One of the "most versatile, prolific and intriguing composers working under the vast new-music dome" (The Washington Post), Molly Joyce's Perspective is an ongoing multimedia project featuring words and stories of disabled interviewees set within a complimentary soundscape.

The Great Northern is honored to continue a partnership with award winning visual artist Dyani White Hawk whose design for a limited run winter blanket launches as part of our 2022 festival.

A series of discussions engaging diverse perspectives on climate solutions in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Project Drawdown, Spotify, Westminster Town Hall Forum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, American Swedish Institute, On Being, Science Museum of Minnesota, and Climate Generation.  

A plethora of thermic bathing experiences presented by Stokeyard Outfitters for The Great Northern 2022.

A physically immersive and visually captivating experience designed to center Black life. Surrounded by solid ice, a thriving greenhouse garden wedged between two buildings in a downtown Saint Paul alley will flourish with hundreds of deeply hued plants.

The Great Northern founding partner Saint Paul Winter Carnival has brought family-friendly events and community pride to Saint Paul and the Twin Cities metro area since 1886.

A series of commissioned writing on The Great Northern blog beginning in January