The Trail Guide to the Northland Experience in Prints & Poetry by the Northern Printmakers Alliance and the poets of the Lake Superior Writers received the 2009 first place award in the Poetry category for the 21st Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards.

The NEMBA awards were founded in 1988 to recognize books that substantially represent northeastern Minnesota in the areas of history, culture, heritage, or lifestyle.

"This self-styled 'Visitor's Guide to the Northland Experience' melds outstanding poetry and art by a variety of poets and other artists living in the wider Duluth area. The skillfully crafted poetry, in voices ranging from sly to contemplative, conveys both joys and struggles of living in the beautiful, demanding landscape of northern Minnesota as well as universal human experience. We found that the mastery of poetry and art in this jewel renders it a classic." - NEMBA Awards Committee.

The book contains 38 full-color prints and 120 poems, on the theme of the experience of living in northern Minnesota. Books will be available for subscribers and for sale to the general public. Priced at $19.95, plus $5.00 shipping, the books are also for sale here.

The Northern Printmakers Alliance will be exhibiting their prints at the Bloomington Arts Center. The Bloomington Art Center is part of a vibrant arts community in the Twin Cities area. Bloomington is located south of Minneapolis, with its southern border being the Minnesota River.

Fresh Air
Dates: July 3-31, 2009
Artists: Northern Printmakers Alliance
Location: Inez Greenberg Gallery
Reception: Friday, July 10, 6-8 pm
Opening snapshots

The Northern Printmakers Alliance (NPA) was founded in 1999 to promote traditional printmaking techniques through exhibitions and educational opportunities for the public and its members. The alliance is currently made up of 38 artists from the region but primarily from Northeastern Minnesota. The NPA is distinctive for an extensive range of styles, sizes, and subject matter. Fresh Air will be a wonderful example of the diversity and range of this well-established group.
Map to Bloomington Art Center