An Evening at Venture Bikes - The ARTCRANK Archive LIVE!
About this Event
Join us for a night of bikes, posters, music, food, drinks, and community at Venture Bikes Midtown.
The evening begins with a Slow Roll (a conversationally-paced group ride) on the Midtown Greenway, led by the Venture Bikes crew and Melanin In Motion. After the ride, stay for music, food, drinks, and a large-scale outdoor projection show featuring artwork from the ARTCRANK Archive above the shop after dark.
Bring your bike, helmet, and lights. All bikes and all paces are welcome. This is a social roll, not a race.
ART THAT LOVES BIKES
ARTCRANK events brought every kind of bike person into the same room: roadies and messengers, commuters and mountain bikers, framebuilders and advocates, families on cargo bikes, kids on their first ride.
That same spirit carries into Venture Bikes Art Night, connecting the Greenway to Uptown and welcoming Melanin In Motion’s riders into a celebration of bike culture that reflects the whole city.
A night for people who ride, people who love art, and everyone who feels at home where the two come together.
THE ARTCRANK ARCHIVE
Venture Bikes celebrates ARTCRANK and introduces Venture Bikes as the home of the Archive at Venture Bikes Midtown.
From 2007 to 2021, the shows introduced thousands of people to handmade, bike-inspired posters created by independent artists, illustrators, and designers.
More than 200 original, bicycle-themed posters from past ARTCRANK shows are now installed throughout the shop and available to browse and buy.
The posters at Venture Bikes represent works from that history across multiple years and cities. Together, they create a one-of-a-kind collection of original bike art left to inspire riders for years to come.
The Archive will remain at Venture Bikes Midtown year-round, giving riders, collectors, artists, neighbors, and poster lovers a place to browse and buy original bicycle-themed artwork from past ARTCRANK shows.
Presented by Melanin In Motion, Venture Bikes Midtown, and the Uptown Art Fair, with community partners BikeMN, the Lake Street Council, the Cultural Wellness Center, the Midtown Greenway Coalition, and BLNCD Naturals. Come for the ride, the art, or both. Grab a free ticket so we know you are coming, and roll with us on August 7. Register on Eventbrite and share the information.
ACCESSING Venuture Bikes Midtown
Venture Bikes Midtown sits directly on the Midtown Greenway and is not directly accessible by car. if you choose to drive, Park on 10th or 11th Avenue and walk down to the Greenway. Valet Bike service will be available at the door.
Free and all ages. Bring your bike, a helmet, and lights for the ride — all bikes and all paces welcome; it's a casual social roll, not a race. Come for the ride, the art, or both. Grab a free ticket so we know you're coming, and roll with us on August 7th.
Presented by Melanin In Motion, Venture Bikes Midtown, and the Uptown Art Fair, with community partners Bike MN, The Lake Street Council, The Cultural Wellness Center, The Midtown Greenway Coalition, and BLNCD Naturals.
Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Doors open · Slow Roll departs
Info: The Slow Roll rolls out from Venture Bikes Midtown — an easy, welcoming group ride down the Midtown Greenway. If you need a to use on of our bikes arrive at 5:15pm .
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Uptown rider pickup
Info: Riders join from the Uptown Art Fair and roll back to the shop with the group.
🕑: 07:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Slow roll return - Archive Opening
Info: 7:30 PM Return · Archive open Browse the posters with ARTCRANK artists on site, plus food and a live DJ set.
🕑: 08:45 PM - 09:00 PM
8:45 PM A sit-down conversation ARTCRANK's Nicki McCracken
Host: Anthony Taylor
Info: A sit-down with Nicki McCracken — Creative Director + Graphic Designer at sixonetwo and co-founder of ARTCRANK — in conversation with Anthony Taylor about the origins of ARTCRANK and bikes + culture + life in 2026.
🕑: 09:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Building Scaled Poster projection begins
Info: After dark, the side of the building becomes a temporary outdoor gallery — roughly two hundred archived posters projected large enough to stop everyone riding or walking past. It reconnects the Archive with the spirit of the original ARTCRANK shows while creating something brand new for the corridor. Food and Beer will be available until 10:30 pm
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 7.18
