SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY 2025
October 10-12

Event Schedule
Hours
Friday | October 10 | 5-9 pm - Opening Event and Artist Reception
Saturday | October 11 | 12-8 pm
Sunday | October 12 | 12-5 pm
Calendar of Events (near final)
We are pleased to be able to invite you to a unique and exciting program of live music performances, spoken work readings, artist talks, and community activities. Please take a look and join us for all your favorites!
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The program listing below is close to final - please check closer to the event for any possible updates!
Friday | October 10
Oct 10
5:45 PM
Welcome
Opening Comments and Land Acknowledgegemt
Help us celebrate the 'official' opening of Solidarity Street Gallery 2025
ArT @ 967 Payne | 967 Payne Avenue
Oct 10
6:00 PM
Artist Talk
Mayumi Amada | Mixed Media Artist
Meet Mayumi Amada, the featured artist at the East Side Arts Council, and allow her to introduce you to her whimsical yet powerful work
ESAC (East Side Arts Council) | 977 Payne Avenue
Oct 10
6:30 PM
Live Music
Jarelle Barton | Guzheng Instrumentals
Find inspiration and solace in Jarelle Barton's virtuso playing of this 'heavenly sounding' ancient Chinese instrument
ArT @ 967 Payne | 967 Payne Avenue
Oct 10
7:00 PM
Spoken Word
Bella Dawson | Poetry
Feel emboldened and empowered by the compelling voice of this important Twin-Cities based poet and writer
ArT @ 967 Payne | 967 Payne Avenue
Oct 10
7:30 PM
Live Music
Jarelle Barton | Guzheng Instrumentals
Stroll the gallery and look for connections between the artworks and the etherial sounds of this ancient Chinese instrument
ArT @ 967 Payne | 967 Payne Avenue
Saturday | October 11
Oct 11
12:00 PM
Open House
Minnesota Internship Center Charter School
Meet some of the teachers and students in this charter school - new to our neighborhood as of a few months ago - and learn about its focus on students not only being successful in the classroom but in life as well.
Old Swedish Bank Building | 965 Payne Avenue (12-4 PM)
Oct 11
1:00 PM
Participatory Community Art
Lis Sundberg | Artist + Instructor
Contribute your own writing and drawings to answer the question 'What is Home' - and become part of a larger conversation and installation engaging the entire community.
Old Swedish Bank Building | 965 Payne Avenue (1-4 PM)
Oct 11
2:00 PM
Live Music
Moshe Barron | Electric Guitar
Let yourself be transported into the celebratory spirit of humanity and unity of our fine-art exhibition and cultural with the relaxed but dynamic and inspiring sound of this Saint Paul guitarist
ArT @ 967 Payne | 967 Payne Avenue
Oct 11
3:00 PM
Spoken Word
East Side Poets
Carve out some time for our group of poets from right here on the East Side, as a each of them reads a selection of their poems, shares their truths, and invites reflection on what it means to belong
ArT @ 967 Payne | 967 Payne Avenue
Oct 11
4:00 PM
Live Music
Novaa | Vocals + Guitar
Revisit your favorite artworks in the exhibition as the music making of Minneapolis-based artist Novaa creates an immersive and emotionally resonant soundscape, blending introspective indie pop with atmospheric electronic textures and soulful, expressive vocals
ArT @ 967 Payne | 967 Payne Avenue
Oct 11
5:00 PM
Artist Presentations and Discussion
Carla Hamilton + Melanie Pankau + TBD
Listen to three accomplished artists share insights into their process, intention, and the pressing social and environmental challenges that inspire much of their art - and many of artworks on display in the exhibition. Hosted by artists Jessie Fisher and Scott Seebart in their amazing, recently finished studio space, inside a former church - a must-see on the East Side!
Case | Edgerton Studios | 580 Case Avenue (5-6 PM)
Oct 11
6:30 PM
Live Music + Art Show
SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE, Skyspiders, & The Imperceptible Web | Sounds of Solidarity - Felt Tips of Fury
Join us for a one-of-a-kind experience of "Graffiti for Your Eyes, Ears, and Spirit." Three interrelated musical acts—SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE, SkySpiders and the Imperceptible Web—united by the notion of art, culture, and cunning challenges the movement ecosystem, will shift from folk, to Hip Hop, to spoken word, and beyond. All three acts will be anchored by SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE's live production wizardry on the MPC and Loop Station 505.
Caydence Records & Coffee | 900 Payne Avenue (6:30 - 9:00 PM)
Sunday | October 12
Oct 12
1:00 PM
Spoken Word
Laurine Chang | 'Foundations' - A Poetry Reading
Expand your horizon as this second-generation Hmong American spoken word poet, writer, and performance artist uses their poetry and writing as a therapeutic tool and creative outlet to strengthen self-awareness, self-love, emotional intelligence, and narrative healing.
ArT @ 967 Payne | 967 Payne Avenue
Oct 12
1:30 PM
Spoken Word
Yara Omer | Poetry
Listen to this local educator, poet and novelist read her poem 'We Made a Prayer' and other poetry, affirming the power of words to unveil inner thoughts and dreams, as a universal way to preserve humanity
ArT @ 967 Payne | 967 Payne Avenue
Oct 12
2:00 PM
Live Music
Novaa | Vocals + Guitar
Reflect on the favorite artworks you have seen in the exhibitions as the music making by Minneapolis-based artist Novaa creates an immersive and emotionally resonant soundscape, blending introspective indie pop with atmospheric electronic textures and soulful, expressive vocals
ArT @ 967 Payne | 967 Payne Avenue

