2017
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Tilling the Past - Photographs by Hilma Ljung
Tilling the Past - Photographs by Hilma Ljung July 15-October 20, 2017 Hilma Ljung lived on a farm in the small Swedish town of Svalöv. From 1908-1922, she used a 4 x 5 view camera to beautifully... Read more » -
A to Zåäö: Exploring ASI’s Collection
A to Zåäö: Exploring ASI’s Collection The ASI welcomes Tara Sweeney and Nate Christopherson, a St. Paul-based mother and son creative team, who will illustrate a series of 29 objects from our... Read more » -
Still Life: Karin Broos Exhibition
Still Life: Karin Broos Exhibition Saturday, July 15 – Sunday, October 29, 2017 The Still Life: Karin Broos solo exhibition of large-scale paintings at the American Swedish Institute is the U.S.... Read more » -
Light Grey Art Lab – Iceland’s Huldufólk
Light Grey Art Lab – Iceland’s Huldufólk Minneapolis’ Light Grey Art Lab’s Huldufólk exhibition celebrates the hidden folk, trolls and fairies, and the faces in the rocks, pools, smoking earth and... Read more » -
Arts North
Arts North - Selections from the 22nd Annual, Arts in Harmony-Arts North-Show, the 2017 International Juried Art Traveling Exhibition The Arts North exhibition on display at the American Swedish... Read more » -
The Weather Diaries
Exhibition – On View Through Sunday, July 2, 2017 Read the MinnPost Artscape article by Pamela Espeland about The Weather Diaires -
Innovation In Tradition: Exploring Swedish Folk Costumes
Swedish Folkdräkter, or folk costumes, traditionally worn by rural peasants, over time developed distinct regional styles. -
Tangled Roots – ASI Staff Art Exhibition
Members of the multi-talented ASI Staff offer their own artistic interpretations of the 2017 theme Migration, Identity and Belonging. Works represent mediums including photographs, sculpture,... Read more » -
Swede Hollow
"Swede Hollow" is a ravine on the east side of St. Paul, Minnesota. Today, it is like a haunting former industrial site overtaken by nature with a bike path running through it. -
The Stories They Told
Flat plane figure carving, capturing many folkloric personalities in wood, is a Nordic art medium embodying a range of social, societal and cultural narratives. The Stories They Told is an exhibition... Read more »