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Jul
28
Thank you community artists, community volunteer support, and visiting Walldoggers! The murals are amazing works of art, memories of our neighborhood’s history, and symbols of how much can be accomplished when people work together. The powerful images that now line Nicollet Avenue are such a gift to both the Kingfield and Lyndale neighborhoods, that words cannot express how proud I am to be a part of this project and support this work of the community.
Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Executive Director
Kingfield Neighborhood Association
kfna@email.com
See the more of the murals at www.walldogs.lyndale.org
All you have to do is click on the map under photo galleries to see each individual site.
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Jul
25
Walldogs Murals Day 1: July 24, 2008
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Walldogs on Nicollet: Day 1–Let the painting begin! Visit www.walldogs.lyndale.org for more photos and also current event information. If you have questions about Walldogs on Nicollet contact Sarah Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Executive Director, kfna@email.com. 612.823.5980.
Jul
20
Walldogs On Nicollet Final Designs Released & Event Schedule Published
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It’s time! After 18 months of planning it’s finally time for the Walldogs on Nicollet to happen. We hope that you can join us this week, as both a spectator and a participant. We have an incredible week of events and activities planned. You can also always find more info at www.walldogs.lyndale.org.
Family Friendly Art Activities
MLK Park (4055 Nicollet Avenue)
1 to 5 pm
Join us for family friendly art activities from Leonardo’s Basement, the Minnesota Opera Company, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts - Art in the Park. The event will also feature musical performances from Minneapolis City Council Members Elizabeth Glidden and Scott Benson and the Minnesota Opera Company as well as a performance by Franko Master Hypnotist.
Walldogs on Nicollet Block Party
Zion Lutheran Church (128 West 33rd Street)
5 to 11 pm
The Walldogs on Nicollet Block Party will celebrate all the work the artists and volunteers have done to complete this amazing project. The event will feature gyro dinners, a beer garden, and the drawing for the winners of the Walldogs raffle. The event itself is free with a $5 suggested donation. Food and beer are extra.
The entertainment lineup for the night is:
5:00 to 6:00 pm - Threshold
6:00 to 7:30 pm - Cornbread Harris
7:30 to 8:30 pm - Artist Celebration, during the artist celebration we will recognize the lead artists for the project and auction off the mock-ups of their mural designs.
8:30 to 10:30 pm - Curtiss A and the Jack’s of Fate
Volunteer Opportunities
We need your help to make this project a success! Below is a list of volunteer opportunities, let us know how you would like to help!
Volunteer Orientation
Monday, July 21st
LNA offices 3537 Nicollet Avenue
7:00 to 8:00 pm
Join us for a short orientation on everything that is happening for Walldog volunteers. We’re encouraging everyone who is volunteering to come to this session. If you haven’t signed up for a specific shift, just show up, and we’ll get you signed up.
Volunteer Shifts Still Available July 24-27.
Having great volunteers to help with support, set-up, and clean-up are integral to the success of this project. If you haven’t yet signed up, don’t worry, we’ve got a job for you. Some of the roles we need to fill include:
Runners to help bring materials to mural sites
Set up for the Saturday Family Friendly Arts Fest and Walldogs Block Party
Server and Food Prep volunteers on Saturday at Walldogs Block Party
Information/Registration Table volunteers
Volunteers to sell raffle tickets
Greeters
Clean-up on Sunday
For more information on volunteer opportunities click here.
To volunteer contact - Julia Modest at juliamodest@gmail.com
/ 612-750-6180
More Mural Designs
To help get everyone excited we wanted to send out a second batch of mural designs. One of the great things about this project is that all of these murals will be painted in 4 days.
You can see pictures of these and the other sites, find out more about the artists, and see what the themes for each mural will be by checking out our website.
Fun Ways to Help Out!– Here are a couple of simple ways to help the Walldogs out!
Walldogs Raffle
To help raise funds for the project and to show off some great stuff from our local business community, we’re holding a Walldogs Raffle. The grand prize will be a wine cellar worth at least $800 of wine and beer donated by community members.
So grab your favorite bottle of wine or that six pack of special micro-brew that you think everyone should try, sign it, and drop it off at the LNA Office (3537 Nicollet Avenue) - which also happens to be the same place you can buy your raffle tickets for $5 a piece.
Second prize will be $200 in cash. Check out the raffle page on the website to see more great raffle prizes.
Tell a Friend
As much fun as this project is going to be, wouldn’t it be more fun to help out with a friend. Help us out by inviting your friends and family to join you in taking part in this great community event.
The Walldogs on Nicollet is a joint project of the Lyndale and Kingfield Neighborhood Associations. We genuinely hope you will help make this project a success and our neighborhoods a better place to live.
Jun
12
Seeking Walldog Site Managers
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Seeking Walldog Volunteer Site Managers!
Responsibilities: · Assist in creating a Site Management Team (2-4 individuals) for one mural location
- Attendance from at least 1 person on your Site Management Team 2 Site Manager Orientations:
Monday June 16, 5-6 PM, LNA Office, 3537 Nicollet Avenue
Monday July 14, 5-6 PM, LNA Office, 3537 Nicollet Avenue
- Be on site (at least 1 member of your Site Management Team) whenever volunteers are painting on the Walldog murals:
Thursday July 24, 10 AM- 6 PM
Friday July 25, 10 AM- 6 PM
Saturday July 26, 10 AM-6 PM
- Attend a morning check-in on July 24, 25, & 26 before assisting with site set-up at your mural
- Work with the Property Owner and Assistant Community Site Artist to create a fun, safe and organized work site
Benefits: · Be an integral part of the Walldogs on Nicollet project, keeping the project moving ahead and your site safe and fun!
- Build a relationship with both the visiting artist and the existing property owner
- Create connections with neighbors as they visit and work on your site
- Participate in all Walldog Events including daily breakfasts and lunches, and Thursday & Saturday dinners, at no charge & get the official Walldogs t-shirt!
- Be part of a really cool public art project that will deter graffiti and create an identify for south Nicollet Avenue!
If you are interested in becoming a site manager, or want to learn more about it, call Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Kingfield Neighborhood Association Director, at 612.823.5980. If able, please plan on attending the initial orientation meeting on Monday June 16 at 5 PM, or Sarah can answer your questions by phone or place you on a Site Management Team!
More information on Walldogs on Nicollet can be found at www.walldogs.lyndale.org .
Feb
21
E-mail Notice: Fire Destroys Walldog Mural, Curran’s Benefit, Redevelopment Meeting On 3700 Nicollet
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Kingfield E-Mail Notice
Feb. 21, 2008
Content:
1) Fire destroys the Walldogs Fischer Grocery Mural
2) Curran’s Restaurant benefit for returning troops Mon., Feb. 25, 4 pm- 8 pm.
3) KFNA Redevelopment Meeting, Wed. Feb. 27, 7 PM, MLK Park
1) I have received a handful of e-mails today asking why the building at 34th and Nicollet displaying the Walldog on Nicollet Fischer Grocery mural was demolished. In case some of you missed the news, there was a small fire at the building yesterday morning and a much larger one around noon. The building was destroyed by the fire and the structure, including the mural, was razed sometime during the night.
Those of us active in the Walldogs on Nicollet project are stunned to have this beautiful piece of public art suddenly gone. Especially since the concept of the work, as tangible art that is part of our daily lives, is all around us in both the image and the theme of our annual community art show, Living Art, which happens in just one month. We are still in the process of notifying those individuals who put in over 1000-volunteer hours to plan and create the mural, as well as reframing our thinking about what it means to have the mural gone as we continue planning for the larger installation of 8 murals along Nicollet this July.
On a personal note, the mural was painted on the weekend that Mark Loesch was murdered. The two events will be forever mixed in my mind because so many of us gathered to talk about the tragedy of Mark’s death while we worked side-by-side to create something beautiful. The mural symbolized for many of us, if I may speak for others too, of what is good in our community and what we can come of us working together with a common vision.
A link to some of the stories related to the fire are below:
Old Minneapolis House Article
Minneapolis Metblogs Article
Kare 11 Article / Video
Southwest Journal Article
If you have questions related to the Walldogs on Nicollet please feel free to contact me, Sarah Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Executive Director, sarah@kingfield.org or 612.823.5980.
2) Curran’s Restaurant, 4201 Nicollet Avenue South, is having a benefit for returning troops and their families on Monday, February 25th, from 4 pm to 8 pm. A donation of 25% of our sales from that time will be given to “Tickets for Troops” (www.tix4troops.org). The money goes towards a “night on the town” for troops and their families, such as movie tickets, Guthrie Theater, Twins baseball, Wild hockey, dinner theater tickets and more.
If you have questions call Dennis Curran at 822.5327.
3) Kingfield Neighborhood Association Redevelopment Committee Meeting, Wednesday, February 27, 7 PM, MLK
The Redevelopment Committee has spent many months researching the potential impacts of the proposed development of a 42-until supportive housing facility for homeless young adults at 3700 Nicollet. This meeting concludes the research phase with presentations from Tom Thompson of CCP SAFE related to current crime in this area and recommendations for designing the building to be safer for the tenants and surrounding residents.
Following Q & A related to the crime presentations, the committee will open the meeting for a public forum and hear two-minute speeches by neighbors interested in expressing their insights, recommendations for further research, and/or conclusions.
The final portion of the meeting the Redevelopment Committee will discuss a draft of a Community Benefits Agreement they have prepared related to the project.
All interested neighbors, property owners, and business owners are welcome to attend this meeting. Questions can be directed to Sarah Linnes-Robinson at sarah@kingfield.org.
The Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) manages this List for the purpose of informing neighbors of events and issues that directly affect Kingfield neighborhood. Kingfield is defined as 35W to Lyndale Avenue South and from 36th Street through 46th Street. All List recipients are invited to share neighborhood news with other members by sending messages to sarah@kingfield.org; please indicate in the subject line that it is a message for the Kingfield E-mail List.
Feb
11
Living Art Art Show
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The Third Annual Community Art Show, Living Art, will be held on March 22nd. Local artists and community members are invited to create 2-dimensional or 3D art that captures the spirit of ‘Living Art’. Whether growing, changing, moving, or residing in the public eye and thus subject to individual interpretation, art lives among us and influences us. Artists are encouraged to be flexible in their interpretation of the concept “living art”, and how it is incorporated in their work.
Artwork does not need to be completed and delivered until March 15th, 2008. Registrations to include your artwork in the show will be accepted on-line until March 5th at the Submit Artwork link. Registration assures you a place in the show and entitles you to complimentary ticket. You do not need to know the title or details of the artwork you are submitting to register.
Selected pieces will be exhibited at Anodyne from March 5th-22nd. All art works submitted will be sold at a silent auction held March 22nd, 2008, 7-10 PM at Rau + Barber, 4244 Nicollet Avenue South.
All submitting artists will receive one ticket to this event. The art show and silent auction includes appetizers artfully crafted by Scott Pampuch, of the Corner Table and Theresa Lien, of Anodyne. Wine and beer will also be available for purchase throughout the evening. Additional tickets are $10, in advance, via the Purchase Tickets link, or $20 at the door.
Auction proceeds from ‘Living Art’ are split 50/50 between the artists and the Walldogs on Nicollet, a project of the Kingfield and Lyndale neighborhood associations. In the case that an artist chooses to donate their artwork to KFNA rather than split the sale, the artist may write-off the value of their artwork, as the law allows, as a donation to KFNA, a non-profit community development organization, to be used for the Walldogs on Nicollet project.
Walldogs on Nicollet is a joint-project of the Lyndale (LNA) and Kingfield Neighborhood Associations (KFNA) neighborhood associations. The project will involve local and national artists coming together to paint 6-10 murals along Nicollet Avenue from Lake Street to 46th Street from July 24th to 27th, 2008. This project is being done to increase foot traffic on Nicollet Avenue, prevent graffiti, and build stronger relationships between local businesses and residents…besides assisting in creating some really awesome art! More information on this project can be found at www.walldogs.lyndale.org.
Living Art builds on the 2006 “Art is the Key” art show and auction, for KFNA believes that art is the key to community. Living Art will help our community live and thrive by bringing artists and neighbors together in the creation and appreciation of art.
Feb
5
Living Art Art Show
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Art Show and Silent Auction March 22, 7 - 10 pm
Rau+Barber 4244 Nicollet Avenue
http://www.kingfield.org/livingart
Local artists and community members are invited to create 2-dimensional or 3D art that captures the spirit of ‘Living Art’. Whether growing, changing, moving, or residing in the public eye and thus subject to individual interpretation, art lives among us and influences us. Artists are encouraged to be flexible in their interpretation of the concept “living art”, and how it is incorporated in their work.
March 5: Deadline for artist submissions
Oct
19
Walldogs Meeting Minutes 10/07
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Walldog Steering Committee
MINUTES
October 2007
Present: Mark Hinds, Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Ray Carron, Carole Bersin, and Karen Heegaard, Sandy Parnell, Tracy Nielson, Jenny Breen
Kick-Off Weekend Recap (will be compiled and sent in a separate spreadsheet!)
Fundraising & Communications—
Grants have been submitted to:
MRAC-denied
MN150-in process
Target Foundation-in process
Hamburger Helper-in process
Case Foundation-in process
Upcoming Deadlines:
Forecast
Compas
MRAC spring (April?)
Communications Actions Needed:
Completion of Sponsorship package and presentation—Mark. Deadline for completion and presentation at the Nov 1 Walldog meeting
Meetings set up with possible sponsors to talk about the project—Mark. Will set these up after Nov.1 meeting.
Letter to all Nicollet Businesses explaining the project, criteria for site selection, and soliciting sites—Letter completed week of 10/15. Mailing list compiled and letter mailed week of 10/22.
Events:
Private “artist holiday fair” selected Walldogs as project they will support: holiday fair hosted by Carole Johnson and Anne Sennes at Carole’s house at 5111 Garfield Ave S, 5-9 PM, on Nov 9. Sarah will provide Walldog info for event and attend on behalf of the project. All Steering Committee members encouraged to attend and bring a friend or two to shop!
Walldogs Quarterly Events Planned to “keep the buzz”:
December 8: Deck the Walls Holiday band and beverage bash
March 21 or 22: Off the Wall Community Art Show
Early May: Garden Part 2
July: Site Events including MIA at King, bus tour and scavenger hunt, bands on sites, possibly a kid mural or panels, etc.
Event Actions Needed:
Scout out location and bands for Deck the Walls—Sarah, Sandy and Ray
Scout our location for Art Show and put together planning team–Sarah
Send handwritten thank you’s from Kickoff weekend—Sarah
Send formal donation recognition letters for Kickoff weekend–Mark
Artist and Site Selection:
Debate started about who leads walls-Walldoggers and/or locals. Tabled due to time to separate meeting between Bersin, Hinds, and Linnes-Robinson. Separate meeting on the topic resulted in this compromise: Walldoggers will lead most projects. An RFQ will not be posted for locals but if any come to our attention with exterior mural and group experience, we may interview them for their interest and possible leadership of a design and site. Debate also occurred about providing a travel stipend for lead artists. This matter will be decided by December when we will confirm with our artists.
Artist and Site Timeline and Actions:
Carole will solicit firmer commitments now from Walldoggers that have tentatively expressed interest.
Mark will provide packet about project including possible wall samples for sites that can be sent to potentially interested Walldoggers.
A decision will be made regarding travel stipends for lead artists by December.
Desire is to have artists selected and confirmed for at least 6 sites (minimum number of murals desired) before Christmas. Any others would be solidified as we finalize sites in January-early February ’08. Artists and walls all decided and used for promo in March.
Criteria for sites was also brainstormed. Although it should be refined it is, as follows.
1st Determinant:
graffiti
visible
location–both stretching through the two hoods but also some grouping with other murals
business in compliance with city code
attitude of building and business owner
2nd Determinant:
smoothness of wall
willingness of building and /or owner to:
pay for wall prep arranged by us
provide a cash contribution
invest in the building and /or business long term
light the finished mural and their building
support the artists during the project with:
bathrooms
food
water
visits
Steering Committee Membership
Steering Committee membership and task force participants were brainstormed. Julia, Jen, and Laura will be invited to the next steering committee meeting to see if they want to join. Mary Daub will be invited to work on the fundraising piece.—Mark
Mary Hunter, Andrew from Youthline at the park, and Barb Shleton will be invited to work on events.–Sarah
The Steering Committee meets next on Thursday Nov. 1 (and every first Thursday of the month!) at 7:30 at LNA.
Minutes provided by Linnes-Robinson, 10/19/07.
Jul
16
Walldogs Meeting Minutes 07/11/07
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Walldog Steering Committee
MINUTES
7/11/07
Present: Mark Hinds, Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Ray Carron, Carole Bersin, and Karen Heegaard
Presentation by Bersin on meet in Algoma. Key points:
Illinois meet planned for September 08 which means we will be in July ‘08
Some Walldoggers expressed interest in Minneapolis meet—potential project leads identified
Walldoggers getting more “official”—creating a packet of materials for “what it takes to bring the Walldogs to your town”. Insurance specified as a concern by Walldoggers, as well as transportation costs for lead artists.
Algoma was good model of community working alongside Walldoggers—need to explore how this was achieved more—Hinds will discuss this and other notes with Dave, the Algoma organizer.
Decision:
Walldogs on Nicollet will meet weekend before Hudson in July 2008.
Linnes-Robinson presented the event proposal for 2007. Since writing up the task list earlier in the day she had been having second–thoughts about the capacity of the Walldog Steering Committee to pull-off the street dance. At her request, it was agreed by those present to remove this event from the 2007 list and shoot for it in 2008. Instead a “kegger” may be held at Hinds house as a fundraiser for the Walldogs, and we can do something more simple on site to encourage people to come view the mural in progress such as scope ice cream or serve drinks. The group was enthusiastic about the Harvest Breakfast idea (Linnes-Robinson will pursue seeing if this is compliance with the Farmers’ Market rules) and the Eating for Art event. The Event Group will craft a request for businesses and solicit participation.
A brief conversation was held regarding the La Princessa mural and its trolley theme. Linnes-Robinson shared photos of other Walldog murals that captured train images and Hinds referred to a new book that was just published about trolleys. Bersin will have a draft design by July 23 to present to La Princessa’s owner. If approved, Linnes-Robinson will take it to the City and it can be used for promotional materials (including both organizations newsletters) if finalized by August 6.
The meeting was adjourned.
Minutes provided by Linnes-Robinson, 7/16/07.
Jun
7
Walldogs Meeting Minutes 06/07/07
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Walldog Minutes
6/7/07
Attending:
Karen Heegard, Sandy Parnell, Carole Bersin, Ray Carron, Sarah Linnes-Robinson, and Mark Hinds
Updates:
La Princessa (34th and Nicollet) has been secured as a site. We will work towards painting this site in September ’07 as a teaser for the larger event in ’08.
Carole talked about the upcoming Walldog Meet in Algooma, Wisconsin the weekend of the June 21st. She is attending and planning on holding a “forum” with other Walldoggers about the differences in holding an urban rather than a small-town meet, their benefits or detriments of piggy-backing on Hudson, and their interest in participating in our meet. She will have a decision about if it will work to piggyback on Hudson in July ’08, or if we will move ahead with our stand-alone event in September at our meeting in July.
Mark presented the comments that he heard regarding our proposal at the MRAC review yesterday. The proposal was generally unfavorably received and he expects it will be turned down. Some of the comments included: the festival needs to be more fleshed out, what is the subject matter of the murals and how is it defined, how will the project be evaluated, how will volunteers be engaged, is there artistic value to the work. MRAC will have another round of funding next spring where we can be better prepared to answer these questions.
The fundraising/marketing committee met and began fleshing out the message of the materials that will be produced. The themes of the event are 1) Community Building 2) Art is a community value, and 3) There is a public benefit from the murals being part of the community and seeing them be created. The thread that needs to be woven throughout all of these is “diversity is a value”.
We brainstormed duties for Volunteers including:
Check-in, serving lunch, delivering snacks and water, providing host homes, cleaning up, as well as those that paint.
Both the fundraising/marketing group and the event/volunteers group will meet before the next large group meeting. The large group was tentatively scheduled for Wednesday July 11 at 5 PM.
Minutes provided by Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Executive Director, 6/7/07.