Laugh & Draw
Comedy and figure drawing night with live standup comedians: Matt Dooyema, Ivy Evrard, and Cianna Violet
Hosted by: Alicia Kismet
Figure drawing lesson by: Michael Gaughan
With resident storyteller: E Ravi
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Q-Underground Gallery | 7-9pm
Summer Table
Come celebrate the longest day of the year with us at Q.arma Building’s Summer Open Studios.
After Open Studios we are hosting a fundraising dinner party to feed children in conflict zones through World Central Kitchen. Our artists will donate work to the event. Guests will be able to make a contribution to the WCK donation link and select a work from Q.arma artists to take home as a memento of Summer Table.
Open Studios: noon to 6PM
Summer Table: 7-10PM
Art-A-Whirl 2024
Open Studios Across Northeast
May 17-19, 2024
Friday: 5pm - 10pm
Saturday: Noon - 8pm
Sunday: Noon - 5pm
Art-A-Whirl 2024
Q.arma Building Sonic Artists lineup brought to you by Tyrel and Leah at Ohm Eye Productions
Spring Sale & Open Studios
Works in: Ceramics, Printmaking, Wood Working, Textiles, Painting, Photography, Jewelry and more!
Saturday, March 23: 12-6pm
Gifting Q.arma
Gifting Q.arma is our annual winter holiday open house. This year we will host the event on December 21. It’s the winter solstice as well as the great Persian holiday - YALDA.
Gifting Q.arma’s Open Studios will be brimming with the ceramics, textiles, print-making, painting, wood working, photography and the crazy creativity of our artists.
Join us and super-charge your gift giving game by shopping local artists, creatives and makers this holiday season.
Q.arma Family Open House
Join us for a celebration of art by local artists including functional and sculptural ceramics, exquisite textiles from India, and Hindustani classical music accompanied by Western guitar
Saturday, December 2nd: 12-8pm
Fall Open Studios
Explore Q.arma for unique, locally made gifts, tchotchkes and collectible cool stuff. Our crew works in ceramics, painting, textiles, sculpture, woodworking, printmaking, jewelry, photography, stuffed animals and more!
Friday, November 10th: 5—10pm
Saturday, November 11th: Noon—8pm
Sunday, November 12th: Noon—5pm
Art-A-Whirl 2023
Join us for the largest open studio tour event throughout Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.
May 19 – 21, 2023
Friday: 5pm – 10pm
Saturday: Noon – 8pm
Sunday: Noon – 5pm
Art is Life
Solo exhibition by Ron Mosman
Opening Reception:
Saturday, February 11th, 6pm
Gifting Q.arma
Come join us for pre-holiday shopping event
Saturday, December 3rd, 1-8pm
Participating Artists: Three Circle Shop, Kevin & Kristin Showell, Asher Campbell, North Star Print Makers, Dan Rafael, Studio Ruyee & Heinz Brummel, Minneapolis Clay Collective
Studio Ruyee + Heinz Brummel Open House
Gather and shop with sips and snacks
Saturday, December 3rd, 1-8pm
Three Circle Shop Pop-Up
Three Circle Shop will be open in the loading dock elevator on the following days with an extra special closing event on December 2nd evening.
Saturday, Nov 12, 1-5pm
Saturday, Nov 19, 1-5pm
Saturday, Nov 16, 1-5pm
Friday, Dec 2, 1-5pm
Fall In Q.arma
The Crew at Q.arma are excited to host open studios and we welcome you to join us. It’s a great time to pick up holiday season gifts, and share in festivities and friendship before the long hibernation settles in. See you soon!
Friday, Nov 4, 5-8pm
Saturday, Nov 5, 12-6pm
Sunday, Nov 6, 12-4pm
Art-A-Whirl
Join us for the largest open studio event of the year!
May 20 - 22, 2022
Friday: 5pm - 10 pm
Saturday: Noon - 8pm
Sunday: Noon - 5pm
Studio Opener Sale
Sidebar Ceramics and Studio OK OK are having an open house/open studio this Saturday from 11am to 4pm.
Stop on by to visit and pick something up from their crazy good ceramics work.
Holiday Sale
Q.arma Building would like to invite you to our Holiday Open House Saturday December 11, from 2-8PM. Open studios will include:
Studio Ruyee with Anita’s stunning collection of Indian textiles in Studio 210
Heinz Brummel preeminent jewelry artist will be featured in Gallery Q2 on the second floor.
Minneapolis Clay Collective will fill Gallery Q1 with their fabulous wares, on the first floor.
Fall Open Studios
The Crew at Q.arma are excited to host open studios and we welcome you to join us. Leave virtual/zoom at home and swing by and visit with real live artists making real live art. It’s a great time to pick up holiday season gifts, and share in festivities and friendship before the long hibernation settles in. See you soon!
Q.arma Summer Sale
Please join us this Saturday for Q.arma’s Outdoor Summer Sale!
Participating studios:
Roberto Bell
Drinking Shoes Studio
Brian Gillespie
Minneapolis Clay Collective
Dan Raphael
Studio Ruyee
Overflow: The Mississippi in every state imaginable is a companion art exhibition to Many Waters, currently on view at NewStudio and Minnesota Museum of American Art.
Participating artists: Kayla Anderson, Sara Black, Jeremy Bolen, Nick Brown, Jennifer Colton, Adam Crosson, Annie-Laurie Erickson, Beate Geissler, Amber Ginsburg, Ryan Griffis, Derek Hoeferlin, Brian Holmes, Sarah Kanouse, Jenny Kendler, John Kim, Brian Kirkbride, Emily Knudson, Sarah Lewison, Margarida Mendes, Marlena Novak, Steve Rowell, Oliver Sann, Michael Swierz, Joe Underhill, Monique Verdin, Joslyn Willauer, Paul Wu, Andy Yang, Jay Alan Yim
Art-A-Whirl 2021
Join your Q.arma Building crew and the rest of Northeast Minneapolis Arts District in a celebration of the arts! Art-A-Whirl is a three-day open studio event. This year we will be open, but mostly outside, with a few studios open on our lower level only.
Find us in front of the building on:
Friday, May 14, 5:00-8:00pm
Saturday, May 15, 12:00-6:00pm
Sunday, May 16, 12:00-4:00pm
FALL-IN Q.arma
Q.arma artists have been super busy lately! Creating exciting new work and taking full advantage of this pandemic's free-range studio time. While our studio doors are closed to the public, our virtual doors are open! So come on in and explore for unique and locally made gifts such as paintings, textiles, sculpture, ceramics, woodworking, and more!