 The recent arts influence is expressed by "Art-A-Whirl", an art crawl the third week of May that has existed for 18 years, encompassing 400 art studios.The Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (or NEMAA), which runs Art-A-Whirl, was instrumental in establishing the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, bounded by Central Avenue, Broadway, the Mississippi River and 26th Avenue.This geographic area was officially recognized as the Arts District by declaration of the City of Minneapolis in 2003.