
2022 Events

Mathew Janczewski, Kim Heidkamp & Joshua Clausen: Thermal project preview & artist conversation
Artist Kim Heidkamp and choreographer/dancer Mathew Janczewski (ARENA DANCES) discuss their collaborative interdisciplinary installation Thermal ahead of its month-long premiere at American Swedish Institute in March 2022.

Science Museum Symposium on Sustainable Buildings
An event exploring utility programs for integrating electric vehicles and renewable energy credits.

Gabriela Lena Frank & J. Drew Lanham
Join environmentalist/composer Gabriela Lena Frank and writer/birder/conservationist J. Drew Lanham for a conversation on collaboration, sustainability, birds, and music.

Molly Joyce: Perspective
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.

Orfield Labs: Anechoic chamber experience
Experience enveloping quiet. The Great Northern invites participants into one of the quietest places on Earth—the “anechoic chamber” at Orfield Laboratories.

Jovan C. Speller & Andy DuCett: Conservatory
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.

Saint Paul Winter Carnival
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.