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Founded in 2025 by House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Hope Arts Center is a nonprofit dedicated to uplifting the community through accessible, joyful, and innovative arts and wellness programming. We look forward to all that lies ahead as Hope Arts Center begins this new chapter of service, inspiration, and connection. |
Hope Arts Summer Series in the Park – details coming soon!
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Saturday, February 21, 2026
Kirk Paulour | 3 – 4 p.m.
Florestan Chamber Music presents the two string quartets by Leoš Janáček. Violinists Maureen Nelson and Cecilia Belcher, violist Valerie Little, and cellist Ruth Marshall will perform these works, which are known for their drama, vibrancy, and emotional depth.
This concert is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. Donations will be gratefully accepted.
Hope Arts Center, House of Hope, and The Singers hosted a Community Sing, inviting community members from across Minnesota and the nation to lift their voices in song, solidarity, and support for Minnesota’s immigrant communities and all those standing together to demand accountability and justice. Partners included Minnesota Chorale, National Lutheran Choir, University of Minnesota School of Music, One Voice, Giving Voice, and Border CrosSing.
This popular series became a program of Hope Arts Center in February 2026, announcing a quarterly lineup of cabaret-inspired events at House of Hope. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the evening of February 6 featured romantic jazz favorites performed by Jazz Savvy, with guest vocalist Charmin Michelle. Friends, neighbors, families, music-lovers, and newcomers of all ages are welcome at this nightlife inspired, candlelit jazz party.
House of Hope and Hope Arts Center were pleased to present a transcendent program that blends chamber music traditions with the syncopated rhythms of Puerto Rican and Caribbean soundscapes. Performed by José Antonio Zayas Cabán, the trio {Trés}, and Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón, the program included a screening of the documentary musical experience Pedacito de Tierra. The concert was followed by a panel moderated by Tom Crann of MPR.
Internationally acclaimed poet Pádraig Ó Tuama presented an intimate evening of poetry in support of the Loft Literary Center. Known for his vivid explorations of language, conflict, belonging, and belief, Ó Tuama is the beloved host of Poetry Unbound and the author of celebrated works across poetry, memoir, and theology. This special event featured readings and a wide-ranging conversation between Ó Tuama and Minnesota Book Award–winning poet and the Loft’s Senior Director of Craft, G.E. Patterson.
With a mission to create “joyful choral communities for people living with dementia and their care partners,” Giving Voice Initiative leads a worldwide movement to bring dementia-friendly choruses to every community. Hope Arts Center hosts a Giving Voice community choir, which culminated in two public concerts at House of Hope on December 6.
Participants from around Minnesota came together to experience writing as a way to heal: sessions included “Writing to Remember, “Music as a Prompt,” and “Writing to Connect.”
Ms. Fleming was featured on House of Hope’s Sunday Series, speaking about her book Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness. Guest panelists included Dr. Michael Georgieff of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Kathryn Cullen, Head of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division at the University of Minnesota, and Eyleen Braaten, Executive Director of Giving Voice, a national movement bringing joy, connection, and purpose to people living with dementia and their care partners. Moderated by Cathy Wurzer of MPR.
As part of Ms. Fleming’s residency, she held a masterclass with resident artists from Minnesota Opera.
House of Hope and Hope Arts Center, in collaboration with Schubert Club, welcomed Renée Fleming for a 3-day residency in September. Ms. Fleming presented a recital “Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene” at the Ordway Concert Hall.
Friends, neighbors, and House of Hope members gathered for a free presentation of Flow, the 2024 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature. Exploring themes of survival, friendship, and climate, Flow is told through music, stunning visuals, and sounds of animals and nature.
Hope Arts Center was delighted to introduce a new friendship with ComMUSICation, a Twin Cities nonprofit dedicated to providing free music education and performance opportunities to youth. In July, House of Hope hosted ComMUSICation’s Summer Gospel Choir Camp.
