2023 Events
North House Folk School: Wood Turning Demonstration & Traditional Northern Craft Exhibit, Living with Craft
Inhale the sweet aroma of fresh Northern Minnesota birch as artist Nathan White demonstrates woodturning at the American Association of Woodturners' Gallery of Wood Art.
Fluidity: Identity in Swedish Glass
Celebrate the opening of American Swedish Institute’s Fluidity: Identity in Swedish Glass—an exhibit exploring glass as a form of expression by artists on journeys of identity and self—and the U.S. premiere of Swedish glass artist Jo Andersson’s immersive installation, Being.
TO ILLUMINATE ABUNDANCE artist talk
An artist talk surrounding TO ILLUMINATE ABUNDANCE—an exhibition from nine local Black women and femme designers exploring what it means to live a life full of love, freedom, and light… beyond survival.
Atautchikun | wâhkôtamowin: A Curatorial Talk by Kablusiak
A curatorial talk speaking to Inuit art histories, presents and futures through the exhibition Atautchikun | wâhkôtamowin (Remai Modern, Saskatchewan, 2021-2022), co-curated by Kablusiak and Missy LeBlanc.
Our Common Home Walking Tour
Join Iregular founder Daniel Iregui for an outdoor walk touring the various interactive installation Our Common Home sites in Saint Paul.
Iregular: Our Common Home
This arresting, interactive installation by Montreal-based studio Iregular raises awareness and sparks conversation about the universal subject of our impact on the environment.
Kablusiak: Qiniqtuaq exhibition opening
Join us for the opening celebration of Qiniqtuaq—an exhibition inviting viewer participation in the ongoing histories of the who’s who of looking and being looked at.
Andrew Schneider: N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars)
This one-of-a-kind immersive experience by theater/technology pioneer Andrew Schneider allows viewers to explore traces of themselves in starlight, the universe, and those who have been here before us through a theatrical cosmos of reactive light points and enveloping sound design.
Orfield Labs: Anechoic Chamber
Experience enveloping quiet. The Great Northern invites participants into one of the quietest places on Earth—the “anechoic chamber” at Orfield Laboratories.
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.
Maren Hassinger: Love (for Minneapolis)
Multidisciplinary artist Maren Hassinger reimagines her iconic pink installation Embrace/Love in Love (for Minneapolis)—a healing intervention for The Great Northern 2023.
Aaron Dysart: Regrowth
Immerse yourself in this Green Minneapolis and MWMO-commissioned work throughout The Great Northern Jan 25–Feb 5, first at Surly Brewing for Chill Out, and then at Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis
Seitu Jones: Ice Fishing and Printing
Saint Paul-based multidisciplinary artist Seitu Jones will invite both experienced and novice ice fishers to ice fish along with him on Silverwood Lake, demonstrating the process of Gyotaku—a Japanese printmaking technique used for documenting catches.