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access+ENGAGE

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About Me

Hi. I’m access+ENGAGE , a free biweekly arts e-magazine distributed by, mnartists.org. I’ll introduce you to both emerging artists and established luminaries around MN and point you toward a handpicked selection of cool arts events and performances you might not otherwise know about. Don’t miss out—you can subscribe now for FREE .

mnartists.org is a joint project of the McKnight Foundation and the Walker Art Center . access+ENGAGE is distributed twice a month and we won't share your email address or personal information, and we won't spam your inbox with advertisements.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

If you’re an artist and you live in Minnesota or arts lover of any stripe and you live anywhere in the world. Writers, performers, gallery owners, theater-goers, vloggers, dancers, photographers, crafters, musicians, fashion designers, sculptors, cartoonists—whatever your creative angle, I want to know you.

My Blog

mnSpin, Round Two: Calling for songs from MN Musicians by April 4

The first series of mnSpin is up and playing!  Check it out and then submit your sound for the next series that will begin in mid-April 2008.Hey MN Musicians--submit your songs to this homegrown ...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:26:00 GMT

Call for MN musicians: mnartists.orgs new music competition is open for song entries till 1/11

Attention MN Musicians!We need your songs, STAT!mnartists.org is launching mnSpin, a weekly music contest (sponsored by Summit Brewery) showcasing Minnesota's hugely talented musicians, with winning t...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:11:00 GMT

Issue 19.2: Where We Live

-Featuring an eclectic collection of dance, architecture, photography, and design offering insight into the truths our dwellings tell about how we live, curated and annotated by journalist and archite...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:36:00 GMT

a+E Issue 19.1: Art al Fresco

Featuring an essay on the unexpected pleasures of art shopping at the farmer's market by Minneapolis writer Christie WellsWith the loveliness of another Minnesota summer in full swing, you owe it to ...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:07:00 GMT

In this Issue: Minnesota's Underground Sound

—American Composers Forum director Philip Blackburn selects some choice plums for an intriguingly unlistenable audio collection from Minnesota's experimental music scene—from obsolete tech...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:34:00 GMT

Introducing a+E Issue 18.1: Paper Covers Rock

access+ENGAGE Issue 18.1: Paper Covers Rock Duluth writer and raconteur Paul Lundgren offers a candid and useful guide to DIY music media in Minnesota, from local 'zines to your computer screens...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:23:00 GMT

access+ENGAGE Issue 17.2: Fresh From the Runway is out!

With a fabulous collection featuring a sampling of pieces from artists working in Minnesota's thriving design scene, curated by Design Collective's Christina Nguyen.Let's face it. Even if you have th...
Posted by on Thu, 24 May 2007 14:51:00 GMT

A little taste of a+E Issue 17.1: Minnesota Couture

a+E Issue 17.1: Minnesota Couture Featuring a profile of l'étoile, a spunky new Twin Cities fashion magazine, and a tell-all report of one woman's quest to find wearably chic clothes that flatter...
Posted by on Thu, 10 May 2007 07:45:00 GMT

This week's a+E: Pictures Worth a Thousand Words

—With a stunning MASHUP collection of artwork tackling the peculiar interplay of text, image, and meaning, curated by Ken Bloom, Director of Duluth’s Tweed Museum of Art This issue of a+E...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:24:00 GMT

Check out the new installment of access+ENGAGE, Issue 16.1: Wordsmiths

Check out the new installment access+ENGAGE, Issue 16.1: WordsmithsFeaturing a dispatch on the future of verse in Minnesota according to four talented wordsmiths: acclaimed page poet Stephen Burt, cr...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:24:00 GMT