excellent art - build community - creative service

FACILITIES
The Fallout Art Co-op is comprised of two buildings:
the Fallout Urban Art Center (2609 Stevens Ave S)
& FAI Art Coop / Studio Building (2601 2nd Ave S)

Fallout Urban Art Center: 2609 Stevens Ave S, Minneapolis
Gallery, Workshop & Performance Space: The Gallery and performance/workshop space is available for Co-op members to host their own individual shows and/or workshops.

The FAI Art Coop / Studio Building: 2601 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis
Art Studio Spaces: It is a beautifully, mostly restored turn of the century, exposed brick building. The space lends itself for a variety of spaces that are individual rooms as well as spaces with 12 foot ceilings and have 8 foot dividers (similar to an art college painting studio). These spaces are available for artists to have individual or shared studio spaces.

CREATIVE SERVICES (CS's)
Initiatives that serve the homeless, low-income, and urban youth. The heart of the CSI’s, including the Fallout Art Fest and Homeless youth benefit, is that artists are using their natural gifts while encouraging, bringing an awareness, benefiting, and serving those in need.

The Co-op will host and facilitate Events, Workshops, & Programs and/or be creating art that:
• Interact with homeless, low-income, and urban youth
• Help homeless, low-income, and urban youth artists create art work
• Provide art programs that typically are not available or not affordable
• Benefit by bringing awareness, interaction, and finances to related issues
• Create community within Co-op, artists at large, and the local community by facilitating

CSI: Examples
• Interactive art/food events at shelters
• Benefits for homeless youth
• Community mural that gets local residents and youth to participate
• After school programs for urban youth and families: foundational art classes, music, dance, creative movement, computer design
• Music CD project: homeless youth music, spoken word, and poetry
• Creating Art Pieces to be displayed and/or sold that help bring awareness to issues

 

ARTISTS WANTED!

Visual artists, painters,performers, print shop and darkroom (in progress), dance studio space available. contact Stephanie Johnson for info on pricing, availability: mssjohnson@yahoo.com

People: The Fallout Arts Initiative is made up of people who value the role art plays in our culture to inspire hope, challenge complacency and to enrich the lives of all people, not just those who can afford it. These artists balance their pursuit of art with the pursuit of intentionally benefiting those less fortunate in their own community with their creativity and kindness.

FAI Art Coop desires to be a friendly, noncompetitive, relational environment in which to do their work. Many of the participants have already worked collaboratively through the Fallout Urban Art Center, which has been in existence since 2001.

The Story: The Fallout Art Initiative is sponsored by the Source Community. Source has been committed to serving marginalized young people and the urban poor through programs involving art, outreach, mentoring, transitional housing, and training.

Source has been sponsoring Creative Service Initiatives (CSI's) since 1995. Drum & Easels @ local shelters, Homeless Youth Benefits @ Gus Luckies (E Lake Street), Gloria Dei Gatherings, FUSE Drug-free Rave Techno / Art events, YES Kids, as well as bringing interactive art to after school and detention center programs. Before the Fallout Urban Art Center Source sponsored the Dwelling Coffee Shop (1996-2000) and the FUSE outreach house (97-99).

Since 2001 the Fallout Urban Art Center, located just 1/2 block away from the areas premier arts college (MCAD) and the Mpls Art Institute. It is also located in the center of one of the most diverse parts of our city, has facilitated a Gallery, workshops, art openings, community art studio space, music shows, benefits, after school programs, and a skate ramp.

Many have been apart of events and know the name Fallout only connected with just the Urban Art Center. The Fallout Urban Art Center was the beginning of a larger vision.

The FAI Art Coop Studio Building (Old Jimmy Jingle Building 2601 2nd Ave S) was purchased in 2002 with the vision of studio space for an Art Coop. It is in an ideal location just one block east of the Fallout UAC. After the tenants moved out in 2004, renovations began to update HVAC, electrical, and plumbing. In 2005 the first Art Coop studio was moved in.

Source has had a vision to serve young adults, the art community, and the urban poor through the FAI since 1995. The CSI's and the Fallout UAC were the first pieces and when the FAI Art Coop & the FAI Art Coop/Studio Building became realities in 2005 the final piece was in place. As a result Source launched the FAI formally.

Pioneering: The vision of the FAI and the Art Coop have been part of the Fallout UAC for along time, but the reality is it is just being birthed and in its infant stages. This is something that is being pioneered as we have never heard of or seen an organization or coop run like this before. We need individuals that would have similar hearts and desire to be part of a start up community to help figure out how this can work. Along with some incredible art, lots of laughs, and serving the less fortunate we anticipate having to make adjustments as we go.

Future Financing: We hope that the FAI will be able to offer Coop Studio memberships and studio space scholarships as well as opportunities to have Creative Service Initiatives (CSI's) and other programs beyond what we are currently doing through volunteers financed through foundations and grants in the future. We believe the mission and vision of the Fallout Art Initiative is unique, powerful, and foundation friendly. Typically it takes time and energy to see the funds become a reality. This is part of what we need a core group to be a part of pioneering as well.

Interested In Hearing More? Again this is just being birthed, if any of this interests you please contact us at 612-462-3873.

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RESOURCES and PROGRAMS
To help assist and establish individuals with their goals in creating art, getting exposure, and becoming established (especially for low-income artists)

Resources and programs on:
• How to create a portfolio
• What grant money is available for artists and how to apply
• Host workshops that will bring in local established artist to help with art forms, establishing the individual artist, etc.
• Web Site for artist to have their work
• Art tools accessible: frame construction, print presses, kiln, dark room, light tables, etc…

ARTISTS WANTED!
Visual artists, painters,performers, print shop and darkroom (in progress), dance studio space available.

call us @ the Fallout: 612.462.3873
or email us @ falloutminneapolis@juno.com