ArtStart

ReUsing and Reimagining our world : ArtStart is an award-winning, non-profit MN arts organization dedicated to providing quality arts education for children and adults.
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    • Artist Residencies
    • Birthday Parties
    • Super Scrappers
    • Camps for Teens
    • Summer Immersion
    • Winter Art Camp
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    • Poets and Artists Series
    • Children’s Eco-Arts Festival
    • Childrens Concert
    • Fundraiser
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Artist residency

Artist Residencies

The ArtStart roster of artists for our 2012 summer programming includes both artists and arts educators who represent diverse cultural backgrounds... 
From the Caribbean to Japan

Summer Immersion Arts Camp

Summer 2012 brings a wealth of ArtStart programming in the arts for youth ages 4-12 years.   For over twenty years ArtStart artists... 
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Art and Creativity Camps for Teens

ArtStart’s Art and Creativity Camps for Teens are geared for youth who want to explore their imagination through a variety of art media and... 
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Fundraiser

ArtStart Seeks Funding for ArtLife Many of us have memories of the first time we held a crayon or created a painting; some may even have saved a special... 
april 12 2012

Poets and Artists

Thursday, April 12 2012 Readings begin at 7:00 p.m. Social Hour to Follow Readings by Philip S. Bryant Stompin’ at The Grand Terrace: A Jazz... 
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Scrapmobile

ArtStart’s Scrapmobile Community Workshops bring fabulous, funky materials from ArtStart’s ArtScraps Materials Reuse Center to your site... 
Childrens EcoArts Festival 2012

Children’s EcoArts Festival

April 28, 2012 Schedule Harriet Island Grounds and Pavilion, Saint Paul, MN Schedule 11:30        Hands-on... 
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Lucy Van Pelt

Artist Tacoumba Aiken with his statue of Lucy. Lucy’s new home is at ArtStart where she is providing fabulous artistic advise!  
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Super Scrapper Saturdays for Kids

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s Super Scrapper! Sign up for a Super Scrapper workshop today and let your imagination soar with fun projects... 
  • Programs

    • Summer Immersion Arts Camp

      Summer Passport to the Islands! From the Caribbean to Japan. July 9-13 & 16-20 2012. Summer 2012 we are off to explore the Caribbean Islands and Japan! Youth learn about the many unique art forms of these two diverse cultures through music, art, dance and drama.

    • Artist Residencies

      The ArtStart roster of artists for our 2012 summer programming includes both artists and arts educators who represent diverse cultural backgrounds and art forms. All have a deep commitment to the arts and nurturing each person’s creative artist withi...

    • Art and Creativity Camps for Teens

      ArtStart's Art and Creatvity Camps for Teens are geared for youth who want to explore their imagination through a variety of art media and gain new skills in making art. Designed to inspire creativity, these classes encourage you to think outside of the box, see people and things with new eyes, and explore a variety of ideas and media through the arts.

    • Super Scrapper Saturdays for Kids

      It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s Super Scrapper! Sign up for a Super Scrapper workshop today and let your imagination soar with fun projects that reuse all sorts of creative materials. You can register for one or all. If you attend all six cl...

    • Birthday Parties

      Birthday Fun Begins at Artstart's Artscraps! If you want a creative, fun, memorable, rather trouble-free, birthday party-then try an ArtScraps Birthday Party. Two hour party includes scrap invitations, the art project and a party favor bag for all pa...

  • Upcoming Events

    • Poetry contest

      RIVER WRITING ArtStart hosted its first ever River Writing Poetry contest in conjunction with the Children's EcoArts Festival thanks to poet Margaret Hasse, who served as the project facilitator and Joyce Sutphen who judged the entries. A special than...

    • Poets and Artists

      Thursday, April 12 2012 7:00-8:30 p.m. Refreshments served. Event is free and open to the public. Reading by Philip S. Bryant, Stompin’ at The Grand Terrace: A Jazz Memoir in Verse (Blueroad Press) and Kathryn Kysar, Pretend the World (Holy Cow! Press) A reception follows at 8 p.m. for the poets, their books, and artist Jes Lee Shimek whose work is on display at the Gallery.

    • Children's EcoArts Festival

      Saturday April 28, 2012 11:30-5:00 p.m. Harriet Island Grounds and Pavilion, St. Paul, Minnesota A FREE Family Festival The 5th Annual Children's EcoArts Festival is an event that educates and inspires the next generation of stewards for our earth through the arts. Focusing on healthy waters as the origin of all life, this festival honors the many facets of diversity, from bio-diversity to cultural diversity.

    • Fundraiser

      Many of us have memories of the first time we held a crayon or created a painting; some may even have saved a special art work framed by a proud parent and given a special place in the home. Wonderful, deep memories of art making that are in our bones.

    • Childrens Concert

      Sunday, March 25, 2012 2:00 p.m. Pre-concert Art Activities 3:00 p.m. Concert performance Each year artists of ArtStart collaborate with musicians of the Saint Paul Civic Symphony to perform a free interactive concert for families with children of all ages. A highlight of the year for ArtStart artists, the Children’s Concert includes pre-concert art and dance activities that are incorporated into the live performance of the music.

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