JAN. 2008
Please join us for the 2nd Annual Exhibition of artwork by local artists Kelly Brazil and Jasmine King presented by Salon D’ Pugh.
Brazil will be exhibiting all new found object sculptures and assemblages. Youth phenom King will be exhibiting all new paintings on canvas including new works in oil. We advise people to arrive early as the first exhibition of these two artists nearly sold out.
Opening reception is Saturday, February 2 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Salon D’Pugh. Light refreshments will be served with a special performance by Faux Jean.
Contact:
Salon D’Pugh
613 W 24th St
(next door to Muddy Waters),
Minneapolis, MN
612.870.4919
NOV. 2007
Please join us for the 5th Annual Moxie Salon & Gallery Great American Sleep Out & Hair Raising Event benefiting StreetWorks & Kulture Klub Collaborative!
This 24 hour event will start at 6pm on November 17th with the Great American
Sleepout and end on November 18th with the Hair Raising Event! Event details
are here.
SEPT 2007
Kulture Klub is proud to collaborate on the upcoming exhibit “I Couldn’t Live at Home” Exhibit and Performance Series at Minneapolis Central Library. Youth from KKC will exhibit paintings, photography, kinetic sculptures, banners, and traditional native talking feathers.
Opens Oct 6 to Examine Community Responses to Youth in Crisis. The Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest (JHSUM) and the Minneapolis Public Library’s collaborative exhibit and performance series, “I Couldn’t Live At Home,” opens Oct 6 at the Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall.
An initiative of the JHSUM’s Sheltering Home Chronicles, this unprecedented multi-media and interactive program includes more than 100 community and artistic partners coming together to present the images and voices of Minnesota’s young people “who can not live at home” in historical, artistic and present day contexts.
The series features four variety show-style performances curated by Shá Cage (poet, community organizer, and co-founder, MN Spoken Word Association, Mama Mosaic Theater, and Trú Rúts/Speakeasy Records) and Michelle Kinney (composer, musician and co-founder of Sugarfoot Music). Artists representing diverse communities will present compelling personal statements about away-from-home childhoods through dance, spoken word, music, theater, film and new media. All performances will be held at Minneapolis Central Library’s Pohlad Hall.
Opening performance: “Tasted
Textures of Home”
Saturday, Oct 6, 3-5pm
Host and curator: Shá Cage
Performers:
Bobby Wilson (Native Spoken Word artist)
F.I.R.E. (Young Hmong Artist Collective)
MaMa mOsAiC Theater For Women featuring Katie Leo (Performance Art)
Healing Spirit Drumming Circle
Dark n Lovely (Poetic Soul Band)
MN Spoken Word Association's 'Youth Liberation Poets'
And other special guests
The opening performance also features a Paper Wall Quilt upon which the community
is invited to post quotes, comments, names, and reflections relating to children
who cannot live at home and the families and communities who claim them.
Three additional performances featuring diverse Minnesota talent, including the Stuart Pimsler Dance Theater and Adam Levy of the Honeydogs, will be held Oct18, 6:30-8:30pm; Nov 10, 3-5pm; and Dec 13, 6:30-8:30pm.
The Sheltering Home Chronicles takes a North Minneapolis location—the former Jewish Sheltering Home for Children and current day Avenues for Homeless Youth—and creates art inspired by almost a century of stories belonging to young residents, their families, caregivers and communities. Noted photographer Wing Young Huie and the Minnesota Spoken Word Association (MNSWA) facilitated the project’s photography and written and oral storytelling components.
The exhibit runs Oct 6-Dec 29, 2007, at the library’s Cargill Hall, Tuesdays through Saturdays during library hours. The gallery will showcase narrative art by former Jewish Sheltering Home residents, poetry by fourth graders at the WISE Charter School in North Minneapolis, photography by Huie and eclectic art expressions by homeless and precariously housed young artists from Juxtapositions Arts, Kulture Klub, the Center for Hmong Art and Talent, the Garage, First Nations Orphans Association, South St. Paul High School, I Love a Parade and other community arts organizations.
A digital recording booth provided by the Minnesota History Center will invite gallery-goers to contribute their own stories to the growing dialogue about the experiences and possibilities of away-from-home children and their families.
The Sheltering Home Chronicles
received assistance from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, an initiative
of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, and from the Willis C. Helm Family Fund
at the Minneapolis Foundation. Contact Kate Searls at
612-239-1079 or katesearls@msn.com for more information and a complete list
of collaborative partners.
June, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Michael Hoyt, Director
612-252-1248
info@kultureklub.org
KULTURE KLUB COLLABORATIVE / LADY PINK MURAL PROJECT!
Kulture Klub Collaborative is excited to have begun workshops on a large-scale mural for the exterior of YouthLink. In partnership with Juxtaposition Arts and Intermedia Arts, KKC welcomes muralist Lady Pink from NYC to create a 17' x 33 ' mural on the exterior of Youthlink-Project Offstreets located at 41 North 12th Street in Minneapolis (on the corner of 12th Street and Chestnut).
Lady Pink is joined by Juxtaposition artist Satoko Muratake and apprentice artists Tequila Lewis and Ampavanh Inthisone (a crew of all female artists of color) to lead youth experiencing homelessness in the creation of a large-scale public mural to be completed by the end of June, 2007.
November 2006
The Pulse Twin Cities had a short and sweet article/review of KKC's exhibit at Moxie. Check it out HERE.
December 2005
Check out Startribune writer Graydon Royce's great story about Kulture Klub in the Dec. 19th Lifestyle section!
Please join us for a exciting evening at the Varsity Theater!
Celebrate Lifestyle Art! Come on out to 'An Aesthetic Affair' raise your glass, jam to the music, and bid on some cool stuff in our lifestyle auction! A chance to mingle with the Twin Cities' current innovators in tattoos and piercings, fashion, make-up and hair, screenprint design, and alternative transportation, but its all to benefit a great cause! All proceeds go to Kulture Klub, a non-profit organization dedicated to giving local homeless teens a creative outlet.
EVENT DETAILS:
Fashion runs wild
Hair and Make-up creations set the mood
Piercings and Tattoos are honored
there's more than one set of Wheels
Screen prints give life to paper
The
Varsity Theater
December 15th
Doors open at 9pm
18+
21 TO DRINK
$5 Minimum Donation at the Door
ENTERTAINMENT
Lili's Burlesque Review
Bands/DJs
Danny Sigelman
Black Blondie Ft. Sarah White
The Keep Aways
Beatrix*JAR
Dred I Dread
November 2005
The 3rd Annual Moxie Salon & Gallery Cut-A-Thon benefiting StreetWorks & Kulture Klub Collaborative!
This 24 hour event will start at 6pm on November 19th and end at 6pm on November 20th and coincides with the National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Event activities will include; a 24 hour cut-a-thon, a closing reception for the youth art exhibition in the salon, an open mic featuring youth poets and local artists, a sleep-out and pancake breakfast at the Soo Visual Art Center.
A “Cut-A-Thon” is an event where generous individuals pay a $30 flat fee and receive an ultra stylish haircut by a professional stylist. Moxie donates 100% of the proceeds to the chosen beneficiaries. Moxie’s team of stylists volunteers their time and creative energy because they share in the core value of giving back to the community.
In this past year alone, Moxie has raised over $20,000 in cash donations for such worthy organizations as; the American Red Cross in response to hurricane Katrina, Intermedia Arts to support the Be Girl Be summit, among others.
*Bring in a donation of winter clothing or art supplies and receive a 10% discount on the entire Paul Mitchell product line.
Walk-ins are welcome yet reservations are prefered. Please call and reserve your time slot ahead of the event.
Moxie Uptown: 2649 Lyndale
Ave S Mpls, MN
(612)813.0330
StreetWorks is a collaborative effort among 13 youth-serving agencies that offer an array of housing options and services, including emergency shelter, transitional housing, drop-in centers, meal sites, clothing, HIV/STD prevention, medical care, mental health counseling, alcohol and chemical dependency treatment, employment opportunities, educational programs, and life skills programs.
StreetWorks identifies homeless youth on the streets of the Twin Cities through its 33 outreach workers who canvass the streets from 2:00 p.m. to midnight every day. Because member agencies have pledged to provide easy access to their programs, outreach workers can immediately connect homeless youth with a continuum of services while building trusting relationships with these individuals that may last for years.
Kulture Klub youth participant Guy Stridsigne will be exhibiting photography as part of the Outsiders and Others Homeless Awareness Art Show at the Mall Of America.
The Outsider Art Center will present the first Homeless Awareness Art Show for 7 weeks beginning November 12, 2005 with special events to highlight National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week (November 13 -19.) The exhibit will feature artwork by 10 artists that have experienced homelessness. Four thousand square feet of exhibit space will showcase original work. Open seven days a week, the exhibit will be free and open to the public. All art will be available for sale with 100% of the proceeds paid to the artists.
July 2005
SWITCHING GEARS:
ART.MUSIC.FOOD.COMMUNITY
FRIDAY JULY 22ND 4 PM
– 8 PM
@ FULL CYCLE 3515 CHICAGO AVE. S.
Full Cycle and Kulture Klub will be celebrating their gallery opening with
a barbeque on Friday, July 22 from 4-8 pm.
There will be free food, DJ’s and break dancing, and a free giveaway
of items including art supplies, bikes and more. Stop by 3515 Chicago Avenue
South to check out the art and new gallery space. Amazing artwork by Kulture
Klub youth for sale including paintings, sculptures, black and white photography,
poetry and stenciled t-shirts. 100% of the proceeds from purchased artwork
goes directly back to the youth who made it.
Please call Matt at Full Cycle - 612.718.7521 or Mike at Kulture Klub 612-968-7678
with any questions.
Old News:
The Triple Rock Social Club and 770 RadioK will be hosting a benefit concert for KKC and Full Cycle on July 1.
Full Cycle is a program through the Minneapolis Red Cross where homeless and street dependent youth age 23 and under learn how to build and maintain their own free bicycle. Big thanks to all of the participating artists and our MCAD super team (Bethany, Adam, and Eric) for organizaing the event.
The benefits stellar lineup includes: Toki Wright, Big Quarters, and DJ Aaron Money. Hope to see you there!
$7 - All ages at 5 pm
$7 - 21+ at 9 pm.
July 22nd KKC and Full Cycle will be hosting a BBQ, open house, youth art exhibition at the Full Cycle shop on the corner of 35th street and Chicago Ave. S. in Minneapolis (next door to the Pillsbury House). The even kicks off at 4 pm and includes DJs, breakdancers, and food and refreshments. Come back soon for more details.
April 2005
Kulture Klub youth make extraordinary artistic achievements! Two Kulture Klub youth competed for, and won, two spots on the MN Teen Spoken Word Team to travel to the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival in San Francisco in late April, 2005! Related City Pages story HERE.
Former KKC youth Ampavanh Inthisone will exhibit artwork in the upcoming B-GIRL BE Exhibit at Intermedia Arts in collaboration with Juxtaposition Arts. Links are HERE.
http://intermediaarts.org/Pages/Programs/b-girl_be/main.htm
KKC received a prestigious Nimoy Foundation Grant for its Artist In Residence program. KKC was the only Midwestern organization, other than the Walker Art Center, to receive this award. Susan and Leonard Nimoy took time to visit with Kulture Klub youth, staff, and board members while in town attending the opening ceremonies for the Walker Art Center.
November, 2004
Moxie Hair Salon
and The Garage present THE GRATE AMERICAN SLEEP OUT!
On November 19 & 20, Moxie Hair Salon
will be hosting a 24 hour "Cut-A-Thon" to benefit StreetWorks and
Kulture Klub. The cut-a-thon event starts at 7 p.m on Friday and ends at 7
p.m. Saturday.
What is a Cut-a-thon?
It is a fundraiser based on receiving a quality haircut for $25/$30 cut+t-shirt.
Call to book an appointment (612)813.0330 or walk in.
On November 20, The Garage will host The GRATE American Sleepout concert with Ginger Jake, S.M.B, The Dames and more TBA! Doors 6:30 Show only $5, Sleepout $20 (minimum donation) Call (952) 895-4664 for more information.
Links:
www.thegarage.net
www.moxiesalon.com
ABOUT STREETWORKS
StreetWorks is a collaborative of Twin Cities agencies that have come together
with a common vision and mission to reach out to homeless young people who
are in high risk situations and vulnerable to exploitation and violence.
Outreach workers from the StreetWorks collaborative agencies team in pairs
to be present on the streets and in area where youth hang out. StreetWorks
outreach workers carry backpacks with the immediate supplies necessary for
the safety and well-being of the youth they meet, as well as resources for
additional help and referral.
StreetWorks outreach workers are a "safe" group dedicated to providing
services and resources to youth in need.. Each member agency provides easy
access to their services when youth are referred by an outreach worker or
other collaborative members.
JUNE, 2004
Migrations reviewed in the City Pages!
Hundreds of kids live on the streets of Minnesota. And so does their art. by Peter S. Scholtes
APRIL, 2004
KULTURE KLUB PRESENTS: MIGRATIONS
A TWIN CITIES PUBLIC ART PROJECT
"Migrations"
is a public art project created by Kulture Klub, an independent nonprofit
arts organization that brings together artists and homeless teens. The youth
of Kulture
Klub (more info below) have created pocket sized sculptures, "self-portraits"
as representations of themselves. Designed to become small icons or markers
to be found by the public, these objects have been distributed throughout
the Twin Cities in locations that the youth frequent. Like Hansel and Gretel
distribution of breadcrumbs to find their way home, these sculptures have
been distributed throughout our community as symbols demonstrating an intricate
web of organization, communication and re-defined community that help the
youth survive. A result of an artist residency with sculpture Suzy
Greenberg, a simple process of silicone casting allowed these miniature
artworks to be duplicated to reach a total of 660 pieces, reflecting the estimated
number of homeless/unaccompanied youth 17 and under in the Twin Cities every
night in 2003*. Each piece has been marked to lead the audience to www.kultureklub.org
where they can learn more about this project and issues of homelessness in
the twin cities metro area. Additionally, the sites of distribution have been
marked on a map at YouthLink/Project OffStreets, tracking the scope of this
citywide project. The goals of this project are to; further public awareness
of homeless issues and the homeless youth population in Minnesota, and to
provide an opportunity for homeless youth to publicly present their artistic
expressions.
ABOUT KULTURE KLUB
Kulture Klub Collaborative
is an independent nonprofit arts organization that brings together artists
and homeless teens at YouthLink/Project
OffStreets, a crisis drop-in
center located in downtown Minneapolis. Through artist led workshops, open
mics, cultural presentations, and "art views," homeless teens develop
their creative expression, receive exposure to artistic excellence, and enter
into a group of peers, supportive adults, and diverse social communities.
Kulture Klub is a bridge for homeless youth to move from isolation to expression,
and for artists to creatively affect community.
There is a place for all who want to participate in Kulture Klub, regardless of ability and/or experience. We create the programming to appeal to a wide range of interests and skills among the youth and provide exposure to the broad diversity present in the Twin Cities arts community. Kulture Klub Collaborative partners homeless youth with artists, arts and cultural practice, creatively impacting community.
Kulture Klub Collaborative
is made possible by support from the McKnight
Foundation, the St. Paul Companies Inc., Target, Marshall Field's, Mervyn's
with support from the Target Foundation, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
through and appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, the COMPAS Community
Art Program through a grant from the McKnight Foundation, the COMPAS 3M Award,
Moxie Salon, The Garage, YouthLink/Project OffStreets, and various community
partners and individuals.
For additional information, please contact Michael Hoyt at (612) 252-1248 or visit our website at www.kultureklub.org
*From the Wilder Research Center MN Statewide Survey.
