Red Hot Fridays
As a large public gathering wasn’t in the cards, we are recreating our original festival from one big weekend into three smaller pop-up art fairs throughout the month of August! Each Friday will feature 4-5 local artist vendors, a musical performance, food and beverage trucks as well as family friendly hands-on activities! 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. August 14, 21, and 28.
August 21
Get ready for another flaming hot Red Hot Friday on August 21, featuring incredible local artist vendors Beverly Tipton Hammond, Blackmatriiix/Trippy Styles and Aratti Artworks, live performance by Original Beginnings, and hand-on activity by Save the Boards.
Artist Vendors
Beverly Tipton Hammond is an ordained elder, dancer, choreographer, visual artist, singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. She began painting 12 years ago as a hobby and has over 100 paintings. Her medium is acrylic on canvas and wood. Her artwork was featured in the Hennepin County Employee Exhibit in 2017, the Hennepin County Health Department Exhibit Hall and most recently her “Hattitude Series” was featured at the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum & Gallery in the “Grace Exhibit” in 2018-2019.The series features vibrant colors and hats inspired by Beverly’s passion for millinery.Liturgical Flow is another popular series of paintings which speaks to the expression of worship through dance.
Most recently she was chosen as one of the 16 artists chosen to create the Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Mural.
Beverly and her husband Drew recently opened their new gallery at the Northup King Building in NE Minneapolis.
Learn more about her work at
https://www.facebook.com/Berries-on-the-Vine-LLC-101647751454011/
Blackmatriiix/Trippy Styles, a visual artist, photographer, model, radio host, hair stylist (as Trippy Stylez), performer (as Freek.Queen.See), and producer (as Chill Vibez Ent), Ashley Mari's creativity is seemingly boundless.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TrippyStylez
Instagram: www.instagram.com/blackmatriiix
Tomás Araya (AKA Aratti Artworks) is a local multimedia visual artist whose work centers around storytelling, decolonization narrative, nature & environmental awareness. Making artwork that praises mother nature and indigenous traditions in a powerful, mystical and sometimes fantastical way. Tomás's work intends to help spread an art revolution that puts natural resources and indigenous cultures around the globe as the number one priority to heal and sustain our ecosystems and society.
Website: www.aratti-design.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/aratti.artworks
Live Music
Original Beginnings is a Record Label that helps get artists to where they want to be, with music they want to make!
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/obeginnings?ref=clipboard
Hand-on Activity with Save the Boards
Help create art! Stop by and grab a brush as we paint little free houses for the community, which will be filled with food items and books for anyone in the neighborhood to access.
About Save the Boards
My name is Kenda Zellner-Smith and I have been apart of the south side community my entire life. Our city and community are in the process of mourning yet another black life senselessly stolen at the hands of police. We have been using this art in our community to heal and honor the life that was taken. As a black woman, and community member, my hope is that this art be donated to the black community for further handling, long term preservation, and to support those on the frontlines in need. I do not want to see art sold, or auctioned off. Black pain, trauma, and healing should not be profitable for anyone in any capacity.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/savetheboards_mpls