{"id":247,"date":"2014-07-23T13:19:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T18:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/speaker\/?p=247"},"modified":"2014-07-23T15:58:08","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T20:58:08","slug":"announcing-hothouse-exploring-new-ideas-in-co-working-with-the-minneapolis-institute-of-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/speaker\/2014\/07\/announcing-hothouse-exploring-new-ideas-in-co-working-with-the-minneapolis-institute-of-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Hothouse: Exploring new ideas in co-working with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Something new is launching in Minneapolis next week! I’m excited to announce Hothouse<\/em>, a 12-week pilot co-working project I’ve created as MIA Entrepreneur in Residence. In collaboration with Hunter Palmer Wright, Venture Innovation Director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0Hothouse<\/em> will explore whether and how the museum can foster a creative co-working space that is inspired by the museum\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s collections, capabilities, and setting but operates independently as a lively incubator and convener. The pilot will demonstrate new\"HOUTHOUSE-02\"<\/a> ways the museum can use its assets, including its facilities, collection, and staff, for imaginative new civic purposes, and will encourage civic connectors and animators to draw on the museum\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s resources to power their individual and collective work and impact.<\/p>\n

The project will allow exploration of a co-working strategy that is new to the Minneapolis-St Paul region. The vision for Hothouse\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>is to create a space not only for co-working, but also for fostering public discourse and civic engagement, reflecting and amplifying ideas and projects from the co-working community, and inviting the public in as participants and co-developers. Participants interested in this public programming orientation have been intentionally recruited for the Hothouse\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>pilot. The group includes artists, journalists, non-profit organizations, small businesses, and independent producers and consultants.<\/p>\n

(Who will be there? Here’s a list, some with links \u00c2\u00a0— the list is still growing. Lutman & Associates<\/a>, Ben Hertz<\/a>, Coffee House Press<\/a>, Collective Eye Productions<\/a>, Copilot Web Services<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0Danger Boat Productions LLC<\/a>, The Drawing Project<\/a>, e-democracy\/Open Twin Cities,<\/a> Northern Lights<\/a>, Pollen<\/a>, Kate Nordstrum Projects,<\/a> Chris Farrell (MPR)<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The co-working group will share the MIA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Villa Rosa Room, a large sunny meeting and event room on the top\u00c2\u00a0floor of the MIA, as well as using other museum spaces for programming. Co-workers will be encouraged to draw on the museum\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s collection for inspiration and metaphor, collaborate with museum staff, and help identify opportunities and obstacles that can inform the feasibility of an ongoing co-working and alternative\u00c2\u00a0programming space. We’ll share our learning in a final report.\"HOUTHOUSE-02\"<\/p>\n

During the 12-week pilot we plan to:<\/p>\n