Light Grey Black Friday

Mark your calendars for November 29th- December 2nd! It's Black Friday, one of the most feared and exhilarating unofficial holidays, and we thought we could use this weekend to host a giant art sale and our annual Light Grey fundraiser!

We are happy to announce that we will be having Light Grey Black Friday, a four day art sale and event, featuring hundreds of exhibition archival prints, limited edition books and decks, paper toys, and more all for a discounted price. These are works from our past exhibitions including Night of the Exquisite Corpse, The Light Grey Tarot, Station Zero, Girls: Fact + Fiction, In Place, and more. These projects are near and dear to our heart, and we would love to share them with all of you.



You can check out all of the details for the sale on the fundraiser event page here.

The event will take place here at Light Grey Art Lab
Friday, November 29th from 10am-7pm
Saturday, November 30th, from 10am-7pm
Sunday, December 1st, from 12pm-5pm

Cyber Monday, December 2nd ON THE LIGHT GREY SHOP!



This event is not just a large sale, but our Light Grey Fundraiser. All proceeds from this event will go towards future exhibitions, collaborative printed projects, classroom materials, and printing costs. Every purchase goes towards making these projects and large scale collaborations happen. We appreciate all of your support and participation.



About Light Grey Art Lab: Light Grey Art Lab is a gallery, classroom, and event space located in Minneapolis, MN. Run by a small team of artists, Light Grey holds new monthly exhibitions featuring up to 150 artist each month, published collaborative projects, weekly podcasts, lectures, classes, workshops, traveling workshops, and more. Our goal is to bring together all types of creatives for learning, collaboration, and creation.

In Place Opening Reception!

From the peaks of the world’s tallest mountains to underwater limestone caves, imagined islands and extravagant gardens to the thousands of temples lined up across the land, Light Grey Art Lab’s newest exhibition features illustrations of the most sublime, intimate, and experiential places on earth. In Place includes work by fifty concept artists and illustrators who have taken on these wondrous and mysterious lands, making work about the places that inspire us to create and yearn for the unknown.

Come get lost in the Bavarian Forest, the imaginary island of Thule, and the unexplored terrain of the Chiang Mai Jungle. Explore some of the most hidden, surprising, and awe-inspiring landscapes in the world.

Not only is there 50 pieces amazing, large scale work by concept artists and illustrators with clients like Disney, Pixar, Nickelodeon, Blizzard Entertainment and more, but there's also an amazing companion book that collects all the work into one beautiful package, which will be debuting at the reception!

The opening reception is Friday, August 23rd, 7 PM - 10 PM. Join us for art, music, food and drinks. This will be the first time the limited edition book will be available to the public, so make sure to pick one up for $25! It's filled with every amazing piece from the show, as well as a foreword by Arctic explorer and author, Lonnie Dupre.

Check out In Place: Wish You Were Here on our store for more information or to pre-order. The book is available for $25 and will be available to ship / pick up on August 23rd.

See a preview of the book and list of perticipating artists here!

RSVP via the Facebook event page!

Remember, the opening reception is Friday, August 23rd from 7-10 PM! We're located on the corner of Stevens Ave and 26th Street. Street parking is available on Stevens, 26th and 1st Ave.

See you there!

IN PLACE : Pre-Order Available!

The front cover - with artwork by the very talented, Erik Krenz

We just received the very first copy of the In Place book and IT IS GORGEOUS!
Thanks to everyone that was involved in making this happen!

In coordination with the In Place: Wish You Were Here Exhibition (Opening on August 23rd) we have created a stunning 80 page, perfect-bound, limited edition art book. Each one is signed and numbered - and absolutely incredible.

Here is a link to the pre-order if you're interested in checking it out!
The book is $25 and features the work of 50 international illustrators, visual development artists, and creatives came together for this project - where wide-format style illustrations span the pages alongside stories of each exotic location's cultural nuances, historical highlights and folkloric stories.


Inside the front cover you'll see a map containing each of the locations


Grove of Fetters by JB Casacop

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We have been working like crazy over the last couple months, pouring over places, working with artists, and finally getting everything together and after long hours of research, writing, revision and design! One of our objectives with this project was to show the beauty of the spaces and places around us. Considering that we have been huge advocates of connecting artists from all ends of the Earth - it was only natural that we spend some time bringing a project to life that allows us to discover and explore some of the most exotic and interesting spaces!

Our second objective was to not just show the beauty of each place, but really share information about them that you might not know: the hidden bits of information that have been buried by time!


Omoide Yokocho by Kali Ciesemier

We had the pleasure of working with Award Winning Arctic Explorer, Lonnie Dupre, known for his expeditions through Greenland via dogsled and his participation in two National Geographic documentaries (among many other honors) for the forward of the book -- he creates an inspiring introduction to a book that aims to bring out the explorer in all of us.


Northridge Mall by Andres Guzman

"From mountain peaks to lost islands at the bottom of the sea, In Place is a collection of artwork that delves into many of the most significant, sublime, and unbelievable places on Earth. Featuring the work of fifty contemporary illustrators, designers, and creatives, this collaborative project aims to create a greater understanding of the places we live in and dream of." --- From the front cover

We are in the midst of planning some fantastic get-togethers in honor of the publication of In Place!
Put these dates on your calendars!

August 23
In Place Exhibition Opening Reception
Light Grey Art Lab
118 E. 26th Street #101
Minneapolis MN 55404
7 - 10pm

August 24
In Place Book Mixer & Release Party
at Verdant Tea!
12 - 3pm (join us for delicious teas, book signing, meet the artists / editors / designers. 1pm casual Q&A and panel disucussion)

August 30
Join us for Mike Yamada and Victoria Ying
(Two contributing artists for the In Place exhibiton)
Artist Lecture at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Large Auditorium
7pm

then

All Artists Meet & Greet
Co-sponsored by Light Grey Art Lab & SooVac
Join us at Glam Doll Donuts for a creatives get-together!
Say hello to artists of all disciplines from the Twin Cities Area!
Bring your business cards & get ready for a fun night of sweets!
8:30 - 10:30pm

September 14
Book Release and Panel on Collaborative Printed Projects
at Boneshaker Books
1-2pm



Forword by Lonnie Dupre

Featuring the work of:

Andres Guzman
Andrew Whyte
Angela An
Anna Bron
Anna Craig
Casey Crisenbery
Chie Boyd
Courtney Billadeau
Elyse Holmes
Erik Krenz
Federico Piatti
Genevieve FT
Gigi D.G.
JB Casacop
Jeff Johnson
Jesse Tise
Josie Portillo
Joy Ang
Juan Carlos Barquet
Kali Ciesemier
Kelly Bastow
Kim Smith
Kyle Scott
Lara Paulussen
Lauren Airriess
Leonard Peng
Leslie Hung
Maike Plenzke
Manuel Kilger
Michael Gunder
Mike Yamada
Phoenix Chan
Sage Einarsen
Sam Bosma
Sarah Marino
Séléna Picque
Sherwin Abesamis
Sidharth Chaturvedi
Silver Saaremäel
Uwe Hiedschöetter
Vero Navarro
Victor Maury
Victor Mosquera
Victoria Maderna
Victoria Ying
Lindsay Nohl - Design & Artwork
Victoria Nohl - Editor
Jenny Bookler - Editor
Chris Hajny - Editor
Francesca Buchko - Artwork & Editor
Lonnie Dupre - Forword

*** IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PRE-ORDERING the IN PLACE Limited Edition Art Book, we will be shipping after August 23rd.
Individuals placing orders will reserve a copy to be shipped after the In Place opening reception on August 23rd. A limited quantity will be reserved for the opening reception as well. Orders are filled on a first-come-first-served basis and because quantities are limited, all orders placed through this pre-order are guaranteed to be available.

Questions? Please email us at hello@lightgreyartlab.com