esther Bubley: On Assignment”. Treat yourself to a tour of our exhibition, then head downstairs to the Train Museum’s Zelda theater for a free movie.
Our first film of the series celebrates three sassy women as they take on their terrible boss. Dolly Parton memorized the entire movie, word for word, in preparation for her part, not realizing she really only needed to know her own lines!
Free Youth Design Workshop
This Saturday the Duluth Art Institute and the Southern St Louis County 4H program are teaming up to bring Jeff Johnson to town. Jeff is founder of Spunk Design Machine based in Minneapolis and New York and he is giving a free workshop on design for youth grades 5-12.
Saturday, June 4
1 – 3:30pm
Duluth Art Institute Depot
Call to register: 218-733-7562
Free Tour and Talk
“Esther Bubley: On Assignment”
Free Tour and Talk
Tuesday, May 17, 5:30pm
Duluth Art Institute Depot Galleries
The Duluth Art Institute just opened a retrospective of the work of Esther Bubley, a golden age photojournalist who worked for Life, Look, Ladies Home Journal and happened to grow up in Superior, Wisconsin. Come hear about her life and career from Teddie Meronek of the Douglas County Historical Society and Superior Public Library. Free and open to the public.
Homegrown Music Video Encore
For those of you who missed the LSD-tripping fabulousness of the Homegrown Music Video festival, don’t go cry in your pillow, come to Zinema 2 on Wednesday at 10pm for an encore performance.
Also, if you are a filmmaker, think about putting your film on the internets. It’s what all the kids are doing these days and then we can compile them on this here blog site for those that couldn’t get off the beer stool for either screening.
Make a Homegrown Music Video
Make a music video and win a free pass to homegrown!
We’re looking for filmmakers, aspiring filmmakers, and anyone who has ever wanted to put pictures to music.
Kick off is April 19 at 7pm at the Homegrown Chicken Shack: 202 E. Superior St. – the same night as the Homegrown volunteer training. Filmmakers, etc, will draw songs at random and have until May 1 to create a video from the song (we can draw for you if you can’t make it tomorrow). We’ll play the finished work at Zinema 2 the Monday of Homegrown week. Everyone who turns in a video gets a free pass.
Let me know if you are interested or want me to draw a song for you.
annie at freerangefilm.com
Homegrown Music Video Festival
Call for music!
Call for filmmakers!
We’re doing another Homegrown Music Video Festival this year. Filmmakers draw a song at random from a beautiful top hat, then make a music video from said song.
Here is the PDD link to last year.
Would you be willing to donate a song or two to the cause?
Would you like to make a music video for a free pass to Homegrown?
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Best cheap date in Duluth
The following items will be free this Thursday at the Duluth Art Institute from 5 to 7 pm:
wine
appetizers
art making
art viewing
live music by Portage.
Duluth Art Institute Gallery Party
Free Reception, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 6:30 to 8pm
Duluth Art Institute Galleries in the Depot
506 W. Michigan St.
Sean Elmquist, Symbiosis
UMD Emerging Photographers
Duluth Art Institute Annual Membership Show 2011
Music by Healthy Band Music Club
The Duluth Art Institute will celebrate three exhibits with one awesome band this Wednesday from 6:30 to 8pm. Free food, free drink, free entertainment plus a whole heaping helping of the visual arts.
New work by Sean Elmquist at the Duluth Art Institute
"Fill the Slot with Reverence" by Sean Elmquist
New work by Sean Elmquist is on view now at the Duluth Art Institute located on the 4th floor of the Depot. It will probably blow your mind.
Admittance is free if you are coming just for the art.
Depot hours:
Monday – Saturday, 10AM – 5PM
Sunday, 1PM – 5PM
Panel Discussion on Art Biennials
Monster, by Chris Monroe, featured in the 2010 Arrowhead Regional Biennial
Thursday, Dec. 2, 6pm, Duluth Art Institute
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Barn movie night
Friday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 pm
The Free Range Film Barn will host the Manhattan Shorts Film Fest this Friday. It has been warm all week so the barn will be nice and cozy. Come on out before we close it up for winter!
Duluth Area Artists! Win $1000!
Somebody has to win this prize money – why not you?
Enter the Arrowhead Regional Biennial by this Friday:
2010 Arrowhead Regional Biennial Exhibition entry form
Call or email the Duluth Art Institute with questions: 733-7562 or adugan at duluthartinstitute dot org
Wing Young Huie Retrospective at the Duluth Art Institute
Wing Young Huie: Retrospective opens July 29, 5 to 7 pm at the Duluth Art Institute Depot site in the Morrison Gallery. Don’t miss this special opportunity to meet Wing and see a special presentation of his university avenue slide show.
Extended hour and reduced price for the Smithsonian Send-off!
Duluth Art Institute
Friday, July 16th
5 to 7 pm
The Depot
Admission: $6
By popular demand the Duluth Art Institute is hosting a special send-off to say Bon Voyage to the Smithsonian Exhibit “In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits” with music by Kip Jones and half-price admission to the exhibit! Don’t miss the last chance to see the most popular art exhibit of the summer before it makes the long trek to Texas — the next stop on its tour.
Kip Jones will send off the exhibit in National Geographic style. He describes his music as “traditional fiction” or “experimental folk”; that is, traditional music from regions or people that don’t exist. Having dragged his violin across the Americas from Cape Breton to Tierra del Fuego, and across Asia from Kanyakumari to Jeollanamdo, years of travel have shaped his music into something both structurally foreign and profoundly American.
Everyone is welcome. The exhibit’s official last day is Sunday, July 18. The Depot is open every day 9:30 – 6 pm. Call or email the Duluth Art Institute – 218-733-7560 or getart@duluthartinstitute.org for more information.
Organized by the Smithsonian Institution, this exhibit is supported locally by a grant from the Depot Foundation, sponsored by Cartier Agency and in partnership with the St. Louis County Heritage & Arts Center
Last call for Expedition Train!
Friday, July 16
8:30pm doors open | 9:30pm board train | 1am return home
Put on your best dress khakis and hiking boots for the Duluth Art Institute Expedition Train! Inspired by the National Geographic Greatest Portraits exhibit currently on view, the Duluth Art Institute is sending visitors on assignment into the wilds of Duluth.
Your adventure begins at the Depot train station where you’ll enjoy live music by local favorites Tryke and two free drink tickets. This is also the last chance to view the Smithsonian exhibit “In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits” for free. The train will depart the Depot station at 10pm and bring explorers deep into Duluth’s unexplored backcountry (if by backcountry you mean Emily’s Eatery to hear music by Kip Jones).
You’ll be given a number of adventure assignments during your trip, so choose your fellow traveling partners well! The train will return home by 1 am. The ticket price includes music, train ride, viewing of the Smithsonian show, and drink tickets.
Call or email the Duluth Art Institute to get your tickets today – 218-733-7560 or getart @ duluthartinstitute.org
Free Movie Monday
Monday, June 21, at the Duluth Art Institute Depot site. Tour the galleries and the National Geographic “In Focus” exhibit for free at 6:30, then head down to the Zelda theater at 7:30 for a free screening of the 1967 film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”