Minnesota Arts

Critical DMs: Minnesota-made comics
Critical DMs are lightly edited Slack conversations by members of the MPR News arts team about Minnesota art and culture. This week, arts editor Max Sparber, senior arts reporter and critic Alex V. Cipolle and arts reporter Jacob Aloi discuss locally created comics.
Love for the lost: A small exhibit at the Weisman reimagines a moment of Black history
“Seeking for the Lost” displays sepia-toned portraits, reimagining individuals from historical ads in a Black newspaper, exploring family searches post-slavery and reclaiming Black identities from the Reconstruction era.
Critical DMs: We’re not just hotdish, or iconic but overlooked in Minnesota
Critical DMs are lightly edited Slack conversations by members of the MPR News arts team about Minnesota art and culture. This week, arts editor Max Sparber and senior arts reporter and critic Alex V. Cipolle respond to the nation’s limited reference points for Minnesota by suggesting a handful of iconic but overlooked Minnesota cultural items.
Art Hounds: Contemporary wind music
From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art.