State of the Arts Blog

July 15, 2010 4:24 AM

Bedlam Theatre to leave Cedar-Riverside

The experimental theater company has been served notice by its landlords to make way for a new tenant.

by Marianne Combs

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July 15, 2010 2:00 AM

Art Hounds: Ritter, Rosalux, Commonweal

A revered singer songwriter in an orchestral setting, an important Minneapolis gallery resurfaces in Nordeast, a Steve Martin Play as interpreted by a Lanesboro theater company; they all get the Art Hounds treatment this week.

by Chris Roberts

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July 14, 2010 2:10 PM

McKnight shows, part 2: MCAD

Four visual artists used their McKnight fellowships to push themselves (in some cases, literally) to new heights.

by Marianne Combs

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July 14, 2010 8:00 AM

McKnight shows, part 1: Northern Clay Center

Northern Clay Center presents the work of six ceramic artists who received McKnight fellowships.

by Marianne Combs

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July 13, 2010 12:32 PM

From Zimbabwe to Bloomington

Rex Mhiripiri sells Shona stone sculpture from his homeland of Zimbabwe in his Bloomington gallery.

by Marianne Combs

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July 13, 2010 5:51 AM

Inspiring students with architecture

What if schools didn't just house educational activities, but actually inspired them?

by Marianne Combs

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July 12, 2010 8:07 AM

35 years of literary wisdom

In celebration of its 35th anniversary, The Loft Literary Center is publishing an anthology of essays on writing.

by Marianne Combs

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July 12, 2010 3:50 AM

Minnesota Poetry: Steve Healey’s “1 Mississippi”

Steve Healey uses broken sentences and twisted text to create a churning river of loss and death.

by Marianne Combs

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July 9, 2010 12:07 PM

When bigger isn’t necessarily better

SooVAC gallery has downsized in order to better present work by local artists.

by Marianne Combs

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July 9, 2010 8:00 AM

‘Despicable Me’ lights up the summer

A mid-life crisis becomes animated hilarity for all ages

by Euan Kerr

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