Meet at Mia: Open Studios

Drop into our open studios for adults and create your own artwork inspired by something in Mia’s collection, a special exhibition, or just the changing seasons! No art experience necessary; all materials provided.

Looking for more to do? Check out the Meet at Mia home page.

Upcoming Themes

October 3 Making Sense
Celebrate the extraordinary gift of Mia’s new “Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection,” which includes more than two hundred Buddhist ritual objects created in Tibet between the 1300s and early 1900s. Activate your six senses–including the mind–through a demonstration of Tibetan butter sculpture, tours of the Shrine, and more. Amazing Momo food truck joins us from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

October 17 Pioneers of Change
This Hispanic Heritage Month, join Mia to celebrate the countless contributions of the Hispanic community in Minnesota. Enjoy a meal from our food truck partner, El Burrito Mercado, then play with food in an open studio. Listen to DJ queenDuin spin Latine tunes before you take a self-guided tour.

Art Making Cheeto Painting with Alondra M. Garza, 5-8:30 p.m.
“Hot Cheetos are one of the best snacks and they have represented the Latine culture in The States, especially for Mexican Americans. In pop culture and social media, a certain look has been picked up as the “Hot Cheeto Girl.”
This is to make fun of or label Latinas and black women as excessive, hyper-feminine, from the hood, and feisty. We can proudly be like that but we are also so much more. I am using Hot Cheetos as an art medium to create images that show Latinas’ authenticity. With this I am empowering the stereotype and honoring Latinas.” – Alondra M. Garza. See Garza’s Hot Cheeto series here.
Food Truck El Burrito Mercado, 6-8 p.m.
Music DJ queenDuin, 5-9 p.m.
Self-Guided Tour Hispanic Heritage at Mia

December 12 In Vivid Color
Helen Frankenthaler, a master of Abstract Expressionism, was born on this day in 1928. Celebrate what would be her 96th birthday with an open studio led by Sarah Nicole. Much like Frankenthaler’s lyrical works, Sarah Nicole uses an intuitive approach to let her paintings bloom into an otherworldly, dreamlike aura. DJ Diane Miller provides the soundtrack for the evening.

Art Making with Sarah Nicole, 5-8:30 p.m.
Music DJ Diane Miller, 5-9 p.m.
Guided Tour Celebrating the Season, 6 p.m.