Local Artists • Diverse Voices • Fun & Funky Gifts • Social Change

Holiday Bazaar <Dump Wal-Mart! Skip the Mall of America!> Support our Local Artists this Holiday Season.

Date: 
Saturday, December 3, 2011 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday, December 4, 2011 12:00pm - 6:00pm

Come & Support our local Artists while you shop for Fun & Funky gifts in a comfortable & interesting atmosphere with Great food, networking & conversation. 2 day opening reception. Saturday night, Dec 3  6-10pm & Sunday day, Dec 4  12-6pm. Featuring paintings, prints & collage by Tammy Ortegon, Eileen Espinosa, Otha Jones, Barbara Thomas, Jessie Lawson & Rachel Rolseth. Photography & Polymer clay jewelry by Kim Buell. Mixed media works by Robin Getsug of Momento, Glass ornaments by Vicki Olson of 7 two 7 glass & figures of imagination by Brenna Busse. Plus, so much more art & gifts including, paintings, mixed media, photography, jewelry, unique ornaments, knitted scarves, hats & wrist warmers, mittens recycled from sweaters, locally crafted, natural soaps & body products, perfume oils, lavender filled sachets & pillows, Tagua jewelry from Colombia, Multi-Cultural greeting cards, Frida Kahlo inspired folk art, feminist t-shirts, rock & roll baby t-shirts by Pop Frocks Apparel, fairly traded chocolate & coffee.   https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=270356403008797

Hot Summer Art @ the 46th & Grand Block Party

Date: 
Sunday, August 14, 2011 12:00pm - 9:00pm


Come & Celebrate our 2nd Annual Block party on the Corner of 46th & Grand. Featuring the ColorWheel Gallery & our Amazing Neighbors! Cafe Ena will be outside selling Mexican Style Street food, Kings Wine Bar will have a stage featuring a variety of Live Local Music & will be grilling outside. Plus, Patisserie 46 will have their cart outside, scooping up the most heavenly, homemade ice cream around. The ColorWheel will be exhibiting "Hot Summer Art"! Celebrate with outside art demonstrations, colorful hair extensions, face painting & other surprises all day. Featuring Local Artists, Tammy Ortegon, Eileen Espinosa, Jessie Lawson, Jennifer Kunin, Lori Greene, Gloria Larsen, Charlotte Alvarez & Yilma Wouldemehen. Jewelry by Cheri Meyer, Novelty earrings by Ideal Jewels, Feather earrings by Zarmonia & many more. The ColorWheel also carries locally made, natural body products, Funky, Rock n Roll Baby T-shirts & Eco-friendly Feminist T-shirts. The gallery has an always changing art & gift selection, promoting diverse voices & social change.

"Fight like a Mother!"

Date: 
Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:00pm - 8:00pm

As it gets more difficult everyday to keep it all together. We Celebrate Mothers & the Creative ways Women have Preserved our Survival. Enjoy Art, Spoken word, Poetry & Song. Snack on Delicious food & visit with Interesting people.

As always, wealthy business men are handing out million dollar bonuses, while education & healthcare are being cut. Sports stadiums are being built, while thousands of children in Minneapolis schools sleep in shelters every night. Billions are spent to create & drop bombs on defenseless women & children all over this world, while people claim to be "pro-life". It makes us want to....

"FIGHT LIKE A MOTHER!“ Saturday  May 7th  2:00-8:00pm ColorWheel Gallery 319 W 46th St. (46th & Grand) #612 823 5693

Annual Art show at the ColorWheel celebrating Mothers expressing their hopes, fears, frustrations, joy, challenges, love & demands of motherhood thru visual art. painting, collage, t-shirts, mosiac, photography, sculpture, poetry, song & spoken word. (Performances at 4:00 & 6:00pm)

Tammy Ortegon, Stephanie Morris, Ayanna Muata, Lori Greene, Meg Serrano-Novak, Mandy Cox, Robin Getsug, Laura Bergren, Alison Love Unzelman, Rachel Orman, Gloria larsen, Leslie Weddell, Kelly Newcomer, Love Nyala, Tracine D. Asberry & Linda Breitag. Plus, Healthy & Artfully crafted food by Tracy Yue of "One Dish at A Time" (Photo 'Mama Forever' by Ayanna Muata)

LOVE, ART & CHOCOLATE!

Date: 
Sunday, February 13, 2011 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Enjoy Chocolatey Sweets, coffee & wine while you shop for your sweetie ♥ Plus, listen to live music by Frederick O'neal Thomas & Clark Adams. (selections from his newly released CD, with other classic love songs)Lots of Unique Art & Gifts created by Local Artists. Paintings by Tammy Ortegon, Eileen Espinosa, Nelson Diaz, Anita White, Katrina Knutson & Photography from Camaroon by Heather Smith-Dickerson. Plus, Jewelry, Natural body products, funky baby t-shirts, Feminist t-shirts & so much more. Fresh single Roses from Peterson's Flowers available for sale. Everything you need for Valentine's day & Remember Cafe Ena is right next door for a romantic meal after the show.
Also, Remember the ColorWheel Gallery will be collecting for "Days for Girls" My friends are sewing pads & creating feminine hygiene kits to send to girls around the world who can not attend school during the days of their period because of the lack of of these items. We will be collecting small soaps (hotel soaps are great) new underpants (size 5 & 6) large safety pins (diaper pins) drop them by anytime. Thank You!

About Tammy Ortegon

Local artist, Tammy Ortegon has exhibited her painting in art galleries, cultural centers & at community events thru out the twin cities. Her work is inspired by the people of the world & their stories. Her vision is to offer a unique perspective of how we see each other & start a dialogue among people that leads to communication, information & understanding.