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*ArTrujillo hosts performances of music, dance and theatre ranging from indigenous music of the americas to mexican popular songs to latino rock and hardcore punk.
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"EL AMARILLO DE ARTRUJILLO" Alejandro Trujillo paintings at ArTrujillo Gallery On Saturday April 21st a new month-long exhibit of paintings "EL AMARILLO DE ARTRUJILLO", opens at the ArTrujillo Studio-Gallery, 301 East Lake Street Suite 01 in Minneapolis. Featured will be recent artwork by the gallery founder, Alejandro Trujillo, and other guest artists. Trujillo is best known in the upper Midwest as a muralist, and former president of the Latino Artists Group. His murals can be found in churches, businesses and schools around Minnesota, including on the outdoor wall of the International Bazaar where ArTrujillo Gallery is located. Trujillo's new paintings take a stylistic leap from the straightforward naturalism of his public work. With bravura and intense color he wipes, sprays and drips paint to render patterns and lines reminiscent of Jackson Pollock (who, Trujillo reminds us, was pushed toward freedom of expression by contact with the Mexican master David Siqueiros). The surprise in Trujillo's work is how the abstract loops, lines and sweeps of color resolve into emotive images of Mexican peasants, lovers, families and domestic animals. The artist obviously respects the power of the common characters that emerge: the bearers of wood and water, those who suffer under the sun, the grandmothers who care for generations of kids, the little dog (perro picudo) of well-mixed breed. This is Action Painting with a social conscience. Trujillo developed his sympathy for others at a young age. Born in Guadalajara Mexico, a city renowned for its murals and artistic traditions, Alejandro found an early mentor in his uncle Salvador. Encouraged to study philosophy, literature and history as well as art, young Alejandro also recognized the injustices of poverty and privilege in the world. First as an activist, then as an educator, and now as an artist, organizer and U.S. citizen, Trujillo continues to serve those the system does not. For disaffected Latino youth, for example, Alejandro and his compatriots at ArTrujillo provide a wide range of art opportunities to build confidence, pride and positive potential. ArTrujillo Gallery itself is a model of egalitarianism. One finds folk-art miniatures, naive welded sculptures, and southwest style Santos next to 21st century expressionism, international abstracts and visionary figurative work. A worldwide cultural sampling is evident too. The artists work out of traditions from across the U.S., Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Pacific Rim. As a special event this month, ArTrujillo is exhibiting the abstract landscapes of Dutch painter Hennie Lenders. These brightly colored images of the Netherlands are "painted like my country, slow floating waters making rivers framed by man." "EL AMARILLO DE ARTRUJILLO" opens with a reception Saturday, April 21st from 6pm -10pm, followed by a late-night party featuring DJ WAMM, local Mexican food, various poets and other performers. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibit runs through June 20th. Regular gallery hours are noon-8pm daily. To confirm hours, or for information on other upcoming exhibits, events and classes please call 612-821-9076, artrujillo3@cs.com or jimgrafsgaard@prodigy.net . Art Exhibit
Exhibit Dates 04/21/01-06/20/01
WOMEN CREATE June 30th. Opening 7:30pm 06/30/01-07/31/01 Following a successful women’s art show at Gus Lucky’s Gallery last March, a handful of women artists met at Matt’s Bar in South Minneapolis. Brainstorming, they discussed launching a new women artists’ collective in the Twin Cities. Three months later, Women Create! is proud to invite you to their first collectively organized show, to open at ArTrujillo Studio/Gallery on June 30th. The opening begins at 7:30pm and the celebration will run until late. Women Create! was founded to provide a place where women artists can come together in the spirit of collaboration to discuss our work, network resources and skills, and provide a base of support. We have grown from initial meetings of five to six artists, to a thriving group of more than twenty women who meet weekly to discuss work and experiences, and to plan exhibits and activities. This grass roots group has been built mostly through word of mouth, but the need for such a group has been reinforced by the overwhelmingly positive response of the artists themselves. Many women have said, “ Yes, this is exactly what I have been looking for.” Women Create! is founded on the principal that in a competition and prestige driven art world in which women are underrepresented, it is important to have a place where women can come together for collaboration and support. We believe that by supporting each other as artists, we are supporting a women’s presence within the art community, and through this we are strengthening this community. Women Create! is open to female artists of any medium and all skill levels. Membership is based solely on willingness to participate and contribute. This show is a reflection of our first few months of working together as a collective. Twenty-four artists will be exhibiting their work in mediums ranging from painting, photography and drawing to jewelry making, sculpture, and installation art. Please join us in this celebration of our work collectively, and as individual artists. Gallery hours are noon to eight daily through July 30th. ArTrujillo is located at 301 E. Lake St. Suite 01, on the corner of Third Avenue and east Lake Street in the basement of the International Bazaar. Call 612-821-9076. For further information. For those interested in more information on Women Create! call 612-722-5052 or 612-7221714. To schedule an interview please contact Tammy Ortegon at 612-822-7166. Meg Novak at 612-722-5052 or e-mail us at: mnovak7@hotmail.com
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