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Spruce Up Day at Passage Community 

Stories, Volunteering May 24, 2019

A sunny, 70-degree Saturday in May served as a perfect backdrop for Spruce Up Day, a volunteer-led effort to refresh the outdoor playground of Simpson’s Passage Community for the summer […]

Meet Pete: Simpson Participant and Art 4 Shelter Artist

Simpson News May 15, 2019

Pete is an accomplished, self-taught artist. He paints stunning landscapes with colorful sunsets, birch trees, and serene blue waters. Watercolor is his favorite medium. His paintings adorn the lobby, community […]

Art 4 Shelter artist: Deann Speltz

Artist Stories May 13, 2019

Talented artist and Art 4 Shelter committee member, Deann Speltz is dedicated to creating art and supporting the important work of Simpson Housing Services through Art 4 Shelter. She began […]

Art 4 Shelter artist: Madeleine Lowry

Artist Stories May 13, 2019

Madeleine Lowry’s artistic repertoire encompasses drawing, painting, collage, encaustic, and other techniques. Impressionism, color field art, and process-based art are her favorite styles. She identifies most with impressionist landscapes.  Madeleine has been painting since she was twelve […]

Art 4 Shelter Artist: Ann Sisel

Artist Stories May 10, 2019

Ann’s abstract paintings incorporate vivid colors and textiles. Her life-long love of art was inspired by her mother, who was also a painter. Ann went back to Macalester College for […]

Art 4 Shelter Artist: Marla Gamble

Artist Stories May 6, 2019

Marla Gamble has been a self–employed professional artist for nearly 50 years. “I decided I would be an artist in fifth grade, but when I helped a classmate complete a Picasso–inspired art project which won her the first […]

Create Art.  Buy Art.  Give Shelter.

Simpson News, Uncategorized May 1, 2019

9th Annual Art 4 Shelter

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

  • Location:  Machine Shop | 300 2nd St SE, Mpls
  • Art Sale: Preview at 6:0o pm | Sale at 7:00
  • Evening event is free and open to the public.
  • Click here to purchase tickets to the First Look Luncheon.

Art 4 Shelter is a fun, high profile, and inspiring benefit art sale brings together hundreds of artists and collectors for a special evening of music, wine, conversation, and art buying!

Visit art4shelter.org for more information.

 

 

Art 4 Shelter Artist: Annette Fournet

Artist Stories April 29, 2019

As an acclaimed fine art photographer, Annette’s work is influenced predominately by photography, both analogue and digital, and also by other media such as painting. Themes in her art include Wabi-sabi, longing, and currently the concept […]

Art 4 Shelter Artist: Christopher Santer

Artist Stories April 29, 2019

Christopher Santer highlights the beauty and mystery of the natural world through drawings and paintings in arcylic, coal, and charcoal. “My work has always been connected to the landscape and man’s […]

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