Twin Cities
Takevover Events
Join the movement for equality and inclusion in the arts
The Twin Cities Takeover is the Guerrilla Girls’ largest collaboration with a community to date, and it was bananas. From January – March 2016, people attended events at big museums, small galleries and other locales—from free and teen-friendly events and exhibitions to performances and parties around town.
As “artists in residence,” the Guerrilla Girls made various appearances around the metro area the weeks of January 18 and February 29, culminating with a performance at the State Theatre on March 5. Some of the scheduled events they attended are marked 
below.
With the Takeover events completed, you can still get in touch with your inner Guerrilla Girl by visiting their exhibition at the Walker, open now until the end of the year.
Past Events
An Exhibition of the Collective Creativity by Women at the Schmidt
March 11, 2016 - April 1, 2016
Schmidt Artist Lofts, Landmark Gallery
Women living and doing art at the Schmidt Artist Lofts come together to celebrate Women’s History month in March with an exhibition and event inspired by the Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover.
The How and the Why
March 10, 2016 - March 20, 2016
New Century Theatre
Theatre Unbound and the Hennepin Theatre Trust bring the area premiere of this sharp new play about science, family and survival of the fittest.
KFAI Radio Takeover on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2016
KFAI Radio
Celebrate International Women’s Day with special broadcasting on KFAI, providing opportunities for women’s and girls’ voices to be heard on the airwaves.
Opening Reception for Immigration Integration
March 6, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center
Celebrate the exhibition with Norwegian music, a talk about International Women’s Day, and an artist talk by exhibiting artist Leila Rastegar.
Immigration Integration
March 6, 2016 - April 9, 2016
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center
An art exhibition and conversation exploring women’s identity and culture featuring the works of Arna Rennan and Leila Rastegar.
Guerrilla Girls Talk Out At the Twin Cities Take Over
March 5, 2016 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
State Theatre
Get ready for a wild night with the fiercest feminists this side of the urban jungle. These pioneers of anonymous art activism will talk 30 years of art warfare and their tireless quest to build a better world armed with facts, humor and fake fur. With a special acoustic performance from Chastity Brown.
Robyne Robinson in Conversation with Nancy Robinson
March 5, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Instinct Gallery
Reception for The Second Sex
March 5, 2016 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Gamut Gallery
Join us for a reception to celebrate The Second Sex at Gamut Gallery.
2016 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
March 5, 2016 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Minneapolis Central Library
Did you know that notable women artists are inadequately represented on Wikipedia and that less than 13% of editors identify as women? Join us to address Wikipedia’s gender gap.
This Is My Day Job
March 5, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
In front of the Wedge Co-Op
Artist-made coffee and tea, available for barter. Participants must make a drawing with provided art supplies, and the artist, Julia Caston, will decide if their creation merits a beverage.
GIRL Theatre presents Into the Red
March 4, 2016 @ 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater
A special encore of an original piece exploring the complex challenges and virtues of growing up as a young woman.
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater Celebrates the Guerrilla Girls
March 4, 2016 @ 10:00 pm - March 5, 2016 @ 12:00 am
Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater
Keep the party going at this late-night celebration of the Guerrilla Girls’ week in the Twin Cities.
Performance at the Gallery curated by Laurie Van Wieren
March 4, 2016 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Soo Visual Arts Center
A special performance curated by Laurie Van Wieren featuring Hijack, April Sellers, Parker Stuart, Deborah Jinza Thayer, and Laurie Van Wieren.
WARM GUERRILLAS, Feminist Vision pARTy
March 4, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Grain Belt Bottling House
Music, Dancing, Drinks and hot topics! Get your GRRRR on!
Opening Reception for Sus Voces
March 4, 2016 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Highpoint Center for Printmaking
A reception to celebrate the exhibition Sus Voces: Women Printmakers from Mexico.
Guerrilla Girls Youth Dialogue
March 4, 2016 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Intermedia Arts
Youth Leadership Council members at Intermedia Arts will facilitate a discussion among youth artists in the gallery framed by the exhibition Hands Up, Don’t Shoot – HER and the themes of race, gender, equity, and social justice.
Reception for I AM: exploring identity through the self-portrait
March 4, 2016 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Southern Theater
A reception for Altered Esthetics’ exhibition at at The Southern Theater.
I AM: exploring identity through the self-portrait
March 4, 2016 - April 5, 2016
The Southern Theater
An exhibition from Altered Aesthetics at The Southern Theater.
Local Video
March 3, 2016 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Minneapolis Television Network
See some local video made by women artists, then go have a drink at Tattersall with local women artists.
Self/Concept: Reception and Panel Discussion
March 3, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Sara Suppan, exhibition curator and MCAD Guerrilla Girl intern, will join Megan Johnston, an original instigator of the Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover and executive director of the Rochester Art Center, and other invited artists to discuss understandings of selfhood in light of race and gender issues.
Sara Ludy
March 3, 2016 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Public Functionary
FD13 residency for the arts and Public Functionary present Sara Ludy, is a Los Angeles based multi-media artist and musician, at this exhibition/performance.
Opening Reception: Dissent
March 3, 2016 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Concordia Gallery
An opening reception for Ruthann Godollei’s Dissent exhibition.
Estrogen: A Love Story or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
March 3, 2016 @ 5:00 am - 9:00 pm
Solar Arts Building
Local female artists do their interpretation of “Dropping the Estrogen Bomb” by the Guerrilla Girls. Live music, painting, installation, fun radical thought provoking shenanigans.
Girls to the Front: Celebrating Women’s Music through Karaoke
March 2, 2016 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Third Place Gallery
Celebrate the Guerilla Girls with us and adopt your own alter-ego in an evening of karaoke featuring female-fronted and feminist bands.
Guerrilla Girls Panel Discussion
March 2, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Weisman Art Museum
The Guerrilla Girls have been asking emerging artists across the country: what makes you angry? This multi-generational panel will delve into the related topic of the role your status plays in your art practice.
Reception: Reconfiguring Casta
March 2, 2016 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Christensen Gallery at Augsburg College
Celebrate the opening of this site-specific installation by Maria Cristina Tavera.
Artist Talk and Panel Discussion
March 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Artistry
A discussion with artists from the exhibition Sinew: Female Native Artists of the Twin Cities, curated by Dyani White Hawk Polk.
Wanted! A Wish List from the Greenline Community
March 1, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - March 3, 2016 @ 7:00 pm
Concordia Printmaking Studio
“As a member of the Green Line community, what wish do you have for your community or neighborhood?” Ruthann Godollei leads this community art project exploring the ideas, needs, and wants of a healthy neighborhood.
The Second Sex
March 1, 2016 - March 19, 2016
Gamut Gallery
An invitational group exhibition curated by Genie Castro, Juleana Enright and Jade Patrick that explores the imbalance imposed by the secondary designation that patriarchy places on women.
Shop Minneapolis celebrates local women artists
February 29, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Shop Minneapolis at Minneapolis Visitor Information on Nicollet
A reception to celebrate Shop Minneapolis’ women artists, featuring their locally made and inspired artisan products that will be available for a special Leap Day discount of 29 percent off during the event, and a special appearance by the Guerrilla Girls for facts, humor and photos.
Two Poster Parade
February 29, 2016 - March 5, 2016
Along Hennepin Avenue
Inspired by the first two plain black & white posters the Guerrilla Girls posted up and down the streets of SoHo and the East Village in New York City in April of 1985, artist Mary Jane Mansfield brings you her Two Poster Parade!
Tcheu Siong: Spirit Works
February 29, 2016 - April 1, 2016
Concordia Gallery
Originally inspired by traditional Hmong quilting, Tcheu Siong’s practice has become a very personal and contemporary expression.
Made Here Storefront Windows
February 29, 2016 - March 6, 2016
Along Hennepin Avenue
The Made Here windowfronts, created by youth from all over the Twin Cities, are revealed! Get inspired, angered, and motivated with these works by young artists.
Hennepin Avenue Takeover
February 29, 2016 - March 5, 2016
Along Hennepin Avenue
The Guerrilla Girls bring their messages to Hennepin Avenue and the downtown Minneapolis Cultural District. Come to Hennepin Avenue and be surprised!
Dissent by Ruthann Godollei
February 29, 2016 - April 1, 2016
Concordia Gallery
Art installation featuring work by artist Ruthann Godollei, whose work primarily in printmaking media explores the dynamics of power.
Reconfiguring Casta by Maria Cristina Tavera
February 29, 2016 - March 31, 2016
Christensen Gallery at Augsburg College
This site-specific installation of work combines prints and paintings addressing the social concept of race and the issue of socio-racial classifications.
Opening Reception: Art of Stitch and Hitch
February 27, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Art at 801 Gallery
Celebrate the exhibition Art of Stitch and Hitch at the Art at 801 Gallery.
Art of Stitch and Hitch
February 27, 2016 - June 4, 2016
Art at 801 Gallery
Featuring Janet Groenert, who uses recyclable materials to create giant flowers and bear rugs; Gail Baar, who designs abstract quilts inspired by music; and the embroidery artist group Mermaid Clit Collective.
Fake Fur, Real Message
February 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Grain Belt Bottling House
You’re invited to create art in conjunction with the exhibition WARM GUERRILLAS, Feminist Visions.
WARM GUERRILLAS, Feminist Visions
February 26, 2016 - March 12, 2016
Grain Belt Bottling House
The exhibit will feature the work of the original founding members of WARM , the Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota, established in 1973 along with selections from an open call for entries.
Basic Instinct 1:1
February 25, 2016 @ 8:00 pm - February 27, 2016 @ 9:30 pm
The White Page
An exact copy of the movie Basic Instinct, with all of the male parts omitted, staged as contemporary performance piece staring only the female characters.
Autour de La Fin Du Monde
February 13, 2016 - March 19, 2016
Soo Visual Arts Center
A multi-textural, site-specific installation by Amelia Biewald.
Self/Concept
February 12, 2016 - March 6, 2016
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Self/Concept brings together nine local artists who engage with personal identity as it may relate to race, gender, religion and class.
Sinew: Female Native Artists of the Twin Cities
February 12, 2016 - April 1, 2016
Artistry
Curated by Dyani White Hawk Polk
Look Again: Expanding Feminist Possibilities
February 8, 2016 - March 6, 2016
Groot Gallery at St. Olaf College
Ranging across several disciplines and reflecting an array of theoretical concerns, the exhibition rejects homogeneity and embraces the multiplicity of form and meaning that can be found in feminist art.
Film Screening: The F-Word
February 6, 2016 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Robert Adanto’s film explores radical “4th wave” feminist performance through interviews with a new generation of artists who use their bodies as subject matter.
Sus Voces: Women Printmakers from Mexico curated by Maria Cristina Tavera
February 5, 2016 - March 26, 2016
Highpoint Center for Printmaking
Curated by Maria Cristina Tavera, this exhibition features a variety of prints by nine artists living and working in Mexico
Public Reception: Happenstance
February 4, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - March 17, 2016 @ 9:00 pm
Traffic Zone Gallery at Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art
Celebrate the exhibition Happenstance: A Collection of Street Photographs.
Artist Reception: No Boys Allowed
January 30, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Kolman & Pryor Gallery
Celebrate the five women artists showcased in Kolman & Pryor Gallery’s exhibition, No Boys Allowed at this free artist reception.
Ellie Kingsbury: Self/ReSelf
January 30, 2016 - February 13, 2016
Vine Arts Center
An exploration of identity and how our online self can be very different from our real self.
No Boys Allowed
January 30, 2016 - March 12, 2016
Kolman & Pryor Gallery
Five women artists currently represented by Kolman & Pryor Gallery, who work in diverse media, are showcased in this special exhibition held in the gallery’s new “intimate space.”
Happenstance: A Collection of Street Photographs
January 29, 2016 - March 11, 2016
Traffic Zone Gallery at Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art
An exhibition of photographs by Martha Gabriela Driessen
Hands Up, Don’t Shoot (Her)
January 28, 2016 - April 16, 2016
Intermedia Arts
This exhibition , raises long-standing and uncomfortable questions about the value of the lives of black women (as well as what makes a woman) in a time and place where whole communities seem to be at war with their local police systems.
Hend Al-Mansour: Mihrab – Hermitage
January 25, 2016 - February 17, 2016
Concordia Gallery
Al-Mansour assembles spiritual objects inspired by certain women in a way that epitomize their divine relationship.
The Death of Feminism: Revelations from the Third Wave
January 24, 2016 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
This discussion will broach a number of hot topics and personal perspectives focused on how young people who identify as women navigate the art world today.
Reception for Unfiltered: Sue Coe and Nancy Robinson
January 23, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Instinct Gallery
Unfiltered: Sue Coe, Nancy Robinson, and the Guerrilla Girls
January 23, 2016 - March 13, 2016
Instinct Gallery
Art as Social Activism: An Intergenerational Conversation with the Guerrilla Girls and Amanda Curreri
January 22, 2016 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Rochester Art Center
Centering on common conceptual threads across their practices, Amanda Curreri and the Guerrilla Girls will consider visual strategies, how social justice and cultural topics inform their work, and invoking social activism as a methodology for engagement.
Receptions at MCAD
January 21, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
This kickoff celebrates Stepping Back, Looking Forward: Honoring Feminist Vision and Minnesota Mean: The Students Take Measure with live performances and a special concert at 8:30 pm.
Third Thursday: Art of Rebellion
January 21, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Explore rebellious artistic expression in many forms, including the Guerrilla Girls installation opening. Express yourself, speak your truth, and check out local art and music.
Opening Reception: Material Mythologies
January 21, 2016 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Minnesota Museum of American Art Project Space
Celebrate the exhibition of five American female artists from around the country, all of whom are working at the edge of contemporary craft and sculpture.
Twin Cities Takeover Kickoff
January 21, 2016 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Unnamed Venue
The Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover will launch January 21-22, 2016 with Kickoff events hosted by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Rochester Art Center, and Walker Art Center.
Target Free Thursday Night Opening Reception, Panel, and Art-Making
January 21, 2016 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Walker Art Center
Celebrate the opening of the Guerrilla Girls’ recently acquired poster archive in the exhibition Art at the Center: 75 Years of Walker Collections. Meet the Guerrilla Girls, listen to a panelist of activist art makers, and make some art of your own in the Art Lab.
Guerrilla Girls@MIA
January 21, 2016 - April 4, 2016
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Mia asked the Guerrilla Girls to evaluate our collection. The results were shocking! Discover the mysteries of Mia’s collection, through a furry mask filter.
Material Mythologies
January 21, 2016 - April 3, 2016
Minnesota Museum of American Art Project Space
Five innovative American female artists from around the country, all of whom are working at the edge of contemporary craft and sculpture.
Art at the Center: Guerrilla Girls
January 21, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Walker Art Center
See a selection of the Guerrilla Girls’ recently acquired archive of posters—Portfolio Compleat—in the exhibition Art at the Center: 75 Years of Walker Collections.
Minnesota Mean: The Students Take Measure
January 19, 2016 - March 6, 2016
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
For six weeks MCAD students take over the college’s main gallery, voicing concerns, raising hackles, and inciting a bevy of other rambunctious activities.
Stepping Back, Looking Forward: Honoring Feminist Vision
January 19, 2016 - February 7, 2016
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
This invitational exhibition highlights recent work by feminist artists who were active in the Twin Cities in the 1970s and ‘80s as well as artists who self-identify as “third-wave” feminists.
Happy and Angry: An Exhibition of Student Posters Inspired by the Guerrilla Girls
January 18, 2016 - March 12, 2016
Mezzanine Gallery, Visual Arts Building, St. Catherine University
Opening Reception: Hypervisible (Invisible)
January 14, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hopkins Center for the Arts
An opening reception to celebrate the exhibition, featuring work from Leslie Barlow, Patience Lekien, Amber Newman, and John Matsunaga.
Hypervisible (Invisible)
January 14, 2016 - February 14, 2016
Hopkins Center for the Arts
An exhibition of four artists who are creating work that advocates for critical engagement in the history of social and racial discourses that continue to plague American society today.
Guerrilla Girls Takeover: Teen Council Kickoff Meeting
September 26, 2015
Walker Art Center
Teen arts councils from around the Twin Cities meet to kick off the Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover.
