Although she tries to avoid politics and religion when it comes to the art, this one could be an exception.
“I think that we can get away with including a portrait of someone like Tim Walz being that this is a Minneapolis and Minnesota festival and the news that came out [on Tuesday],” she said.

An artist at the 2023 Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival. (Tony Nelson/Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival)
For the first time, the indie artisan fair Jackalope Arts will be part of the Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Fair, with more than 100 local artisans selling fashion, jewelry, paper goods, art, photography, food and more.
“What gets me excited is seeing families and people with their strollers or groups of people coming to downtown to see it as a safe space and welcoming space for everybody,” Duininck said. “There aren’t a lot of other art festivals and neighborhoods that have skyscrapers as backgrounds. You can start at Peavey Plaza and go up and down Nicollet Avenue.”