The Arts Insider


	Royal Horse by Marcia McEachron		TYCHMAN SHAPIRO GALLERY Toys from the Attic: Work by Marcia McEachron Now through August 26 These sculptures use welded and hand-forged steel and incorporate found objects to explore the relationships between old and new, memory and reality. Light and shadow animate these whimsical yet nostalgic figures encouraging the viewer to reflect on their own past. Free www.sabesjcc.org 4330 South Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis, MN 55416


			THE SOAP FACTORY Common Room August 4 through August 27, Wednesdays and Fridays 7 to 10 p.m. only Common Room is a unique, curated gathering and performance space created to facilitate small-scale interactive programs that blur the boundaries between curator, performer and audience member. Set in the one-time administrative offices of the National Purity Soap Company, Common Room is a fully furnished 1940s-style workplace that acts as a staging area for art events, twice a week in August. Free www.soapfactory.org 518 2nd Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414


	(Detail) Carl Johnson		NEW MEMBER ROBBIN GALLERY Work by Carl Johnson August 2 through August 28 Reception: Thursday, August 5, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. For the past several years Carl Johnson has been producing what he refers to as constructions and fabrications. Working with a variety of common objects and materials—wood, fabric, metal, wax—Carl produces pieces that do not lead viewers to a predetermined conclusion but invite them to formulate their own conclusions. Free www.robbingallery.org 4915 42nd Avenue N., Robbinsdale, MN 55422


			TEXTILE CENTER Threading the Journey Now through August 28 Threading the Journey is a group exhibition by the Textile Center's Mentor/Protege Program participants. The Mentor/Protege Program is an 18-month collaboration based on a traditional educational model that allows emerging artists to learn from established mentors. Free www.textilecentermn.org 3000 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414

	Jessica Henderson		BURNET GALLERY AND MCAD Get stARTed MCAD Show Now through September 6 Get stARTed showcases works by 11 different students enrolled at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). As the name implies, the event is designed to support emerging artists and inspire novice collectors to literally "get started" in their careers and their art collections, respectively. Free www.lemeridienchambers.com 901 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Bill Borden

INSIDE OUT GALLERY AT INTERACT CENTER FOR THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Eat Art

Now through September 15

Interact Studio artists create works of abundance—from textiles and paintings made with vegetables and coffee inks, to beautiful still lifes of lush edibles. In this glorious exhibit honoring the season of farmers' markets and community gardens, Interact artists are inspired by food to create natural dyes, sculptures and paintings.

Free
www.interactcenter.com
212 Third Avenue North, Suite 140 (enter on 2nd Street), Minneapolis, MN 55401

Kiera Faber

GAGE FAMILY ART GALLERY AT AUGSBURG COLLEGE

Living Organics / 09.01.29

July 30 through September 30
Artist Gallery Talk: Friday, September 17, 1:30 p.m.
Reception: Friday, September 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Approximately 19,000 individual photographs make up Kiera Faber's stop-motion animation film, Living Organics / 09.01.29. About eleven minutes in length, the film is comprised of a world where appearances are deceiving. Exploring themes of trust and loss, Faber has constructed an environment where innocence and evil combine in a strangely alluring space.

Free
www.augsburg.edu/galleries
22nd Avenue South at Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454


			MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS Prints: Now in 3-D! Now through October 31 Three-dimensional print work—artist's books, sculpture, installation, apparel and other examples of printmaking that defy mats and frames. The art is truly 3-D! Free www.mnbookarts.org 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415