Waterfest at Lake Phalen : I will be doing nature paintings with visitors to the event. Come out on May 31st 11am-4pm and see what it means to take care of our water, air and animals.

Art in the Hollow:  I will be at Swede Hollow June 7th this year. This will be my 3rd year in a row. I will have new artwork,  resin and jewelry. There will be something for everyone. 

Painting at SLP Library: I will be at the St. Louis Park Library July 18th from 2pm-4 pm on  creating art boards with those who come to participate. Theme to be announced soon.

Aquatennial : Come out to West River Parkway on Saturday, July 26th from 4pm-10pm to enjoy family time, art and food. There will be fireworks to finish off the night.

SLP Craft and Art fair: TBD

Paint Nights!

SOMETHING NEW!!! 

I will be starting up a new portion of Jilly's. I have created "Artsy Folks and Creative Strokes" Paint Night events. Please join me on line, at your home, at a Brewery , Restaurant, church, school...you name the place and I'll be there. Prices range from $35.00 -$65.00 depending on what size and what materials you want to paint. I am so excited to be able to offer this on line as well. The materials will be sent directly to you, (shipping will be extra). If you have a place in mind call me and we will set it up. 

You must call Jill to reserve your spot: 757-708-0603

SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY 2024 - Jilly's painting 'Norah' has been selected to be part of this gallery!

The Solidarity Street Gallery is a free, annual arts and cultural festival in St. Paul, Minnesota that takes place along Payne Avenue. The event celebrates the diverse communities that live in the East Side of St. Paul and the Twin Cities area. 

SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY began in 2020, as an outdoor celebration of the arts when conventional art spaces and community events were shut down due to Covid-19.  A walkable street gallery in the storefront windows of local businesses along Payne Avenue created a way to highlight artistic innovators and safely bring together people of our neighborhood, to cope with stresses from the pandemic, commemorate and honor George Floyd, and experience solidarity in a meaningful way

Please join us for SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY 2024, a one-of-a-kind fine-art exhibition and cultural celebration along Payne Avenue in St. Paul, MN, to be held Oct 4+5+6 this year:
--- Friday, October 4, 5-9 PM
--- Saturday, October 5, 12-9 PM
--- Sunday, October 6, 12-5 PM

For these three days in early October, Payne Avenue will transform into a lively street gallery and street fair that includes fine art exhibitions at 20-25 gallery and business locations, featuring the works of 50 to 60 visual artists (Of which JILLY is one!); live music and poetry readings at several of these locations; and a collaborative community art project. Our local businesses, many BIPOC owned, will play a central role in the celebration, by displaying art in their storefronts; bringing part of their business out on the sidewalk; and offering food or retails specials during the event. Additional vendors and non-profit community organizations will also set up tables or booths.

The theme this year is MIGRATION & MEMORIES. The intent is to acknowledge, embrace and celebrate that all who make the Eastside of St. Paul their home or place of work migrated, or were displaced, from somewhere else - and treasure and practice their cultural traditions and heritage. Visual art, live music, dance, and poetry will weave together a one-of-a-kind multi-cultural tapestry of the stories, experiences and memories of the native people and their sacred sites on the East Side; the European settlers who first developed many of the local neighborhoods; the African American, Southeast Asian, and Latino communities who constitute major resident and business owner groups nowadays; and recent waves of immigrants from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East who choose the East Side as their new home.

The event is free and open to all - local residents and visitors from the greater Twin Cities area.

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SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY 2024 is created in collaboration with East Side Arts Council.

Major funding is provided through a grant from the East Side Funders Group.

The dates of this art exhibition and community celebration coincide with those of the Fall 2024 Saint Paul Art Crawl, coordinated by the Saint Paul Art Collective.