‘Cover Stories’ Archives
“Avenue of the Arts” REBRANDING PHILLIPS AS A COMMUNITY OF THE ARTS
By Patrick Cabello Hansel St. Paul”'s Lutheran, working with partners throughout the neighborhood, is working on a project to create an Avenue of the Arts in Phillips, where residents and people who pass through will see the community as a living museum and arts studio, where many talents are lifted up and celebrated. The first leg of the proposed Avenue of the Arts will begin this summer, and will extend from In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre on Lake Street at 15th Avenue and two blocks north to St. Paul”'s Church on the corner of 28th Street and 15th Avenue. “We have seen over and over how art can inspire and unite people,” Pr. Patrick Cabello Hansel of St. Paul”'s says. “Many people have stopped me to say ”˜we”'ve seen one of the mosaic flower planters in the neighborhood, and they make such a difference”'.” Through its Semilla arts program, St. Paul”'s has taught mosaic and mural arts to over [...]
May 2013 Alley Newspaper
× M 40 40 has been a mark of time and a symbol for centuries within the myths, literature, and story-telling of many cultures--- often a time of trial and tribulation endured because of hope for a better future. It has often been only a figurative measurement of time. Some see it as a cycle of the world or the rhythm of cyclic repetitions of the Universe. The figure with the numeral 40 above is the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet called Mem. It also represents 40 and Water. In the ancient script, the pictograph for Mem was drawn as a wavy line ”“ ”“ indicating waves of water and is evident in the Latin M. When written at the end of a word, it takes the final form ”“ × ”“ which is more square, and smooth like calm water. In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre is 40 years old. The 40th MayDay Parade and Pageant will be next year. In the Heart of the Beast has done exceptional dramatic and educational work for 30 years about the [...]
“I”'m Not Your Indian Any More” 40 + Years of History
By Laura Waterman Wittstock The American Indian Movement will open its first exhibit telling the story of its history on May 10th at the All My Relations Gallery. Planning for the exhibit has been underway for months, as Executive Director Clyde Bellecourt and AIM”'s board of directors worked to narrow down thousands of choices to a fraction of the holdings that depict the history of the Movement. They chose a photographic exhibit, featuring the work of Dick Bancroft, long known informally as the “AIM photographer,” and Roger Woo, a photographer who worked in black and white in AIM”'s earliest years. Woo joined the AIM patrol in 1968, at the beginning of the organization”'s formal activities. He took photographs of elders in Minneapolis neighborhoods, some of the early pow wows and children at play. He recorded the poor living conditions in the Indian community and students in schools and after school programs. Woo was born in Canton, China and he [...]
