Reception

Opening Reception: “An Opening” by Andrew Grum Carr

Name: Opening Reception: “An Opening” by Andrew Grum Carr
Start: 2026-02-05T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-05T19:30:00-06:00

February 5, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Free, no registration

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Join us for An Opening, a new exhibition by Lakewood’s Artist in Residence Andrew Grum Carr, whose poetic approach to both painting and writing invites viewers into moments of quiet reflection. This exhibition marks the culmination of a deeply personal, nine-month creative journey through grief, memory, and the natural rhythms of Lakewood Cemetery.

The centerpiece of the exhibition is a narrative essay inspired by Andrew’s visit to Lakewood with his students following the death of a classmate—an experience that sparked a profound meditation on loss, teaching, and community. Alongside the essay are nine large-scale watercolor paintings, each capturing Lakewood in a different season. Influenced by the aesthetics of Japanese woodblock prints, these meditative landscapes evoke the passage of time and the healing found in nature’s cycles.

Throughout his residency, Andrew could often be found sketching and painting on the cemetery grounds, letting Lakewood’s serene atmosphere shape his creative process. An Opening invites guests to experience that same atmosphere—through words, through color, and through a quiet honoring of life’s impermanence.

Guests are welcome to explore the exhibit and meet the artist during the opening reception.

An Opening will be on display in the Welcome Center February 2 – March 10.

About the artist

Andrew Grum Carr is a Twin Cities painter, writer and teacher. Whether in pictures or in words, his work seeks out quiet, restful corners and unhurried rhythms: from an arrangement of leaves at the conservatory, to the unexpected dignity in a freeway overpass.

The Lakewood Welcome Center

This event takes place in the Community Room in the Welcome Center at Lakewood. This beautiful, state-of-the-art building provides a warm and sunny backdrop for community events, in addition to offering quiet space for families to gather and make arrangements for end-of-life.

Parking and Transportation

Driving Directions

Parking is available on any of the roads inside Lakewood’s gates unless otherwise noted with a no parking sign. Handicap parking will be available near the Chapel as well as the Welcome Center. Lakewood does not have an onsite parking lot – it is street parking only. This means you may have to park a short distance away and walk. We strongly encourage carpooling and public transportation.

Bus Directions

Metro Transit lines 6 and 23 stop directly outside of Lakewood’s gates, a short walk to the Memorial Chapel and the Welcome Center.

Bike Directions

Please lock bikes at the rack near the main entrance gates and walk to the Welcome Center. Do not lock bikes to trees or signs, leave bicycles unlocked on the grounds., or leave shared bikes or scooters overnight.

About the Lakewood Heritage Foundation

The Lakewood Heritage Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Lakewood Artist in Residence program. The Lakewood Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization created to sustain Lakewood as a local treasure by supporting educational programming and the preservation and restoration of Lakewood’s landscape, art, architecture and public spaces—for the benefit of all.

Questions? Email us at events@lakewoodcemetery.org