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Courtney Perry
White Bear Lake, Minn.

Photos: White Bear Lake transforms into interactive arts experience

Admirers wander past the Ice Garden.
Admirers wander past the Ice Garden in process by artists Peter Schulze and Lisa Carlson (not pictured). Schulze and Carlson "glue" frozen shapes together with water in freezing temperatures, documenting the sculpture's progress with time-lapse photography. For color, they used beet juice to dye some of the ice forms.
Courtney Perry for MPR News

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In its third year on White Bear Lake, the Art Shanty Projects' On-Ice Program lets visitors explore the 20 shanties, each developed by different artists for an interactive experience. Live storytelling, music and tactile projects are all part of the icy event.

It is free and open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through February.

Correction (Feb. 9, 2017): A photo caption misidentified the owner of Ruggles the dog in an earlier version. The caption has been updated.

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The interactive event is free and open Saturdays and Sundays through Feb.
The Art Shanty Projects on White Bear Lake brings to the frozen space an event the organizers call "part art gallery, part art residency and part social experiment."
Courtney Perry for MPR News
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Admirers wander past the Ice Garden.
Admirers wander past the Ice Garden in process by artists Peter Schulze and Lisa Carlson (not pictured). Schulze and Carlson "glue" frozen shapes together with water in freezing temperatures, documenting the sculpture's progress with time-lapse photography. For color, they used beet juice to dye some of the ice forms.
Courtney Perry for MPR News
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Seth and Owen Iverson take in the mythical shapes on the dome above them.
Seth Iverson, of Minneapolis, and his son Owen, 15 months, take in the mythical shapes on the dome above them in the Artetarium Shanty on Saturday, Feb. 4. Artists Gabriel Bodkin and Alex Schluender created the space for visitors to reflect on the archetypes and myths that make up their understanding of the human story.
Courtney Perry for MPR News