Mainspring is thrilled to announce the Mainspring Arty Block Party, a celebration of the new Mainspring Community Mural by artist Jacqueline VanRavenhorst with live music by Humbird. The Arty Block Party will happen on Saturday, September 20th from 4 - 8 pm at Mainspring; this event is free and open to all.
The Mainspring Arty Block Party will feature a variety of arty festivities, including the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new mural, live music from Humbird, all-levels yoga flow, art vendors, family friendly art activities, food truck, cash bar, and more!
ABOUT THE MAINSPRING COMMUNITY MURAL
Funded through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Mainspring Community Mural has been a community-led public art project engaging Houston Country residents through the design process to create a mural on the steeple of Mainspring.
VanRavenhorst has been gathering feedback from community members at various events and will incorporate community feedback into the design of the mural itself. In August, VanRavenhorst will outline the mural design on MDF boards, and invite community members to join her in painting the mural over the course of a week. VanRavenhorst will then finalize overpainting, touch-ups, and sealing of mural before the mural is installed on the steeple prior to the Arty Block Party.
ABOUT HUMBIRD
What better way to celebrate than with the enthusiastic return of Humbird and their third full-length album, "Right On" -- a radical ethos in this soap-box age, and an effort worth turning up the amps for, resulting in the project's most electric, playful, mettled record yet.
Siri Undlin (the songwriter behind the moniker) and her collaborators producer Shane Leonard and regular contributors Pat Keen (bass, synth, percussion) and Pete Quirsfeld (drums and percussion) put forth a mischievously kind offering in "Right On": a whole heap of songs that are unafraid to bask in the perfectly ordinary and also excruciating possibility that sometimes we're right, often we're wrong, but no matter what, music can meet us where we're at and keep us company along the way.
ABOUT JACQUELINE VANRAVENHORST
Jacque VanRavenhorst is a multidisciplinary artist and marketing professional based in Caledonia, Minnesota. With a foundation in fine art painting and digital design from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, she divides her energy between personal artistic practice and devoted arts advocacy. A co-founder of Artspire La Crosse and former Pump House Regional Arts Center volunteer, Jacque has found great fulfillment in being an active member of her region's artistic community through public art projects, educational programming, group and solo exhibitions, mural projects and more. Her work in photography and painting explores themes of influence, though her true passion lies in creating opportunities for growth and connection for other artists. Currently working with the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council and Lanesboro Arts, she serves on the Great River Folk Festival planning committee and Mainspring board while balancing her roles as artist, marketing professional, and mother.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
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