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Northrup King Building

1500 Jackson Street NE
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Once the home to a thriving seed company, this 102-year-old structure is now the largest art complex in Minnesota. Northrup King Building is home to over 350 artists and small businesses.

Art-A-Whirl

Northrup King Building is open Art-A-Whirl weekend on Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

Northrup King Building is considered mobility accessible. View/Download Site Map

Elevator
Ramp
Restroom
Parking
Legend
Online sales available
Art-A-Whirl: open at least one day

Art-A-Whirl Activities

Family-friendly
Indoor
Interactive Activity

Anna’s MOON Factory is OPEN!

Cost: $40-110

Friday - May 16 · Saturday - May 17 · Sunday - May 18
all Art-A-Whirl weekend

🌙 The MOON Factory: Custom Art That Tells Your Story

The MOON Factory is a one-of-a-kind experience where your memories, milestones, and meaning are transformed into a beautiful, custom piece of moon-inspired art.

Here’s how it works: you fill out a short and thoughtful questionnaire, sharing details like important dates, favorite colors, personal stories, or simply the feeling you want your MOON to capture. From there, I design a unique watercolor MOON painting just for you—infused with symbolism, layered details, and a palette that reflects you.

Each MOON is created on high-quality watercolor paper and can be mounted to a wooden panel ready to hang and ready to last.

Whether you’re marking a wedding, honoring a loved one, or simply celebrating your own path, The MOON Factory offers meaningful, made-to-order art that shines with personal significance.

✨ Your MOON will be ready within 1–2 weeks of ordering.

✨ Gift certificates are also available—perfect for birthdays, weddings, or “just because.”

Starting at $40

Let’s make something beautiful together!

Northrup King Building – Studio 371
1500 Jackson Street Northeast
Minneapolis, MN
Map & Directions

651-308-3798 Send Email Visit Website

Family-friendly
Indoor
Wheelchair Accessible

Art for Ukraine

Friday - May 16 · Saturday - May 17 · Sunday - May 18
During Art-A-Whirl open hours

During Art-A-Whirl, several artists are going to designate a piece(s) as “Art for Ukraine.” When they sell, we will pool the money together and donate it to Stand With Ukraine MN to help those in desperate need in Ukraine.  Flyers will be at the door to let people know which studios are participating.

Northrup King Building – Many
1500 Jackson Street Northeast
Minneapolis, MN
Map & Directions

612-275-4631 Send Email

Art Demo
Family-friendly
Indoor

From Plein Air Sketch to Studio Painting with Mary Pettis

Cost: Free!

Friday - May 16 · Saturday - May 17 · Sunday - May 18
Art-A-Whirl open hours

As an Expressive Realist and ARCLM™ (ARC Living Master), Mary employs decades of classical, alla prima, and plein air heritage in her search for the soul of each subject.

Sometimes a subject is so wonderful it feels like a small plein air sketch just leaves too much ‘on the table’; too much emotion unexplored or unexpressed. When the scene imprints so deeply on our hearts, and the impression is so strong, we feel compelled to explore it on a larger scale in the studio. How is this done?

Throughout the Art-A-Whirl weekend, Mary will demonstrate how to take a plein air sketch to a larger studio painting. Stop by Gallery 366 to watch and learn!

Northrup King Building – Gallery 366
1500 Jackson Street Northeast
Minneapolis, MN
Map & Directions

612-405-0352 Send Email Visit Website

Allison Eklund - Oldenburg Foals
Art Demo
Indoor

Live Painting Demonstration at Gallery Equus

Cost: Varies by size of painting: $60 for 5x7, $100 for 8x10

Friday - May 16 · Saturday - May 17 · Sunday - May 18
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during Art-a-Whirl open hours

Plein air and equine artist Allison Eklund will be painting in the hallway outside Gallery Equus, studio 222, near the Van Buren entrance of the Northrup-King Building. Take home a fresh oil painting, 5×7 or 8×10, fresh off the easel and safely boxed for transport. If you bring a photo or idea of your favorite horse from history or legends — Secretariat, say, or Alexander the Great’s Bucephalus, I’ll create a small oil painting of them.

Northrup King Building – Studio 222
1500 Jackson Street Northeast
Minneapolis, MN
Map & Directions

651-592-7858 Send Email Visit Website

Family-friendly
Indoor
Interactive Activity

Make It Take It

Cost: Free!

Friday - May 16 · Saturday - May 17 · Sunday - May 18
All Art-A-Whirl weekend

Visit NKB studio 404 to the Make It Take It table! Art supplies will be out for you to take part in the art making process and be part of Art-A-Whirl. Take your creation with you or put it in the Make It Leave It area where your artwork will become part of a sketchbook collection of artwork other visitors have created over the years with April Erickson Art.

Northrup King Building – Studio 404
1500 Jackson Street Northeast
Minneapolis, MN
Map & Directions

763-229-7722 Send Email Visit Website

Family-friendly
Indoor
Interactive Activity
Wheelchair Accessible

Make your own sun catcher

Cost: $30.00

Friday - May 16 · Saturday - May 17 · Sunday - May 18
Friday 5-9pm, Saturday 11am-7pm, Sunday 11am-4pm

Pop into Alison Wendy’s studio over Art-A-Whirl weekend and make your own sun catcher.

There will be a table set up with all of the supplies and instruction you need to make your very own sparkly creation. I promise when you hang it up and see rainbows that you will smile. I also promise that this is a very fun, family friendly activity. Lets have some fun making joyful things together!

Price: $30

 

Northrup King Building – Studio 428
1500 Jackson Street Northeast
Minneapolis, MN
Map & Directions

612-730-6960 Send Email Visit Website

Art Demo
Family-friendly
Indoor

Weaving Demonstration and Hand Tool Woodworking

Cost: Free!

Friday - May 16 · Saturday - May 17 · Sunday - May 18
All Art-A-Whirl weekend

Join us at Custom Woven Interiors for weaving demonstrations. See a loom in action. Talk to weaving artists about the methods and design of woven craft. See more details at Custom Woven Interiors website: www.kellymarshall.com

Also, watch a hand tool woodworking demonstration with a hand plane by the guest artist. Ribbons of Aromatic Red Cedar will be generated, samples are free to take home; use them to make your own potpourri or sachet. See more at bentwoodcraft website: https://bentwoodcraft.square.site

Northrup King Building – Studio 386
1500 Jackson Street Northeast
Minneapolis, MN
Map & Directions

Events at this Site

Open Studios
Open Studio Saturdays

Open Studio Saturdays are our weekly retail hours and feature open studios, breathtaking galleries and fun boutiques, making them a perfect time to take a quiet afternoon stroll around our lovely building.

Sat Apr 26
12:00pm - 4:00pm

Northrup King Building

Free!

More Info

Exhibition
Create with Color: New Beginnings in Design and Art Through Creative Weaving!

Create with Color, featuring weaving demos with the The Heart of the Lakes Weavers, is the result of a unique collaboration between three organizations dedicated to fostering artistic excellence, inclusivity, and sustainable creative employment — Art for All, the Price Krishan Gallery and the Annandale Art and Textile Center.

Sat Apr 26
12:00pm - 5:00pm

Northrup King Building

Free!

Exhibition
One Good Human™: In This Art Together

Over 30 visionary artists from the Twin Cities area are coming together for a groundbreaking new exhibition titled “In This Art Together” the inaugural event for One Good Human™. This will be a two day evocative artistic celebration of empathy integrity the power of choosing kindness and a literal interpretation of being there for others.

Sat Apr 26
11:00am - 8:00pm
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Northrup King Building

Free!

Register

Class/Workshop
Painting Class with ACG

Join me for a fun afternoon of painting! Together we will create an oil painting step-by-step, no experience necessary. You’ll learn a bunch of basic painting techniques, and some bonus drawing and photoshop skills as well!

Sun Apr 27
2:00pm - 5:00pm

Northrup King Building

$125

Register

Open Studios
Open Studio Saturdays

Open Studio Saturdays are our weekly retail hours and feature open studios, breathtaking galleries and fun boutiques, making them a perfect time to take a quiet afternoon stroll around our lovely building.

Sat May 3
12:00pm - 4:00pm

Northrup King Building

Free!

More Info

Open Studios
Open Studio Saturdays

Open Studio Saturdays are our weekly retail hours and feature open studios, breathtaking galleries and fun boutiques, making them a perfect time to take a quiet afternoon stroll around our lovely building.

Sat May 10
12:00pm - 4:00pm

Northrup King Building

Free!

More Info

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