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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.

Art Reviews: Our arts team offers insight on the latest in theater, music, visual arts and more. We explore the breadth of creativity and innovation found throughout Minnesota, offering audiences a deeper understanding of the works and artists shaping our cultural landscape. Read more here.

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.

This writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality

This writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality

From the special series Enlighten Me with Rachel Martin: Sometimes we find belonging in the most unexpected places. And sometimes, we find it buried deep in our own histories — in our own family legacies, as Patty Krawec did.
by Rachel Martin

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Fire devastated this NYC Chinatown bookshop — community has rushed to its aid

Fire devastated this NYC Chinatown bookshop — community has rushed to its aid

Yu & Me Books was a fairly new business when a fire caused substantial damage to the shop. Now, owner Lucy Yu is working to repair not just the physical bookstore but the community around it as well.
by Kat Chow

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Kala' is a rip-roaring thriller

Ask a Bookseller: 'Kala' is a rip-roaring thriller

Matt Nixon of A Capella Books in Atlanta, Ga., has been eagerly awaiting publication of Colin Walsh's debut novel “Kala,” which he says is both an intricate character study and rip-roaring thriller.
by Emily Bright

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Art Hounds: Duluth goes country

Art Hounds: Duluth goes country

This week, the Art Hounds recommend a Jewish makers market, a women-centered variety show and an outdoor country music concert.
by Heidi Raschke

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Arts Briefs: Festivals!

Arts Briefs: Festivals!

In this week’s Arts Briefs: a new riverfront music venue, the Fringe Festival and more. Also, in Absolute Bleeding Edge is a prolific producer of noise.
by Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle, Max Sparber and Olivia Stevens

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This Minneapolis library has a hidden gem for record lovers

This Minneapolis library has a hidden gem for record lovers

There’s an impressively extensive vinyl record collection located in downtown Minneapolis that not many know about. Available by reservation, the Vinyl Revival Listening Room is a free listening space open to the public located on the third floor (room N-301) of Minneapolis Central Library.

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