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Arts and Culture

MPR News has you covered with news and stories about local art and culture happenings across Minnesota.

Art Hounds: Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. You can explore arts events here, or become an Art Hound today.

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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.

Former state Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge lays out health benefits of partner dance in new book

Former state Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge lays out health benefits of partner dance in new book

Former state Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge was looking for a husband when she walked into a partner dance studio. She left with not only her husband but also a lifelong passion. She details the impacts of partner dance in a new book.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Art Hounds: A strike story, a tragicomedy, and scenes from nature

Art Hounds: A strike story, a tragicomedy, and scenes from nature

Art Hounds recommend the performances “Hungry Like the Wolf" and “The Yeoman of the Guard, Or The Merry and His Maid,” and the exhibit “Minnesota Neighbors.”
by Emily Bright

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Hmong artists weave music, poetry and visuals to help those impacted by ICE surge

Minnesota Hmong artists are organizing a concert to benefit families and businesses impacted by the surge of federal immigration agents. Interwoven: A Tapestry of Resilience and Resistance will take place Saturday night at the Pan Asian Center in Maplewood.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Twin Cities theaters confront shrinking support from federal and private sources

Twin Cities theaters confront shrinking support from federal and private sources

Twin Cities theaters are losing key funding sources—from canceled grants to new federal restrictions — forcing organizations like the Playwrights’ Center and Jungle Theater to rethink how they operate and sustain their work.
by Jacob Aloi

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'Sinners' and 'One Battle After Another' poised for an all-Warner Bros. showdown at Academy Awards

'Sinners' and 'One Battle After Another' poised for an all-Warner Bros. showdown at Academy Awards

Hollywood will convene Sunday night for a nail-biter Academy Awards that’s steering toward a coronation for either Paul Thomas Anderson or Ryan Coogler. Most would call that a win-win.
by The Associated Press

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Lady Tremaine’ by Rachel Hochhauser 

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Lady Tremaine’ by Rachel Hochhauser 

Sarah DiMaria of Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs, Louisiana, recommends Rachel Hochhauser’s debut “Lady Tremaine.”
by Emily Bright

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MN Shortlist, March 13–19: Films in Ely, orchestral favorites and a shamrock-themed rock lineup

MN Shortlist, March 13–19: Films in Ely, orchestral favorites and a shamrock-themed rock lineup

Across Minnesota this week, the arts appear in some unlikely settings — a restored North Woods movie palace, neighborhood churches, a Duluth theater and a club leaning into pre–St. Patrick’s Day energy.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst and Max Sparber

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