Thorp Building

Visit the NEMAA Directory to see which artists are in Thorp Building. You can filter by open date to see who has open hours, or visit online shops.

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

Thorp Building is considered mobility accessible.

Ramp

Restroom

Activities

Art Demo

Family-friendly

Indoor

Wheelchair Accessible

Woodcut Card Printing

Cost: Free

Sunday - May 22
Begins at 1:00pm, ends when print run is complete.

Emily Gray Koehler, Printmaker, will demonstrate printing various woodcut designs on hand-collaged greeting cards using her etching press. Masks are encouraged.

Note about wheelchair accessibility: the closest at-grade entrance is located near the Brickmania retail store.

Studio 137, Thorp Building
1618 Central Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

231-590-2274 Send Email Visit Website

Indoor

Masks Required

Music

Wheelchair Accessible

Makers Market & Live Music by Clay Vryens at Mercury Mosaics

Cost: Free

Saturday - May 21
Music: 2pm & 3pm, Market all weekend.

Makers Market & Live performances by local, heavy blues musician Clay Vryens.

Beverages from Misfit Coffee will also be available.

Mercury Mosaics
1620 Central Ave NE
Suite 125/153, Minneapolis, MN 55413

612-479-8528 Send Email

Indoor

Interactive Activity

Wheelchair Accessible

Quick watercolor portraits

Cost: $30-$40

Sunday - May 22
First come, first serve. 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm.

Stop by Flashflood Portraits’ booth at Mercury Mosaics for a quick watercolor portrait! We are offering $30 solo portraits or add a friend for a $40 portrait. They take 10-15 minutes and while the paint dries, you can grab a coffee from Misfit and walk around the other 26 booths at Mercury Mosaics! Masks are not required but recommended when moving around the space.

Mercury Mosaics, Thorp Building, Suite #125
1620 Central Ave NE
Minneapolis MN 55413

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Art Demo

Family-friendly

Indoor

Interactive Activity

Woodworking & Waste Reduction – DIY Firestarters

Cost: Free

Friday - May 20 · Saturday - May 21
Ongoing

DIY with the MN Tool Library! We’ll be hosting woodworking demos and furthering our mission of waste reduction by using shop sawdust to create some custom Firestarters! Explore a variety of hand planes and carving tools to create shavings from scrap wood that will top your sawdust firestarters. Learn how to reclaim materials, reuse, and up-cycle items for your next Pinterest-worthy project. Ideal for all ages.

MN Tool Library
1620 Central Ave NE
Suite 125, Minneapolis MN 55413

612-440-8665 Send Email Visit Website