825 Arts

Name: 825 Arts
Address: 825 University Avenue W, Saint Paul, MN, 55104, US
Telephone: +16513688451
Price range: $
Rating: 5

825 Arts is your creative home for the arts in Frogtown And Rondo! Formerly known as VTAC.
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11/16/2024

In just a few weeks, Bring Your Kids! will be upon us. Bring Your Kids! is the Comedy Variety show for kids and their grown ups! Perfect for ages 5 until they're too old for this sort of thing. Featuring comedians, musicians, and you! Kids - Bring a joke to tell! Grown ups - I hope you like jokes.

The show runs on 3 p.m. Saturday Nov. 30th, 3 p.m. Saturday Dec. 21st, so grab your seats for these two great shows soon! Get your tickets at https://tix.gobo.show/events/event/KUXGDNb3N9AgH4H9r1N1 (also linked in our bio)

11/15/2024

This week at our Minecraft Open Hours, we're challenging you to think in two dimensions! Join us from 2-4 PM to test how well you can design in pixel art.

11/14/2024

This week, Friday Fun Time with Family and Friends is doing Nature Collages! Join us to explore art through leaves, pine cones, rocks, sticks, and anything else you can find out in the world. We'll see you from 2:30-4:30 this Friday!

All youth must be accompanied by an adult.

11/13/2024

Are you 825? Our board is here to tell you YES! We're making a video that recognizes everyone in our community: if you'd like to be part of it, film yourself saying “My name is (Your First name/Artist name/Preferred name) and I am Eight Two Five” and submit it to [email protected]!

Give to the Max Day is November 21st, and early giving has already started. Donate, or schedule your day-of donation, at tinyurl.com/825GTTM (also linked in our bio) to share your 825 Arts spirit and get some cool rewards!

11/11/2024

This Friday at 7pm, come see Fantastic Voyage Improv, as they perform live Unprov! UnProv is their own particular brand of improvised comedy.

Similar to what you’ve seen on the hit show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, they take audience suggestions and play games. The games have rules, but the comedy doesn’t.

UnProv is: Uncensored, Unedited, Unpredictable, Unbelievable, Unplanned…

But most of all, it’s FUN!

Heads up: This show features adult language & situations.
Tickets are $10 cash or card at the door/$5 for FVI Patreon members

11/10/2024

Today is our Rise & Renew Self Care Sunday. Please join us at 825 Arts from 2-4pm, in collaboration with IGF BYHAC . Please join us for healing activities, community, and a potluck. You are welcome to bring something to share.

Schedule Update:
2pm- Community time
2:30 Community Circle -Performance Space
-Gratitude & Introductions
-Performance & Drumming (Tearra Oso)
-Breathing Tools
-Invitation
3:00- Healing session 1
3:30-Community Circle
4:00-Healing Session 2
4:30- Community Potluck- Flex Space

11/09/2024

Last week for Tot Time, we learned about letter G for ghost and made painted ghosts, then had a ghost hunt with cotton balls!

Look like fun? Join Tot Time from 10am-11:30 every Tuesday at 825 Arts!

11/08/2024

VOLUNTEERS WANTED! This Sunday we're partnering with IGF BYHAC for Rise & Renew Self Care Day, from 2-4pm. Join us for a healing space for all ages at 825 Arts, as well as a community potluck. If you'd like to get involved as a volunteer, please email [email protected]

Our thanks to the JK Movement Project for donating to fund the potluck!

11/08/2024

This Saturday, our Minecraft Open Hours have moved! We are now later in the afternoon, running from 2-4pm every Saturday. Join us this week for an Autumn Colors palette challenge; we'll be sticking to colors that can be found in the fall, including green, red, orange, purple, and brown. Let us know you're coming at https://tinyurl.com/825MCIP24

11/07/2024

This week for Fun Fridays with Family and Friends, we're experimenting with moon dough! Create, shape, squish, and test with us from 2:30-4:30 at 825 Arts.

Recommended for ages 4-11. All youth must be accompanied by an adult.

11/06/2024

In reaction to today's results, we will be holding a Self-Care event at 825 Arts on November 10th, from 2-4pm, in collaboration with IGF BYHAC. Please join us for healing activities, community, and a potluck. You are welcome to bring something to share.

We are also seeking any local restaurants who may want to donate food to the potluck; if you are interested, please contact [email protected].

Our ED's Statement:
Dear 825 Arts Community-
We want to remind all of us that we have superpowers.

We have energy to transform our worlds, big and small
We have imagination to see and build futures beyond our wildest dreams
We have memory that connects us to generations of ancestors
We have connections that link us together and keep us from drifting alone, and
We have love that weaves a cloak of safety around our hearts

And despite being superheroes, we still need to rest, drink water, eat good food, and (most importantly), to breathe.

Let us step forward together, and light the way with our hearts.

In solidarity,
Tyler Olsen-Highness (he/him/his)
Executive Director
825 Arts

11/06/2024

How we spent Election Day at 825 Arts! WE vibe with community! Join us next Sunday for a special post-election Rise & Renew Self-Care Sunday event, in partnership with IGF BYHAC. Let’s come together to recharge, heal, and uplift each other. Don’t miss this chance to connect and reset with the community!

Thank you The Anika Foundationation Mk Nguyen for providing food to the community!

11/06/2024

Are you 825 Arts? We think you are! Give to the Max Day is November 21st, and early giving has already started. Donate, or schedule your day-of donation, at tinyurl.com/825GTTM (also linked in our bio) to share your 825 Arts spirit and get some cool rewards!

We're making a video that recognizes everyone in our community! If you'd like to be part of it, film yourself saying “My name is (Your First name/Artist name/Preferred name) and I am Eight Two Five” and submit it to [email protected]. This is Relationship Manager Miah's version!

11/05/2024

It's Election Day, and you have a ticket to the best party of the month! Bring your I VOTED sticker to 825 Arts, and join our I VOTED AND SURVIVED party tonight from 5-9PM. We won't be looking at election footage: instead, we'll have dedicated art spaces for you to work through your feelings, good food, and good company. Whether you need a place to yell or a shoulder to cry on, we've got you!

11/04/2024

We've got another visiting show in the works! Coming soon, it's Bring Your Kids! The Comedy Variety show for kids and their grown ups! Perfect for ages 5 until they're too old for this sort of thing. Featuring comedians, musicians, and you! Kids - Bring a joke to tell! Grown ups - I hope you like jokes.

Showing November 30th and December 21st at 3pm. Get tickets at https://tix.gobo.show/events/event/KUXGDNb3N9AgH4H9r1N1 (also linked in our bio!)

11/03/2024

This Tuesday is the election! If you're looking for a way to chill out after doing your civic duty, come to our I VOTED & SURVIVED party from 5-9pm on Election Day. All you need to get in is your "I VOTED" sticker! We'll have dedicated art space to destress, good community, and good food.

11/02/2024

At 825 Arts, we work to build community power in Frogtown And Rondo by providing a home for art in the neighborhood. YOU make our work possible! Early giving for Give To The Max Day started yesterday, and it's your chance to keep helping us do our thing. Go to tinyurl.com/825GTTM (also linked in our bio) to donate now, or schedule a donation for Give To The Max Day to get some cool rewards!

11/02/2024

Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for our 825 ARTS Halloween BLOCK Party! We thwarted the weather and had a true monster bash. We can't wait for next year!

Thanks to all our sponsors, collaborators, and neighbors who took part, including:
ComMUSICation, Model Cities of St. Paul, Feeding Frogtown, Trust for Public Land, Privilege Barber Lounge, Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties, Eggroll Queen, SHINE, Warners' Stellian Appliance, ReConnect Rondo, The Best Steak House St. Paul, It's Our Neighborhood Inc, Brick By Brick MN, BR Sports Club, Youth Performance Company, Mount Olivet Lab School, Inc., Dream In Color Healing, Galac Jaz Davison, and Traps MN!

📸: Mizz Mercedez

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825 University Avenue W
Saint Paul, MN
55104

Telephone

+16513688451

Website

https://linktr.ee/825Arts

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Are you ready to get scared? Our Artist of the Month Galac Jaz Davison, is running the haunted pocket park at our 825 ARTS Halloween BLOCK Party! In the meantime, check out this video by Mizz Mercedez featuring Galac on Iglehart St. in the historic RONDO neighborhood! #mizzmercedez #happyhalloween #haunted825 #howmanyarts #825arts #RONDO #Galac

It's almost here! Helen, by Euripides, as presented by Ten Thousand Things Theater premiers 2pm this Sunday, October 13th, at 825 Arts. This free show places Helen of Troy in a fresh perspective, probing our understanding of truth, judgment, and fear. Reserve your seats in advance at https://tenthousandthings.easy-ware-ticketing.com/generaladmission/jMnORQ8f-JZHqypySphBuw, or just walk in! #theater #tenthousandthings #howmanyarts #825arts

Sneak peek! Here's a first look at Ten Thousand Things Theater's Helen, by Euripides, at 825 Arts this Sunday, October 13th, at 2pm. This free show asks "Who is really in control of the truth?" Reserve your seats in advance at https://tenthousandthings.easy-ware-ticketing.com/generaladmission/jMnORQ8f-JZHqypySphBuw, or just walk in! #theater #tenthousandthings #howmanyarts #825arts

Are you ready to JUMP? From 5:30-7 today we're Double Dutching at 825! Register in advance at https://tinyurl.com/825DoubleDutch2024 (also linked in our bio) or just rock up. Participation is pay-what-you-can and scholarships are available, so come on down! #jumpforjoy #doubledutch #rondodoubledutch #howmanyarts #825arts

Thanks to everyone who came out for our brainstorming session yesterday! Here's a short video of the Iktomi crew choosing who will get a tattoo gift card for some fabulous new ink. Congrats to all the winners! We'll see you at the next brainstorming event this Thursday, September 12th from 6:30-7:30pm. #iktomi #mural #howmanyarts #825arts

DREAMS COME TRUE GRAND OPENING

Our grand opening is in just TWO DAYS! Leviticus Martin is here to tell you about how we're opening the doors of 825 Arts to EVERYONE, at the Frogtown Arts Festival this Sunday. After 15 years of working and waiting, come see how unity in the comunity transformed us! Our thanks to the U.S. Small Business Administration and to FAF's Platinum level sponsor VJAA Inc. for making our grand opening possible! Want to keep helping make the dream come true? Donate to our Dream Seed Fund, which will support our future programming and care for our space. You can donate at https://secure.givelively.org/donate/victoria-theater-arts-center (also linked in our bio!) #grandopening #howmanyarts #825arts

After 15 years of dreaming, planning, and dedication by the residents of the Frogtown/Rondo neighborhood, the Victoria Theater Arts Center is finally becoming a reality! 🎉 Now renamed 825 ARtS, we are excited to open our doors this Sunday, August 25th. Please join us for the grand opening and be a part of this historic celebration! #825ARTS #VictoriaTheater #RONDO #Frogtown #Community #ARTS

Frogtown Arts Festival Promo!

Frogtown Arts Festival is THIS WEEKEND! Are you ready for music, comedy, theater, painting, sculpture, and SO MUCH MORE? We sure are! Find out more at frogtownaf.org Our thanks to our sponsors, especially our Platinum level sponsor VJAA Inc. ! #frogtownaf #howmanyarts #825arts

825 Arts Right Track Saint Paul interns and YALT host an exclusive VIP Party for youth!

You Are 825

You may have noticed our new profile pic; it's because we have a new name, and a new logo! We're pleased to announce we are now 825 Arts. Our fabulous new logo is by friend of 825 and graphic designer Xais Vang. This process took significant work and deliberation, and we're happy to remain your home for the arts in Frogtown and Rondo. If you have questions, check out tinyurl.com/825FAQ (also linked in our bio) or feel free to reach out and ask! #howmanyarts #825arts #artcenter

We are doing art at Minnesota School Outreach Coalition #YouthPride event‼️ We will be here 1-5pm come visit and do some art with us. 😊

Calling ALL young artists and performers! 🗣️Speak OUT and Lead‼️ Art Festival is hosting a #TalentShow‼️ This is your Chance to showcase your skills and compete for a chance to win $500‼️ #SpeakOutAndLead #YALT ##825Arts