Miguel Mahlich of Tusk Metalworks talks about his art installation of harvest tables. The tables are each eight feet long with benches, creating a 50-foot picnic table for future harvest dinners at Sprout and where Growers & Makers Marketplace shoppers can sit, relax, and watch cooking demonstrations while enjoying lunch, beverages, and entertainment. The harvest table displays Mahlich’s creativity and skill using a combination of metal and woodworking.

Artist Statement:
The Harvest Tables & Benches, custom made for Sprout, are all about having a great place to sit and converse with others over a freshly cooked meal. With both red oak and white oak being used on the tables and benches, plus the addition of metal frameworks, these tables show uniqueness in their grain, colors, and different natural mediums. Such visual differences beautifully bring this project together, much like Sprout's goal to bring people of different cultures and places together.

Miguel Mahlich
Tusk Metalworks
Combining Metal Fabricating and Woodworking to create custom pieces which will last a lifetime


​Video by Dying to Film.

This project is made possible by ArtPlace America’s National Creative Placemaking Fund, awarded to Region Five Development Commission.

Tipi installation by Annie Humphrey and young women from Inger, Ball Club, Prescott, Mission, and Cass Lake.

This tipi was painted by young women from Inger, Ball Club, Prescott, Mission, and Cass Lake. The plant, animal, and sky symbols represent levels of earth and birch branches display the seven teachings: Truth, Honesty, Love, Humility, Wisdom, Courage, Respect

Find this permanent installation at Sprout in Little Falls, MN. #sproutmarketplace 

​Video by Dying to Film.

This project is made possible by ArtPlace America’s National Creative Placemaking Fund, awarded to Region Five Development Commission.

Sprout went #inthestudio with local artist, Linda Holliday of Holliday Pottery. Linda created a collection of pottery pieces to be used with Sprout's “Reci-Piece Project: A Shared Meal Pottery Experiment.” Reci-Piece is intended to orchestrate opportunities for community members to connect over the sharing of food and story.

​Video by Dying to Film.

This project is made possible by ArtPlace America’s National Creative Placemaking Fund, awarded to Region Five Development Commission.

Follow Sprout Growers & Makers Marketplace in its journey through video storytelling, captured by Dying To Film. Making a Marketplace: Part 2 follows the March 2017 market with Hans Blix and the Weapons Inspectors on the Sprout stage, Ben Penner in the Sprout kitchen, and local growers, makers, and artists in the Marketplace.
Sponsored by ArtPlace America and Region Five Development Commission

​Video by Dying to Film.

This project is made possible by ArtPlace America’s National Creative Placemaking Fund, awarded to Region Five Development Commission.

Follow Sprout Growers & Makers Marketplace in its journey through video storytelling, captured by Dying To Film. Making a Marketplace: Part 1 showcases the February 2017 market with Annie Humphrey Music on the Sprout stage, Linda Wilson in the Sprout kitchen, and many incredible local growers and makers in the Marketplace.

Video by Dying to Film.

This project is made possible by ArtPlace America’s National Creative Placemaking Fund, awarded to Region Five Development Commission.