Join us for the 801 Gallery Opening
Saturday, January 10th, 2026 5pm-8pm
Featuring The TOGS Quilt Artists Mary Brady, Mickey Coppage, Susan Eaton, Bev Everson, Marcy Huggins, Iris Karow, Margret Olson, Sarah Olson, Sarah Parker, Lia Peterson, Julie Rainey and Jane Wlazlo
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 10th, 2026 5:00-8:00 pm
Come to enjoy art, live music and complimentary wine, beverages and chocolate.
Opening night is an opportunity for people to meet the artists and to view this wonderful show.
Acoustic Music by Meat Raffle featuring Alex Parsons and Nate Uri
Exhibition Dates: January 10th, 2026 - April 26th 2026
Artist Talk: Sunday, April 19th, 2026
Location: 801 Washington Avenue North in the North Loop Neighborhood in Minneapolis, MN
The TOGS Quilt group began in 2008, with the goal of being a group of 12 quilters and friends who wanted to enjoy and improve their quilting skills. We meet monthly and decide on challenging projects that we want to complete. Many projects will take a month, some can take more than a year.
The TOGS Quilt artists are Mary Brady, Mickey Coppage, Susan Eaton, Bev Everson, Marcy Huggins, Iris Karow, Margret Olson, Sarah Olson, Sarah Parker, Lia Peterson, Julie Rainey and Jane Wlazlo.
They created fifty-five quilts for this wonderful show at 801 Lofts in the 801 Gallery. Some of the different quilt projects you will see are the “Round Robin”, the “row by row”, the “medallion quilts”, “one block wonders”, “block exchanges”, “Farmer’s Wife quilts”, a few 1800’s reproduction quilts and there is an exhibit of “Mom’s Quilts” which were made by two sisters for their mother.
They are also featuring twelve quilts they made to support Avivo Village, an indoor community of 100 tiny homes that provides shelter and services to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. The Avivo quilts on the first floor are priced at $600. All money raised will go entirely to Avivo Village. All money raised will go entirely to Avivo Village. Services at Avivo are designed with the goal of moving people into permanent housing and taking the next steps toward their well-being. Avivo is located at 1251 North Washington in Minneapolis. The TOGS quilt group is one of several quilting groups that make quilts for the residents to offer them comfort and warmth. The quilt is theirs to keep and take with them when they leave the Village. For more information about the Avivo Village, please go to avivomn.org.
801 Gallery is located in the North Loop Neighborhood in Downtown Minneapolis in the 801 Washington Lofts. We have been curating three art shows a year featuring local artists since 2005.
Gallery hours by appointment: 801lofts@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Artat801Gallery
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artat801gallery/
Inquiries: Contact Jan Elftmann 612-747-2313
Parking:
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Be sure to pay for parking on Washington Avenue North.
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For parking on side streets, pay special attention to the parking signs and meters. There is a parking app for using the meters that makes parking easy; https://mplsparking.com/
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Parking North 3rd Street Parking ramp 728 North 3rd Street Parking $6
Make a night of it and enjoy dinner and art!
Restaurants on Washington Avenue North near 801 Gallery is
Bar LaGrasse https://www.barlagrassa.com/
Parlor https://www.parlourbar.com/
Borough https://www.boroughmpls.com/
The North Loop Galley https://northloopgalley.org/
Freehouse Restaurant https://www.freehousempls.com/
Black Sheep Pizza https://www.blacksheeppizza.com/
Butcher and the Boar. https://www.butcherandtheboarmpls.com/
