About us
About us

Avivo ArtWorks is

a program within Avivo’s Community Support Program (CSP), which supports artists living with mental illness as they create art, build community, and reduce stigma. ArtWorks programming is founded on the principles of arts access, recovery, and social justice.

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Artist Portfolios

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Shows

Check out our member’s recent and upcoming shows.

Shows
Shows

Newsletter and Calendar

Check out our newsletter and calendar to get the most up-to-date news on what’s going on in our studio and with our members. Read by clicking the link below and subscribe by filling out the form at the bottom of the page!

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View fullsize We did ice tie dye this week for the first time in the studio. Instead of soaking the shirts, we put dye powder on top of ice and let the dye do its work over time. The shirts were just hung up and look incredible.
View fullsize A new piece called “Niagara Falls” from Gary R. Melquist made in the studio!
View fullsize This week’s featured artist is JM Christianson, who painted this picture within a picture with acrylic paint at our art studio.
View fullsize October new works and Wednesday clay day works-in-progress at the ArtWorks studio!
View fullsize A collaborative doodle that’s slowly been making rounds around members and staff at ArtWorks for a few weeks now.
View fullsize This week’s featured artist is Renee Lillian. The first piece is called “My Favorite Meadow” and the second is “Southern Minnesota.”
View fullsize You still have about two weeks to visit Kata’s solo show at Franklin library and the group show at Hardtimes Cafe! Scroll through for some pictures, but they don’t do justice to how nice these look in person, so drop on by.
View fullsize This week’s featured artist is Phil Hathaway. Phil was especially excited to share his pieces that can be viewed from multiple different angles for a unique viewing experience. All of these are untitled. If you want to see more, check out Phi
View fullsize We’ve added four new artists to the portfolio section on our website since we last posted about it here! Visit avivoartworks.org and navigate to the portfolios to see more. While you’re there, check out our newest newsletters to see what
View fullsize ArtWorks members are now showing work at two new locations! You can see works from member Kata at @hclib’s Franklin location located at 1314 E Franklin Avenue and works from 13 artist-members at @hardtimescafempls at 1821 Riverside Ave. Art w