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Pollinator Shanty

Photo of shanty painted with flowers and butterflies in the snow
Inside the brightly lit pollinator shanty, the bobble hatted heads of many adults and children in lots of different colors. We look in through a pea green doorway into a room painted with fir trees. Paper butterflies cascade in clumps from the ceiling.
Year: 2020
Artists: Tara Fahey, Janet Groenert, Mina Leierwood, Terry McDaniel, Richard Parnell and Peter Schulze collaborate with educators from the Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge, Suzanne Trapp and Thia Xiong
Buzz by the Pollinator Shanty’s wrap-around mural showcasing the need for survival of a Minnesota native garden pollinator. Pick a bicycle, strap on a helmet, and explore the shanty village through the eyes of a pollinator. Waggle into a flash mob with fellow insects to “Stayin’ Alive.” (Learn the dance for the flash mob here!) Upon entry, you are instantly transported to the oyamel forest between the Mexican states of Michoacán and Estado de Mexico where Minnesota monarchs have migrated. Create a butterfly puppet and warm up by the Chimenea.

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:

logos for metro regional arts council and the clean water land & legacy amendment

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.

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