Opening Reception
Friday, September 18, 6-9 pm Free
Cargil Hall, Minneapolis Central Library

Speaking to the desire for the handmade in a world awash in technology, The Precious Object brings together 14 artists from locales throughout Minnesota in the inaugural exhibition of mnartists.org’s ARTmn series, presented in partnership with the Hennepin County Public Library. The artists, selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants by a panel of curators, artists, and critics, explore issues related to nature, simulation, craft, collecting, and fantasy. While the work employs a broad range of materials and processes, taken together it speaks to the personal connections we forge with physical objects as a means to commemorate and sometimes replicate an experience and or place. . . .

Opening Reception
Friday, September 18, 6-9 pm Free
Cargil Hall, Minneapolis Central Library

Speaking to the desire for the handmade in a world awash in technology, The Precious Object brings together 14 artists from locales throughout Minnesota in the inaugural exhibition of mnartists.org’s ARTmn series, presented in partnership with the Hennepin County Public Library. The artists, selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants by a panel of curators, artists, and critics, explore issues related to nature, simulation, craft, collecting, and fantasy. While the work employs a broad range of materials and processes, taken together it speaks to the personal connections we forge with physical objects as a means to commemorate and sometimes replicate an experience and or place. Online, mnartists.org features recorded interviews with The Precious Object artists: Beth Barron, James Cleary, Andy Ducett, Alison Hiltner, Ginny Maki, Paula McCartney, and Margaret Wall-Romana (Minneapolis); Joan Iron Moccasin (Columbus); Liz Miller (Good Thunder); Sam Spiczka (Sartell); Karl Unnasch (Chatfield); Kristin Van Dorn (Maplewood); Erik Waterkotte (North Mankato); and Michon Weeks (Marshall).

The 2009 ARTmn competitive series is sponsored by The Decider-Twin Cities in partnership with the Hennepin County Library.

mnartists.org is a joint project of the Walker Art Center and The McKnight Foundation.