The document provides information about the Powderhorn Art Fair occurring on August 6th and 7th, 2016 at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis. It includes details about the art, music, food and activities at the event. Over 100 artists will showcase their fine art and crafts. The fair aims to bring the community together and support programs at Powderhorn Park through proceeds. It is a unique collaboration between the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

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August 6 & 7, 2016 • Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-5
Powderhorn Park • 3400 15th Ave S • www.powderhornartfair.org
FINE ARTS & FINE CRAFTS ON BEAUTIFUL POWDERHORN LAKE
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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MetroTransit
Info
All ARTPASS buses take
people from the Uptown
Art Fair to the Powderhorn
Art Fair, to the 38th Street
Station,back to Powderhorn
and onto Uptown.
The ARTPASS bus is a
detoured route added by
MetroTransit to support the
Powderhorn Art Fair. Buses
leave every 20 minutes and
will drop off and pick up on
East 35th St. by Powderhorn
Park between 13th Ave S
and 14th Ave S.
Art fair transit passes are
available at the art fairs and
on the MetroTransit and art
fair websites.
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ach summer white tents dot the landscape around Pow-
derhorn Park bringing individuals from all over the country
together to enjoy an abundance of creativity and skill that
flows through the artists participating in the Powderhorn Art Fair.
The real beauty of the Powderhorn Art Fair is that the event’s
impact is felt throughout the year and not just on event days.
The Powderhorn Art Fair is a unique collaboration with the Pow-
derhorn Park NeighborhoodAssociation (PPNA) and the Minneap-
olis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB). Proceeds from the Art Fair
help fund park programs such as theatre arts, computer lab, teen
center, music recording studio, the pottery studio and team sports
– giving neighborhood residents of all ages a safe
environment in which to play, learn and grow. As
you enjoy this year’s Art Fair, please take a mo-
ment to reflect on your importance to Powder-
horn Park and our community. We appreciate you
taking time to experience the uniqueness of the
Powderhorn Park neighborhood and hope you
will visit us regularly.
Powderhorn Art Fair Committee
Chris Berry, Laura Burlis, Mary Ila Duntemann,
Florence Hill, Liz Kraus, Mac McNamara,
Tabitha Montgomery, Dixie Treichel, Josiah
Waderich
Art Fair Staff
Tabitha Montgomery – PPNA Executive Director
Dixie Treichel – Artistic Director
Chris Berry, Florence Hill – Community Showcase/
Group Exhibitor Coordinators
Cyndi Fraedrich – Information &Volunteer Coordinator
Dave Garmany – FoodVendor Coordinator
Susan Hagler – Ad Sales
Hannah Kamath – PPNA Program Coordinator,Artist
Lounge Coordinator
Nick Lethert – Website
Kelly Newcomer – Program Layout & Design
Dan Rein – Entertainment Coordinator
Traffic Coordinators – Sarah Anton, Dawn Dunkel-
berger, Scott Dunkelberger,Adam Lares, Luke Stultz
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Staff
Liz Kraus – Powderhorn Recreation Supervisor
Avram Leierwood –Waste Station Coordinator
Emergency Medical Technicians:
Tony Oker,Andres Rodriquez
Special Thanks To...
Powderhorn Art FairVolunteers
Powderhorn Park Staff & Maintenance Workers
Powderhorn Art Fair 2016
Main Exhibitor Jurors & Awards
Caron Bell, Sandy Gillespie,Armando Gutierrez G.
2016 Community
Showcase Juror & Awards, Spirit of
Powderhorn Award
JaneWunrow
Artist Lounge Food Contributors:
MayDay Cafe
Tiny Diner
One of the Finest Regional
Art Fairs In the Country
OUR SPONSORS
2016 Powderhorn Art
Fair Collaborators
Cover Art
PPNA abides by the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). Reasonable accommodation will be provided
to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all
PPNA services, programs and activities. Any of our in-
formation will be made available in alternative formats
such as Braille, large print, audio tape and/or electronic
file. All requests must be made at a minimum of three
business days prior to the event of use of materials -
contact PPNA at (612) 722-4817 or info@ppna.org.
This year’s cover art is by
Laura Burlis, polymer clay
artist
(See story on page 6)
Use your pass to take a bus or the METRO Blue or Green lines
from home or a nearby Park & Ride lot. Show your pass for
free rides between both fairs.
• Avoid traffic and parking hassles
• Convenient drop-off and pick-up locations at each fair
• Find your fastest route with our online Trip Planner
metrotransit.org/artpass
612-373-3333
POWDERHORN
ART FAIR
UPTOWN
ART FAIR
AUG. 6-7
Ride free to
both fairs!
Make art your destination!
Download your free-ride pass at
metrotransit.org/ArtPass.
YEARS
Celebrating 25 Years of Art & Community
Help support Powderhorn Art Fair and
Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
www.powderhornartfair.com
www.ppna.org
DONATE

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Kristen’s gourd art is inspired by the
sense of movement in the shapes and
forms of the gourds themselves, and
include the themes of water, leaves,
trees,animals and flowers.Her favor-
ite gourds are more abstract in na-
ture and capture the essence of the
subject matter while retaining the
earthiness of the gourd. She grows
her own gourds and uses a variety of
techniques including wood burning,
carving, staining, weaving, marbling
and often embellishes them with
natural objects and fibers.
www.kristensgourdcreations.com
Second Place
Adam Costello Photography
Steve’s work focuses on stripping away the veneer of commercialized
packaging that disguises the stresses put upon the planetary environ-
ment. Using a blend of new and traditional printmaking techniques, in-
cluding stone lithographs, zinc etchings, monoprints and drawings, he
hand prints all of his work on archival paper. His zinc plates are ground
down and reused after completing the edition run; the lithographs
are drawn and printed on reusable stones; and he recycles old cotton
clothes into his hand made paper.
www.stevenowatzki.com
Adam makes his photo­graphs the
old-fashioned way, with film and pa-
per. His work conveys the beauty of
landscapes and nature settings, in
both black and white and the Van-
dyke brown print. His equipment
con­sists of various 35mm, medium
and large format systems, including a
5x7 Seneca City View camera made
in the late 1800’s. His favorite cam-
era is his Speed Graphic Pacemaker
that he has been experi­menting with
making soft focus lens­es adapted to
fit to the front of it.
www.adamcostellophotography.com
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ach year four top awards (Best In Show, Second Place,Third Place, Merit) and invitational
awards are given to Main Exhibitors and one top award to the Community Showcase. All
artists are eligible forThe Spirit of Powderhorn award.A panel of three judges, of varying art
backgrounds (one of whom is a Powderhorn Park Neighborhood resident), is chosen by the Art
Fair Committee to jury the Main Exhibitors and select award winners. One judge is chosen by
the Community Showcase Committee to select “Best In” for the Community Showcase and the
Spirit of Powderhorn award winner (the artist whose work best represents the unique qualities
found in the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood).
2015 BEST IN SHOW
Steve Nowatzki Printmaking
Merit Award
Brenna Busse Mixed Media
Brenna’s work has a sense of place
and healing. She is reclaiming and
transforming the doll tradition that
was a large part of her girlhood.
As a feminist, her figures all begin
as female, reflecting the strength
and complexity of the feminine.The
head, hands, and feet are formed
with clay and the body with fabric or
clay. She then incorporates recycled
and found materials along with many
earth elements such as sticks, mud,
rags, seedpods and others to com-
plete the piece.
www.brennabusse.com
Third Place
Kristen Treuting Mixed Media
Spirit Of Powderhorn
Rhiannon Fiskradatz
Beaded-Jewelry
Rhiannon imbues her whimsical
bead-woven creations with her
experiences of playing characters,
singing stories, and constructing
enchanted environments on stages.
A love of the abstract, combined
with a colorful aesthetic that relies
heavily on collage and utilizes
unusual resources, gives her work
its signature appeal.
Jewelry is a natural
playground for her
experimentations,
but sculptural
pieces - like wall
hangings or vessels
- and even public art are all realms to
which she has increasingly traveled
with her beaded imagination.
www.backstagecrafts.com
2015 Award Winners

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his year’s Powderhorn Art Fair
image is by polymer clay artist
Laura Burlis. “Powderhorn Art
Fair” is an original piece created
especially for this year’s art fair.
An image of the clay piece is seen in
this year’s PR and on the 2016 t-shirts
that are for sale at the Powderhorn Art
Fair. The original polymer clay art can
be seen in Laura’s booth (177) during
the art fair.
“The 25th Anniversary of the
Powderhorn Art Fair has a special
meaning to me because it began
the same year I first moved into
the Powderhorn neighborhood of
Minneapolis. Four houses and twenty-
five years later, I’ve circled the park-
living on the west, north, and southeast
sides- and still live just half a mile away.
This Art Fair holds a special place in my
heart, from first visiting it as a neighbor
and seeing my local artist friends
exhibit their work, to participating
in the Community Showcase for six
years, and now being a Main Exhibitor
Artist for the third time this year. For
25 years, the Powderhorn Art Fair has
provided a high quality juried Art show
featuring local & regional artists in an
extremely diverse urban environment,
set in an incredibly beautiful natural
setting with a little lake with its own
bird sanctuary island.
I created my 25th Anniversary
commemorative piece to illustrate
that “Aha” moment I’ve experienced
so many times- entering the park from
its leafy, green rim high on the hillside,
where you can gaze down to the lake
with its circle of tents preparing for an
all-weekend festival. You can choose
to go down & participate in all the
excitement, or you can just hang out
on a quiet bench under huge shade
trees. The natural bowl shape of
the park seems to enhance a sense
of community and foster creative
exchanges. I included the island with
one of its resident birds- a great blue
heron- and the urban canoers- because
these are some of the things that make
this city park really special to me.
My image is created with polymer
clay- a medium I’ve been enchanted
by for the last eight years. This clay
is not from the earth- it’s made of
liquid plastic and pigments- a magical,
colorful substance that lends itself to
making intricate patterns and detailed
miniature scenes and objects. The
repeating patterns are created by
making logs of clay that when sliced,
reveal a hidden pattern- similar to
cutting slices of sushi. I then assemble
all the slices and pieces of cut-out clay
together into a flat sheet to make my
design, and “cure” the plastic clay in a
home oven. Once it’s been baked, the
clay becomes similar to PVC piping in
strength and consistency.
The colors are so bright and the
surprises inherent in the techniques
are so delightful that working with the
clay often feels like I’m playing with
candy. Yet my work is informed by a
lifetime of observing the natural world-
especially plants. I’m an avid gardener
& volunteer as a Master Gardener- so
I try to bring the essence of nature
together with the playful, happy feel
of the clay in my switchplates and
sculptures. My aim is to provide a
sense of delight and an “aha!” moment
to everyone who views my work.”
Laura Burlis
Kristi Abbott – Mixed Media
Bradley Bachmeier – Clay
Karen Berglund – Fiber
Lori Biwer-Stewart – Printmaking
Deborah Bushinski – Jewelry
Mary Foster – Photography
Heather Friedli – Painting
Lindsey Kahn – Drawing
Bill Lillibridge – Sculpture
Pam Manthei – Leather
Andrea Martin – Paper
Jon Offutt – Glass
Barry Reithmeier – Digital Art
Cheryl Shohet – Metal
Richard Sollie – Wood
Main Exhibitor Jury & Awards 2015:
Christopher Harrison
Brandon Kuehn
Judy Cooper Lyle
2015 Community Showcase
BEST IN SHOW
2015 AWARDS
INVITATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
Laura Burlis’ Polymer Clay Art
Celebrating 25 Years of the Powderhorn Art Fair
Laura Burlis Photo by Mike Wright
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Joel Willson, Ceramics
2015 Community Showcase Juror &
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Steve King
IN MEMORIAM
Ron Cordell, Jewelry Artist
It is with great sadness that this year’s Powderhorn
Art Fair will not have the bright presence and
innovative art of Ron Cordell. He passed away
earlier this year in his home state of Texas.
Ron exhibited his work for many years at the
Powderhorn Art Fair and will be greatly missed,
along with his creativity and open personality.

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ArtiCulture offers interactive
opportunities for art-making.
www.articulture.org
Dim Media
League of Longfellow Artists (LOLA)
Plymouth Avenue Art Studio
Polymer Clay Guild of MN
Rogue Potters
Somali Museum Traditional Weavers
The Art Shoppe at Midtown Global Market
Uptown Clay
Vine Arts Center
COMMUNITY ARTS
Saturday 10am - 5pm:
Minneapolis Institute of Arts:
Featuring the work of Mia’s
Powderhorn Artist and Resident
Gaea Dill-D’Ascoli, group
project and hands on experience.
J. Arthur Anderson · photography
Mary-Lydia Anderson · clay
Cristine Basina · jewelry
Casey DePasquale · clay
Megan Erke · mixed media
Emily Floyd · jewelry
Jovan Gorman-Carter · painting
Luci Haas · clay
Rachael Hartzler · drawing
Jeremy Irvin and Alex · fiber
Ellie Kingsbury · photography
Damond Kyllo · fiber
Michelle Lee Lagerroos · printmaking
David Logsdon · mixed media
Laura Lund · fiber
Emily Madland · jewelry
Jeanne Malec · jewelry
Juliann McDermott · jewelry
George Moore · clay
Catherine Palmer · painting
Elizabeth Plambeck · fiber
Sandra Rosebear · mixed media
Jessi Sando · mixed media
Megan Quick · glass
Johanna Smith · painting
Sherrie Stockton · metal
Shelly Thrall · jewelry
ArtiCulture
Free hands-on art for kids
Sunday, August 7th
11:00 Adam Kiesling & Mikkel Beckmen OldTime American
12:00 Tom Klein Irish Uileann Pipes
1:00 Ensemble Limousin French Hurdy Gurdy Music
2:00 Paddy O’Brien Irish Accordion music
3:00 Dreamland Faces Modern nostalgia
4:00 Dan Rein Iranian & Kurdish Music
WORLD MUSIC STAGE
ARTS
ACTIVITIES
PUPPET SHOWS & THEATER
Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center
Molly Van Avery
Poetry Mobile
Open Eye Figure Theatre
Puppet Shows
Powderhorn Empty Bowls
Potter’s wheel demonstrations
Powderhorn Park Pottery Program
Pottery sale
StevenBe
Spinning & weaving demos; learn to knit
Saturday, August 6th
11:00 Adam Kiesling & Mikkel Beckmen OldTime American
12:00 Tom Klein Irish Uileann Pipes
1:00 Ensemble Limousin French Hurdy Gurdy Music
2:00 Paddy O’Brien Irish Accordion music
3:00 Dreamland Faces Modern nostalgia
4:00 Dan Rein Iranian & Kurdish Music
( E1E1 on map)
( E2E2 on map)
( CACA on map)
Open Eye Figure Theatre, puppet shows
Saturday Aug. 6
Juan Bobo
11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm
Sunday Aug. 7
Katie Tomatie
11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm
Powderhorn Theatre Arts, directed by Kayte Norini
Saturday Aug. 6 1:00 - 2:00 pm
The Last Election: A Musical By Zoe Fasching and Anya Naylor.
Full performances will be outdoors at Powderhorn Park
on Wed. Aug. 10 and Thurs. Aug. 11 at 3:30 and 6:30 pm.
( E3E3 on map)Community Showcase Area
COMMUNITY SHOWCASE
ARTISTS
GROUP EXHIBITORS
Bagriy Creative
Studios
Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm
“Contributism”: collective canvas
painting with Bagriy Creative Studios
entertainment
Community
Showcase
Adventures of Katie Tomatie
( E2E2 on map)
( E2E2 on map)
See page 17 for more info
Saturday & Sunday all day
2015 Community Showcase Juror and Award, Spirit
of Powderhorn Award
Steve King

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Artists & Booth Numbers Artists & Booth NumbersSee map page 13 See map page 13
NAME BOOTH NUMBER
CLAY
Ryan Archibald 58
Bradley Bachmeier 32
Robert Brocken 122
Greg Cheesebro 47
Bridget Donahue 67
Bill Gossman 91
Evan Hestekin 132
Carla Kennedy 170
Nicholas Kosack 98
Glynnis Lessing 103
Abby Lingle 85
Kevin Matthews 149
Eileen McDaniel 14
Cynthia & William Mosedale/Kaufman 19
Deanne Nash 73
Carolina Niebres 5
Gail Rosenquist 165
Joel Sampson 138
Nate Saunders 113
Stephen Schroeder 78
Adama Sow 38
Laura Thyne 155
Paul Zoldahn 160
DIGITAL ART
Bradley Bauer 109
Giesla Hoelscher 90
Carol Hoyem 77
Edie Karras 137
DRAWING
Samuel Fleming 68
Lindsey Kahn 180
Sue Rowe 89
John Terwilliger 25
FIBER
Karen Berglund 6
Sharlene Bohr 176
Avril Clindinin 64
Mary DesCombaz 81
Parvaneh Eshghieh 28
Janie Esposito 15
Barbara Geurink 75
Gayle Hallin 54
Margaret Koop 37
Marie Mahan 120
Debb Morgen 147
Jo Nelson 87
Miranda Rosa 157
Kate Schneider 93
Lee Ann Schutz Wahi 100
Jeanne Weymouth 164
True Yang 112
GLASS
Steve Claypatch 55
Mary Ila Duntemann 49
Nicole Fierce 79
Cecelia Hoffman 30
Jeanine Huot 18
Rose-Marie James 140
Benjamin Johnson 174
Heather Kremen 9
Cecil & Lisa McKenzie 97
Robin Mueller 154
Jon Offutt 43
Sara Rezin 117
Teresa Soriano 134
Greg Wagner 104
Meredith Wenzel 63
JEWELRY
William Bailey 4
Linda Banning 135
Linda Bonine 151
Deborah Bushinski 65
Lyn Chevrier 80
Drew Curtright 119
Susan Field 86
Rhiannon Fiskradatz 167
Robert Hale 42
Sue Hammes-Knopf 72
Judy Hurd 108
Ginny Jenson 171
Marti Johnson 39
Candy Mcfall 124
Marcie Mix 161
Kerri Norman 21
Jennifer Nunnelee 60
Amy Palmer 53
Kate Qualley Peterson 11
Joshua Samuels 92
Suzanne Schmid 114
Kathrin Schmidt 27
Laurie Shovers 33
Kaitlyn Stock 101
Amy Taylor 156
Patty Tiry 142
Candyce Westfield 179
Shauna Zeck 129
LEATHER
Alejandra Avila 84
Sharon Cherney 62
Faye Fisher-Ward 130
Rose Gianlorenzi 169
Pam Manthei 23
Dave Piper 152
METAL
Stephen Fairchild 16
Robert Lyall 29
Kim Reinardy 181
Demetra Saloutos 56
Cheryl Shohet 148
MIXED MEDIA
Janet Ahrens 57
Nicole Aufderhar 107
Clayton Bell 69
Kaitlyn Birk 121
Nicole Brin 3
Laura Burlis 177
Brenna Busse 44
Lynn & Steve Cebula 1
B.J. Christofferson 52
Dianne & Chuck Geier 125
Mary Hager 48
Judy Hurd 108
Paul Larson 10
Emily Lavalier 153
Thomas Miller 94
John Rajtar 145
Peter Ross 17
Scot Schmidt 166
Kristen Treuting 22
Ying Zhang 183
PAINTING
Karen Bakke 133
Michael Bellotti 83
Kat Corrigan 46
Russel Dittmar 141
Kevin Eslinger 88
Heather Friedli 175
Deda Happel 118
Marina Kontorina 150
Meredith Larsen 59
Armik Malekian 128
Melvin McGee 31
Terry Meyer 2
Drew Mounce 99
Jennifer Patnaude 24
Kathryn Ranweiler 40
Susan Rupp 66
Vincent Traver 162
Chun Wang 74
Byron Wells 13
William Western 110
PAPER
Lou Hii 127
Andrea Martin 34
Lynn Schultz 146
PHOTOGRAPHY
James Benda 116
John Caughlan 159
Adam Costello 61
Sharon Draeger 106
Mary Foster 35
Allen Gray 12
Alan Hairsine 71
Dan Leisen 20
Kristen Macauley 50
Gene Pembroke 172
Vince Quast 178
Jay Rasmussen 136
Joan Schulte 143
PRINTMAKING
Lori Biwer-Stewart 8
Betsy Bowen 105
Michelle Fuller 158
Bradley Hall 36
Eric Johnson 76
Emily Koehler 131
Steve Nowatzki 96
SCULPTURE
Charles Adams 184
Paul Bondhus 115
Alice Delaney 144
Francis Keys 41
William Lange 168
Yvette Monstad 82
David Montague 182
Crysten Nesseth 95
Steve Nugent 26
Alex Zaves 126
WOOD
John Berglund 7
Bruce Blaisdell 173
Chris Christenson 45
Jerome Haakonson 123
Aryn Kern 139
Clay Lyford 111
Bill Neff 70
Shawn Olmstead 102
Craig Richardson 51
2016 JURORS
Caron Bell
Sandy Gillespie
Armando Gutierrez G.
Free Massages offered by:
Dr. Jonathan Olson, DC
Nokomis Chiropractic
Dr. Kaye B Otter PA
Wellness Associates

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HomeTown Creamery: Homemade Ice
Cream, Floats and Funnel Cake
Simply Nuts & More: Cashews, Peanuts
& Chocolate Covered Nuts
Middendorf’s Old Fashioned Kettle:
Kettle Corn, Corn Dogs & Fries
Tatanka Truck: Native American Tacos,
Salads & Corn on the Cob
Asase Yaa: Jerk chicken, chicken curry,
ribs & beans
9YumYum: Prepacked ice cream in over
40 flavors
Best Way: Gyros, chicken & vegetables
Mad Max Steak Bites: Steak & Onion
Rings
Naturally Delicious: Homemade ice
cream
Finer Meats and Eats: Hamburgers &
Fries
Chicks on Wheels: Crabcakes, Barbeque
Beef, Jerk Chicken Taco, Sweet Potato
Fries
Calvit’s Shrubs: Artisanal drinking
mixtures
Best Way: Gyros, chicken & vegetables
Mister Lemonade: Fresh Squeezed
Lemonade, Taco in A Bag, Sno Cones
Wide World Of Foods: Gyros, Steak-n-
Salad, Chicken-n-Salad, Chicken Basket
GRK: Mini donuts, funnel cakes & nachos
La Loma: Authentic tamales, tortillas &
tacos
Groveland Confections: Handmade
Chocolates
food
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THIS EVENT
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& recycle at the
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Food vendors area
Water fountain
Information table
Main Exhibitor’s Booths
Toilets
Waste Stations
(see page 18)
MetroTransit Bus Stop
Community Arts Area
(see page 9)
Entertainment
(see page 8)
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By Dan Rein
I
t was sunny August Saturday at that first Powderhorn
Art Fair. I was walking around searching for my wife’s
art booth, when I suddenly heard some music. Turning
around, I eyed someone sitting on a park bench playing
accordion. The music was Irish, I looked closer at the
gentleman playing, then it dawned me that this was
Paddy O’Brien the renowned Irish musician. Friends
had introduced me to his music, mostly in noisy pub
settings. That day he played for the art buyers and
artists in the pastoral park setting. This acoustic music
was a great idea, and began the tradition of music at the
art festival.
I did not know Paddy at that time, but through the years
of many interviews, concerts, parties, pubs, and birthday
cakes, we have become close friends. For sixty years he
has been working the musical fields of his homeland.
His encyclopedic knowledge of Irish music continues to
grow. His passion for learning and understanding the
music never seems to wane. In this day and age, much
of the music and many of the musicians are in a rush,
in hurry to get somewhere. With Paddy, his search is
for something that speed and flash will not attain…his
quest is for the heart, the feeling, the soul of the music.
His ultimate goal is to express the joy, the pain, and
beauty of being human.
Hear our local treasure, Paddy O’Brien at 2 PM Saturday
and Sunday on the music stage. www.paddyobrien.net
Accordionist Paddy O’Brien performs Irish traditional music
From the 1st to the 25th Powderhorn Art Fair:
Submitted Photo
Proud sponsor of the Powderhorn Art Fair
By Shari Albers
VISION
One man’s vision, a
$300 loan, and a host of
neighborhood volunteers
created the first Powderhorn
art fair in 1991. Subsequent
art fairs would follow, but
not without a bit of drama
worthy of a soap opera.
A “perfect storm” was
gaining momentum in
1990, as neighborhood
activists secured four new
playgrounds, hosted a park centennial celebration, and
lobbied to elect one of their own to the Minneapolis Park
Board. Around that time, Michael Kehoe and I joined
the long-established Powderhorn Activities Council
(PAC), seeking to re-introduce soccer and increase arts
programming. Formed in the 1960s, PAC had successfully
won major park capital improvements and established
strong football, baseball, and wrestling programs.
Michael introduced his idea of creating a regional art fair
at a PAC meeting. He said a juried art fair would offer local
artists wider exposure and introduce a larger audience to
our inner city community. Art fair profits would fuel arts
programming. PAC voted that $300 be granted to produce
the art fair. Michael asked me to join the effort. We hoped
to solicit enough artists and not lose money.
Around the same time, several long-time Uptown Art
Fair artists, juried out and seeking a new venue, met with
our homegrown park commissioner. They joined our
committee. The eighty-five quality artists goal was met.
Publications and publicity were modest, but the outpouring
of enthusiastic community volunteers was phenomenal.
OPENING DAY
At 10 a.m. starting time, Michael and I walked the loop.
Arts patrons were already streaming into the park. Noisy
geese commanded everyone’s attention as the squawking
V circled over park greenery and slid onto the lake’s surface.
A good omen.
Musicians, jugglers, magicians, and local poets performed
at designated stages. Uninvited Ecuadorian musicians
arrived, but Michael welcomed them to new “stages”
where their pan flutes added magic. Artists, volunteers, and
patrons from places like Minnetonka, Woodbury, and Eagan
raved about the new art fair—“It’s peaceful here.” “The
quality of art is wonderful.”
“I didn’t know this park was
here!” Just what we hoped
to hear.
I booth-sat for an artist
whose entire pressed-flower
compositions sold out the
first day. She drove home
to Mankato and stayed up
all night to make more for
Sunday. Even artists without
sales reported they would
apply next year.
LEGACY
On Sunday evening, when all artists, food vendors,
volunteers, musicians, face-painters, magicians, park staff
and police officers were gone, Michael, Eric Hanson, and
I collapsed on the curb in front of the park building. “How
much money did we lose?” I asked Michael. He pulled a
bundle of cash and checks from his pocket (food vendor
fees). We counted the money. Calculating expenses, we
estimated a $3000 profit! Icing on this incredible cake of
a perfect weekend.
Remarkably, there was start-up money for the next year, plus
funding for arts programming. Theater, pottery, photo, and
music programs would benefit from art fair funding. And,
after three years of wrangling, sports programs would be
supported too.
The Powderhorn Art Fair’s twenty-five-year story twists
and turns, soars, and dives, and is fraught with a cast of
passionate and well-intentioned characters. Contentious
accusations, a gambling junket, kidnapped football
uniforms, and voodoo dolls add fodder to this art fair’s tale.
Who could have predicted that a neighbor’s vision and
$300 would grow into an acclaimed regional arts event?
For a quarter of a century, the Powderhorn Art Fair has
provided a low-key, nature-infused art sales environment.
The fair is an incubator for emerging community artists
and is a marketing tool that showcases our inner-city
neighborhood’s fine qualities. As a member of the cast of
passionate and well-intentioned characters, I am proud to
have played my role.
Shari Albers helped create and develop the first three
Powderhorn art fairs. Her 1992/1993 art fair illustration
was updated for the 20th anniversary, and she created the
2008 graphic. Albers and Marcia Foutch established the first
Community Showcase in 2001.
Twenty-five Years Ago
Photos provided by Michael Kehoe
Top: From left to right: Eric Hanson, Michael Kehoe, Shari
Albers; Powderhorn Art Fair Founders 1991.

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By Tabitha Montgomery
I’m excited for this year’s art fair. Not only because it’s a
notable and community inspired Powderhorn event; but
this year also marks the fair’s 25th Anniversary. We’ve
come to this milestone by support from thousands of
amazing artists, vendors, volunteers and loyal attendees
over the years.
The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
(PPNA) is fortunate to have an on-going partnership
with the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB);
an enthusiastic supporter and partner of this event.
Each year, we’re lucky to host the fair in one of the most
picturesque parks in Minneapolis.
In my first year as the Executive Director for PPNA, it’s
been easy to see that a key reason for the event’s success
comes from the contributions of the planning committee.
I’m especially appreciative of Dixie Treichel, the fair’s
Artistic Director, who in her fourteen years of supporting
this event continues to help curate a memorable arts
experience.
As I think about the importance and power that art has in
creating a sense of place in our communities, it’s my belief
that the power of the arts will also play a role in how we
reveal, discuss and heal many of the social, political and
economic problems of our time.
On behalf of the staff and boards of PPNA & MPRB;
welcome to the 25th Anniversary Powderhorn Art Fair.
Tabitha Montgomery is the Executive Director of the
Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association.
...the power of the arts will also
play a role in how we reveal,
discuss and heal many of the
social, political and economic
problems of our time.
The Neighborhood Perspective
Photo by Heidi Marie Photography
Tabitha Montgomery, Executive Director, Powderhorn Park
Neighborhood Association
Proudly celebrating the 25th Anniversary of
the Powderhorn Art Fair.
Proceeds from the Fair help
fund community park programs.
A PLACE TO LIVE AND THRIVE
The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
(PPNA) seeks to support and strengthen the
Powderhorn Park community and enable it to
continue to be a diverse, vibrant, family-oriented
neighborhood.
www.ppna.org
We are
building
blocks.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
and Powderhorn artist and resident Gaea Dill-D’AscolI
present: “Rethink trash as a topography of place”
Saturday, August 6
InJuly,Dill-D’AscoliandagroupofPowderhornyouthworkedtogether
onamixed-medialandscapeproject.Thisresidencywaspartofaseries
ofworkshopsinMinneapolisParksthatofferedlocalartiststhechance
to interpret the theme of “landscape” as inspired by “Seeing Nature:
Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection,”
on view at Mia through September 18. Check out their artwork
and try your hand at creating your own mixed-media landscape.
www.artsmia.org
Find us on Facebook
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Find us on Twitter
@powderhornart
Saturday and
Sunday
Bagriy Creative
Studios will have
a canvas, easel, oil
paints, brushes,
and other painting
essentials to have
interested individuals
add their creative
work to a collective
canvas. Every
individual imagines
the end result
differently so what
they paint adds to the final vision of the piece. This produces a
painting that contains the collective vision of many individuals.
Bagriy Creative Studios’ mission is to help people consciously
live life knowing that their actions affect humanities’ story.
They believe that Contributism will spark the subconscious
mind into living a more sustainable and conscious life.
HANDS ON ART MAKING
Bagriy Creative Studios:
Contributism

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By Liz Kraus,
Recreation Supervisor, Powderhorn Park
I
’d like to extend a warm welcome
to all of you visiting Powderhorn
Park for this year’s Powderhorn
Art Fair. This event is truly amazing!
Whether this
is your first
time or you
have been
here many
times, you’ll find that the event is al-
ways fresh and new, with many excit-
ing artists displaying their creations
and food vendors that represent all
corners of the world.
While thousands of people enjoy this
event every year, it has traditionally
produced a lot of waste that we have
started to think about differently. A
major commitment that we’ve made,
as event organizers, is to work to-
wards becoming a truly green event.
As our ability to compost and recycle
more items evolves within our com-
munities, so will the ability at our
events.
Last year, we composted or recycled
about 70-80% more waste than the
previous year.To put this in perspec­
tive, that’s the equivalent of roughly
seven green trash dumpsters that
remained empty, due to participants
taking the time to dispose of items
p r o p e r l y.
That’s quite
impressive!
We’d like to
continue on
our quest, so as you enjoy the Art
Fair, please join us in our efforts by
disposing of compostable and recy-
clable materials into appropriate con-
tainers located throughout the park.
Powderhorn Art Fair: A Green Event
Submitted Photos
The Powderhorn Art Fair works hard at keeping it green, providing fresh tap water, composting, and recycling.
Recycling,
Compost and Trash
Where am I supposed
to put my garbage?
Look for the green flags.
There will be five strategi-
cally placed waste stations
positioned throughout the
event. Each waste station
includes a 10 x 10 tent,
green flag marker, waste
stations banners, and three
types of waste receptacles
(organic waste, recyclable
waste and trash waste).
Volunteers will be at each
waste station assisting and
educating art fair goers
about the proper way to
dispose of their waste.
Our volunteers have been
known to dig down deep
and remove compost from gar-
bage, but every year our audience
gets better at the garbage separation.
We are proud to be a green event.
“Please join us in our efforts by disposing of compostable/recyclable
materials into appropriate containers located throughout the park.”
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The Powderhorn Art Fair sends a special
thanks to all of this year’s volunteers for
their supportive contributions.
We couldn’t do it without you!
To get involved and volunteer this year or in
the future email:
volunteers@powderhornartfair.org
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