Polymer Clay Art by Laura Burlis

FINE ARTS & FINE CRAFTS ON BEAUTIFUL POWDERHORN LAKE

August 6 & 7, 2016 Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-5

Powderhorn Park 3400 15th Ave S www.powderhornartfair.org
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Powderhorn Art Fair Committee

Celebrating 25 Years

of Art & Community

YEARS

Chris Berry, Laura Burlis, Mary Ila Duntemann,

Florence Hill, Liz Kraus, Mac McNamara,
Tabitha Montgomery, Dixie Treichel, Josiah
Waderich

Art Fair Staff

One of the Finest Regional

Art Fairs In the Country

ach summer white tents dot the landscape around Powderhorn Park bringing individuals from all over the country
together to enjoy an abundance of creativity and skill that
flows through the artists participating in the Powderhorn Art Fair.
The real beauty of the Powderhorn Art Fair is that the events
impact is felt throughout the year and not just on event days.
The Powderhorn Art Fair is a unique collaboration with the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association (PPNA) and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB). Proceeds from the Art Fair
help fund park programs such as theatre arts, computer lab, teen
center, music recording studio, the pottery studio and team sports
giving neighborhood residents of all ages a safe
environment in which to play, learn and grow. As
you enjoy this years Art Fair, please take a moment to reflect on your importance to Powderhorn Park and our community. We appreciate you
taking time to experience the uniqueness of the
Powderhorn Park neighborhood and hope you
will visit us regularly.

Tabitha Montgomery PPNA Executive Director

Dixie Treichel Artistic Director
Chris Berry, Florence Hill Community Showcase/
Group Exhibitor Coordinators
Cyndi Fraedrich Information & Volunteer Coordinator
Dave Garmany Food Vendor Coordinator
Susan Hagler Ad Sales
Hannah Kamath PPNA Program Coordinator, Artist
Lounge Coordinator
Nick Lethert Website
Kelly Newcomer Program Layout & Design
Dan Rein Entertainment Coordinator
Traffic Coordinators Sarah Anton, Dawn Dunkelberger, Scott Dunkelberger, Adam Lares, Luke Stultz
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Staff
Liz Kraus Powderhorn Recreation Supervisor
Avram Leierwood Waste Station Coordinator

Emergency Medical Technicians:

Tony Oker, Andres Rodriquez

Special Thanks To...

Powderhorn Art Fair Volunteers

Powderhorn Park Staff & Maintenance Workers

Powderhorn Art Fair 2016

Main Exhibitor Jurors & Awards

Caron Bell, Sandy Gillespie, Armando Gutierrez G.

2016 Community
Showcase Juror & Awards, Spirit of
Powderhorn Award
Jane Wunrow

Artist Lounge Food Contributors:

MayDay Cafe
Tiny Diner

OUR SPONSORS

DONATE
Help support Powderhorn Art Fair and
Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
www.powderhornartfair.com
www.ppna.org

2016 Powderhorn Art

Fair Collaborators
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Cover Art
This years cover art is by
Laura Burlis, polymer clay
artist
(See story on page 6)

MetroTransit
Info

Ride free to
both fairs!

All ARTPASS buses take

people from the Uptown
Art Fair to the Powderhorn
Art Fair, to the 38th Street
Station, back to Powderhorn
and onto Uptown.
The ARTPASS bus is a
detoured route added by
MetroTransit to support the
Powderhorn Art Fair. Buses
leave every 20 minutes and
will drop off and pick up on
East 35th St. by Powderhorn
Park between 13th Ave S
and 14th Ave S.
Art fair transit passes are
available at the art fairs and
on the Metro Transit and art
fair websites.

POWDERHORN
ART FAIR
UPTOWN
ART FAIR

Make art your destination!

Download your free-ride pass at
metrotransit.org/ArtPass.
Use your pass to take a bus or the METRO Blue or Green lines
from home or a nearby Park & Ride lot. Show your pass for
free rides between both fairs.
Avoid traffic and parking hassles
Convenient drop-off and pick-up locations at each fair

PPNA abides by the Americans with Disabilities Act

(ADA). Reasonable accommodation will be provided
to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all
PPNA services, programs and activities. Any of our information will be made available in alternative formats
such as Braille, large print, audio tape and/or electronic
file. All requests must be made at a minimum of three
business days prior to the event of use of materials contact PPNA at (612) 722-4817 or info@ppna.org.
Fine Arts and Fine Crafts on Beautiful Powderhorn Lake

AUG. 6-7

Find your fastest route with our online Trip Planner

metrotransit.org/artpass
612-373-3333

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2015 Award Winners

ach year four top awards (Best In Show, Second Place, Third Place, Merit) and invitational
awards are given to Main Exhibitors and one top award to the Community Showcase. All
artists are eligible for The Spirit of Powderhorn award. A panel of three judges, of varying art
backgrounds (one of whom is a Powderhorn Park Neighborhood resident), is chosen by the Art
Fair Committee to jury the Main Exhibitors and select award winners. One judge is chosen by
the Community Showcase Committee to select Best In for the Community Showcase and the
Spirit of Powderhorn award winner (the artist whose work best represents the unique qualities
found in the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood).

Third Place
Kristen Treuting Mixed Media
Kristens gourd art is inspired by the
sense of movement in the shapes and
forms of the gourds themselves, and
include the themes of water, leaves,
trees, animals and flowers. Her favorite gourds are more abstract in nature and capture the essence of the
subject matter while retaining the

2015 BEST IN SHOW

Steve Nowatzki Printmaking

Brennas work has a sense of place

and healing. She is reclaiming and
transforming the doll tradition that
was a large part of her girlhood.
As a feminist, her figures all begin
as female, reflecting the strength
and complexity of the feminine. The
head, hands, and feet are formed

www.stevenowatzki.com

with clay and the body with fabric or

clay. She then incorporates recycled
and found materials along with many
earth elements such as sticks, mud,
rags, seedpods and others to complete the piece.
www.brennabusse.com

Spirit Of Powderhorn
Rhiannon Fiskradatz

Second Place
Adam Costello Photography

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www.kristensgourdcreations.com

Merit Award
Brenna Busse Mixed Media

Steves work focuses on stripping away the veneer of commercialized

packaging that disguises the stresses put upon the planetary environment. Using a blend of new and traditional printmaking techniques, including stone lithographs, zinc etchings, monoprints and drawings, he
hand prints all of his work on archival paper. His zinc plates are ground
down and reused after completing the edition run; the lithographs
are drawn and printed on reusable stones; and he recycles old cotton
clothes into his hand made paper.

Adam makes his photo

graphs the
old-fashioned way, with film and paper. His work conveys the beauty of
landscapes and nature settings, in
both black and white and the Vandyke brown print. His equipment
consists of various 35mm, medium
and large format systems, including a

earthiness of the gourd. She grows

her own gourds and uses a variety of
techniques including wood burning,
carving, staining, weaving, marbling
and often embellishes them with
natural objects and fibers.

Beaded-Jewelry

5x7 Seneca City View camera made

in the late 1800s. His favorite camera is his Speed Graphic Pacemaker
that he has been experimenting with
making soft focus lenses adapted to
fit to the front of it.
www.adamcostellophotography.com

Fine Arts and Fine Crafts on Beautiful Powderhorn Lake

Rhiannon imbues her whimsical

bead-woven creations with her
experiences of playing characters,
singing stories, and constructing
enchanted environments on stages.
A love of the abstract, combined
with a colorful aesthetic that relies
heavily on collage and utilizes
unusual resources, gives her work
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its signature appeal.

Jewelry is a natural
playground for her
experimentations,
but
sculptural
pieces - like wall
hangings or vessels
with her beaded imagination.
- and even public art are all realms to
which she has increasingly traveled www.backstagecrafts.com
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Laura Burlis Polymer Clay Art

Celebrating 25 Years of the Powderhorn Art Fair

2015 AWARDS
INVITATIONAL AWARD WINNERS

Laura Burlis

Photo by Mike Wright

his years Powderhorn Art Fair

image is by polymer clay artist
Laura Burlis. Powderhorn Art
Fair is an original piece created
especially for this years art fair.

featuring local & regional artists in an

extremely diverse urban environment,
set in an incredibly beautiful natural
setting with a little lake with its own
bird sanctuary island.

An image of the clay piece is seen in

this years PR and on the 2016 t-shirts
that are for sale at the Powderhorn Art
Fair. The original polymer clay art can
be seen in Lauras booth (177) during
the art fair.

I created my 25th Anniversary

commemorative piece to illustrate
that Aha moment Ive experienced
so many times- entering the park from
its leafy, green rim high on the hillside,
where you can gaze down to the lake
with its circle of tents preparing for an
all-weekend festival. You can choose
to go down & participate in all the
excitement, or you can just hang out
on a quiet bench under huge shade
trees. The natural bowl shape of
the park seems to enhance a sense
of community and foster creative
exchanges. I included the island with
one of its resident birds- a great blue
heron- and the urban canoers- because
these are some of the things that make
this city park really special to me.

The 25th Anniversary of the

Powderhorn Art Fair has a special
meaning to me because it began
the same year I first moved into
the Powderhorn neighborhood of
Minneapolis. Four houses and twentyfive years later, Ive circled the parkliving on the west, north, and southeast
sides- and still live just half a mile away.
This Art Fair holds a special place in my
heart, from first visiting it as a neighbor
and seeing my local artist friends
exhibit their work, to participating
in the Community Showcase for six
years, and now being a Main Exhibitor
Artist for the third time this year. For
25 years, the Powderhorn Art Fair has
provided a high quality juried Art show
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colorful substance that lends itself to

making intricate patterns and detailed
miniature scenes and objects. The
repeating patterns are created by
making logs of clay that when sliced,
reveal a hidden pattern- similar to
cutting slices of sushi. I then assemble
all the slices and pieces of cut-out clay
together into a flat sheet to make my
design, and cure the plastic clay in a
home oven. Once its been baked, the
clay becomes similar to PVC piping in
strength and consistency.

The colors are so bright and the

surprises inherent in the techniques
are so delightful that working with the
clay often feels like Im playing with
candy. Yet my work is informed by a
lifetime of observing the natural worldespecially plants. Im an avid gardener
& volunteer as a Master Gardener- so
I try to bring the essence of nature
together with the playful, happy feel
of the clay in my switchplates and
sculptures. My aim is to provide a
My image is created with polymer sense of delight and an aha! moment
clay- a medium Ive been enchanted to everyone who views my work.
by for the last eight years. This clay
is not from the earth- its made of Laura Burlis
liquid plastic and pigments- a magical,
Fine Arts and Fine Crafts on Beautiful Powderhorn Lake

Kristi Abbott Mixed Media

Bradley Bachmeier Clay
Karen Berglund Fiber
Lori Biwer-Stewart Printmaking
Deborah Bushinski Jewelry
Mary Foster Photography
Heather Friedli Painting
Lindsey Kahn Drawing
Bill Lillibridge Sculpture
Pam Manthei Leather
Andrea Martin Paper
Jon Offutt Glass
Barry Reithmeier Digital Art
Cheryl Shohet Metal
Richard Sollie Wood

IN MEMORIAM

Ron Cordell, Jewelry Artist

It is with great sadness that this years Powderhorn

Art Fair will not have the bright presence and
innovative art of Ron Cordell. He passed away
earlier this year in his home state of Texas.
Ron exhibited his work for many years at the
Powderhorn Art Fair and will be greatly missed,
along with his creativity and open personality.

Fresh Local Organic

Main Exhibitor Jury & Awards 2015:

Christopher Harrison
Brandon Kuehn
Judy Cooper Lyle

2015 Community Showcase

BEST IN SHOW

Joel Willson, Ceramics

2015 Community Showcase Juror &
Awards, Spirit of Powderhorn Award

Steve King
www.powderhornartfair.org

Now in two locations!

2823 E. Franklin Ave. | Minneapolis
& 317 E. 38th St. | Minneapolis
WWW.SEWARD.COOP
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entertainment

WORLD MUSIC STAGE

Saturday, August 6th

ARTS
ACTIVITIES

( E1 on map)

11:00 Adam Kiesling & Mikkel Beckmen Old Time American

12:00 Tom Klein Irish Uileann Pipes
1:00 Ensemble Limousin French Hurdy Gurdy Music
2:00 Paddy OBrien Irish Accordion music
3:00 Dreamland Faces Modern nostalgia
4:00 Dan Rein Iranian & Kurdish Music

ArtiCulture

Free hands-on art for kids

Saturday & Sunday all day

Sunday, August 7th

ArtiCulture offers interactive

opportunities for art-making.
www.articulture.org

11:00 Adam Kiesling & Mikkel Beckmen Old Time American

12:00 Tom Klein Irish Uileann Pipes
1:00 Ensemble Limousin French Hurdy Gurdy Music
2:00 Paddy OBrien Irish Accordion music
3:00 Dreamland Faces Modern nostalgia
4:00 Dan Rein Iranian & Kurdish Music

PUPPET SHOWS & THEATER

Community Showcase Area ( E3 on map)

Bagriy Creative
Studios

( E2 on map)

Powderhorn Theatre Arts, directed by Kayte Norini

Saturday Aug. 6 1:00 - 2:00 pm
The Last Election: A Musical By Zoe Fasching and Anya Naylor.
Full performances will be outdoors at Powderhorn Park
on Wed. Aug. 10 and Thurs. Aug. 11 at 3:30 and 6:30 pm.

Open Eye Figure Theatre, puppet shows

Saturday Aug. 6
Juan Bobo
11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm
Sunday Aug. 7
Katie Tomatie
11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm

Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm

Contributism: collective canvas
painting with Bagriy Creative Studios
( E2 on map)

Saturday 10am - 5pm:

Minneapolis Institute of Arts:
Featuring the work of Mias
Powderhorn Artist and Resident
Gaea Dill-DAscoli, group
project and hands on experience.
( E2 on map)

See page 17 for more info

Adventures of Katie Tomatie
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COMMUNITY SHOWCASE
ARTISTS
J. Arthur Anderson photography
Mary-Lydia Anderson clay
Cristine Basina jewelry
Casey DePasquale clay
Megan Erke mixed media
Emily Floyd jewelry
Jovan Gorman-Carter painting
Luci Haas clay
Rachael Hartzler drawing
Jeremy Irvin and Alex fiber
Ellie Kingsbury photography
Damond Kyllo fiber
Michelle Lee Lagerroos printmaking
David Logsdon mixed media
Laura Lund fiber
Emily Madland jewelry
Jeanne Malec jewelry
Juliann McDermott jewelry
George Moore clay
Catherine Palmer painting
Elizabeth Plambeck fiber
Sandra Rosebear mixed media
Jessi Sando mixed media
Megan Quick glass
Johanna Smith painting
Sherrie Stockton metal
Shelly Thrall jewelry

GROUP EXHIBITORS
Dim Media
League of Longfellow Artists (LOLA)
Plymouth Avenue Art Studio
Polymer Clay Guild of MN
Rogue Potters
Somali Museum Traditional Weavers
The Art Shoppe at Midtown Global Market
Uptown Clay
Vine Arts Center

COMMUNITY ARTS
(

CA

on map)

Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center

Molly Van Avery
Poetry Mobile
Open Eye Figure Theatre
Puppet Shows
Powderhorn Empty Bowls
Potters wheel demonstrations
Powderhorn Park Pottery Program
Pottery sale
StevenBe
Spinning & weaving demos; learn to knit

Community
Showcase

2015 Community Showcase Juror and Award, Spirit

of Powderhorn Award

Steve King
Fine Arts and Fine Crafts on Beautiful Powderhorn Lake

www.powderhornartfair.org

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Artists & Booth Numbers

NAME

BOOTH NUMBER

CLAY
Ryan Archibald
58
Bradley Bachmeier
32
Robert Brocken
122
Greg Cheesebro
47
Bridget Donahue
67
Bill Gossman
91
Evan Hestekin
132
Carla Kennedy
170
Nicholas Kosack
98
Glynnis Lessing
103
Abby Lingle
85
Kevin Matthews
149
Eileen McDaniel
14
Cynthia & William Mosedale/Kaufman 19
Deanne Nash
73
Carolina Niebres
5
Gail Rosenquist
165
Joel Sampson
138
Nate Saunders
113
Stephen Schroeder
78
Adama Sow
38
Laura Thyne
155
Paul Zoldahn
160
DIGITAL ART
Bradley Bauer
Giesla Hoelscher
Carol Hoyem
Edie Karras
DRAWING
Samuel Fleming
Lindsey Kahn
Sue Rowe
John Terwilliger

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109
90
77
137
68
180
89
25

See map page 13

FIBER
Karen Berglund
Sharlene Bohr
Avril Clindinin
Mary DesCombaz
Parvaneh Eshghieh
Janie Esposito
Barbara Geurink
Gayle Hallin
Margaret Koop
Marie Mahan
Debb Morgen
Jo Nelson
Miranda Rosa
Kate Schneider
Lee Ann Schutz Wahi
Jeanne Weymouth
True Yang

6
176
64
81
28
15
75
54
37
120
147
87
157
93
100
164
112

GLASS
Steve Claypatch
Mary Ila Duntemann
Nicole Fierce
Cecelia Hoffman
Jeanine Huot
Rose-Marie James
Benjamin Johnson
Heather Kremen
Cecil & Lisa McKenzie
Robin Mueller
Jon Offutt
Sara Rezin
Teresa Soriano
Greg Wagner
Meredith Wenzel

55
49
79
30
18
140
174
9
97
154
43
117
134
104
63

JEWELRY
William Bailey
Linda Banning

4
135

Linda Bonine
Deborah Bushinski
Lyn Chevrier
Drew Curtright
Susan Field
Rhiannon Fiskradatz
Robert Hale
Sue Hammes-Knopf
Judy Hurd
Ginny Jenson
Marti Johnson
Candy Mcfall
Marcie Mix
Kerri Norman
Jennifer Nunnelee
Amy Palmer
Kate Qualley Peterson
Joshua Samuels
Suzanne Schmid
Kathrin Schmidt
Laurie Shovers
Kaitlyn Stock
Amy Taylor
Patty Tiry
Candyce Westfield
Shauna Zeck
LEATHER
Alejandra Avila
Sharon Cherney
Faye Fisher-Ward
Rose Gianlorenzi
Pam Manthei
Dave Piper

METAL
Stephen Fairchild
Robert Lyall

151
65
80
119
86
167
42
72
108
171
39
124
161
21
60
53
11
92
114
27
33
101
156
142
179
129
84
62
130
169
23
152

16
29

Fine Arts and Fine Crafts on Beautiful Powderhorn Lake

Artists & Booth Numbers

Kim Reinardy
Demetra Saloutos
Cheryl Shohet

MIXED MEDIA
Janet Ahrens
Nicole Aufderhar
Clayton Bell
Kaitlyn Birk
Nicole Brin
Laura Burlis
Brenna Busse
Lynn & Steve Cebula
B.J. Christofferson
Dianne & Chuck Geier
Mary Hager
Judy Hurd
Paul Larson
Emily Lavalier
Thomas Miller
John Rajtar
Peter Ross
Scot Schmidt
Kristen Treuting
Ying Zhang
PAINTING
Karen Bakke
Michael Bellotti
Kat Corrigan
Russel Dittmar
Kevin Eslinger
Heather Friedli
Deda Happel
Marina Kontorina
Meredith Larsen
Armik Malekian
Melvin McGee
Terry Meyer
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181
56
148
57
107
69
121
3
177
44
1
52
125
48
108
10
153
94
145
17
166
22
183
133
83
46
141
88
175
118
150
59
128
31
2

See map page 13

Drew Mounce
Jennifer Patnaude
Kathryn Ranweiler
Susan Rupp
Vincent Traver
Chun Wang
Byron Wells
William Western

99
24
40
66
162
74
13
110

PAPER
Lou Hii
Andrea Martin
Lynn Schultz

127
34
146

PHOTOGRAPHY
James Benda
John Caughlan
Adam Costello
Sharon Draeger
Mary Foster
Allen Gray
Alan Hairsine
Dan Leisen
Kristen Macauley
Gene Pembroke
Vince Quast
Jay Rasmussen
Joan Schulte

116
159
61
106
35
12
71
20
50
172
178
136
143

PRINTMAKING
Lori Biwer-Stewart
Betsy Bowen
Michelle Fuller
Bradley Hall
Eric Johnson
Emily Koehler
Steve Nowatzki

8
105
158
36
76
131
96

SCULPTURE
Charles Adams
Paul Bondhus
Alice Delaney
Francis Keys
William Lange
Yvette Monstad
David Montague
Crysten Nesseth
Steve Nugent
Alex Zaves

184
115
144
41
168
82
182
95
26
126

WOOD
John Berglund
Bruce Blaisdell
Chris Christenson
Jerome Haakonson
Aryn Kern
Clay Lyford
Bill Neff
Shawn Olmstead
Craig Richardson

7
173
45
123
139
111
70
102
51

2016 JURORS
Caron Bell
Sandy Gillespie
Armando Gutierrez G.

Free Massages offered by:

Dr. Jonathan Olson, DC
Nokomis Chiropractic
Dr. Kaye B Otter PA
Wellness Associates
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POWDERHORN ART FAIR MAP

food

Information table
First Aid
Main Exhibitors Booths

A
HomeTown Creamery: Homemade Ice
Cream, Floats and Funnel Cake
Simply Nuts & More: Cashews, Peanuts
& Chocolate Covered Nuts
3400 BLOOMINGTON AVE.
POWDERHORN PARK
MINNEAPOLIS
M-F 6:30 - 6
Sat 7 - 6 Sun 8 - 6
Organic & Fair Trade Coffee
Free wireless internet access

Come see the new

Laughing Waters Studio

A C Food vendors area

Water fountain

Middendorfs Old Fashioned Kettle:

Kettle Corn, Corn Dogs & Fries

Toilets

Tatanka Truck: Native American Tacos,

Salads & Corn on the Cob

Waste Stations

Asase Yaa: Jerk chicken, chicken curry,

ribs & beans

Metro Transit Bus Stop

Entertainment

(see page 18)

E1 E3
E3
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9YumYum: Prepacked ice cream in over

40 flavors

(see page 8)

Arts Area
CA Community
(see page 9)

Best Way: Gyros, chicken & vegetables

B
Mad Max Steak Bites: Steak & Onion
Rings
Naturally Delicious: Homemade ice
In the Heart of the Beast cream
Puppet and Mask Theatre

Meats
and
Eats: Hamburgers &
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Mister Lemonade: Fresh Squeezed

Lemonade, Taco in A Bag, Sno Cones

E3

Wide World Of Foods: Gyros, Steak-nSalad, Chicken-n-Salad, Chicken Basket

GRK: Mini donuts, funnel cakes & nachos

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La Loma: Authentic tamales, tortillas &
tacos

Diameter of lake path: 2/3 mile

Metro Transit
Bus Stop

Groveland Confections: Handmade

Chocolates
Fine Arts and Fine Crafts on Beautiful Powderhorn Lake

E2

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Map Art by Shari Albers

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Twenty-five Years Ago

By Shari Albers
VISION
One mans vision, a
$300 loan, and a host of
neighborhood
volunteers
created the first Powderhorn
art fair in 1991. Subsequent
art fairs would follow, but
not without a bit of drama
worthy of a soap opera.

quality of art is wonderful.

I didnt know this park was
here! Just what we hoped
to hear.
I booth-sat for an artist
whose entire pressed-flower
compositions sold out the
first day. She drove home
to Mankato and stayed up
all night to make more for
Sunday. Even artists without
sales reported they would
apply next year.

A perfect storm was

Photos provided by Michael Kehoe
gaining
momentum
in Top: From left to right: Eric Hanson, Michael Kehoe, Shari
1990, as neighborhood Albers; Powderhorn Art Fair Founders 1991.
activists secured four new
playgrounds, hosted a park centennial celebration, and LEGACY
lobbied to elect one of their own to the Minneapolis Park On Sunday evening, when all artists, food vendors,
Board. Around that time, Michael Kehoe and I joined volunteers, musicians, face-painters, magicians, park staff
the long-established Powderhorn Activities Council and police officers were gone, Michael, Eric Hanson, and
(PAC), seeking to re-introduce soccer and increase arts I collapsed on the curb in front of the park building. How
programming. Formed in the 1960s, PAC had successfully much money did we lose? I asked Michael. He pulled a
won major park capital improvements and established bundle of cash and checks from his pocket (food vendor
strong football, baseball, and wrestling programs.
fees). We counted the money. Calculating expenses, we
estimated a $3000 profit! Icing on this incredible cake of
Michael introduced his idea of creating a regional art fair a perfect weekend.
at a PAC meeting. He said a juried art fair would offer local
artists wider exposure and introduce a larger audience to Remarkably, there was start-up money for the next year, plus
our inner city community. Art fair profits would fuel arts funding for arts programming. Theater, pottery, photo, and
programming. PAC voted that $300 be granted to produce music programs would benefit from art fair funding. And,
the art fair. Michael asked me to join the effort. We hoped after three years of wrangling, sports programs would be
supported too.
to solicit enough artists and not lose money.
Around the same time, several long-time Uptown Art
Fair artists, juried out and seeking a new venue, met with
our homegrown park commissioner. They joined our
committee. The eighty-five quality artists goal was met.
Publications and publicity were modest, but the outpouring
of enthusiastic community volunteers was phenomenal.
OPENING DAY
At 10 a.m. starting time, Michael and I walked the loop.
Arts patrons were already streaming into the park. Noisy
geese commanded everyones attention as the squawking
V circled over park greenery and slid onto the lakes surface.
A good omen.
Musicians, jugglers, magicians, and local poets performed
at designated stages. Uninvited Ecuadorian musicians
arrived, but Michael welcomed them to new stages
where their pan flutes added magic. Artists, volunteers, and
patrons from places like Minnetonka, Woodbury, and Eagan
raved about the new art fairIts peaceful here. The
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From the 1st to the 25th Powderhorn Art Fair:

Accordionist Paddy OBrien performs Irish traditional music

By Dan Rein

t was sunny August Saturday at that first Powderhorn

Art Fair. I was walking around searching for my wifes
art booth, when I suddenly heard some music. Turning
around, I eyed someone sitting on a park bench playing
accordion. The music was Irish, I looked closer at the
gentleman playing, then it dawned me that this was
Paddy OBrien the renowned Irish musician. Friends
had introduced me to his music, mostly in noisy pub
settings. That day he played for the art buyers and
artists in the pastoral park setting. This acoustic music
was a great idea, and began the tradition of music at the
art festival.
I did not know Paddy at that time, but through the years
of many interviews, concerts, parties, pubs, and birthday
cakes, we have become close friends. For sixty years he
has been working the musical fields of his homeland.
His encyclopedic knowledge of Irish music continues to
grow. His passion for learning and understanding the
music never seems to wane. In this day and age, much
of the music and many of the musicians are in a rush,
in hurry to get somewhere. With Paddy, his search is

Submitted Photo

for something that speed and flash will not attainhis

quest is for the heart, the feeling, the soul of the music.
His ultimate goal is to express the joy, the pain, and
beauty of being human.
Hear our local treasure, Paddy OBrien at 2 PM Saturday
and Sunday on the music stage. www.paddyobrien.net

Proud sponsor of the Powderhorn Art Fair

The Powderhorn Art Fairs twenty-five-year story twists

and turns, soars, and dives, and is fraught with a cast of
passionate and well-intentioned characters. Contentious
accusations, a gambling junket, kidnapped football
uniforms, and voodoo dolls add fodder to this art fairs tale.
Who could have predicted that a neighbors vision and
$300 would grow into an acclaimed regional arts event?
For a quarter of a century, the Powderhorn Art Fair has
provided a low-key, nature-infused art sales environment.
The fair is an incubator for emerging community artists
and is a marketing tool that showcases our inner-city
neighborhoods fine qualities. As a member of the cast of
passionate and well-intentioned characters, I am proud to
have played my role.
Shari Albers helped create and develop the first three
Powderhorn art fairs. Her 1992/1993 art fair illustration
was updated for the 20th anniversary, and she created the
2008 graphic. Albers and Marcia Foutch established the first
Community Showcase in 2001.
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www.powderhornartfair.org

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The Neighborhood Perspective

HANDS ON ART MAKING

Bagriy Creative Studios:

By Tabitha Montgomery

Contributism

Im excited for this years art fair. Not only because its a
notable and community inspired Powderhorn event; but
this year also marks the fairs 25th Anniversary. Weve
come to this milestone by support from thousands of
amazing artists, vendors, volunteers and loyal attendees
over the years.

Saturday and
Sunday

Minneapolis Institute of Art

and Powderhorn artist and resident Gaea Dill-DAscolI
present: Rethink trash as a topography of place

...the power of the arts will also

play a role in how we reveal,
discuss and heal many of the
social, political and economic
problems of our time.
The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
(PPNA) is fortunate to have an on-going partnership
with the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB);
an enthusiastic supporter and partner of this event.
Each year, were lucky to host the fair in one of the most
picturesque parks in Minneapolis.
In my first year as the Executive Director for PPNA, its
been easy to see that a key reason for the events success
comes from the contributions of the planning committee.
Im especially appreciative of Dixie Treichel, the fairs
Artistic Director, who in her fourteen years of supporting
this event continues to help curate a memorable arts
experience.
As I think about the importance and power that art has in
creating a sense of place in our communities, its my belief
that the power of the arts will also play a role in how we
reveal, discuss and heal many of the social, political and
economic problems of our time.
On behalf of the staff and boards of PPNA & MPRB;
welcome to the 25th Anniversary Powderhorn Art Fair.
Tabitha Montgomery is the Executive Director of the
Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association.

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Saturday, August 6

Photo by Heidi Marie Photography

Tabitha Montgomery, Executive Director, Powderhorn Park

Neighborhood Association

We are
building
blocks.

In July, Dill-DAscoli and a group of Powderhorn youth worked together

on a mixed-media landscape project. This residency was part of a series
of workshops in Minneapolis Parks that offered local artists the chance
to interpret the theme of landscape as inspired by Seeing Nature:
Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection,
on view at Mia through September 18. Check out their artwork
and try your hand at creating your own mixed-media landscape.
www.artsmia.org

Bagriy
Creative
Studios will have
a canvas, easel, oil
paints,
brushes,
and other painting
essentials to have
interested individuals
add their creative
work to a collective
canvas.
Every
individual imagines
the
end
result
differently so what
they paint adds to the final vision of the piece. This produces a
painting that contains the collective vision of many individuals.
Bagriy Creative Studios mission is to help people consciously
live life knowing that their actions affect humanities story.
They believe that Contributism will spark the subconscious
mind into living a more sustainable and conscious life.

Find us on Facebook

facebook.com/powderhornartfair

Proudly celebrating the 25th Anniversary of

the Powderhorn Art Fair.

Proceeds from the Fair help

fund community park programs.

Find us on Twitter
@powderhornart

A PLACE TO LIVE AND THRIVE

The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association

(PPNA) seeks to support and strengthen the
Powderhorn Park community and enable it to
continue to be a diverse, vibrant, family-oriented
neighborhood.

www.ppna.org

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to put my garbage?
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Powderhorn Art Fair: A Green Event

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Want !
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Compost and Trash

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Look for the green flags.

There will be five strategically placed waste stations
positioned throughout the
event. Each waste station
includes a 10 x 10 tent,
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green flag marker, waste
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stations banners, and three
types of waste receptacles
(organic waste, recyclable
waste and trash waste).

A FAVORITE
FOR FIVE YEARS
Submitted Photos

The Powderhorn Art Fair works hard at keeping it green, providing fresh tap water, composting, and recycling.

By Liz Kraus,
Recreation Supervisor, Powderhorn Park

While thousands of people enjoy this

event every year, it has traditionally
produced a lot of waste that we have
started to think about differently. A
major commitment that weve made,
as event organizers, is to work towards becoming a truly green event.

Last year, we composted or recycled

about 70-80% more waste than the
previous year. To put this in perspec
d like to extend a warm welcome
tive, thats the equivalent of roughly
to all of you visiting Powderhorn
seven green trash dumpsters that
Park for this years Powderhorn
remained empty, due to participants
Art Fair. This event is truly amazing!
taking the time to dispose of items
Whether this
p r o p e r l y.
is your first
Thats quite
Please join us in our efforts by disposing of compostable/recyclable
time or you
impressive!
materials
into
appropriate
containers
located
throughout
the
park.
have
been
Wed like to
here
many
continue on
times, youll find that the event is al- As our ability to compost and recycle our quest, so as you enjoy the Art
ways fresh and new, with many excit- more items evolves within our com- Fair, please join us in our efforts by
ing artists displaying their creations munities, so will the ability at our disposing of compostable and recyand food vendors that represent all events.
clable materials into appropriate concorners of the world.
tainers located throughout the park.

Thanks to the Minnesota Womens Press

and its readers for naming Powderhorn
Art Fair Favorite Art Festival in What
Women Want! for the fifth year in a row.
WomensPress.com.

Our volunteers have been

known to dig down deep
and remove compost from garbage, but every year our audience
gets better at the garbage separation.

Free water is provided courtesy of the City of Minneapolis.

We are proud to be a green event.

It's the little things!

Open daily 7am-10pm

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Volunteers will be at each

waste station assisting and
educating art fair goers
about the proper way to
dispose of their waste.

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www.powderhornartfair.org

1024 East 38th St. Minneapolis, MN 55407

( 612 ) 767-3322

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Ruby Rae

11 East Superior Street

218.727.7400
Order online www.pizzaluce.com
In The Heart of the Beast
Puppet and Mask Theatre
Serving people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds,
HOBT collaborates with SCHOOLS and COMMUNITIES
on unique, interactive ART RESIDENCIES that nurture
the creative spirit and encourage a sense of joy and
wonder. If you are interested in an art residency
for your school or organization, visit hobt.org or call
612.721.2535 for more information.
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www.powderhornartfair.org

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Powderhorn Art Fair T-shirts

Available at the
Powderhorn Art Fair
Information Tent

Thank You Volunteers

2016
Sat. Sept. 10
Sun. Sept. 11

ASE Certified

Clydes Service Inc.

1400 East 38th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone 612-822-6144

oil change
cooling system flush
tuneup & fuel injection
valve adjustment
tire service & rotation
timing belt replacement
transmission service

Member ASA

10 a.m.-6 p.m.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Centennial Lakes Park

7499 France Ave. South in Edina
3 blocks North of Hwy 494
More than 225 Juried Artists
Sponsors, Food and Artist Demos
Plenty of Free ParkingEasy Access
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struts & shocks

computer alignment
brake service
front drive axle service
clutch replacement
exhaust system
electrical repairs

The Powderhorn Art Fair sends a special

thanks to all of this years volunteers for
their supportive contributions.
We couldnt do it without you!

Kelly Newcomer Illustration Design

kelly@kellynewcomer.com

To get involved and volunteer this year or in

the future email:
volunteers@powderhornartfair.org

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