Filmmaking at Columbia Part 2

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By Artist Mentor J.D. O’Brien At Columbia Academy, the winter trimester for the Inverted Arts film class as part of their Encore after school program was a great success. We had 9 students that spent the trimester learning about two … Continued

Fundraiser Extravaganza April 13th!

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Saturday April 13th at 7pm New Location: “301 on Main” (AKA: Ukrainian Event Center) 301 NE Main St. Minneapolis, 55413 Tickets: $50/person Purchase tickets by credit card OR by check payable to Inverted Arts. Can’t make it to the event? … Continued

St. Paul Library Art Workshops

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By Sarah Nelson To end 2018, I had the privilege of working through Inverted Arts with the St Paul Library’s Read Brave Program. The Read Brave Program is empowered by the city, and focuses on creating a communal dialogue around various … Continued

Paint and Hot Cocoa Night with PSP Students

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The Christmas holiday is one of the happier times of the year, but there are a lot of people out there having a tough time. Through Afro-beat dancing and Hot-Cocoa and Painting, we are thankful to have the opportunity to … Continued

Simpson Art Exploration Workshop

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We are thankful for our partnership with Simpson Housing! It was fun to have their students and mentors down at the studio for sessions in visual art led by Brittany Moore, graphic design led by Delphin Starr, and song writing … Continued

“Fit to Give a King” Christmas Video

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Enjoy our new Christmas video “Fit to Give a King.” Thanks to J.D. O’Brien for creating the video, Delstarr for the speed painting, and Keith Anderson for the drums!

WCCO Radio Interview

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It was a privilege to be on WCCO Radio for their “Charity Spotlight” segment with Roshini Rajkumar yesterday! We were represented by Morgan Chitwood from Chitwood Media, and TJ Valtierra who works with students from the Little Earth community. Morgan … Continued

Photo Story-Telling Grant from MRAC!

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We are excited to announce that we have received a Capital Grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council to purchase DSLR cameras, laptops and accessories to lead a new Inverted Arts “Photo Story-Telling Program.”  This project will serve students from … Continued

Filmmaking with JD at Columbia Academy

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By JD O’Brien After jumping on board with Inverted Arts this past summer, I got the opportunity to teach my first after-school film class with the 6th through 8th graders at Columbia Academy. A lot was learned, and the students … Continued

Thank You!

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A great, big THANK YOU to everyone who donated during Give to the Max Day November 15th. Together we raised $6,520 for these four 2019 projects below! And if you missed Give to the Max Day, it’s not too late … Continued