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By O’Bu Mar’Konash Friday, July 14, 2017 was a night of community, culture and creative expression. It was one of those all too rare summer nights that yield everlasting memories of joy, harmony and being apart of something greater than self. It was the Soul Food Connect #4— live from Inverted Arts! In 2015 Soul Food…
We just wrapped up our 7th annual Art Exploration Program at Hope Academy and once again it was an incredible experience! The program took place during Hope’s summer session June 12 – July 7 and this year’s theme was “Created 2 Create.” For the first two weeks, 11 high school interns worked with 5 Artist…
We’re very proud to present the 2017 Inverted Arts Scholarship to Hope Academy graduate Shevon Greene. This scholarship award provides $2,500/year for up to four years of study. Shevon has been a part of the Inverted Arts Summer Art Exploration Program at Hope for seven years – that’s every year we’ve offered it! She was a…
Despite the bad weather, we had a good turn out for our 2017 Art-A-Whirl Open House. About 375 guests came through over the weekend and were exposed to the work of Inverted Arts, experienced the fascinating artwork and performances of speed painter Delphin Starr, and artwork from talented Hope Academy student Grace Johnson. Enjoy the photos…
Friday May 19th, 5pm-10pm Saturday May 20th, Noon-8pm Sunday May 21st, Noon-5pm INVERTED ARTS STUDIOS 77 – 13th Ave NE Suite #207 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Free parking in lot west of building MAP Featuring: DELPHIN STARR Born in Bujumbura, Burundi in 1994, he moved to Minneapolis with his family in 2010. Delphin Starr Niyonkuru (aka DelStarr) was fluent…
IA Dinner Auction and Dance Party 2017 from Inverted Arts on Vimeo.
We did it! Together we raised $16,250 for Inverted Arts programs, projects and scholarships! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP!!! IA Dinner Auction and Dance Party 2017 from Inverted Arts on Vimeo. Special thanks to: Student Presenters/Performers Savannah Davis D’Viaughn Smith Delphin Starr Auctioneer Patricia Brenna Event Sponsors: Auction Donors: Delphin Starr Sarah Nelson Chad Amour Rebecca Ulasich…
This year we added a Saturday Art Workshop at a new partner school not too far from Mathare called Kinyago Dandora School. This opportunity has come about through a partnership with Minneapolis-based Kenya Children’s Fund. Students unleashed their creative talents in 5 classes led by 10 Kenyan Artist Mentors: video, photography, music, fashion and visual art….
This year’s seventh annual Mathare Art Camp was the fulfillment of a long-term dream we’ve shared with our partners at Mathare Community Outreach (MCO). All the Art Camp classes were led by ten talented Kenyan Artist Mentors who have all been part of the MCO family either as students, staff or both. Of these ten…
It was another amazing Art Camp with the talented students of the Mathare Valley, Kenya! The theme of this seventh annual Art Camp was “created 2 create!”What made this year’s Camp extra special was that each of the five classes: video, photography, music, fashion and visual art, was led by Kenyan Artist Mentors and assisted by our…