The following is a documentation of the headquarters of Burlesque Design, aka Burlesque of North America. The photos are taken during a show called “We Don’t Do Clever” in their gallery space “First Ammendment Arts.” The gallery was displaying works by two lovely Twin Cities fine artists while the rest of the place was open with some Burlesque Design posters and whatnot on display/for sale; see below for the full tour.

Location: 1101 Stinson Blvd
Basement rooms A & B
Minneapolis, MN
55413
(612) 379-4151
info@firstamendmentarts.com

Gallery Hours:
Monday – Friday: 12 – 5PM
Weekends / Afterhours: by appointment

Info from MPLSART

WE DON’T DO CLEVER
FIIRST AMENDMENT
APRIL 25, 09 | 7:00 – 10:00pm

Can collusion be subconscious? Maybe coalesce is the right word….is avoiding a clever show title in itself, clever? An event like this always begs a few exploratory questions.

For years, Twin City artists Jennifer Davis and Jake Keeler have worked the local scene, unknowingly huge fans of each others work. The opportunity to show together finally came along and they jumped at the chance. While both continue to carve out their unique and developed styles in painting, drawing, and installation, this pairing of their work promises to have a dialouge and relationship that celebrates the differences, and showcases the collective talent as they expand their respective ranges.

Don’t check http://firstamendmentarts.com/unless you’re in to the non-updated webpage scene, instead get on their mailing list by contacting newsletter@firstamendmentarts.com, and don’t forget newsletter@burlesquedesign.com. Visit http://burlesquedesign.com/ for the Burlesque of North America blog as well as their online storefront.

Enjoy the show, and don’t forget to check out their recent FTW in the City Pages. Also there is a video interview/tour thing, also on City Pages, and below.

WE DA BAST!

Minneapolis’ City Pages has decided that Burlesque of North America is the Best Print Collective in the Twin Cities! With a seemingly endless abundance of immensely talented local screenprinted poster artists (Aesthetic Apparatus, Studio on Fire, Who Made Who just to name a few), this is an enormous honor. We couldn’t do what we do without the help and support of the people of these cities, so just know that we are sincerely grateful to everyone who has ever purchased a poster from us, attended one of our First Amendment gallery shows, come to our booth at Flatstock, downloaded one of our podcasts, or just stopped by our studio to say hello. Thank you.

We must mention that although the printed version of the City Pages writeup mentions otherwise, we did NOT design the CD art and packaging material for the new P.O.S. album. That was created by our talented friend Eric Carlson of the aforementioned Hardland / Heartland.

Here’s a link to check out the BEST OF writeup:
http://www.citypages.com/bestof/2009/award/best-print-collective-876158

-Burlesque of North America

p.s. don’t forget to notice the Aesthetic Apparatus sign hidden under a blanket thing. Another of these giants can be seen in the Aesthetic Apparatus’s own lab of destruction. Aesthetic Apparatus carries the World Famous Design Junkies Seal of Approval.