Programs

Mia in the Community

Community Events and Programs

Conducted in collaboration with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Art in the Park provides free art programs for youth and community in the Minneapolis parks.
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Mia artists joined the fun on the frozen lake.

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Watch highlights from summer 2020&#8217;s pandemic version of Art in the Park.
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Students explored the basic elements of art by creating a painting using a basketball backboard as a canvas. This 5-day class was inspired by artworks in the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s collection and was taught by Twin Cities aerosol art pioneer Peyton Scott Russell.
Presented in partnership with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

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We honored the importance of water in our lives with the help of Spirit Lake Dakota artist Marlena Myles. Student artists created posters using stencils, drawing inspiration from artworks found at Mia and from water itself.

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Art in the Park 2025

Come make art with us! Mia provides free art activities for all ages at these Minneapolis park events. Join us to celebrate the warm weather and try our various art projects.
<h2>June Events</h2>
June 10 Bottineau Park, 6 p.m. (2000 2nd St NE) 
June 11 MLK Rec Center, 6 p.m. (4055 Nicollet Ave S) 
June 12 North Commons Park, 6 p.m. (1801 James Ave N) 
June 17 Luxton Park, 4 p.m. (112 Williams Ave SE) 
June 18 Bohanon Park, 6 p.m. (4859 Bryant Ave N) 
June 25 Bohanon Park, 6 p.m. (4859 Bryant Ave N)
<h2>July Events</h2>
July 2 Bohanon Park, 6 p.m. (4859 Bryant Ave N) 
July 8 Hiawatha School Park, 6 p.m. (4305 42nd St) 
July 9 Bohanon Park, 6 p.m. (4859 Bryant Ave N) 
July 10 Whittier Park, 5:30 p.m. (1801 Stevens Ave) 
July 14 Waite Park, 6 p.m. (1810 34th Ave NE) 
July 16 Pershing Recreation Center, 6 p.m. (3523 W 48th St) 
July 23 Bohanon Park, 6 p.m. (4859 Bryant Ave N) 
July 24 Lyndale Park Gardens, 5 p.m. (1300 W 42nd St) 
July 25 Longfellow Park, 6 p.m. (3435 36th Ave S) 
July 30 Bohanon Park, 6 p.m. (4859 Bryant Ave N) 
July 31 Phelps Park, 6 p.m. (701 39th St E)
<h2>August Events</h2>
August 4 Linden Hills Park, 7 p.m. (3100 W 43rd St) 
August 7 Logan Park, 6 p.m. (690 13th Ave NE) 
August 7 Lynnhurst Park, 3 p.m. (1345 Minnehaha Pkwy) 
August 8 Lake Hiawatha Park, 5 p.m. (2701 E 44th St) 
August 9 North Commons Park, Noon (1801 James Ave N) 
August 16 Minnehaha Falls Park, time TBD (4801 S Minnehaha Drive) 
August 20 Bryant Square Park, 6:30 p.m. (3101 Bryant Ave S) 
August 20 Folwell Park, 6 p.m. (1615 Dowling Ave N) 
August 26 Jackson Square Park, 6 p.m. (2212 Jackson St NE)
<h2>Fall Events</h2>
September 20 Van Cleve Park, 11 a.m. (901 15th Ave SE) 
October 11 Water Works Park, 11 a.m. (333 S 1st St)

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Community Events and Programs

Current Programs

Art in the Park 2025

Past Programs

Lake Harriet Kite Festival, 2023

Art in the Park 2020

The Crossover: Basketball + Art, 2017

Water Is Life posters, 2017