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Art Friend: Everyone needs an art friend. Art Friend is a new segment with our arts team. Art spaces can feel exclusive and art can be confusing, obtuse, and even boring. But, especially with the right context, everyone can be a critic. So let us be your guide- your Art Friend. Listen or read Art Friend stories here.

Our arts coverage is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Minnesota tree fort builder crafts imagination into reality

Minnesota tree fort builder crafts imagination into reality

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Adam Rasmussen built a play structure for his son. He didn’t think it was the beginning of a full-time opportunity, until people started to bring their kids over. “They’re like, ‘You need to build this for other families!’ And I was like, ‘You know what? I could,’” he recalled.
by Phineas Pope

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Ariel Lawhon brings Irish legend Grace O'Malley to life in 'Pirate Queen'

Ariel Lawhon brings Irish legend Grace O'Malley to life in 'Pirate Queen'

She commanded her own ships, plucked bounty from her enemies, gave birth to four children, met a queen and died a legend. But history overlooked her — until Ariel Lawhon revived Ireland’s “Pirate Queen” in her new historical novel.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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To preserve Somali language, 61 grandmothers shared lullabies they sang their babies

To preserve Somali language, 61 grandmothers shared lullabies they sang their babies

The “Sing Again” Somali lullaby project features 67 songs from Somali elders in Minnesota. Over two years, Marian Hassan collaborated with Somali grandmothers and the University of Minnesota to document their lullabies and create a framework for language learning and preservation.
by Kyra Miles

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