Minnesota Artists

a hip market of handmade items

a series of radio segments about the physical/emotional/intellectual process of creating public art - tied to art in public space at KAXE’s studios - which will inspire and support local artists. Made possible by the arts and cultural heritage fund and the citizens of MN.

On Episode 40 of Northern Voices, Leah Lemm chats with artist, multicultural educator, and storyteller Wendy Savage. Wendy Savage is an enrolled member of the Fond du Lac Reservation, The Lake Superior Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. She received her BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and has been showing her art since 1978. Northern Voices can be heard on KAXE/KBXE and at KAXE.org

Leah Lemm brings us episode 39 of Northern Voices. For her conversation this week, Leah visits with Sam Zimmerman, an artist and author of the recent book Following My Spirit Home, published by Black Bears and Blueberries publishing. In their conversation, Sam tells the story that inspired one of his paintings, where as a child, his father tried to trick his grandmother to get out of berry picking. Click the player above to hear the whole story and learn more about Sam's art, what he learned from the pandemic, and what drew him home to the place of his family.

Host and fellow northlands explorer, Leah Lemm, returns with another installment of Northern Voices. For this chapter, Leah shares her conversation with artist Kent Estey at his place in Naytahwaush, Minnesota.

Kathy Dodge passed away surrounded by friends and family on March 19th, 2022 from ALS

Local business Frame Up in Grand Rapids is teaming up with artist Tom Page to raffle a painting of Bob Dylan - 100% of the proceeds benefit the GR High School Art Department

Local business Frame Up in Grand Rapids is teaming up with artist Tom Page to raffle a painting of Bob Dylan - 100% of the proceeds benefit the GR High School Art Department

...it's just so incredible, the matrix in nature...when I see a bird, I see the bird. I see the shape of it but at the same time I see the history and the…

I really hope people just take away a little bit more curiosity about thinking about their own self in relationship to their space and in relationship to…