Minneapolis, MN
New London artist Lisa Bergh the first to be highlighted at Minneapolis Institute of Art
MINNEAPOLIS
— In a 2,500-square-foot exhibit space within the halls of the
Minneapolis Institute of Art
, where masterpieces of human creation from throughout history come together, visitors will be able to enjoy the emotion, feel and color of Greater Minnesota. This is thanks to New London-based artist
Lisa Bergh
and the Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
“The (Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program) exhibition opportunity was a profoundly important experience for my ongoing artistic growth,” Bergh said in an email to the West Central Tribune. “I was given the resources and space to increase the scale and scope of my recent investigations into materiality, structure, light and shadow.”
Bergh’s exhibit, titled “Topography,” is on display in the U.S. Bank Gallery through Feb. 25, 2024.
Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune file photo
“The exhibit explores sense memory and the ephemeral experience of place,” Bergh said. “It is an ode to my sensual, aesthetic relationship to rural Minnesota.”
Bergh moved to New London from Milwaukee in 2005
with her husband, Andrew Nordin, and their young son. In 2009, the couple welcomed a daughter. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography and printmaking from the University of Arizona and a Master of Fine Arts in spatial arts from San Jose State University. She has worked continuously as an artist in addition to being an arts administrator, curator and educator.
“I will never stop refining and building on my ideas and skills,” Bergh said.
Bergh showcases that relationship with her home through abstract paintings and sculptures created from a unique medium. The paintings are created using pieces of brightly colored plastic sheeting that is cut, stitched and stretched together, while her sculptures use forms of plastic and vinyl.
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“I use the language of abstraction in my work. Some of the pieces start with a more literal idea of place, while the two-dimensional works and tapestries are less specific,” Bergh said. “I am always working to find the right balance of play between form, concept, intuition, intention, experience, surprise.”
The pieces attempt to capture the feel of the rural landscape with color and light. The oranges, pinks, blues and grays used in the pieces hearken back to the colors found in the environment from the blaze orange of a hunter’s vest to the grays of grain silos. The sculptural work in the exhibit tells the same story, but in a more three-dimensional way.
“It really calls forth these elements that we take for granted when you live in rural Minnesota,” said Nicole Soukup, assistant curator of contemporary art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. “Rural Minnesota is as vibrant a place, as constructed a place, as the Twin Cities. Instead of skyscrapers, there are corn silos; instead of parking lots, it’s soybeans.”
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Bergh was chosen by a jury of her peers to exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art through the Minnesota Artist program. The Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025, is open to all emerging and mid-career artists who live and work in Minnesota. The program provides each artist $13,500 to put on their show and can help them step up in their career.
“I am profoundly grateful to Mia for awarding me with an MAEP exhibition,” Bergh said.
It can be a big deal for young artists and art lovers across the state to see and experience art created by their neighbors and community members. Soukup herself remembers the first time she saw such an exhibit as a college student.
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“It was a revelatory experience,” Soukup said. “To see artists that look like me who had similar backgrounds. It is an important thing to do and see.”
The Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program also helps Mia showcase the vast array and diversity of the art that Minnesota has to offer, art that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the great masters of the past.
“There is also something about the caliber of art that has always existed, what we now call artwork, that always existed here from before colonization,” Soukup said.
As part of her exhibit, Bergh will be holding an artist’s talk at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Pillsbury Auditorium at the museum. The event is free, though reservations are needed so the museum knows how many people to expect, Soukup said. The museum will also be open following the talk, so visitors can go view the artwork.
“It is bright, colorful,” Soukup said. “Exactly what you want in the dead of winter.”
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For those who can’t attend the talk in person, it will be recorded and posted on the Minneapolis Institute of Art website.
Soukup urges people to come out and see Bergh’s exhibit, even if they do not have a background in art or color theory. Mia welcomes everyone to its galleries free of charge, and wants to spread the good that can come from viewing and experiencing art.
“You don’t need to understand deep art to enjoy Lisa’s show. You can simply enjoy the colors — and that is what it is about, painting with light,” Soukup said. “You don’t have to know anything about art to get something from an art museum. It is okay to just feel something in the moment and that is valid.”
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minneapolis City Council will vote on Thursday to bolster a 22-year-old ordinance that restricts police officers from helping ICE agents or taking part in federal immigration enforcement.
Minneapolis’ separation ordinance
The backstory:
The City of Minneapolis first passed its separation ordinance in 2003, following the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and ICE under the Bush administration. Cities across the country began passing laws, including Minneapolis and St. Paul, following suggestions from Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2002 that state and local authorities should act as conduits for federal immigration enforcement.
Among other requirements, Minneapolis’ separation ordinance forbids Minneapolis police from taking part in immigration enforcement or assisting ICE agents. It also prevents city employees from investigating an individual when the only law they’ve violated is being in the United States illegally. City employees are also restricted from inquiring about immigration status except when required to do so by law.
Big picture view:
This week, the council presented a revised version of the separation ordinance with tougher language intended to combat ICE, amid a targeted immigration operation ordered by President Trump focused on the Somali community. In recent weeks, ICE agents have been spotted across the Twin Cities, especially in predominately Somali areas. Just this week, an enforcement operation in Cedar-Riverside ended in a confrontation with ICE agents pepper spraying protesters. During that operation, city leaders say an American citizen was arrested by ICE agents, forcefully handcuffed, and hauled down to a detention center in Bloomington.
The current review of the separation ordinance was sparked by a federal raid in June on a Mexican restaurant that turned out to be a criminal investigation. The raid did, however, spark an anti-ICE protest and a heavy police response.
Minneapolis council considers changes
Local perspective:
The new ordinance declares the city will “vigorously oppose” any attempt to use city resources for immigration enforcement. The revised ordinance also codifies an executive order issued last week by Mayor Jacob Frey restricting ICE from staging operations in city-owned lots, parking lots or ramps.
There are exemptions that allow police to work with ICE or federal authorities for operations like criminal investigations. In those cases, the new ordinance requires police officials to prepare a report detailing the operation and explaining why the city took part and submit it to the mayor, the council, and the public. The ordinance also opposes the government’s practice of hiding the identity of federal agents, saying that working alongside anyone who lacks clear agency identification, who is masked, or conceals their identity or badges would be contrary to the values of the city and harmful to the trust and public safety of city residents.
Dig deeper:
Along with the separation ordinance, council also approved an additional $40,000 in funding for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota to support legal services for immigrants in Minneapolis. The law center helps immigrants detained by ICE, those seeking citizenship, and provides advice for those at risk of immigration enforcement.
What’s next:
The Minneapolis City Council will meet at 9:30 a.m. to vote on the separation ordinance and other measures on its calendar. The separation ordinance is Item 1 under the Committee of the Whole schedule titled “Employee authority in immigration matters ordinance: Title 2.” We will stream the meeting in the live player above.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Residents in Minneapolis and St. Paul are working hard to manage the aftermath of a recent snowstorm, with snow emergencies still in effect.
Snow removal efforts continue
What we know:
Crews and residents are actively clearing snow from streets and sidewalks.
Minneapolis residents must clear the entire width of city sidewalks within 24 hours to ensure accessibility.
Kevin Gilliam, a local homeowner, was seen snow-blowing his property to avoid dealing with hardened snow later.
“I couldn’t get to it last night when the snow stopped around 8 or 9 o’clock,” said Gilliam. “I wanted to make sure I got the snow up, so it didn’t kind of freeze hard on the bottom.”
Neighbors lend a helping hand
What they’re saying:
Richard Cushing helped his neighbor Robert Young, who recently moved to Minneapolis from Colorado, dig out his car.
Young was initially using a dust pan before Cushing offered a shovel.
“Three things you need for the winter in Minnesota: a good shovel, good tires, and a good neighbor,” said Young.
Cushing noticed Young’s struggle and decided to assist.
“I saw him trying to dig it out with a dust pan. And I thought, I have a shovel in my car, I can probably do better than that,” said Cushing.
“You use what you have. And that’s all I could find in the house. We just moved in here from Colorado, and it’s a totally different snow altogether. And the Colorado snow is light and fluffy, and you just kind of blow it off. This has got attitude. It’s going to hang around,” Young added.
What’s next:
Temperatures are expected to drop – which means cleaning up snow will become more difficult in the coming days.
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The Ell-Saline Cardinals were at home for the first time this season as they welcomed the Minneapolis Lions to Brookville to open up the Tri-County Classic. The Minneapolis lady Lions took the girls game 51-20 and Ell-Saline won the boys game 51-22.
GIRLS: MINNEAPOLIS 51, ELL-SALINE 20
It was a rough night for the Ell-Saline lady Cards as they struggled to get things going against a tough and physical lady Lions team. Ell-Saline would hang with Minneapolis for the first 4 minutes of the game and had a 5-2 to start the game. The lady Lions started to heat up as they would end the quarter on a 16-3 run and led 18-8 after the first.
The woes continued in the 2nd quarter for the lady Cards as they were held scoreless for the quarter and Minneapolis took a 35-8 lead into the locker room.
Ell-Saline tightened things up in the 2nd half after turning the ball over 21 times in the first half but the damage had already been done. The lady Lions would only outscore the lady Cards 16-12 in the final two quarter but would still coast to a 51-20 win.
Paisley Jensen led the way for the lady Cardinals in the loss as she ended the night with 7 points.
Baylee Randall-Hurt and Riley Robinson both finished with a game high 12 points for the lady Lions as they would dominate inside the paint.
Ell-Saline drops to 1-1 on the season and will continue the Tri-County Classic this Friday as they travel to Belleville to take on the the Republic County Lady Buffs. Minneapolis moves to 2-1 on the season and will take on Bennington Friday night in the Tri-County Classic.
CITY PLUMBING HEATING AND COOLING PLAYER OF THE GAME: Paisley Jensen (7 Points)
BOX SCORE
MINNEAPOLIS (2-1) –18 – 17 – 13 – 3 / 51
ELL-SALINE (1-1) – 8 – 0 – 9 – 3 / 20
Individual Scoring
Ell-Saline – Paisley Jensen 7, Bret Hecker 5, Aubrey Smith 3, Levaya Aulner/Marcella Garber 2, Genna Stetler 1.
Herington – Baylee Randall-Hurt/Riley Robinson 12, Addison Abell 8, McKenna Worlock/Sierra Cossart 4, Haylee Nichols/Addison Doering 3, Miley McClure/Atlee Smith 2, Sarai Auscherman 1.
BOYS: #3 ELL-SALINE 51, MINNEAPOLIS 22
In the night cap it was a completely different story for the Ell-Saline Cardinals as they raced out to a quick lead and never look back as they held the Minneapolis below 7 points in each of the 4 quarters.
The Cardinals actually got off to a slow start before turning it on in the first quarter, they still led after the 1st quarter 20-7.
Senior Reese Krone came alive in the 2nd quarter for the Cards as he would score 11 of his 15 in the period and Ell-Saline took a 36-11 lead into halftime.
Ell-Saline put things on cruise control in the 2nd half as none of the starters played at all in the 4th quarter and for most of the quarter it was JV players and the Cardinals still outscored the Lions 15-11 in the second half. Ell-Saline used a running clock in the 4th quarter to cruise to a 51-22 win.
Ell-Saline was led in scoring on the evening by Reese Krone who finished the night with a game high 15 points. Kas Kramer added 13 points for the Cardinals which included going 5 for 5 from the free throw line. Trey Williams dropped 12 including 2-3 pointers.
Owen Just who is standout scorer for Minneapolis was held to just a team high 8 points on the night as the Ell-Saline Cardinals defense would shut him down for the most part.
Ell-Saline moves to 2-0 on the season and will continue the Tri-County Classic this Friday as they travel to Belleville to take on the the #7 ranked team in 2A the Republic County Buffaloes. Minneapolis moves to 0-3 on the season and will take on Bennington Friday night in the Tri-County Classic.
CITY PLUMBING HEATING AND COOLING PLAYER OF THE GAME: Reese Krone (15 Points)
BOX SCORE
MINNEAPOLIS (0-3) –7 – 4 – 6 – 5 / 22
ELL-SALINE (2-0) – 20 – 16 – 12 – 3 / 51
Individual Scoring
Ell-Saline – Reese Krone 15, Kas Kramer 13, Trey Williams 12, Landon May/Collin Dent 4, Jaxsen Seed 3.
Herington – Owen Just 8, Max Helget 4, Aidan Hessman/Grant Rice/Oliver White/Kingston Deronnet 2, Tanner Norris/Ryan Lott 1.
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