Northeast Minneapolis Arts District
(Office) 34 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis

The Northeast Minneapolis community is made up of fourteen engaged, unique neighborhoods, and throughout history has been a sanctuary for immigrant and working-class residents. Over time, large warehouse buildings went from being places of product manufacturing to vacant – until artists came to revitalize them with studios and galleries. Today the heart of Northeast Minneapolis is the Arts District, an area of over 400 galleries, studios, and artist-filled buildings.

In 2001 a study was conducted that resulted in the “Arts Action Plan for Northeast.” Steered by the artists themselves, the study was funded by several large foundations and supported by many community organizations and neighborhood groups. It showed that stakeholders in the area were eager to maintain a commitment to the arts and their new neighbors, the local artists. Recognizing the significant impact the arts were having on this part of the city, in 2003 the city of Minneapolis officially designated a sizable geographic area as the official “Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.”

For more information, visit their website at www.northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.org

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Arts Avenue, University Ave. & 13th