The St. Paul Art Crawl
The St. Paul Art Crawl is set for Oct. 9 from 6 to 10 p.m.; Oct. 10 from noon to 8 p.m. and Oct. 11 from noon to 5 p.m. The event is free and art in all media and price ranges is available for sale.
The Art Crawl is a self-guided tour of over 310 artists' studios and galleries in more than 25 buildings in St. Paul neighborhoods. The Art Crawl continues to be based in Lowertown and downtown St. Paul, but is now extending all the way up to University Avenue/Raymond Avenue, to Grand Avenue, and to Harriet Island and other locations which house artists. New this year is the Everest Building, which has recently been developed in the old Hamm Brewery complex on Minnehaha Ave., only a mile from Lowertown.
Special Events:
• Performers Venue: Performers in a wide variety of styles, from the Irish Uilleann pipes to classical piano, folk guitar to spoken word, bluegrass and jazz, will be performing short samples of their talents at Studio Z in the Northwestern Building, on Oct. 9 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. and Oct. 10 from 1 to 5 p.m.
• Paint Along with Tacoumba: Everyone is invited to the Union Depot lawn, rain or shine, to participate in the first public art piece featured in the Art Crawl. Artist Tacoumba Aitken will have paints and canvas available for visitors to help paint. Times: Oct. 10, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. and Oct. 11, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• Art Vending Machine - get an original piece of art for only $5. "Little gems" cigarette pack-sized art will be loaded in a re-purposed antique cigarette vending machine. This is open during most of the Art Crawl in the Northern Warehouse lobby, outside of the Black Dog Cafe.
Free bus transportation (disability accessible) is available to carry visitors to the various buildings and from some of the parking lots. Use lots on Kellogg and Broadway, or off of Prince Street. There is also parking by the Rossmor Building, the Everest/Hamm Building, and other lots throughout the city.
For more information call the Art Crawl Hotline at 651-292-4373 or go to www.artcrawl.org, for maps, images and a database of artists.
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