CEZ Director Joins Tech & Innovation Steering Committee
The CEZ’s executive director, Angela Casselton, has joined the steering committee of Full Stack St. Paul, a public-private collaboration “leveraging the power of tech and innovation to drive equitable, resilient economic development in Saint Paul.”
Chroma Zone Murals Begin
Titled Spirit of Misi-zibi, the new work by local muralist Rock “Cyfi” Martinez and located on the south wall of The Wycliff, 2327 Wycliff Street, is a symbolic portrait of the fight for Indigenous water rights in the United States.
CEZ Kicked Off Chroma Zone 2021 with a BANG!
The CEZ kicked off a summer of mural-making on May 22 with an outdoor celebration featuring live art and music, hands-on activities, food and more.
Celtic Junction Art Center's New Stage Is a Neighborhood STAR
From vision to reality (complete with wind sails), the new performance stage was made possible in part with a grant from the CEZ Neighborhood STAR loan and grant program and skilled members of the CJAC community.
CEZ Elects New Board Chair
Renee Spillum succeeds current Chair and CEZ Founder, Catherine Reid Day, who will remain with the organization as Chair Emerita.
CEZ Names New Executive Director
Angela Casselton, who started with the CEZ as a fundraising consultant and project coordinator for the inaugural Chroma Zone Mural & Art Festival in 2019, and most recently oversaw the 2020 Summer Mural Project, became the CEZ’s interim Executive Director on November 1, 2020.
CEZ's local ecology at work
Landbridge Ecological installs sculptures and native plants outside its Universe Building at University and Vandalia.
Eyes on us! Seeing and hearing about Chroma Zone
See the 2019 Chroma Zone “sizzle reel” and catch up with a few of the artists after the week ended.
Badger adds to good energy at Kuk Sool Won studio
Badger the dog is popular at Kuk Sool Won of St. Paul.
Fur real! Lake Monster welcomes dogs indoors and out
Dogs on brewery patios are a common sight. But at Lake Monster, your pup can hang out in the taproom, too.
Chroma Zone festival colors our world, unites our district
After a glorious (though damp) week of outdoor painting and arts events in the CEZ, we have 12 fresh murals. Check out photos of some of them here.
Harley Rae, listening for "her buddy's voice"
She looks a lot like the dog in the vintage RCA Victor ad. But Harley Rae doesn't think of Tom as her master — he's her best friend.