Earth Day, celebrated in the US on April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year. This date is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Come celebrate with Franconia Sculpture Park!
For more information please & to RSVP, please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org.

Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Arbor Day originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States and is celebrated in a number of countries.

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Franconia Sculpture Park plants more than 100 trees each year.
Please help Franconia by making a donation for trees.
For more information please & to RSVP, please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org.

1781 Jefferson St. NE
Minneapolis, MN  55413
651-257-6668
info@franconia.org

Innagural exhibition reception @ our new city site Friday May 20th from 5:00pm to 10:00pm. Please come celebrate the new Franconia City Sculpture Park and the exhibiting artists: Amy Toscani, Aaron Dysart, Andrew MacGuffie, and Peyton.

Saturday May 21st from 12 noon to 4pm, we will have Families Make Sculpture Workshop, Face Painting, a BBQ, and music at the Casket Building. Franconia Sculpture Park will also have sculptures exhibited @ the California Building, and Juxtaposition Arts.

Art-a-Whirl organized by NEMAA

Meet at the information center. Donations encouraged and welcomed!
Tours are led by resident artists.
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All people are warmly invited to a series of lively evenings for a free dialogue and an interchange of ideas between artists and everyone interested in art of three dimensions. FSP artists and alumni converge at the park twice a month, from June through October, for Three Dimensional Thursday Symposiums. The evenings’ events will include dinner with Franconia resident artists ($10 donation), examples of alumni and/or resident artists’ current artwork and a freewheeling discussion between artists, critics, philosophers, poets, and you!.
For more information please & to RSVP, please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org.

Franconia’s second annual 3-D Music series invites musical artists to the Franconia Sculpture Park to perform bi-monthly on Saturdays from July until October. The musicians perform in the Franconia Earthen Amphitheater, which was completed in July of 2009. The 3-D Music series exposes our community to a wide range of musical artists over the course of four months, while featuring tours and the continuous exhibition of world-class sculpture on view at Franconia. Event organizer Woody McBride has coordinated the diverse mix of musical artists for the 8 performances that comprise the 3-D Music series. This music series encompasses a wide range of musical genres to create a diverse family friendly art and music cultural event for our entire community. The 3-D Music series significantly expands the park’s existing cultural event programming with a summer-long series of musical performances on June 11th and 25th , July 9th and 23rd , August 13th and 27th , September 10th and October 8th . From 4 to 8PM. Food will be available at the Lizard Lounge, Franconia's own " you betcha brat shop " Tours of the Park will be given during the break.

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For more information please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org.

Reservations required, with a non-refundable, pre-paid fee of $25 per student per class.
Limit 30 students per class. All are on Saturday. We start taking reservations June 1. Call 651-257-6668 or e-mail kidsmakesculpture@franconia.org.
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Come and be part of art history and the direct casting of metal sculptures. Cast metal artists from around the world converge on FSP for a two-week workshop at the end of July. On August 6th, we invite the public to be part of out cast metal artist workshop and create (or collaborate on) your own small sculptures. A nominal fee is charged to cover expenses. Molds are $25, $40, and $75. For more information: click here or email info@franconia.org. As our tradition upholds, Savage Aural Hotbed performs at 12:30 , 2:30, and 4:00pm .
There are a limited number of educational grants to cover the expense if you cannot afford the fee.
There will be two community scratch mold workshops on Saturday July 30th 1-4pm and Wednesday August 3rd 4-8pm.

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This activity is funded, in part, by a grant from the East Central Regional Development Commission and the East Central Arts Council with funds provided by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

This activity is made possible, in part, by a grant from the East Central Regional Arts Council with funds provided by the Minnesota State Legislature, the St. Croix Valley Foundation through a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin, the Chisago Lakes Area Community Foundation, and all of our patrons. Thank you!

"Baseline" - William Ransom

Kids Make Sculpture Workshop

"Playstation" - Bridget Beck

Art & Artist Celebration & series

Families Make Sculpture Workshop

Art & Artist Celebration & series

Kulture Klub

2010 Jerome Fellowship Artist
Ben Godward

David Smith, 2008 Intern Artist