Last in the Twin Cities to collaborate with Broken Crow on Shuga Records' mural, New York-based street artist Erik Burke is back, this time within the confines of a gallery. Burke, who works primarily on the street under the name Over Under, aims to bring art from stiff-lipped museums to the masses. His recent residency at XYandZ now culminates with a film and installation exhibit. For the gallery show, Burke uses spray paint on thin, inexpensive paper to illustrate masked figures confined in architectural imagery -- in effect, bringing the buildings that typically serve as his canvas indoors. More event details.

St. Paul artist and history buff Jay Wittenberg has spent the past four years painting portraits of 76 members of Minnesota's First Regiment whose legendary valor is said to have turned the tide in key Civil War battles. The Minnesota volunteers fought in the First Battle of Bull Run and at Antietam and, most memorably, at Gettysburg. Inspired by their stories, Wittenberg has painted portraits of them based on historic photos. Coinciding with the sesquicentennial of the start of the Civil War, the exhibit includes photos, letters and military memorabilia. More event details.