Jess has been exploring art her entire life and was introduced to her first fire art form, cast metal, as a teenager. She has since grown her love of creating with heat, spark, and flame to include enamel, blacksmithing, jewelry arts, welding, and encaustic painting. She creates work ranging from jewelry to public art scale, [...]
Moira Villiard
Through public art collaborations across Minnesota, Moira Villiard (pronounced “Miri”) is a multidisciplinary artist of Ojibwe, European, and Lenape heritage who uses art to uplift underrepresented narratives, explore the nuance of society’s historical community intersections, and promote community healing spaces. She is proficient in a variety of artistic mediums and genres, including public art, painting, [...]
Karen Caldwell
Karen Caldwell is a British-born Barbadian artist whose abstract works explore transformation, identity, and connection through layered textures and shifting light. Working primarily with acrylics, palette knives, and metallics, she creates pieces that evolve throughout the day, inviting new perspectives with every glance. Her work has been exhibited in Europe, the Caribbean, and North America, [...]
Constanza Carballo
Constanza Carballo is a bilingual, bicultural Latina artist and nurse based in Minnesota. Her art practice began in 1991 and is deeply rooted in community engagement, storytelling, and the traditions of printmaking, mosaic, mural, and public art. She works to create spaces where art is not only seen but also experienced and shared collectively; sparking [...]
seangarrison
A native Detroiter raised in Minneapolis, seangarrison has 38 years of people-serving work. From working with youth to older adults, teaching curious minds how to articulate what resides in them in an abstract art way. He is a co-founder and former member of the ROHO Collective, an African-American arts collective, and coined its name. He [...]
Victor Yepez
I strongly believe that art is for everybody. In my sculpture I utilize recycled materials because of their aesthetic properties and also with an ecological message for future generations. My hope is that my work will play a role in creating a positive future with respect for the earth, justice and dignity for everyone. I [...]
Teresa Cox
Inspired by the complexity and mystery of the natural world, artist Teresa Cox creates her artwork using drawings, photos, and experimental painting techniques. She also works in the realm of public art and has facilitated community group drawing and brainstorming sessions, designed and painted 15+ murals, installed public terrazzo floor commissions, and two outdoor sculptures. [...]
Ragamala Dance Company
Experience the dance, music, and culture of India with Ragamala Dance Company, and enrich multiple areas of your curriculum—dance, music, world cultures, diversity—with this nationally renowned ensemble! Ragamala Dance Company is driven by the artistic vision of mother-daughters Ranee Ramaswamy, Aparna Ramaswamy, and Ashwini Ramaswamy. By creating original, multi-disciplinary dance works rooted in the South [...]
