Solar Arts Blog
Saturday, July 11, 2026 12pm-7pm | The Early Set: Shop the Studios
Pull up for The Early Set: Shop the Studios Browse & shop open artist studios and galleries throughout the Solar Arts Building 2nd floor. (Above Indeed Brewing) Live Music 2nd floor Gallery Stage:Valentine Ephemeris 1:30–3pmSesay and Jun 3:30–5pm Indeed Brewing...
Saturday, August 1, 2026 12pm-7pm | The Early Set: Art Market
Pull up for The Early Set: Art Market Browse & shop open artist studios and galleries throughout the Solar Arts Building 2nd floor. (Above Indeed Brewing) Live Music 2nd floor Gallery Stage:Sarah Joy (Carolina Darling) 1:30–3pmDitty Wish 3:30–5pm Special Exhibit:...
Thursday, August 6, 2026 5pm-9pm | Western Art Revival
COUNTRY IS BACK AND IT’S NOT ASKING PERMISSION August 6th • 5–9PMSolar Arts Building • Northeast Minneapolis Western Art Revival presents contemporary work with a Western theme. Art that draws from the landscape, imagery, and culture of the West. Sometimes wild,...
Saturday, August 8, 2026 12pm-6pm | The Secret Ingredient Is Art-Open Studios
Art upstairs. Flavor Fest downstairs. Open studios to shop. Western Art Revival *Special Gallery Show* - Country music on the 2nd Floor Gallery Stage - Pizzeria Lola. Cold beer. Hundreds of reasons to stay longer than you planned. Flavor Fest returns to Indeed Brewing...
Saturday, August 22, 2026 12pm-7pm | The Early Set: Art Show & Sale
Pull up for The Early Set: Art Show & Sale Browse & shop open artist studios and galleries throughout the Solar Arts Building 2nd floor. (Above Indeed Brewing) Live Music 2nd floor Gallery Stage:Kathryn Goetz 1:30–3pmArianna Huss 3:30–5pm Special Exhibit:...
Thursday, September 3rd | Alter of Bones
A Peruvian diaspora artist investigating ancestral healing through clay, community, and decolonial practice. Artist: Paola Evangelista (Peruvian-born, arrived in the U.S. in the 1990s) Where: Solar Arts Building, 2nd Floor Opening: Thursday, September 3rd from 5–9pm...
Poets, Prints & Pints | June 13th, 2-8pm
Spend your Saturday at Solar Arts. Explore open artist studios from 2–8pm and discover original artwork from some of Northeast Minneapolis’ most talented artists. Find a piece you love, meet the people who made it, and see what is happening behind the studio doors....
6/4/2026 Prince Night at Solar Arts Building
Tommy Smith III has spent decades documenting the heartbeat of Minneapolis music culture through the lens of his camera. This remarkable exhibition showcases his rare and intimate photographs of Prince and legendary musicians of the Minneapolis Sound, spanning from...
Art-a-Whirl May 15-17th at Solar Arts Building
Solar Arts is back at it. Three floors. Full send. Art-A-Whirl® year 31 and we’re not dialing anything down. Art. Music. Cold drinks. Good people. Stuff you didn’t know you needed until you saw it. The whole building turns into a living-breathing art show with a...
Unprecedented Times | April 2nd & 11th
Pop-up exhibition by Gregory J. Rose in collaboration with Solar Arts Building and BLK Collectors Esther Callahan and Keisha Williams. Unprecedented Times is an event created to promote face-to-face interaction at a time when genuine connection matters more than ever....