The Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (or NEMAA ) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of working artists and allies based in Northeast Minneapolis , in the U.S. state of Minnesota .
6-464: Founded by a small collective of artists in 1995, today NEMAA has more than 1,000 members including artists, students, community friends, non-profit organizations, art galleries, and business members. NEMAA's most visible event is Art-A-Whirl, the largest annual open artist studio tour in the U.S., held since 1996. During the event artists open their studios to the public, and other performing, visual and educational groups have special art events all around
12-476: A consensus -driven and egalitarian basis. A commune or intentional community , which may also be known as a "collective household", is a group of people who live together in some kind of dwelling or residence, or in some other arrangement (e.g., sharing land). Collective households may be organized for a specific purpose (e.g., relating to business, parenting , or some other shared interest). Artist collectives , including musical collectives , are typically
18-463: A collection of individuals with similar interests in producing and documenting art as a group. These groups can range in size from a few people to thousands of members. The style of art produced can have vast differences. Motivations can be for a common cause or individually motivated purposes. Some collectives are simply people who enjoy painting with someone else and have no other goals or motivations for forming their collective. A worker cooperative
24-514: A common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an economic benefit or saving, though they can be. The term "collective" is sometimes used to describe a species as a whole—for example, the human collective. For political purposes, a collective is defined by decentralized, or "majority-rules" decision-making styles. Collectives are sometimes characterised by attempts to share and exercise political and social power and to make decisions on
30-500: The neighborhoods of Northeast. In 2017, more than 600 artists in 50 locations participated. NEMAA publishes an annual Artist Directory and Guide, a year-round guide for visitors to Northeast Minneapolis, Art-A-Whirl, and other arts happenings. Since 2019, NEMAA also produces the NEMAA 10x10 online member art show and fundraiser. In addition, NEMAA promotes members, artists, and events year-round, including monthly open studio events. NEMAA
36-646: Was instrumental in establishing the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District in 2003, with the Mississippi River on the west, Broadway Street on the south, Central Avenue on the east, and 27th Avenue on the north. This article about a United States arts organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Collective A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest or work together to achieve
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