#734 + Exhibition: MAKERS & SHAKERS 13 PORTRAITS Artists and Cultural Leaders of Lowertown St. Paul + LANDMARK CENTER + 23 May – 11 June 2017 + CATHERINE L. JOHNSON / ARTIST

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MAKERS & SHAKERS

13 PORTRAITS
Artists and Cultural Leaders of Lowertown St. Paul

 

*MN State Arts Board Individual Initiative Grant

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23 May – 11 June 2017

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*Opening reception: Tuesday, 23 May, 5:30 – 7:30 PM

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THE NORTH GALLERY in LANDMARK CENTER
75 West Fifth St., St. Paul MN 55102

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Building Hours:

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat: 8am – 5pm; Thur: 8am – 8pm; Sun: 12noon – 5pm

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* The opening reception’s wine and food is provided by:
St. Paul Federal Credit Union & Minnesota Landmarks, Inc.

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The entertainment is provided by:

Pippi Ardennia: Jazz vocalist

Michael Zieghan: Guitar

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*This grant was inspired by

the INSIDE/OUT Lowertown Project,

part  of  INSIDE/OUT

– an INTERNATIONAL PROJECT

based in Paris.

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The project was comprised of 176 photograph

portraits of chosen artists,

the cultural makers of this unique artists’ community,

that were translated into large posters,

which in turn,

were pasted onto outdoor facades of buildings

throughout Lowertown St. Paul.

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The MAKERS & SHAKERS exhibition

consists of large paintings,

portraits of 13 meritorious individuals

of the

St. Paul Lowertown Cultural Arts Community,

along with a selection of studies

of their creative process.

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Caroline Mecklin’s 13 portraits

are of artists, musicians, dancers and cultural leaders.

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Please click the link below to see a preview of the exhibit:

https://issuu.com/carolinemecklin/docs/pages-1-16-full-book-final-fixes

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PIPPI ARDENIA + ME @ the OPENING of  MAKERS & SHAKERS!!!!!

http://www.pippiardennia.com/

23 May 2017

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#713 + 12 FEB 2017 / GRAMMYS + Tribe Called Quest Honor Phife Dawg / Get Political: RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! + Birth date of the 16th POTUS: Abraham Lincoln + CECIL TAYLOR

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GRAMMYS:

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Jennifer Lopez didn’t mention President Trump by name,

nor any headline news.

But before presenting the first award of the night,

Lopez said,

“At this particular point in history,

our voices are needed

more than ever.”

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She then quoted Toni Morrison:

“This is precisely

the time

when artists

go to work.

There is

no time for despair,

no place for self-pity,

no need for silence,

no room for fear.

We speak,

we write,

we do language.

That is how civilizations heal.”

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A Tribe Called Quest honored Phife Dawg

with a politically charged, bombastic medley

alongside Anderson .Paak, Busta Rhymes and Consequence

at the Grammy Awards. 

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The legendary hip-hop outfit opened with 1993’s “Award Tour,”

while Q-Tip also snuck in the refrain from “Can I Kick It.”

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Paak then joined Tribe,

playing both drums and singing “Movin’ Backwards,”

his collaboration with the group

on their 2016 album

We Got It From Here … Thank You 4 Your Service.

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Busta Rhymes opened the final segment of the medley

by addressing

“President Agent Orange”

and slamming Donald Trump’s Muslim ban

before Tribe launched into their politically driven

“We the People.”

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As more people filled the stage in unity,

the most powerful moment came

when everyone suddenly bowed their heads

and

held up a fist while Phife Dawg’s verse

blared over the speakers.

 

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The group invited immigrants onstage to, as the group’s rep says,

“represent ALL the people

that are the OTHER.”

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Q-Tip

 closed

the performance

with

the

message:

Resist!

Resist!

Resist!

Resist!

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“Rhythm is the life of space of time danced through.”

Cecil Taylor

ANTHONY BRAXTON DECLARED CECIL TAYLOR AS A DEFINING ENERGY/INFLUENCE

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12 February 

The birth date of the 16th POTUS, Abraham Lincoln,

my childhood hero and template of RISING in adversity.

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FIRE: CRESCENT XIII                                                                Catherine L. Johnson 2014

 

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PLEASE CLICK ON LINK BELOW FOR FIRE: CRESCENT 2014 SERIES

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#712 + “‘Nevertheless, SHE Persisted” DAMN RIGHT! OF COURSE!! NOTHING LESS!!! + CATHERINE L. JOHNSON aka PAVARTI aka SARASWATI + “Shakers and Makers: Artists and Cultural Leaders” Portraits by CAROLINE MECKLIN

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‘Nevertheless, SHE Persisted.’

DAMN RIGHT!  OF COURSE!!  NOTHING LESS!!!

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/02/nevertheless-she-persisted-and-the-age-of-the-weaponized-meme/516012/

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CATHERINE L. JOHNSON    aka    PARVATI    aka    SARASWATI

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PHOTO CREDIT: SELFIE!

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Shakers and Makers:
Artists and Cultural Leaders 

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Portraits by Caroline Mecklin

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Opening Reception:
Friday, 10 February 2017
6-10pm

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Exhibition of the

preparatory drawings + the completed portraits.

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The actual “Shakers and Makers” will be present!

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Beer tasting courtesy of 12welve Eyes Brewing
Wine and food courtesy of St.Paul Federal Credit Union
Guitar Music by Mike Ziegahn

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Lowertown Underground Artists Gallery
308 Prince Street / Northern Warehouse

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10 February – 5 March 2017

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Closing Reception:
Friday, 3 March 2017
6 – 9 pm

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The North Gallery / Landmark Center
75 West Fifth Street, St. Paul

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23 May 23 – 11 June 2017

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Opening Reception:
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
5:30 – 7:30 pm

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Exhibition of the

preparatory drawings and the completed portraits.

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The actual “Shakers and Makers” will be present!

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To view the entire

Shakers and Makers: Artists and Cultural Leaders

catalog,

please click on link below!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Fdp8F77QyDaUV0c1o0ellwa2c/view?usp=sharing

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PHOTO CREDIT: Deborah Tulloch McGee

PIPPI ARDENIA       CATHERINE L. JOHNSON       CAROLINE MECKLIN

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OPENING NIGHT!!!

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PHOTO CREDIT: Michele Jansen

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‘Nevertheless, SHE Persisted.’

DAMN RIGHT!  OF COURSE!!  NOTHING LESS!!!

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There are many ways that American culture

tells women to be quiet

—many ways they are reminded

that they would really be SO MUCH MORE pleasing

IF they would just smile a little more,

or talk a little less,

or work a little harder to be

PLIANT

and

AGREEABLE.

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Women are,

in general,

extremely ATTUNED to these messages;

we have,

after all,

heard them

ALL

OUR

LIVES.

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There

is a

Native American parable

about a ELDER who says:

 “I feel as if I have

two wolves

fighting

in my heart.

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One wolf is the

vengeful, angry one.

The other wolf is the

loving, compassionate one.”

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 When asked which wolf

will win the fight in their heart,

the ELDER replies: 

“The one I feed.”

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Several VENDORS  are DONATING ALL $$ to Planned Parenthood or ACLU!

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