Guide to the 2023 Saint Paul Art Crawl - Visit Saint Paul

Saint Paul Art Crawl

Who

The Art Crawl is produced by the St. Paul Art Collective made up of over 300 local artists. The event draws up to 20,000 crawlers.

What

Saint Paul Art Crawl returns this Spring, making it the longest-running art crawl in the United States spanning across all corners of Saint Paul. Celebrate local artists representing 10 artist districts in St. Paul and enjoy local food, live music and dance in 21 different venues - galleries, shared spaces and artists' lofts. This casual, family-friendly event is fun at your own pace—a can’t miss for anyone who wants to buy art, enjoy a unique experience, and have fun supporting the arts in the community while exploring the city and its creative individuals. Check out the Art Crawl website for a full listing of artists and information.

When

Held in the Spring and Fall--Check the website for events and information on specific artist showings or performances.

Spring 2024 Crawl

April 2-14: Summit-Grand, West Side, Merriam Park

April 19-21: West 7th, Raymond Station, Cathedral Hill

April 26-28: Downtown, Lowertown, South Como, Payne-Phalen

Where

Art will be showcased in neighborhoods around the city.

Here is the list of participating Group Art Spaces:

April 12-14 (Summit-Grand, West Side, Merriam Park, Little Mekong, Cultural District)

Grand Hand | 619 Grand Ave.
F-O-K Studios | 106 W Water St.
Harriet Island Regional Park | 85 Water St.
Schromen Law, LLC | 319 Ramsey St.
Spatial Effects Gallery | 1759 Selby Ave.
Wet Paint Artists Materials and Framing | 1684 Grand Ave.
XIA Gallery & Cafe | 422 University Ave. W.

April 19-21 (West Seventh, Cathedral Hill)

Art on the Porch | 1410 Pascal St. N.
Friedili Gallery | 943 7th St. W.
Great River Galley | 1163 7th St. W.
House of heART 2 | 763 Holly Ave.
The Milligan Studio | 459 Selby Ave.
The Schmidt Artist Lofts | 900 7th St. W.
Virginia Street Church | 170 Virginia St.

April 26-28 (Downtown, Lowertown, Como, Payne-Phalen, Raymond Station)

ArT @ Payne | 967 Payne Ave.
Calendula Gallery | 275 East 4th St. Suite 110
Como Streetcar Station | 1224 Lexington Parkway
Dow Art Gallery & Framing | 2242 University Ave. W.
Erta Ale Ethiopian | 308 Prince St.
Front Avenue Pottery | 895 Front Ave.
Fusion Bites | 308 Prince St.
George Latimer Central Library | 90 W. 4th St.
Kala Vandanam at The Wycliff | 2327 Wycliff St. Suite 214
Lowertown Underground Artists | 308 Prince St. (Lower Level)
Mark Granlund Studio | 1022 Burgess St.
Mary's Pence | 275 4th St. E. Suite 642
Master Framers | 262 4th St. E. Suite 102
Northern Belle Tattoo | 132 10th St. E.
Northern Light Art Studio | 218 7th St. E.
Of Ink + Insight | 1410 Pascal St. N.
Open Art Space | 2147 University Ave. W.
Prince Street Project | 308 Prince St. Suite 510
The Bindery Building | 708 Vandalia St.
Tilsner Artist Lofts | 300 Broadway St.

Why

The crawl dates back to 1977 when founding artists of the St. Paul Art Collective held their first group exhibition at Union Depot. The Collective continued to hold organized events in the downtown area in the following years before coordinating the first multi-building, open studio event in Lowertown in 1991. Four of the five founding buildings—262 Studios, Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative, Tilsner Artists’ Cooperative and Northern Warehouse Artists’ Cooperative—still participate in the crawl today. In the mid-2000s, the crawl expanded out of Lowertown to also include a variety of other Saint Paul neighborhoods.