BUILD JXTA: GROUNDBREAKING
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JXTA Campus
Juxtaposition Arts
Juxtaposition Arts is a non-profit youth art and design education center, gallery, retail shop, and artists’ studio space in North Minneapolis.
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Together, we’re building a space for the next generation of artists, thinkers, and doers to thrive. Your contribution matters.
Services
Enlist JXTA for your next project to support Twin Cities’ youth art apprentices and industry professionals while gaining quality art, design, and community perspectives.
Programs
Our comprehensive art programs train young artists for life after school by offering training and volunteer opportunities that open the door to paid apprenticeships.
Capital & Legacy Campaign
We’ve launched the largest initiative in our history: a $14 million Capital & Legacy Campaign to build a state-of-the-art facility at our current location.
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Programs
Visual Arts Literacy Training
Taught by practicing artists and educators, this intensive 12-week course introduces students ages 12-21 to foundational design concepts and drawing techniques. Successful completion of one VALT session is required to interview for JXTA paid apprenticeships at age 14.
Free Wall Aerosol Painting Summer Camp
Free Wall is a FREE introductory 3-week summer camp in which students learn the history and techniques of aerosol writing with local masters of the medium.
Paid Youth Art Apprenticeships
Available for young artists who have completed the Visual Arts Literacy Training (VALT) program, JXTALabs offer advanced training in six artistic areas of study as well as real paid client projects.
JXTALabs
JXTALabs paid apprenticeships are available for young artists ages 14-21 who have completed the Visual Arts Literacy Training program. JXTALabs offers advanced training in six artistic areas of study as well as real paid client projects.
25 years in 2020
25 years since our inception in 1995, we’re celebrating successes and reflecting on lessons learned. Join us as we look ahead to the future with clear eyes and a set intention.
Northside Since ’95!
A note to our community
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BUILD JXTA: GROUNDBREAKING
Friday, September 17, 4PM
We’re BREAKING GROUND and invite you to celebrate with us. Our new headquarters will help us expand our programming and ensure a sustainable future for the only Black-led arts organization in North Minneapolis. Help us mark this momentous occasion on Friday, September 17.