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2024 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
2024 ARTISTS + PERFORMERS
2024 SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES + ART ACTIONS

2024 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
2024 ARTISTS + PERFORMERS
2024 SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES + ART ACTIONS

2024 Artist Projects

A POEM FOR ENTANGLED LIVING

The original shanty. a boxy red shanty on a snowy lake with a shovel resting next to the open door.

ART SHANTY #1

An illustration of people carrying cloud flags

ATOP THE ABOVE

a graphic of a bird and a bee wearing winter hats

BIRDS & BEES: STORIES FROM OUR SEX TALKS

a scene of the shanty village. people weave onto the grid of a triangular wooden structure

CLOSE KNIT PAVILION

A large crowd of people in winter gathered round to sing

COMMUNITY SING ON ICE

Two bundled up kiddos stack art rocks while two adult facilitators watch

CURIOUS CAIRNS

A person hangs up a hat on a clothesline at the Free Store Shanty

FREE STORE SHANTY

Two dark-skinned people kneel on the ice, smiling, with the bandshell in teh background

FRO-GAHHH: YOGA FOR THE PLANET AND THE PEOPLE

a black and white rendering of a shanty with a giant illustrated monster face on the entire side

FROZEN MYTH: MASTERING WINTER SHADOWS

An adorable rendering of a green dumpster shanty with red and yellow flames coming out of the top

HOT BOX: DISCO INFERNO

Two people in fabulous ski suits play with hula hoops. A boom box shaped shanty is in the background

HULA HOOP HOOPLA

Two people wearing bizarre orange and black uniforms stand in front of a body of water

ICE PIRATE RADIO

A bundled up person wearing long braids on a frozen lake

IT’S A GOOD DAY TO BE INDIGENOUS!

A choir sings in a a dark room lit in green and purple

KITH + KIN ON ICE

A group of people in snowsuits dance together in front of a boom box shaped shanty

KLEZMER ON ICE

a house structure made of vines and flowers rests on a snowy lake

LA CASA DE LOS SUEÑOS DE COLORES 2.0

A digital illustration of a person in a parka with skis

LADIES OF THE LOST CONTINENT

A person kneels on the snow, holding a hula hoop in front of a life sized polar bear puppet

LADY BEAR RETURNS!

Two performers on a stage

LATINS ON ICE

A busy day at the shanties! People are looking at photos hung on a yellow arched shanty.

LINDEN HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD SHANTY

Activity of magical creatures - including a skeleton unicorn - surround a red barn shaped shanty

MAGICAL NATURE CENTER AND CONSERVATION AREA

MESMERIZED BY BANNED BOOKS: BANNED BOOKS READING ROOM

a puppet in front of a sign that reads 'mr. shim's kitchen'

MR. SHIM ON ICE

A closeup image of curling birch bark with the words 'NatureGrafter' in modern blue font in the center

NATUREGRAFTER

An illustration of a film cell with three fish and a star in the center

NORTHERN STAR FILM STUDIOS

A painting station is set up outside with a tiny portrait of a shanty in progress on the easel.

OPM WINTER PAINTERS PRESENT: STILL LIFE PAINTING WHEN LIFE WON’T STAND STILL

a hand holding a bundle of lavender with tarot cards resting on their body

PAST, PRESENCE, FUTURE

a kiddo and Lady Bear watch taiko drumming at the performance stage

PERFORMANCE STAGE

A person wearing a beehive hat and wings dances with a group of people following along

POLLINATOR FRENZY

A choir dressed in fiery winterwear sings on a red open air stage while a small group of kiddos eagerly listen and watch

PRAIRIE FIRE CHOIR

A group of people in tight costumes and giant puppet masks wrestle

QUEER PUPPET CLASH

an illustration of hands with various mallets making music

REDUCE, REUSE, RE-XYLOPHONE

SHANTOSEISMOLOGY: SONGS OF THE SHANTY

Two people dressed in blue play taiko drums with large sticks

TAIKO ON ICE

Four people pose holding traditional wooden lacrosse sticks

THAKÁPSIČAPI

A group of adults and kids pose wearing their colorful art cars made of cardboard in front of a pyramid shaped shanty

THE WORLD’S ONLY WEARABLE ART CONTRAPTIONS PARADE ON ICE!

A portrait of three people in clown costumes making wild faces and big gestures

THREE RING GOOSE CIRCUS

A colorful sundial with the words "TIME. LIGHT. COLOR." overlaid on top

TIME. LIGHT. COLOR.

A yellow house-shaped shanty with the rowds 'take a treasure, leave a treasure' painted in cursive

TINY TREASURE HOUSE

The Welcome Shanty on a sunny blue-sky day.

WELCOME SHANTY

A black background with colorful candy and the words "wicked winter - want some candy?'

WICKED WINTER

A bundled up smiling person stands in a snowy field with a pale sky in the distance

WINTER LIFE OUTTA SIGHT

CONTACT INFO:

Art Shanty Projects
PO Box 18684, Minneapolis, MN 55418
612-567-6844

Sponsorship & General inquiries: info@artshantyprojects.org

Artist, Programming & Press inquiries: program@artshantyprojects.org

With support from:

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

This Cultural Districts Arts Fund activation is funded, in part, by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.

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