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Digital Talent Abounds at Eyeo Festival 2019

Creativity and digital-savviness converge on Minneapolis for the four day event

10 May 20199 May 2019

Presented in partnership with EYEO

Eyeo Festival, running 3-6 June at the Walker Art Center, brings together some of the world’s brightest coders, data designers and new media artists. They’ll converge on Minneapolis, where labs, panels, talks, demos and more will take place over four days—all of which is accessible to the public. The group of speakers at this year’s festival is delightfully diverse, including artist Mario Klingemann, media artist and …

Art Show Inspired by Philando Castile

Link — Culture

Open now at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (and free to the public), “Art and Healing: In the Moment” is a show inspired by Philando Castile—a man whose brutal death at the hands of police after being pulled over for what should have been just a traffic stop was not only heinous, but also filmed by his girlfriend. The exhibition is made up of works …

Via artsmia.org

Posted on 21 June 201814 August 2018

Celebrate the North with Askov Finlayson for Target

Both brands unite for a limited edition winter collection

Evan Orensten

29 January 201824 August 2018

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Celebrating their beloved North, Askov Finlayson and Target (both founded and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota) have teamed up for a limited edition winter collection featuring all kinds of goods to keep you warm. Available in 38 Minnesota stores and online, this collection makes perfect sense: Askov Finlayson founders Eric and Andrew Dayton’s great-great-grandfather, George Draper Dayton, founded the store which went on to become the …