Art at Bordertown

Friday night we took over the walls of Bordertown Coffee on the U of M campus.  We basically had the place to ourselves, I guess college students don’t study on Friday nights, but then again, I never did. Bordertown is in the coolest old building.  If there is one thing that Minneapolis has, it’s really old cool buildings.  And tons of coffee shops. Oh yes, and 1,000 months of winter. You see my dilemma.

Anyways, I shot a little video when we were finished, to share with everyone.  If you are local, stop by this fall for a pumpkin spice chai and a little art show.

Art at Matt and Olivia Moore at Bordertown Coffee, Minneapolis, MN.

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Hands down, Art-a- Whirl is my favorite thing about the twin cities.   The northeast arts district of turns into the largest open studio art crawl in the country for a whole weekend. 

We left the kids in good hands and went out for a very perfect, perusing through art studios, holding hands, walking in the rain, kind of date. There’s so much to see and do, and our little afternoon meandering only scratched the surface, but my favorite part is the studios. I love seeing the spaces where these artists create, the paint splattered floors, the exposed brick walls, tables lined with brushes, and shelves filled with materials.  Intoxicating. We always leave so inspired. 

We wandered around the four floors of this old warehouse, now full of artist studios, the details everywhere scream beauty and inspiration.  We didn’t take many pictures inside the studios, we were too busy admiring everything. So, here’s a look at what else we found.  Unintentional art too often overlooked.

 

Where have you found unintentional art lately?