News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Friday December 5th 2025
Reload document 
Open in new tab December ’25 Events
Matrilineal Memory
Through December 13
All My Relations Arts
1414 E Franklin Avenue
Free
A solo exhibition of artist Mikaela Shafer (Hopi), Matrilineal Memory explores memory, emotion, and cultural preservation through paintings, poetry, and installation. Shafer intertwines her practice and her culture, drawing inspiration from her Hopi heritage with a unique approach that incorporates unconventional tools. It is a practice of facing memories head on in order to process, grieve, and ultimately heal. For gallery hours and additional programming, visit allmyrelationsarts.org.
Emerging Portraits
Through December 31
Two Rivers Gallery
Minneapolis American Indian Center
1530 E Franklin Avenue
Free
In this exhibit, Oglala Lakota and Oneida artist Scott Kutney presents a series of photographic explorations that draw upon the textures and patterns of the natural world, creating works that explore the many ways portraits can appear — whether through people, objects, or unexpected forms in nature. Gallery hours: Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4pm
Gingerbread Wonderland
Through January 3
Norway House
913 East Franklin Avenue
$10 (Youth $5, Under 5 Free)
Norway House invites you to celebrate 10 years of their beloved community-curated gingerbread town. Inspired by the world’s largest gingerbread village — “Pepperkakebyen” in Bergen, Norway — Norway House’s Gingerbread Wonderland has been delighting the Twin Cities annually since 2015.… Read the rest “December ’25 Events”
Minneapolis American Indian Center Celebrates 50 Years
By NATALIE RADEMACHER
The Minneapolis American Indian Center opened its doors on Franklin Avenue in 1975 to provide a central gathering space and essential services for the growing Native population in the Twin Cities. During the 1960s and ’70s, many Native people were moving into urban areas due to federal relocation policies that both incentivized and forced relocation from reservations to cities for work.
This year, the center reached a major milestone—celebrating 50 years as the heart of the Twin Cities’ urban Native community.
Since its founding, the center has been a community staple, serving thousands of people through its employment, social service, cultural, education, youth, health, and elder programs. Many more visit for powwows, meetings, community forums, and to shop and eat at Gatherings Café. Located in the heart of the American Indian Cultural Corridor, the center is a place where everyone can experience Native food, art, and culture.
Our programs and spaces have evolved over the years to meet the needs of our people, but we’ve remained steadfast in our mission to provide essential services to the Native community and to help move us all toward a brighter future.… Read the rest “Minneapolis American Indian Center Celebrates 50 Years”
Keep citizen journalism alive!
