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Shawn McNulty Abstract Artist @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

#ArtAWhirl takes over #Minneapolis this weekend. Over 1,600 @nemaamn.bsky.social member artists, galleries, and businesses participate across all of Northeast Minneapolis. Check out my studio in the Thorp Building: 1618 Central Ave NE #217 shawnmcnulty.com #artstudio #abstractart #art #blueskyart

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 08/05/2026

Today I printed for the last time in my old studio in NE Mpls! May 15-17 is Art-A-Whirl (my last event in the Thorp Building) and then I’ll be turning my focus to the move to Stockholm! Come find me at Art-A-Whirl and help me mark this transition to new adventures! #fineart #printmaking #artawhirl

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Maker Molly O’Toole has been producing some lovely work in recent months. Visit Molly inside the Thorp building and play the treasure hunt for a chance to win one of their pieces! #artawhirl #minneapolis #art #pottery

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Dane Rauschenberg will be open for Art-a-Whirl! Visit their studio on the 1620 side, upstairs at 236. “We all have art in us. We have to let it out.” #nemaamn #aaw2026 #artawhirl2026 #thorpbuilding #minneapolis

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Shawn McNulty Abstract Artist @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I’ll be offering some vintage screenprints from the year 2000 at #artawhirl this weekend. Here are 4 of 8 from my “Dead End” series. These are original 22x28” pieces that fit in a standard frame. They have never been exhibited before. #screenprint #deadend #minneapolis #artistlife #blueskyart #art

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Polish + Jamaican fusion can only be POLJAM. We are over the moon to welcome this sweet, savory and spicy food truck back to Thorp Building for Art-A-Whirl (May 15-17) #nemaamn #foodtruck #polishfood #jamaicanfood #aaw2026 #artawhirl #minneapolis

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 12/05/2026

Today I’m making a whole bunch of new art cards from the proofs of my newest works! They will be available at Art-A-Whirl this weekend at my final event in my NE Mpls Studio (Thorp Bldg. Studio 137) before I move down the river to Stockholm, WI! #artawhirl #woodcut #collage

Test prints, cardstock and torn papers ready to become artist cards

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Sarah Lang IS Wild Wolf Clothing. Each piece is handmade be me which include leather bags, and up cycled wearables such as quilt coats and wool blanket coats! Find Sarah in their studio at 1618 Central Ave, Space 24 on the second floor this weekend during #artawhirl #nemaamn #minneapolis #minnesota

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Art-A-Whirl is coming to NE Mpls May 15-17th and the Thorp Building will be open! Featured out front of our building will be Elotè Mexican street corn. When you’re ready for a snack, come find us on Central Ave. 🌽 #artawhirl #mnarts #minnesota #minneapolis #artstudio #artist #twincities

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Shawn McNulty Abstract Artist @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

“Bombus” is on its way to a new home in Austin, Texas. 🐝 Check my website shawnmcnulty.com for available work and pick something out before #artawhirl open studio May 15-17th in #Minneapolis. #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #modernart #abstractpainting #blueskyart #art #artstudio

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 29/04/2026

“Starlight” is finished! I’ve always loved that rich glow of the universe as seen on a dark night when you’re far away from light pollution. I think I managed to capture it pretty well in this newest reduction woodcut! #woodcut #printmaking #fineart

Woodcut block and print of stars and trees on a dark night displayed on the artist’s press.

The artist holds a woodcut block print of stars and trees on a dark night.

The artist pulling a print of stars and trees on a dark night off a hand carved woodcut.

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Thorp Building is excitedly getting ready for #ArtaWhirl hosted by NEMAA. The building wide Treasure Hunt is back! Visitors can win original artwork and prizes by visiting all the studios on the hunt! We cannot wait to see you May 15-17 in Northeast #Minneapolis. #minnesota #art #artist #artstudio

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Shawn McNulty Abstract Artist @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Farmington is a vibrant 40x40”acrylic abstract painting from 2014: shorturl.at/uFpac We are resilient in #Minnesota. 💪 💫 What do you see? 👀 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #kunst #blueskyart #colorful #minneapolis #artist

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Shawn McNulty ShawnMcNulty.com will be open in his studio (1618 #217) for Holiday Open Studios today 12-5pm. McNulty is an Abstract Expressionist painter who has work in collections all over the world. He will have a large assortment of paintings and prints for sale. #art #abstractart #minneapolis

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Wild Wolf Clothing Company (1618 #24) will be open today and tomorrow for Thorp Holiday Open Studios. “I love all things vintage as well as clothing design. I upcycle vintage materials, usually in the form of handmade quilts and wool blankets, and turn them into wearable art!” #minneapolis #clothing

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Molly O'Toole (1620 #224) will be hosting an event for people to paint their own pottery this weekend for Open Studios! She slip casts molds from the 70s/80s/90s so folks can pick their pots and glaze them with a selection of 40+ colors. The minimum cost per painter is $15. #minneapolis #pottery

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

The Thorp Building Artists are hosting a Seasonal Treasure Hunt during Thorp Holiday Open Studios: Luminary Stroll & Treasure Hunt this weekend! shorturl.at/UBOge Several of our artists have created one-of-a-kind, seasonal ornaments that are ready to be found #art #minneapolis #twincities #minnesota

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Mary Pow Designs works in two mediums: textiles and soft pastels. Her sewn fabric textile art is vibrant and abstract. Her soft pastel paintings and drawings focus on scenes of nature and wonder. Stop by 1620 #228 during Holiday Open Studios this weekend @marypowdesigns.bsky.social #art #minneapolis

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Paula Menchen paulamenchen.com will be open in her studio at 1618 #215 for Thorp Holiday Open Studios this weekend. "The journey as experience is essential to why I deconstruct surfaces investigating what is familiar and what is obscure or unknown.” #abstractart #minneapolis #twincities #abstract

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Rebecca Thvedt will be open in her studio (27) with Claire Lewis on the second floor of the 1618 building for Thorp Holiday Open Studios this weekend. Check out her brush paintings and printmaking along with new playful screen-printed tee shirts. #artist #minnesota #minneapolis #twincities #creative

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Erin Maurelli - Creative Explorer creates handmade boxes for all occasions. For Thorp Holiday Open Studios this weekend, Maurelli's studio (1618 #225) will feature make & take collage greeting cards using delightful scraps from the year of box building. @erinmaurelli.bsky.social #minneapolis #art

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Artistic Indulgence will be open for Holiday Open Studios this weekend! They are offering buy one get one 50% off on framing. Plus all artwork in their gallery will be 35% off! Find them in Studio 115 on the 1618 side of the building. #minneapolis #minnesota #artist #art #mnarts #framing #homedecor

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Join Thorp Artist, Mary Pow Designs during Holiday Open Studios for a special happy hour! Try needle-felting a small project while enjoying a glass of wine or a cup of tea. Free! Saturday, Dec. 6, 3-6pm in Studio 228 on the second floor of the 1620 building. @marypowdesigns.bsky.social #minneapolis

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Rudolph Torment Gallery will be open for Holiday Open Studios (Dec 6th-7th) in Studio 124 of the 1620 building. “Mr. Torment's work will remain original and inconsistent,m. His work will stay on the cutting edge of abhorrently serious and biting satire.” rudolphtorment.info #minneapolis #minnesota

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Jane and Ralph at Hellendag Unlimited began creating Tiffany-style lamps two decades ago using quality glass and repurposing antique bases to celebrate the history of this art form. They will be open for Holiday Open Studios Dec 6th and 7th in studio 06. #minneapolis #twincities #lamps #minnesota

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Join the artists at the Thorp Building for their Holiday Open Studios on Dec 6th-7th! shorturl.at/RCqTk Here’s a sample of some of the artists. @michaelbirawer.bsky.social @erinmaurelli.bsky.social @marypowdesigns.bsky.social @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social @emilygraykoehler.com #minneapolis #mplsart

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Shawn McNulty Abstract Artist @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Cheetah 12x12” (Acrylic and Pumice on Canvas) ShawnMcNulty.com Private collection. 🐆 Maybe you see something? 👀 #Art #Abstractart #abstractpainting #painting #fineart #artist #abstract #abstractartist #blueskyart #modernart #artwork #cheetah #midcenturymodern #blueandorange #orangeandblue

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 07/11/2025

Layer two on “Light’s Last II” is printed! These pastels are not normally my jam, but I know they will POP once the darker layers are printed over them. To learn more or to pre-order, visit: emilygraykoehler.com/products/lig... #fineart #woodcut #printmaking

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Join the artists at the Thorp Building for our annual Holiday Open Studios! Discover a diverse selection of artists welcoming you into our studios as you delight in the cozy luminaries throughout the building. Dec 6th: Noon-8pm, Dec 7th: Noon-5pm #minneapolis #twincities #mplsart #mpls #minnesota

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Shawn McNulty Abstract Artist @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Rose Captain 42x42” (Acrylic and Pumice on Canvas) ShawnMcNulty.com Private collection. Prints available: shorturl.at/W7CIq 🌹👨‍✈️ Maybe you see something? 👀 #Art #Abstractart #abstractpainting #painting #fineart #artist #abstract #abstractartist #blueskyart #modernart #artwork #minneapolis #minnesota

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 23/09/2025

I’m excited to present my new Halloween cards! I’m offering them in two different sets (Spooky and Haunted) on my website. Or you can buy them individually at my studio in NE Mpls! Quantities are limited so grab them up while you can! Happy Halloween, friends! #halloween #art #printmaking

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Shawn McNulty Abstract Artist @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Forever in Blue Jeans 10x10” (Acrylic on Board) ShawnMcNulty.com Private collection.👖👖👖Clearly I saw something. Maybe you see something else? 👀 Solitary Man? 🤔 #Art #Abstractart #abstractpainting #painting #fineart #artist #abstract #abstractartist #eroticart

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 24/06/2025

I’m printing layer two on this last piece I’m working on for my upcoming Luna show at Ripple River Gallery … I’ll have three pieces in this invitational and I’ll be curating the works of five other artists for this themed exhibition! Can’t Wait! #printmaking #fineart #woodcut #moon

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 26/06/2025

I just love all the little mason bees that pollinate my Aronia each spring. So, between the stages of all the big reduction woodcuts I’ve been working on lately, I’ve been scratching, scraping and burnishing bees and flowers on some little copper plates! #printmaking #drypoint #fineart #bees

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Shawn McNulty Abstract Artist @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Shellcracker is a 36x36”geometric abstract available here: shorturl.at/BVg0O Eggshells and acrylic! 🐣🥚🍳 Texture that begs you to touch. ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #abstractpaintings #midcenturymodern #contemporaryart #modernart #artist #minimal #blueskyart #eggs #texture

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 20/05/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out for Art-A-Whirl last weekend! Your support for me and all the other artists in Northeast Minneapolis is greatly appreciated! You Rock! Image Credit: Kari Maxwell #fineart #printmaking #artawhirl

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Thanks everyone for exploring our building during #artawhirl! Stay tuned for more art. #minneapolis #artist #artstudio #twincities #minnesota

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Swing by Artistic Indulgence Custom Framing and Art Gallery theartisticindulgence.com during #artawhirl to get 25% off the custom #framing of #art you buy from any Art-A-Whirl #artist this weekend! Support local artists and businesses at the same time. Find Artistic Indulgence at Thorp 1618 #115

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Sophie Wang is an #artist whose works bring a critical power lens to science, technology, epistemology, and forms of knowledge-making, and an experiential lens to her second-generation Chinese American experience and other parts of her life. Sophie will be exhibiting at #artawhirl at Thorp 1620 #177

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Emily Gray Koehler @emilygraykoehler.com · 11/05/2025

Is an accent wall really an accent wall if it’s the same color as all the other walls? 🤔 I think not! 💜💜💜 Come check out the transformation next weekend for the 30th Annual Art-A-Whirl! Fri: 5pm - 10pm, Sat: Noon - 8pm and Sun: Noon - 5pm! #fineart #artawhirl #printmaking

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Erin Maurelli erinmaurelli.bsky.social is a book artist and printmaker. Her specialty is magic boxes! Each box is hand crafted and no two are the same. What makes them "magic?" Each box is made up of 22 hand cut pieces and 25 pieces of paper. Find Erin in the Thorp 1618 #225 for #artawhirl!

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Andreas Danner andreasdannercreative.com is a photographer and graphic designer who draws most of his inspiration from nature but has also been growing very fond of portraiture. Visit his table at Thorp 1620 #177 during #artawhirl and get a free sticker. #photography #minnesota #portraits #art

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

NEMAA has created a fun “Pokémon Go” style app for #artawhirl! Once you download the app nemaa.org/art-a-whirl/passport-challenge, you earn points by visiting the 30 featured artists! Two of those artists are in the Thorp: Emily Gray Koehler 1618 #137 & Christopher Selleck 1618 #223! #minneapolis

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

We are hosting food trucks at the Thorp building for #artawhirl this year! Dearest Baker Macarons will be here on May 16th and May 18th with their tasty, colorful confections! Check out #macaron flavors such as Honey Yuzu, Dragonfruit Lychee and classic Fruity Pebbles. #artawhirl2025 #minneapolis

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Play with soft pastels at Mary Pow Designs @marypowdesigns.bsky.social beautiful art studio, located in the Thorp 1620 #228. This is a great way to take a break from #artawhirl and get into flow! For just $15, all materials are provided and you can take your finished drawing home with you. #pastels

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Join Molly O'Toole Ceramics mollyotooleartworks.com for creative fun at #artawhirl Choose from a collection of porcelain pieces from vintage molds of the 70s, 80s, and today. We'll fire your masterpiece. Pick up your art in 2 weeks. Pieces range from $5–$100 | Thorp 1620 #224 #ceramics #vintage #art

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Shawn McNulty shawnmcnulty.com will be open for Art-A-Whirl with many of his original abstract expressionist paintings available in his studio located at 1618 #217. You really have to see them in person to appreciate the layers and texture. #artawhirl #abstractart #minneapolis #artist #fineart #mpls

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Thorp Building Arts @thorpbuildingarts.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Kat Corrigan katcorrigan.com will be showing her expressionistic nature inspired (acrylic on black-gessoed panels) paintings at Diamond's Coffee Shoppe in the Thorp Building for Art-A-Whirl. #artawhirl #natureart #animalart #minnesota #minneapolis #art #fineart

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