Art-A-Whirl Online

My 7th Art-A-Whirl! THE BIG SHOW put on by NEMAA every year! One of, if not the, biggest open studio events in the country. Art, live music, food trucks and brewpubs……

BUT !!!! This year with COVID 19 packing huge crowds into old buildings and 10 - 15 people in my 8.5’ x 19’ long space doesn’t make a ton of sense.

So we are going ONLINE! NEMAA has put together an amazing system and even helped edit movie virtual tours of our studios!

My NEMAA site is here!

https://artawhirl.curbsidemarketplace.com/artists/james-nutt-james-nutt-dba-nuttdraws/


Of course you can always check the purchase on my regular page here on www.nuttdraws.com

I can meet you at studio or some other pick up!

We Start Friday May 15th, 5:00-10:00 and it goes through the year, but our hope is the flurry of activity is this weekend.

We are bringing the art to you! I took and uploaded a picture of every piece of art on display in my studio!

Here is a longer and more detailed Studio Tour on my new youtube page. - Search Nuttdraws and you will see the interview and tour!

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Art-A-Whirl 2017!

Hello everyone,
If you are a friend of mine on facebook (where I am much more active - https://www.facebook.com/nuttdraws/)you have heard plenty about it, but we have been working hard to get ready for Art-A-Whirl 2017.  This will be our 4th in the Solar Arts building (Above Indeed Brewery). We are in a new location over by the stair. The space is a little narrower than the last and houses Marcy, Leo, and I.
Friday, May 19th – 5:00-10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 20th – Noon-8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 21st – Noon-5:00 p.m.
711 15th avenue NE, MPLS
2nd Floor Studio 216 (by the stairs)
Please come and see us.  We have repainted the place, gotten art matted, framed, and even have progress pieces on the wall.  I will also have the recent collaboration with a high school student through MN Make a Wish Foundation on display.
This year we have worked to original art for all budgets:
-$5 dollar linoleum cut prints
- Over 90 shrink-wrapped matted pieces from $40 - $140
- Small framed pieces from $20
- Larger framed pieces from $200 - $1600
- Non-matted smaller originals from $10 - $90
- Non-matted larger originals from $90 - $200
- Smaller signed prints framed and unframed from $10 - $40
- Marcy has prints of her Geisha and Kids looking at a Polaroid
- Or just come to visit and see what is new and the amazing artist on the second floor.
Northrup King is the amazing Mother Ship for Art-A-Whirl, but if you want a more digestible amount of art and a more manageable crowd come to the Solar Arts first. 2nd floor has about 20 working studios with fine art, jewelry, and fantastic pottery in our “old studio”.  3rd floor has Chowgirls Lounge with craft cocktails, Chowgirls Killer Catering local-and-organic twist on the retro TV dinner, and the MN Sculptors Society.
Indeed will have a huge line up of outdoor music and food.

More information here about the artist in the building and also on Indeed Breweries website will give you the music lineup:
http://solarartsbuilding.com/artawhirl2017/

You can’t make it to Art-A-Whirl or the crowds aren’t your thing, we are always open on First Thursday or we can meet most evenings with a little planning.

Just look for the giant TRex! by the door.

James, Marcy, and Leo
www.nuttdraws@hotmail.com


Art-A-Whirl 2015 - Come and See Us


Art-A-Whirl is Here Again! Come and See Us
 
I didn't realize that I hadn't posted this blog entry from Art-A-Whirl 2014!
 
Come and see our new space in the same building.  We are excited to show work from this year and meet tons of people.
 
Our space in the middle of the hall on the 2nd floor of the Solar Arts Building which houses - Indeed Brewery.
 
http://solarartsbuilding.com/
 
711 NE 15th Ave
711 NE 15th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55413
 
4 artist share this space. 1 photographers and 3 architect needed an art outlet! Plus Leo has his space and his work on display.
 
A few pictures from prep this week
 




AND A REPOST FROM LAST YEAR simply because it was so much fun.
 
The place was packed all weekend!  Really wonderful to meet so many people and discuss art.  We worked so hard to get this set up and it was worth it.


This image is typical of how many people were in the studio the whole time. Leo really did great with the people and even tried to sell some art.
 
 
My friend Pat Mackey stopped by wearing the required architect black shirt.

 
The T-Rex! got the most attention of everything I had posted. I sold several prints.  T-Rex! is back in Hazels NE for the time being.  I have sold prints to or created new cardboard pieces for several people since the show.


 
Lots of friends who stopped by are in this picture.

 


 
The NewStudio Architecture crew came by!

 
Indeed Brewery and the band outside kept the place packed. There was so much fun stuff going on that it was crazy.





 
Leo had fun.

 
Our hallways are also art galleries. We are at the end of the hall so this gives a good indication of how busy it stayed.



Another shot of the common space.
 
 

 

The space is was only empty before the start and after!
 
Art-A-Whirl was a blast.  We will be open most First Thursdays if anyone wants to visit and see what we are up to. Thanks for all the support of our art. It really helps!
 
James Nutt