Family Day: Fall Into Color
Mark the changing seasons with Mia this October! Design your own patterns with artist Tia Keobounpheng, whose exhibition, “Revealing Threads,” is on view now through October 29. Experiment with unique color combinations in a painting workshop led by local Ojibwe artist and educator James Autio, and get inspired by “The Lyrical Artwork of Jim Denomie,” on view through March 24. Enjoy a selection of Spanish-language short films from the MSP Film Society’s Cine Latino festival, and join an interactive story theatre production of the book ‘Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress’ with Children’s Theatre Company. Explore fall colors on a gallery hunt of Mia’s vast collection of art.
About Tia Keobounpheng
Keobounpheng is a designer/maker and artist living and working in North Minneapolis. She is a recipient of the 2017 and 2020 MN State Arts Board’s Artist Initiative Grant, 2018 McKnight Foundation’s Next Step Fund, and 2022 MN State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grant. Her work has been shown at the American Swedish Institute, in Minneapolis; the Finlandia University Gallery, in Hancock, Michigan; the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul; and the Anderson Center, in Red Wing, Minnesota. Her laser-cut jewelry has been sold by design retailers across the country for over a decade.
About James D. Autio
James D. Autio is a Twin Cities visual artist, poet and educator. Autio’s writing has appeared in Texas Review, Conduit, Yellow Medicine Review, North American Review, Drunken Boat, Ditch, Poemeleon, and many other journals. His paintings, photographs, woodblock prints, and charcoal drawings have appeared in shows at All My Relations Arts, Intermedia Arts, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Owámni Falling Water Festival, MN Landscape Arboretum, MN State Fair, Ames Center, Gallery 333, and Mudluk Pottery.
Autio began as a painter and explored numerous other media before turning primarily to poetry. His literary work was strongly influenced by his experience and perspective as a visual artist. Later, he returned to visual art without giving up his daily writing routine. The newer visual work includes portraits, animals, Ojibwe spirit entities, and experimentation with mixed media. Autio enjoys daily walks around Minneapolis neighborhoods, and often alongside the river and lakes. He always has his camera on hand to capture interesting moments and scenes.
James D. Autio is a recipient of fellowships from Hamline University and the Vermont Studio Center, and awards for his art, poetry, essays, and short plays. James is an enrolled member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe. See James D. Autio’s artwork on his website.
MSP Film Society Cine Latino Shorts: Lineup
Desert Lights, directed by Katherina Harder Sacre, Chile, 2022, 15 min
El Moño, directed by Luis Fernando Puente & Lizde Arias, United States, 2022, 8 min
La Calesita, directed by Augusto Schillaci, Argentina, Argentina, 2022, 10 min
Phonos, directed by Gabriela Badillo, Mexico, 2021, 9 min
The Dance, directed by Pedro Pablo Vega Reyes, Colombia, 2021, 15 min
The Luggage Room, directed by Daniela Cuenca, Spain, 2021, 7 min
With a Wool Ball, directed by Belén Ricardes, Argentina, 2022, 5 min
Mamá, directed by Bryan Angarita, Canada, 2022, 15 min
About Children’s Theatre Company
Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed theatre for young people and serves a multigenerational audience. It creates theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire 250,000 people annually. CTC is the only theatre focused on young audiences to win the coveted Tony Award® for regional theatre and is the only theatre in Minnesota to receive three Tony® nominations (for its production of A Year with Frog and Toad). CTC is committed to creating world-class productions at the highest level and to developing new works, more than 200 to date, dramatically changing the canon of work for young audiences. Learn more about ‘Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress’ at childrenstheatre.org/morris
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