November 18, 2016, Friday - 2016 ART BLOK Open Studio Tour at General Mills Research Labs (3 days)

Times:
Fri, November 18 4pm-9pm
Sat, November 19 10am-6pm
Sun, November 20 Noon-5pm.

Location: The historic General Mills Research Labs, 2010 East Hennepin Avenue (just east of Stinson Blvd.)

ART BLOK Open Studio Tour is a building-wide studio open house and sale featuring 30 established, recognized artists.

This event will be held in the studios of the historic General Mills Research Labs. Originally building 1928, “The Labs” as the complex was formerly known, was home to General Mills for 50 years. The building now houses a vibrant community of artists, many of whom are award winning and regionally and nationally recognized. The open house will include work in a broad range of media including painting, drawing, pottery, printmaking, metal sculpture, jewelry, textile arts and blown glass. 

Artists include:
Nicole Baxter – pottery, ceramics
Scott Brown – custom cabinetry and furniture
Steve Claypatch – hand blown glass; battuto
Marlaine Cox – metalworking
Edith Dalleska – textiles
Jeanette Papenfuss – sculpture and painting
Barbara Eckley – stained glass
Karlyn Eckman – oil and watercolor, metalpoint drawings
Carlos Espinoza – drawing, comix
Nicole Fierce – hand blown glass
Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts – glass art
Rick Fournier – oil painting
Linda Hatfield – illustrations
Asa Hoyt – metal sculpture
Pauline Jacobsson – knitted wire jewelry, photography
Roger Junk – stone carving and sculpture
Shawn Kearney – hand blown glass, paper art, photography
Heather Kremen – hand blown glass
Connie Kuhnz – jewelry and pottery
Deb Lavoie – watercolor painting
Melissa Nellis – fiber art, quilting
Julie Nester – weaving
Faye Passow – printmaking
Kate Renee – acrylic painter
Larry Rostad – oil and water color painting
Sontag-Sattel – Asian Sumi Ink
Michele and Erik Vevang- wood carving
Morgan Grace Williow – poetry
Peter Zelle – glass art