The Weavers Guild of Minnesota is thrilled to participate in the 2018 Art Shanty Project! Demonstrators will be sharing weaving, spinning and dyeing-related maker activities in a beautiful architect-design Ghost Shanty on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis from January 21 – February 11, 2018.

*The Ghost Shanty was originally designed by artists: Sam Clausen, Lauren Fleming, Sean Higgins, Perri Kinsman, Tyler MacNeal, Joe Mollen
#ghostshanty @theshiggins

WGM @ Art Shanty Projects Photo Album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/144676782@N02/albums/72157661794738777

Volunteers needed!
WGM is looking for volunteers willing to demonstrate at this event! Free/designated parking is provided. There will also be a green room with amenities for volunteers. Please select a 3 hour volunteer slot here: https://www.volunteersignup.org/YCEE9

What is Art Shanty Projects?

Art Shanty Projects is an artist driven temporary community exploring the ways in which relatively unregulated public spaces can be used as new and challenging artistic environments to expand notions of what art can be. http://www.artshantyprojects.org

What are the details on this years event?
The 2018 On-Ice Program will be presented on Lake Harriet (Bde Unma) in the Linden Hills Neighborhood of Minneapolis, MN. The frozen surface will act as host and backdrop to a wide range of actions, interventions, happenings, stories, songs, games and more. Shanty Village is free and open to the public beginning in January 20, 2018. Hours and dates to be determined.  Explore shanties, interact with performing artists, and complete the scene as Art Shanty Projects repurposes the area’s best amenity to reimagines traditional cultural practices to transform the landscape in expansive and exciting ways.

2018 Dates:
Saturday, January 20 + Sunday, January 21, 10am-4pm
Saturday, January 27 + Sunday, January 28, 10am-4pm (Youth and Family Weekend)
Saturday, February 3 + Sunday, February 4, 10am-4pm (All Access Weekend)
Saturday, February 10 + Sunday, February 11, 10am-4pm
On Lake Harriet in South Minneapolis!

RSVP/share: https://www.facebook.com/events/534369486929541/

Questions? Please contact info@weaversguildmn.org