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Good Ideas: Artists in Storefronts: Call for artists, collaborators, and participants

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:34:01 -0500

Good Ideas: Artists in Storefronts: Call for artists, collaborators, and participants:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Joan Vorderbruggen
612.205.8516
info@artistsinstorefronts.com

Whittier Artists in Storefronts: Call for artists, collaborators, and participants

Whittier Artists in Storefronts launches second exhibit beginning July 21 and running through…

NEWS RELEASE: Art takes over Twin Cities vacant buildings

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:36:17 -0500

goodworkgroup:

We’re incredibly excited to be working with Artists in Storefronts on this community-building project that will showcase some of the Twin Cities’ most innovative artists and ideas.

Whittier Artists in Storefronts asks: What if vacant buildings and facades became exhibition spaces for public art? What if the public could engage with art in new ways? What if blighted neighborhoods became destination spaces?

This is a first-of-its-kind project in the Twin Cities.

Check it out!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Artists in Storefronts project turns blighted streets and storefronts into spaces for public art

More than 20 artists will use Whittier storefronts, sidewalks, building facades, and more to create interactive, walkable exhibits open to everyone

April 5, 2012 (Minneapolis)—Murals. Yarn bombs. Photography. Sculpture. Library stands. Video projects….Artworks of all kinds will be on display beginning Friday, April 27, in vacant or underused storefronts and on street corners and building facades along the Eat Street commercial corridor, thanks to the efforts of a pilot project by Artists in Storefronts.

The brainchild of writer, artist, and award-winning storefront designer Joan Vorderbruggen, the Artists in Storefronts project works with neighborhood organizations, artists, and local businesses in an effort to promote creativity, revitalize local economies, and provide everyone with equal, open access to art.

The recession and foreclosure crisis have not only created abandoned homes throughout the Twin Cities, but left neighborhoods dotted with empty, beleaguered buildings. Vorderbruggen sees public art as an opportunity to revitalize these neighborhoods and engage the community in new ways.

“I was really inspired by Wing Young Huie’s University Avenue project last year,” says Vorderbruggen. “And I started imagining an entire city block in a declining business area as this urban walking gallery, something everyone could participate in that would also help the community. And I thought, why not start it here in Whittier, in my own backyard?”

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Good Ideas: NEWS RELEASE: New Twin Cities project aims to bring sustainable food to everyone

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:02:00 -0500

Good Ideas: NEWS RELEASE: New Twin Cities project aims to bring sustainable food to everyone:

goodworkgroup:

New project aims to make sustainable food more accessible in the Twin Cities

Harvest Moon Backyard Farmers are building urban gardens and promoting hands-on agricultural education in an ongoing effort to bring sustainable food to low-income homeowners and vulnerable neighbors

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Works Progress Happy Hour

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:56:17 -0600

Works Progress Happy Hour:

goodworkgroup:

I’ll be there Friday! Stop in to say “hello”!

weworkhere:

This & Every Friday!

To celebrate our new home in the Robert’s Shoes building at Lake & Chicago, we’re hosting a weekly happy hour on Fridays from 3 to 6pm. Stop by anytime for a cup of coffee, tea, wine or beer. Learn what we’ve been up to, relax, brainstorm or share your…

Good Ideas: A Public Thing makes GOOD

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:54:18 -0600

Good Ideas: A Public Thing makes GOOD:

colinkloecker:

goodworkgroup:

A couple of months ago we posted about a super-exciting project, A Public Thing, an open space for public conversations in-person, in print, and online. It’s on ongoing community-engagement and publication project Good Work Group is helping to organize with the folks at Works…

A PUBLIC THING needs your vote!

Good Ideas: A village for Rover owners

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:32:24 -0600

Good Ideas: A village for Rover owners :

goodworkgroup:

We’re a little late on this, but we just yesterday discovered via Twitter RovernightNetwork, an online community of dog owners willing to watch one another’s pets during overnight trips.

RovernightNetwork has communities in Chicago and here in the Twin Cities. From their website:

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Good Ideas: Co-working for Good: We get new digs!

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:54:55 -0600

Good Ideas: Co-working for Good: We get new digs!:

goodworkgroup:

We’re excited about lots of new changes in 2012: We’re working on a new web site for Good Work Group; starting our Good Workshops for small businesses and organizations; meeting with fantastic new clients about proposals and ideas for content strategy, social engagement, and outreach;…

Good Ideas: Cool event alert: Where we'll be tomorrow

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:22:02 -0600

Good Ideas: Cool event alert: Where we'll be tomorrow :

goodworkgroup:

At Good Work Group, we believe the Twin Cities are bursting with smart, passionate people who can learn a lot from one another. Just today, for example, while we were hanging out at Peace Coffee chatting with our clients E-Democracy, we met a web/app developer focused on community…

Good Ideas: In Powderhorn Park and beyond, underground bakeries are on the rise

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:04:59 -0600

Good Ideas: In Powderhorn Park and beyond, underground bakeries are on the rise:

goodworkgroup:

Recently, we’ve noticed a handful of cool shops and businesses finding a birthplace in unique locations, including people’s homes. Different than “pop-up” shops that use revolving retail spaces, these new shops rely on invite-only sales or single-day sales that invite customers into unique…

Good Ideas: 'A Public Thing' sparks conversations and community in the Twin Cities and beyond

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:00:00 -0600

Good Ideas: 'A Public Thing' sparks conversations and community in the Twin Cities and beyond:

samglover:

goodworkgroup:

Good Work Group is incredibly excited to be involved with A Public Thing, an ongoing space for conversations and inspiration in-person, in print, and online.

Here’s a little bit about the project, a collaboration with Works Progress, Sarah Peters, Good Work Group, Sam Gould…

This looks like it was awesome. I’m totally bummed I missed it.

Our new Tumblr: Good Ideas

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:29:23 -0600

Our new Tumblr: Good Ideas:

Friends! Follow me and my company’s new Tumblr, Good Ideas. We’ll be talking about innovators and organizations in the Twin Cities and around the world who are using storytelling, cause campaigns, creative ideas, community building, and social engagement to help change the world.

The people of Occupy Wall Street: The other 99 percent #ows

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:51:56 -0500

The people of Occupy Wall Street: The other 99 percent #ows

The people of Occupy Wall Street: “The 99 percent”...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:12:28 -0500

The people of Occupy Wall Street: “The 99 percent” #OWS

Laura Fuchs; 26; Teacher; Washington, D.C.

“Wall Street has been interfering with my classroom, so I am going to interfere with Wall Street. They’re privatizing a system and profiting from it at the same time. They require testing from private companies, and then they charge for text books and data for their specific testing methods. The privatization of education is hurting everyone.”

The People of Occupy Wall Street: “The 99 percent”...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:07:15 -0500

The People of Occupy Wall Street: “The 99 percent” #ows

Bill Skowronksi; 65; retired school principal

“I want to show these kids who are here, the kids who started this, that people my age think what they’re doing is extremely important. Every decision every politician makes is based on campaign contributions. That’s what they care about. And with the changes in laws, corporations have a bigger vote than ever. And until we get that money out of politics, nothing else matters.”

The people of Occupy Wall Street: “The other 99...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:01:00 -0500

The people of Occupy Wall Street: “The other 99 percent” #ows

Dave Anderson; Fairfax, Virginia; Government worker for 30 years

“I came here because there’s a sense that we need to engage. The political process is not responsive to the 99 percent of America. I felt like we needed to come down here and let people know it’s about time we’re all heard and we’re all part of the process.”

The people of Occupy Wall Street: “The other 99...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:47:00 -0500

The people of Occupy Wall Street: “The other 99 percent” #ows

Azzurra Cox; 26; NYC; Books editor

“I just wanted to support this…It’s about time something happened. I’m less about the whole ‘peace and love’ thing. I’m here because I think that as long as there’s a tie between government and corporations, there’s not going to be a fundamental shift. It will always be a government by and for corporations.”

Occupy Wall Street: “The other 99 percent” Who: The...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:45:00 -0500

Occupy Wall Street: “The other 99 percent”

Who: The Granny Brigade. #OWS #OccupyWallStreet

Occupy Wall Street: “The other 99 percent.”...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:39:00 -0500

Occupy Wall Street: “The other 99 percent.” #OccupyWallSt

Don Scott; 48; Massachusetts; software consultant

“There are lots of messages here, but I think there’s one real message: Corporations and rich individuals have far too much influence in American politics. Citizens United needs to be overturned; there needs to be complete campaign finance reform…

I came here today because I believe these two issues are more important than anything else: Repeal Citizens United and enact campaign finance reform. People with the most money are infringing on everyone else’s freedom. That has to change. And it has to happen now.”

The people of Occupy Wall Street: “The other 99...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:18:00 -0500

The people of Occupy Wall Street: “The other 99 percent”

Left: Kathleen Dellinger; New Jersey; unemployed teacher

“I was a teacher in the New Jersey school system for 16 years; now I’m losing my pension and jobs are going quickly. I’m here because I hope people’s eyes start opening up and things start to change—people stop taking from those who are struggling…

Even when I was working, I worked two or three jobs just to get by, just to take care of my kids and pay my car insurance. Now my daughter is in college. She was studying to be a teacher. But she changed her major…look how far it got me?”

Right: Maureen Perdue; New Jersey; unemployed teacher

”I was laid off in June after working for the schools for 10 years. I’m looking for something more. I’m looking for my semblance of the American dream…But now, I’m 45, and I’m thinking about leaving the U.S. to look for it…”

“Greed separates us” #OccupyWallSt.

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:11:13 -0500

“Greed separates us” #OccupyWallSt.