Minnesota Arts

October 1, 2020 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: An audio play about understanding people who disagree politically

Plus a bright-colored fiber arts show in Hutchinson, Minn., and a comedic folk writer in Minneapolis.

by Emily Bright

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September 24, 2020 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Whimsical glass, and a walking, biking art tour in Minneapolis

Minnesota artists describe what they enjoy now: a Magic-themed podcast and whimsical glass art. A festival raises funds for the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis.

by Emily Bright

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September 17, 2020 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: What would you do with a blank canvas? A small town puts community creativity on display

Community Canvas, an art exhibit at the Jaques Art Center in Aitken, Minn., shows what happens when anyone may contribute to a show.

by Emily Bright

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July 22, 2020 5:36 AM

Arts board announces simplified grant program for MN artists struggling in COVID-19 economy

The Minnesota State Arts Board has approved a trio of new grants meant to help artists and organizations weather the economic turmoil created by COVID-19. But artists say the new grants don't go far enough to serve historically marginalized communities.

by Marianne Combs

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May 8, 2020 5:04 PM

'We all have vibrant inner lives': A chat with Minnesota Book Awards-winner Su Hwang

Su Hwang shares her poetry, what she’s reading for comfort right now, and a little inspiration for quarantine writing.

by Megan Burks and Tom Crann

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November 8, 2019 4:16 PM

With floral candles, Hmong sisters honor parents’ farming legacy

Each November, the Hmong American Farmers Association offers artwork people can buy alongside produce grown by Hmong farmers. This year’s art — candles featuring flowers from a Hmong family’s field — comes with a good story.

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November 7, 2019 4:03 AM

'Sound the Bells' — where Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra meet

Years long collaboration and cross-genre learning results in “Sound the Bells” and some interesting marketing challenges.

by Euan Kerr

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October 4, 2019 4:00 AM

Mankato author draws on childhood experience to write YA novel on cults

Megan Cooley Peterson says an experience with her family when she was a teenager spurred her interest in cults, and led to her writing her first young adult novel "The Liar's Daughter."

by Euan Kerr

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October 3, 2019 5:00 AM

Art Hounds: Printmakers in Mni Sota Makoce

Highpoint Center for Printmaking present an exhibition of prints by Native American artists. Plus, Art Hounds recommend Park Square's production of "Aubergine" and the paintings of Frederick Somers.

by Marianne Combs