St. Olaf showcases Black art for ‘UPRISING VIII’




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“UPRISING VIII” co-curator Jan-Rose Davis snaps a picture of some dancers with one of the many disposable cameras at the Flaten Art Gallery on the St. Olaf campus Friday evening. (Colton Kemp — NorthfieldNews.com)

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College kids were flailing around to the tunes of DJ Maggots on the St. Olaf campus Friday evening, photographing one another with disposable cameras from the nearby bowlful.

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Ellie gets her picture taken by Janae, who preferred not to share their last names, in the exhibit by Alexandra Beaumont on Friday evening. (Colton Kemp – NorthfieldNews.com)




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St. Olaf juniors Shen Rothermel and Grace Nichols stand by the display where art enjoyers can listen to the poem by Given Sandamela, a senior at St. Olaf. (Colton Kemp – NorthfieldNews.com)




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Given Sandamela, a senior at St. Olaf, checks out an artwork in the “UPRISING VIII” exhibit during the opening party Friday in the Groot Gallery. (Colton Kemp — NorthfieldNews.com)

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O’Neill Hathcoat checks out the description of a piece of art in the “Techniques of Ecstasy” exhibition by Alexandra Beaumont during the grand opening dance party Friday. (Colton Kemp — NorthfieldNews.com)




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St. Olaf students and their friends dance together as part of an art exhibit by Alexandra Beaumont. (Colton Kemp — NorthfieldNews.com)




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At left, Ariel “Rel” Edwards, social-media manager for “UPRISING VIII” and St. Olaf junior, explains her artwork to Minneapolis-based artist Alexandra Beaumont on Friday evening. (Colton Kemp — NorthfieldNews.com)




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The Flaten Art Museum isn’t often home to dance parties, but that’s what was happening there during Alexandra Beaumont’s opening of “Techniques of Ecstasy” and “UPRISING VIII” Friday evening at the St. Olaf campus. (Colton Kemp – NorthfieldNews.com)


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