Art Exhibit
“The Fruits of My Mother’s Labor” Exhibit Opening
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to join us for the opening of Pa Houa Her's exhibit "The Fruits of My Mother's Labor" Friday, February 22nd, 2019, 6-8pm The artist: Pao Houa Her was born in 1980 in Laos and was raised in Saint Paul, MN. She currently lives in Lino Lakes, MN a […]
Immigrant Communities, Stories, and the Power of Art
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United Statesa conversation featuring Pao Houa Her and Mohamud Mumin in conjunction with Pao's photography exhibit THE FRUITS OF MY MOTHER'S LABOR Saturday, March 2, 2019, 1PM These photographs on folded newsprint, taken in and around Pao's parents' East Side home, examine the fruits of the dreams and desires they communicated to their children. As a […]
Opening Event: Why Treaties Matter
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSunday, March 24, 2019, 2pm This exhibit, developed by the Minnesota Humanities Center, explores the complicated history of treaty negotiations, agreements, and violations here in Minnesota. The East Side Freedom Library is pleased to host this exhibit and organize a series of public events in relationship to it from late March to late April, in […]
The Work of the Karen Weavers’ Circle
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, November 9, 2019, 3 - 6PM The Karen Weavers' Circle was created by women who wanted to revive, maintain, and pass on traditional weaving. They weave together weekly and teach their folk art to youth in St. Paul and Roseville public schools. This exhibition will showcase traditional pieces and demonstrate the weaving process. Pieces […]
Being Hmong: Exhibit Opening and Dialogue
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSunday, December 8, 2019, 1-3pm Please join us at the Freedom Library for our BEING HMONG exhibit opening and talk with artists about creating spaces where being Hmong can be explored through personal stories and created artwork. All ages are welcome and encouraged to join. This event is free and open to the public. Mark […]
Courthouse Art Project: Update & Input
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesMonday, December 16, 2019, 7pm We are in the midst of a period in which historical monuments, markers, and murals have become focal points of community discussions across the country. These conversations have come to the fore in Saint Paul, and the City and County governments requested that RCHS lead an effort to add new […]
Who Decides Who is Hmong?: A Conversation
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSunday, December 28th, 1-3pm Join the artists of the "Being Hmong" exhibit in a conversation about the complexities and tensions of "being Hmong" in the United States. Who decides who is Hmong? Who decides what it means to be Hmong? What roles do racism and the power structure of the dominant society play? What are […]
Kazoku No Tame Ni: Exhibition and Book Launch/Day of Remembrance Event
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 1-3pm Exhibit will be on view: February 22 – March 31, 2020 Please join us for a Day of Remembrance event marking the 78th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 and the release and exhibition of John Matsunaga’s photobook, Kazoku No Tame Ni (“For the Sake of the Family”).This book addresses John’s […]
“An Unprovoked, Aggressive and Most Savage War” The Seizure of Indigenous Lands
Maps are essential to how historical narratives are told. Traditional cartographic conventions either erase the territorial holdings of Indigenous nations or superimpose the boundaries of modern American states over the historical maps, making the presence of the United States seem like an inevitability. This series of eight anticolonial maps seeks to complicate discussion […]
Solidarity Street Gallery
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY brings together a diverse group of artists to the East Side of St. Paul to express their feelings on racial justice and equity. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis this summer and the global COVID-19 pandemic, the SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY seeks to build meaningful connections between […]
Solidarity Street Gallery
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY brings together a diverse group of artists to the East Side of St. Paul to express their feelings on racial justice and equity. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis this summer and the global COVID-19 pandemic, the SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY seeks to build meaningful connections between […]
Solidarity Street Gallery
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY brings together a diverse group of artists to the East Side of St. Paul to express their feelings on racial justice and equity. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis this summer and the global COVID-19 pandemic, the SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY seeks to build meaningful connections between […]
Solidarity Street Gallery 2021
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY is a three-day art and cultural festival at the East Side Freedom Library and various locations along Payne Avenue, held this year September 23-25. All are invited and encouraged to participate. It aims to bring together artists, performers, poets, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and the local community for important conversations about justice […]
Solidarity Street Gallery 2021
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY is a three-day art and cultural festival at the East Side Freedom Library and various locations along Payne Avenue, held this year September 23-25. All are invited and encouraged to participate. It aims to bring together artists, performers, poets, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and the local community for important conversations about justice […]
Solidarity Street Gallery 2021
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY is a three-day art and cultural festival at the East Side Freedom Library and various locations along Payne Avenue, held this year September 23-25. All are invited and encouraged to participate. It aims to bring together artists, performers, poets, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and the local community for important conversations about justice […]
Body Response: Artists and the Civil Disobedience Movement in Myanmar
The East Side Freedom Library and FD13 invite you to Body Response: Artists and the Civil Disobedience Movement in Myanmar, a performance and discussion with artists Chaw Ei Thein and Moe Satt. Register here to join the event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL's Facebook page. In February 2021, the military seized […]
Art and Activism: A Conversation Between Keith Christensen and Mike Alewitz
Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will receive the link to join. Since our founding in 2014, the East Side Freedom Library has centered art as a means of story-telling, education, and building solidarity. We have long been inspired by the work of Mike Alewitz and Keith Christensen, two visual […]
Faces of Solidarity
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the Minnesota Polish Medical Society invite you to visit the Faces of Solidarity photography and oral history exhibit, with community panel discussions to come. The exhibit opening is on Saturday, September 10, 3-6pm at ESFL and will be on display at the Library through Sunday, October 9. Solidarity ("Solidarnosc") […]
The Garment Solidarity Performance and Conversation with Artist Rachel Breen
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesRegister for this in-person event To expand on the ideas behind her Solidarity Banners art installation at the East Side Freedom Library, Rachel Breen convenes a team of sewists in a performance on the grounds of the Library. Their activities will express solidarity with garment workers around the world by sewing the common clothing of […]
Nitil-Tzakal: Pop-Up Exhibit with Anton Vázquez
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesREGISTER HERE. This event is free and open to the public, with registration encouraged. . Nitil-Tzakal is an expression in Maya Tzotzil that refers to the act of connecting and interweaving experiences. For indigenous Maya Tzotzil artist Anton Vázquez, "nitil-tzakal" represents the ethos that grounds his work. Like a spiderweb or a loom, Vázquez's art […]