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Photography Studio Setup for Small Spaces

Saturday 06 June

Saint Anthony - 10am - 3 Hours

Minneapolis Photography Group

Tom Archibald

Learn how to set up your home studio where space is limited. You'll learning lighting, equipment, and how to work around the challenges of having a small space.

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$98 4 places left

Downtown Minneapolis at Night

Saturday 13 June

S 2nd Street - 7pm - 2 Hours

Minneapolis Photography Group

Tom Archibald

Street photography encompasses a wide range of genres, and this week we'll be exploring the town at night.At this meetup, we will practise the basics of shooting in a dark environment as we capture candid images in an urban setting.By the end of this event, you will be more familiar with- How to adjust camera settings for low light.- Using slow shutter speeds to get brighter images and create light trails.- Capturing RAW images.- Guidelines for shooting other people and their property in the real world.

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$49 0 places left

Bokeh for Beginners

Saturday 20 June

39 Ave NE in Saint Anthony Village - 10am - 2 Hours

Minneapolis Photography Group

Tom Archibald

The goal of this session is to learn how to add the Bokeh effect to your photos. We will also discuss camera settings, lens choices, tripods, and depth of field

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$49

Composition in Photography

Saturday 27 June

Saint Anthony - 10am - 2 Hours

Minneapolis Photography Group

Tom Archibald

Composition in Photography is how a photographer arranges visual elements within the frame.

In this course, we will discuss five, seven, and even ten rules that will enhance your photography.

1) Rule of thirds
2) Shapes
3) Negative Space - Positive
4) Line
5) Symmetry and patterns
6) Points
7) Color
8) Tone
9) Distance
10) Balance

Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or professional photographer, please join me so we can work together to improve your ability to see the scene you wish to photograph.

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$49 2 places left

50mm Lens Meetup

Saturday 11 July

Loring - 10am - 2.0 Hours

Minneapolis Photography Group

Tom Archibald

The 50mm lens is one of the most flexible and useful lenses in any photographer's gear bag. It is neither a wide-angle nor a telephoto lens, but allows the camera to see on the same scale as your eye. As such, it can be used for a variety of styles, from landscape and street photography to portrait and product photography. In this meetup, we'll review the basic camera settings. We'll then cover some of the advantages of shooting with a prime lens, and some basic techniques to using the 50mm lens. As always, there will be ample opportunities for you to put your new knowledge into practice.

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$49

Lightroom Photo Editing

Saturday 18 July

39 Ave NE in Saint Anthony Village - 10am - 3 Hours

Minneapolis Photography Group

Tom Archibald

Learn the basics of editing your photos in Lightroom. This class will teach you how to import, navigate and control the various tools to bring out the best in your photography. We'll look at diferent presents, and even create some of our own.

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$98 4 places left

ABOUT MINNEAPOLIS
DRAWING
GROUP

Come along to our meetups to improve your drawing in a relaxed and social atmosphere and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials. If you are a complete beginner all you need to start drawing pad and some pencils, which can be easily obtained online or from your nearest art supplies store.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

Join the Minneapolis Drawing Group on Facebook to share your art and enjoy the art of other locals.

RonBrown

None Ron Brown: Afrofuturist Storyteller Shaping Minneapolis Through Art and Community

By Clark Kent Daily ?

In the heart of Minneapolis, where culture, resistance, and creativity intersect, one artist has been quietly—and powerfully—shaping the visual language of Black liberation and healing for over two decades. Ron Brown, a multidisciplinary Afrocentric artist, storyteller, and community health advocate, has built a career rooted not just in creative expression, but in cultural elevation, healing justice, and radical Black love.

Whether on canvas, in digital realms, through collage, or embodied in wearable art, Brown’s work pulses with the rhythm of the African Diaspora. “Art is how I tell our stories. It's how I process pain, channel joy, and project futures where we are whole,” says Brown. His practice centers Afrofuturism as a vehicle for storytelling—bridging ancestral memory and future dreaming.

Brown’s artistry cannot be confined to one form. His work lives in paintings, mixed media, fashion design, murals, illustrations, and digital pieces. Each medium is a portal. Each piece, a call to remember. His creations are known for their bold textures, rich symbolism, and unapologetic Black brilliance.

Born in Gary, Indiana, Brown relocated to Minneapolis seeking fertile ground for his creativity and a deeper sense of community. Here, he found both—and gave back tenfold. For over 20 years, Brown has been embedded in the Black communities of the Twin Cities, not just as an artist, but as a healer, mentor, and changemaker. Through his work with Hennepin County and as the founder of the MAN Clinic (Male Access Now) at NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, Brown has championed sexual health, education, and culturally competent care for Black men and boys.

But for Brown, art and public health are not separate. “Art is wellness. It’s community care. It’s how we reclaim narratives that have been distorted or erased,” he says. His installations and workshops often intersect with community engagement, bringing people together to create, reflect, and reimagine.

Brown’s pieces have been exhibited across the city, and his influence can be seen in everything from local murals to youth art programs to cultural festivals that celebrate Black life. As an Afrofuturist, he doesn’t just paint what is—he paints what could be. His work speaks to a liberated Minneapolis, one where Black stories are centered, not sidelined.

Through every brushstroke, collage, and design, Brown amplifies a vision of Minneapolis that is Black, bold, and beautiful. “I make art for the people. From the Diaspora. For the future,” he says.

As Minneapolis continues to reckon with its history and dream new futures, artists like Ron Brown remind us that healing is possible—if we dare to imagine, and create, together.

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