High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (or NEMAA) is an organization of artists and allies in Northeast Minneapolis. Its primary focus is the large visual arts community in Northeast although it does support and help promote the arts in Northeast in general. The organization was formed as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 1998 to provide year-round support to the Northeast arts community that presents the Art-A-Whirl event once yearly.