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CURRENT EXIBITIONS
Mar 6 – Jun 24, 2008
Emerging Photographers Exhibition
– Spring 2008
Corridor Gallery
Opening Reception TBA
 Our work with the photo department at the University of Minnesota Duluth has had great advantages for both institutions. As an outgrowth of last year’s exhibition process we have established an annual event where the DAI is able to have a hand in the formation of the next generation of emerging artists to work in our community.
The work of these student photographers transcends the usual perception of “student work” and their ability to participate competently in this type of exhibition reflects highly on the strength of the photography program in the Department of Art and Design at UMD.
April 10 – June 8, 2008
From Out of the Flames
George Morrison Gallery
Objects of extraordinary transformative beauty are created when base materials such as clay or silica are manipulated in the artist’s hands and exposed to intense heat and flame. This exhibition will highlight area practitioners of this alchemical art form and present works of ceramic and glass.
The ceramic arts have been a strong tradition in the Northland for decades. Glassblowing, however, is relatively new on the scene and this exhibition will be a new opportunity to see work from these related disciplines presented side by side.
The participating artists are: Broc Allen, Janis Andler, Jane Fleeson, Bob Husby, Margaret Kirtley-Sternberg, Thomas Marma, Roald Molberg, Linda Powless, Gail Rosenquist, Jim Sage, Anne Sterbenz-Duus, and Kim Whittaker.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
May Day Art Attack
DAI Lincoln Center
2229 W. 2nd St.
5 pm – FREE
May Day is a bit of a lost holiday in modern American society. However, those on the fringe of society—including artists—have adopted May Day as a day of celebration and creativity.
The May Day Art Attack will be the second “art attack event” we have hosted. The first was last September and was a great success! These events are an opportunity for a spontaneous exhibition targeted at the underground and outsider artists of the area. Artists are invited to bring a single piece of art to install or present in or around the Lincoln Center Gallery. All visual and alternative art mediums such as fashion and performance art are encouraged. Musicians and poets are also welcome. There are no restrictions to size or content. We only ask that the property of the DAI is not damaged or defaced in any way. Creative spontaneity is the goal of this event.
A small reception will be provided by the Duluth Art Institute. Artists and event-goers are also welcome to bring potluck food to share.
May 9 – August 3, 2008
Kind: New Work by Kristina Estell
Opening Reception, Thursday, May 15, 5-7 PM
Artist Dialogue, Tuesday, May 29, 6-7 PM
Kristina Estell is an extraordinarily talented installation artist who’s work we first saw in the DAI’s exhibition Getting Around: The Art of Transportation in the summer of 2006. In her recent her work she has created evocative and sensual installations based on the overwhelming presence of water and rock in Duluth, where she lives.
Estell creates the kind of art that is often present for only a given period of time in a given space—art that relies as much on idea as execution for its success. Estell also creates art that is in a constant state of change. One piece planned for the present exhibition involves living plants whose leaves are incased in protective mesh sleeves!
One of the pervading themes in Estell’s work is the kind eye she turns on her subject matter—a kindness she passes on as she enjoins her audience to look at and contemplate the world around them in a completely new way. Estell received her B.F.A. from the Herron School of Art, Indiana University Purdue University in Indianapolis and herM.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of Minnesota Minneapolis.
June 19 – August 24, 2008
Luonnollisesti Suomalainen/Naturally Finnish
George Morrison Gallery
Gallery Reception, Thursday, July 24, 5-7 PM
Co-sponsored by FinnFest 2008
FinnFest 2008 will be held in Duluth on July 23-27, 2008. The event will be one of the summer’s biggest events in Duluth with over 7,000 Finns and friends expected to attend. "Sharing the Spirit of Finland" will be the main theme for FinnFest 2008, which marks the 25th FinnFest USA event celebrating the Finnish culture and heritage.
Luonnollisesti Suomalainen translates as “naturally Finnish” and retains the double meaning in both languages. The terminology also underscores the connection to nature that is so deeply rooted in the Finnish psyche—a theme that pervades the work in this exhibition.
Naturally Finnish will present the work of artists and designers of Finnish decent from the Upper Midwest. The participants in this exhibition are Cherie Sampson a video/performance artist from Fairfield IA. Painters in the exhibition include Natalie Salminen Rude of McGregor MN, Scott Murphy of Proctor, Joyce Koskenmaki from Hancock MI, Laura Ahola from Watertown MN, and John Salminen and Virginia Maki both from Duluth. Designers exhibiting word include ceramicists Kristin Pavelka of Maplewood MN, Lynn Korhonen of Brule WI, Tia Salmela Keobounpheng from Minneapolis, and Lenore Lampi Rukavina of Duluth.
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