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‘Riding the River’ Longboard Art Community Event

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Youth-designed longboards with Mississippi River art hang on a wall at an art gallery.

Join us for a special evening with Juxtaposition Arts youth apprentices, who will present their process for building and designing their Mississippi River-inspired longboards.

Youth apprentices from Juxtaposition Arts built longboards and designed river-inspired art that was screen-printed on them as part of a project inspired by JXTA’s recently completed Skate-Able Art Plaza. The MWMO has partnered with Urban Boatbuilders to bring this experience to the apprentices, who are also responsible for the maintenance of the installed raingardens in the plaza.

The Juxtaposition Arts Environmental Design Lab and Textiles Lab researched the history and science of the Mississippi River, and drew inspiration from the work of Emory Douglas, Jenny Holzer, Jacob Lawrence, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy to create these layered screen prints. These unique designs examine and celebrate the Mississippi River and its complex relationship to North Minneapolis.

Details

Date:
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Organizer

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
Phone
612-746-4970
Email
contacts@mwmo.org
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Venue

MWMO Stormwater Park and Learning Center
2522 Marshall Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418-3329 United States
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Phone
612-746-4970
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