Midway Contemporary Art Explained

Midway Contemporary Art
Founder:	John Rasmussen John Ballinger
Status:	Nonprofit
Focus:	Arts
Location:	1509 Marshall St NE Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coords:	45.0031°N -93.2709°W
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Midway Contemporary Art is a non-profit arts organization located in the Sheridan neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Both its gallery and research library are free and open to the public.

History

Midway Contemporary Art was founded in January 2001 by John Ballinger and John Rasmussen. Part of its mission is to promote emerging and underrepresented artists.^[1] Rasmussen is the current Executive Director.

Originally located in Saint Paul's Midway neighborhood, the gallery moved to the Marcy Homes neighborhood in January 2006.^[2] Midway Contemporary started the Midway Contemporary Art Library in 2007.^[3] The gallery hosts five exhibitions during the year in addition to film screenings and lectures.

Midway Contemporary Art is funded through public and private foundations, individuals, and governmental support. The organization also hosts two annual fundraiser events.^[4] During the annual Monster Drawing Rally fundraiser, dozens of local artists gather to produce live drawings which are sold upon completion.^[5]

Curator Chris Sharp of Mexico City-based project space Lulu named Midway Contemporary among his inspirations, citing its consistent quality and contributions to the local and international scenes.^[6]

Selected exhibitions

• Nick Mauss: Perforations, September 16 - November 5, 2011^[7]
• Its chiming in Normaltown, Sue Tompkins, September 7-October 20, 2012^{[8] [9]}
• Exploring Compositional Epistemologies, January 16 - February 14, 2015^[10]
• Can’t Reach Me There, July 30 – October 3, 2015^[11]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Cooper. Ashton. Sutton. Benjamin. Midway Contemporary's NADA Booth Is a White Jeans Store. Blouin Art Info. December 5, 2013.
2. News: Ballinger. John. Midway Contemporary Art relocates to Northeast Minneapolis this January. MN Artists. December 13, 2005.
3. Web site: About the Library. Midway Contemporary Art. September 10, 2015.
4. News: Hunn. Sarrita. Midway Contemporary Art. Temporary Art Review. November 29, 2012.
5. Web site: Stulen. Scott. It's Time for a Monster Drawing Rally (Again). Walker Art Center. January 10, 2014.
6. 5 questions to Chris Sharp who co-runs "Lulu" in Mexico City. Spike Art. 26 May 2015.
7. News: Donaldson. Scott. Nick Mauss: Perforations. City Pages. September 14, 2011. September 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016210747/http://www.citypages.com/calendar/nick-mauss-perforations-6753720. October 16, 2015. dead.
8. News: Regan. Sheila. Sue Tompkins: It's Chiming in Normaltown. City Pages. September 5, 2012. September 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151018072331/http://www.citypages.com/calendar/sue-tompkins-its-chiming-in-normaltown-6763078. October 18, 2015. dead.
9. News: Regan. Sheila. Sue Tompkins explores wordplay at Midway Contemporary Art. City Pages. September 14, 2012.
10. News: Abbe. Mary. Big words and noise to star in Minneapolis gallery show. Star Tribune. January 13, 2015.
11. News: 'Can't Reach Me There' at Midway Contemporary Art. ARTnews. August 31, 2015.