Juxtaposition Arts

Juxtaposition Arts is a youth oriented non-profit visual art center in North Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it is known for community collaborations, studio classes and workshops, public mural programs, and art exhibitions

Mission

"Juxtaposition Arts develops community by engaging and employing young urban artists in hands-on education initiatives that create pathways to self-sufficiency while actualizing creative power."[1]

Information

Juxtaposition Arts was founded in 1995 by DeAnna Cummings, her husband Roger Cummings, and Peyton Scott Russell. the organization's mission is to empower the youth and community to use the arts to actualize their full potential.[2] It originated as an after-school program teaching airbrushing and grafitti art. JXTA's youth artists work with local organizations such to learn how to make money while embracing their passions. [3]

Juxtaposition Arts provides visual arts literacy training and design based jobs for the youth in the community. This approach not only motivates the next generation of creative workers, but the production and output from these jobs that include murals, public art, graphic design, art installations, and clothing. [2] They employ 70 artists ages 14 - 22 as art apprentices and teach free art classes for students ages 8 - 22. [4]

It is in the middle of an $8.2 million, six-year expansion.

In 2019, Juxtaposition Arts partnered with City of Skate to build a "Skate-able Art Plaza" which included flexible open spaces, art installations, a skate plaza, and sustainable storm water management. [5] This project received $50,000 in funding each from the Mississippi Watershead Management Organization, a Kickstarter, and Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee Legacy Fund. [5][6]

Bank of America funded both Juxtapostion Arts and Project for Pride in Living through a $400,000 grant in 2019. [4]

Notable Alumni

Minneapolis city council member Jeremiah Ellison got his start at Juxtaposition painting murals. [7]

References
  1. "Juxtaposition Arts | Teen-Staffed Art & Design Center in N. Minneapolis". Juxtaposition Arts. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  2. "Posts Tagged 'Juxtaposition Arts'". ArtWorks. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. "Communities that KARE: Juxtaposition Arts". kare11.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  4. "Project for Pride in Living, Juxtaposition Arts share $400,000 from Bank of America". Twin Cities. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  5. "Juxtaposition Skate-able Art Plaza". City of Skate. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  6. "Super Bowl LII is set to transform Minneapolis; Northside is no exception". North News. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  7. Marsh, Steve (2020-08-12). "Jeremiah Ellison on Making Real Change in His City". Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-14.


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