A landscape artist incorporates rest and healing into his paintings. Last summer, painter Dan McAvey spent a week deep in the Sax-Zim Bog, an...
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A Spiritual Connection
“Painted entirely by emotion, mostly frustration, I smeared acrylic paint, and I wet down my canvas in an angry fashion. I worked quickly,” says...
Verdant Echoes
“This vibrant composition captures the energy of an untamed forest, where bursts of yellow, emerald and cobalt play across the canvas like sunlight...
Dean Scheidler Embraces His Creative Side
Retired FBI agent turns to his creative side in retirement to begin a photography business. A retired FBI agent from Maple Grove had to laugh when...
Chalkfest Maple Grove Celebrates 10 Years
Downtown Main Street in Maple Grove was awash in color and creativity on June 7 and 8, thanks to the work of over 50 world-class artists. For a...
Artist Mariah Smith Blends Creativity With Education
Mariah Smith seamlessly merges creativity and entrepreneurial savvy. When Mariah Smith started using oil paints, she hated it. “I tried it in an...
Chalkfest Maple Grove Expands for 2024
Drawing artists from places like Mexico, Ukraine and Colombia is the ninth annual Chalkfest Maple Grove, held this year on June 8 and 9. Close to 50...
Jordan Sahly Embraces His Heritage Through Beadwork
Jordan Sahly had barely begun his chapter as a freshman at Yale University when the threat of a global pandemic sent him back home, turning his...
Chalkfest Returns to Maple Grove
Creativity spills off the page and on to the pavement at Arbor Lakes’ annual art festival. Since 2016, a specific stretch of Maple Grove streets...
Chalkfest Returns to Maple Grove This June
Creativity spills off the page and onto the pavement at Arbor Lakes' annual art festival. Since 2016, a specific stretch of Maple Grove streets have...
Celebrating A Community of Creatives
Maple Grove Arts Center embraces a broad palette of talent. Maple Grove is a center of a lot of great things—natural spaces, retail venues,...
The Twistery: A Creative Business With a Twist
Macramé artist gets down to business. When the world came to a halt in 2020, Maple Grove’s Macey LeVahn, 19, seized the opportunity to learn...
Local Artists Add Color and Creativity to the Community
Highlighting the creativity in our community. Art is all around us whether we realize it or not. As something that is so integral to our daily...
Learn to Make Marbles, Pendants, Wine Stoppers and More at Skylab Glass Arts
Skylab Glass Arts gives beginners and seasoned pros tools and space to create. David Schuster’s glass artistry hides along trails around Eagle and...
‘It Can Be Messy’: Dan McAvey on His Life as an Artist
Two years ago, Dan McAvey quit his job as director of residential life and housing at St. John’s University in Collegeville to follow his artistic...
Local Artist Talks About ‘Happy Surprises’ of Painting with Watercolors
CJ Longaecker learned to paint at the Maple Grove Arts Center, and she's gone on to a successful artistic career. Beauty that reveals itself through...
Fox Run Mobile Marketplace Offers Local Artisan Goods on the Go
Fox Run Mobile Marketplace™ has hit the road, showcasing its load of artisan goods at area events and festivals. I can pull up by the curb, I can...
Meet the Man Helping Artists Grow at the Maple Grove Arts Center
Dan McAvey teaches several classes and serves as the adult education director and member of the Board of Directors at the Maple Grove Arts Center....
ChalkFest Fills Arbor Lakes with Art in Action
Community is awash in art during the festival. Curated from passionate art goers, Chalkfest at Arbor Lakes, presented by Minneapolis Northwest...
Maple Grove Artist’s Portrait Challenge Becomes Gallery Exhibition
Illustrator Sydney Lindgren tackles an artistic challenge. It started as a personal dare and ended up a gallery show. When Maple Grove...
