THE CEDAR PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL
The Cedar Cultural Center is excited to unveil the Cedar Public Access Channel, an online content stream that will present interactive concerts, discussions, interviews, archival recordings, education programs, and more, all planned and produced by artists in collaboration with The Cedar. One Thursday every month at 7:30pm, you can tune into the Cedar Public Access Channel on our Facebook or YouTube for a unique livestream or recorded premiere.
Inspired by the way that early public broadcasting efforts were designed to fill gaps in commercial media with independent programming, the Cedar Public Access Channel provides an online platform for artists to present independently-produced, low-cost, and inspiring content that is unique to the artists’ voice. Each program will be different as artists explore how to use the space and lean into presenting material that isn’t always an option in a typical live concert environment.
All programs will be available for free with a suggested donation of $10 or more to cover the costs of the program; all artists will be paid. You can make a donation to The Cedar at https://thecedar.org/donate
Got a project you think would be good fit to be featured on the Cedar Public Access Channel? Email our booking and artistic manager, Robert Lehmann, at rlehmann@thecedar.org.
Past Programming
Time and time again, Black, brown, queer, indigenous people, trans people, disabled, nonbinary, asian, poor and chronically ill have stepped up to support the larger community and to fight against society's injustices - HYPERNOVA invites audience members on a liberatory journey into space to envision what’s possible for our collective futures.
An intimate, one-on-one performance by Kashimana organized by Music in Minnesota bringing live music back to Twin Cities venues.
In this program, viewers get a glimpse into each 2020-21 Cedar Commissions artist's larger work by hearing one song from each artist and a portion of their respective interviews.
Curated by Lady Midnight, designed for a digital landscape and created by local virtual reality company REM5, Practice for Relief is a meditative investigation through sound and space that supports the mindful release of negative emotions.
A mini-documentary looking at the life of Deeq Abdi, an Artist Collective member, and a South Minneapolis hip hop artist and activist. He is joined by Asma Farah and Jada Brown. Videography by Yani.
Sip on some tea with members of the artist collective and listen to a discussion about arts, access, entertainment, and social consciousness.
Thunder Band performs both original and traditional qaraami songs - popular ballad-like tunes that tell stories often centered on love at The Cedar Plaza, on GTMD 2020. Ifrah Mansour, a member of The Artist Collective interviews them.
For this episode of The Cedar Public Access Channel, Cedar Artist Collective member Ritika Ganguly has partnered with We Are All Criminals (WAAC) and Weisman Art Museum (WAM) to curate and present an evening of three new artistic works-in-progress created by incarcerated artists who are part of We Are All Criminals' SEEN project.
Join Cedar Artist Collective member Tou SaiK Lee as he unveils the Solidarity Process, three curated collaborations between artists from Black and Asian backgrounds. This is a continuation of We Believe in Unity: Black and Asian Solidarity, a program that featured artists and speakers exploring the potential for solidarity in the movement.
Join us for a performance and discussion with Sofía Viola, an artist based in Argentina whose Cedar debut was cancelled due to the pandemic. This program takes us directly into Sofía’s home in Buenos Aires for an acoustic set highlighting the strength of her voice and the brilliance and honesty of her songwriting. Songs are mixed with her commentary on music's connection to healing plants and ancestors and spirituality in the modern world.
Minneapolis-based multidisciplinary artist Rebecca Nichloson debuted her Cedar Commissions piece Multicolored Musings: Jewels of Love, Loss, & Triumph with collaborators in February. Then, the pandemic emerged, drastically shifting the social, political, and physical contexts in which art is made and performed. This program explores art in the time of social distance from the artist’s lens through discussion and performances.
This program centers on multi-disciplinary artist Ifrah Mansour's aqal mural project on The Cedar plaza. We'll connect with Ifrah about her motivations and inspirations for the piece as well as ask various community members what they think will help make Minnesota better for Black lives.
These people responded to our call for donations as part of GiveMN’s #GiveatHomeMN campaign, from May 1st to May 8th to support the launch of the Cedar Public Access Channel. We are immensely grateful for their support in kicking off this initiative.
Special thanks to
Bridgit Jordan, Mint Kunkel, Marisa Gage, Talon Sims, Heather Kidd, Andrew Adelmann, Chris Hepola, Phoebe Ward, Irene Alderson, John Schmit, Margaret Mahoney, Cara Peterson, Hui Wilcox, Klee Burke, Leo Christenson, Colleen O’Neill, Chris Juettner, Mark & Cathy Ortenburger, Curtis J. Klotz, Brenda Armson DesJardin, Karl Snyder, Maryam Marne Zafar, Paul Moore, Ciaran Daly, Azul Kmiecik, John Meilner, Ben Nicholson, Claudia Melbye, Deborah Ingebretsen, Don Lorr, Barbara Sogn-Frank, Peter Zeftel, Rick & Lisa Wheeler, Douglas Maltby, Troy Meyer, Jay Carlson, Greg Anderson, Dave Savageau, Kathy Wedl, Joe Smedsrud, Diane Helgerson, Michael Hull, David Lasecke, Patrick Murphy, Katharine Pitney, Konner Johnson, Amy Cortright, Kyle Feldman, Julia Tabbut, Alicia Cozine, Anonymous, Bruce Blacher, Laurel Elmer, Laura Fritz, Janet L Woolman, Margaret Belew, Claude Riedel, Jacob Strauss, Eric Blodgett, Anonymous, Timothy Wahl, Heather Koshiol, Stanley Kusunoki, Kathy Starkey, Joel Weisberg, Tim Nelson, Joel Ronningen, Jessica Riemer, Marie Tigelaar, Jinath Tasnim
Programming on The Cedar Public Access Channel is made possible in part by a grant from The Nash Foundation.