I am pleased to be a part of the group art exhibit titled, Pilot Car. What is immediately striking and what draws you in is the diverse range of creative approaches, which includes but is not limited to painting, stone sculpture, found object masks, poetry, mixed media, and graphic design. The art fills the Banfill-Locke Center (an old house with its own unique character) with a vibrant energy. I created a piece specifically for this exhibit. It is inspired by one of Heid E. Erdrich’s poems called “Seven Mothers.” I encourage you to stop by as it is quite an amazing experience, and you won’t regret it. -Carolyn
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Pilot Car presents visual and performed works by a group of artists involved in a collaboration launched by writer Heid E. Erdrich who has written for and about artists whose work appears in the show: Carolyn Anderson, Frank Big Bear, Andrea Carlson, Marisa Carr, Gordon Coons, Jim Denomie, Stuart Wayne Perkins, Jr., Zoran Mojsilov, Peter Martin Morales, Jonathan Thunder and others. Erdrich comes from a family of writers and visual artists including Rita Erdrich, Lise Erdrich, Angie Erdrich, Louise Erdrich and Aza Erdrich whose work will also be exhibited.
A number of events will take place during the exhibit’s run at the art center. During the center’s annual festival, Art on Rice Creek, September 9 at 3:00 pm, performers R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., Heid E. Erdrich, and Marisa Carr will dramatize poetry with musical accompaniment. Sept. 14 from 6:00 -9:00 pm film collaborations between Erdrich and Jonathan Thunder, Elizabeth Day, R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., Andrea Carlson and other artists will be screened along with video of a previous collaborations with Sally Rousse and other artists. The evening will end with an artists’ talk.
A free writing workshop will take place September 22 with a public reading featuring Heid Erdrich to follow. Curator of a dozen exhibits of contemporary Native American visual art, Heid E. Erdrich has authored four books, most recently Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems, 2012.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM free admission
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts is located at 6666 East River Road in Fridley.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Directions: Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts is located 7 minutes north of downtown Minneapolis. Take 694 to East River Road exit. Proceed north approximately 1 mile. The Art Center is on the west side of the road between Mississippi and Osborne.
Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts is a source for the community providing inspiration, enrichment, enjoyment, opportunities and education through the arts.
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