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2025 Artist Projects

a person on an art bike rides across an icy blue landscape that is reflected in various panels

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2025 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
2025 ARTIST PROJECTS
2025 SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES + ART ACTIONS

2025 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
2025 ARTIST PROJECTS
2025 SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES + ART ACTIONS

2025 ARTIST PROJECTS

A black and white pyramid base supports giant mobile arms with words and objects hanging from them.

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

A very tall person in a racing snowsuit rides a tiny bicycle on the frozen lake

B-ICICLE RACE

an image of books with paper flames coming out of the top of the pile

BANNED BOOK READING ROOM

two cats sit fashionably on a colorful couch

CAT WORLD

A photo from the inside of an A-frame shanty. People are actively weaving the walls.

CLOSE KNIT PAVILION

A group of people kneeling in the snow singing

COMMUNITY SING ON ICE

a person wearing a crop top, white pants and gogo boots dances against a black backdrop

COZY! TRANS! DISCO!

A digital drawing of an earthtone cabin with smoke coming out of a chimney

CRANKIE CABIN

An illustration of a person with a beard and purple suit. Words in a speech bubble read 'always curing stuff sometimes'

DR. GOONS MIRACLE ELIXIRS

A bundled up person hangs a hat on a clothesline full of winterwear outside.

FREE STORE SHANTY

A group of people in snowsuits practice a sun salutation during a yoga session on the frozen lake

FRO-GAHHH: YOGA FOR THE PLANET AND THE PEOPLE

A hand holds a set of four color-coded playing cards displaying prompts about transit, housing, parks and water

GOVERNMENT GAME NIGHT

A photo of a green dumpster-shaped shanty with orange flames coming out of the top and smilley face graffiti on the side.

HOT BOX: DISCO INFERNO II

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

ICE PIRATE RADIO

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

KLEZMER ON ICE

a person wears a pink swimsuit over a snowsuit on the frozen lake.

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 CELEBRATES 10 YEARS AT THE ART SHANTIES

a drawing of three people pointing to a sign reading 'mishmash mishegoss'

MISHMASH MISHEGOSS

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

MR. SHIM ON ICE!

A photo of a slice of a tree. The names of deciduous trees and illustrations of their leaf shapes are beautifully burned into the surface in a radial pattern.

NATUREGRAFTER

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

NORTHERN STAR FILM STUDIOS

A rendering of a black shanty on a frozen lake with a projection of the underwater landscape inside

OPENING THE BLACK BOX OF WINTER

a person in a red hooded parka poses near an oil painting setup on a frozen lake. shanties are in the distance

OPM’S WINTER PLEIN AIR PAINTERS

Two people perform an improv scene on a magenta and white stage flying black flags. A chalkboard lists a schedule.

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 PRESENTS: BATTLE FOR THE EGG

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

RADIO SEED – FM

A person hands out drumsticks to people approaching a shanty constructed of a mishmash of repurposed materials

REDUCE, REUSE, RE-XYLOPHONE

a person plays a large taiko drum to a crowd of people kneeling on the ice

TAIKO ON ICE!

Four people pose holding traditional wooden lacrosse sticks

THAKÁPSIČAPI

A playful image of a disco ball wearing a wig on a frozen lake.

THE SYNC HOLE

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

THREE RING GOOSE CIRCUS

A photo of an acrylic sun dial. Light glows through the magenta and yellow panels at sunset.

TIME. LIGHT. COLOR.

A closeup of a shanty wall panel featuring a crinkly silver background with wooden beams overlaid in a pattern

VISIBLE

looking up, a photo of two people in winter gear with blue sky and white clouds in the background above them

WEATHER OR NOT

The Welcome Shanty on a sunny blue-sky day.

WELCOME SHANTY

A blue pigeon mask on a performer wearing a fancy red outfit

WHERE DO PIGEONS GO IN WINTER?

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.