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Public Functionary (PF) responds to a call to provide inclusive and accessible exhibition space for contemporary artists, cultural producers and change makers.

07/16/2026

What kind of future becomes possible when we refuse to stop imagining?

Curated by Leslie Barlow, Free Spain, and Margaret Vergara, Within Reach brings together nine PF Studios artists and alumni whose work explores art making, visioning, and collective action as practices of shaping more just and joyful futures. Join us on Friday, August 7th as we celebrate an exhibition that reminds us the future isn’t something we wait for—it’s something we create together every single day.

Within Reach
Featuring PF Studios Artists & Alumni

Opening Reception: Friday, August 7th 6-9pm
Exhibition dates: August 7th - August 22nd, 2026

LOCATION: Plot Gallery: 3730 Chicago Ave S. ste A, Minneapolis, MN 55404

*Note this exhibition is not on site at Public Functionary, we are pleased to partner with Plot Gallery for this special presentation*

06/25/2026

The most beautiful day! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 3rd annual THE FUNCTION.

First batch of photos by drew arrieta are in!

Huge thanks to our incredible sponsors and funders, believing in the potential of this event.

Eastside Food Co-op
BLNCD | Balanced
Meet Minneapolis
Minneapolis Institute of Art

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This Cultural Districts Arts Fund activation is funded, in part, by the City of Minneapolis Arts& Cultural Affairs Department.

06/12/2026

You know about the incredible music planned for tomorrow… but we also have so much more in store. 🪁🍔🍦🛍️

Don’t miss THE FUNCTION this Saturday from 3pm-10pm. Come through it will be a time.

And yes, the Knicks game will be on. 🏀

Register via link in bio.

06/05/2026

NEXT WEEKEND! PF’s biggest event of the year, and we want you there.

Tickets are free with registration; contribute if you can. Come as you are.

The Function is an offering of celebration to our community, we have so much in store for the day!

Beyond an incredibly curated music line-up for the day, PF Studios Artists & Guests will be setting up an art market from 3p-7pm. We’ve got double dutch, games, art installations, kite flying, food trucks, and more.

Register via link in bio.

The Function 2026: Block Party
Saturday, June 13: 3pm - 10pm
Northrup King Building
1500 Jackson St NE, Minneapolis

This Cultural Districts Arts Fund activation is funded, in part, by the City of Minneapolis Arts& Cultural Affairs Department.

05/29/2026

Cinema Red programming in collaboration with Cinefilmu continues this Saturday!

Visit the exhibition (open 2pm-6pm) then head to the PF upstairs gallery for the event.

Together We LIght the Future
by Mama Papaya
Saturday, May 30th 6:30 pm
Public Functionary
1500 Jackson St NE, 247
Minneapolis, MN
•FREE•
RSVP in bio

An intentional gathering for BIPOC filmmakers and our community to connect, play, and collectively dream of our futures in film and beyond. The gathering includes interactive experiences, gifts, dinner, and opportunities to meet each other with care and co-create our community values.

Mama Papaya will announce the productions supported by MP happening this summer and welcome this year’s cohort of StorySeeds fellows will share the stories for their upcoming screenplays.

We hope attendees leave feeling connected, nourished, and inspired to build futures together.

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05/28/2026

LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT!

Kick off the summer with us and an amazing lineup of artists on June 13th from 3-10 p.m. Music. Food. Games. Art.

Line Up:
MMYYKK (live)
M. Ada Jamison (live)
Papa Mbye (live)
Alexis Rose (DJ)
Awa Mally aka The Mayor (DJ)
Fanaka Nation (Host)
Lenora Magee (Host)
Rondo Double Dutch (Performance and workshop)

The Function “Block Party”
June 13th 3p-10p
Free with Registration!
Register at publicfunctionary.org / or link in bio

This Cultural Districts Arts Fund activation is funded, in part, by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.

05/14/2026

!!! The Function is now sliding scale, starting at $0.
Pay what you can. Come as you are.

We built THE FUNCTION to celebrate our artists and community, and to help sustain the work we do together year after year. But we kept feeling a tension: all the effort, all the excitement... and a ticket price standing in the way.

So we’re changing it. We believe the joy and the celebration belong to everyone. Public Functionary is committed to throwing a good party for all of us.

Gratitude to the Cultural Districts Arts Fund, administered by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department, for making this shift possible.

More details/line-up coming soon.

We can’t wait to see you there. June 13.

RSVP via link in bio.

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1500 Jackson Street NE
Minneapolis, MN
55413

Website

http://www.publicfunctionary.org/

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