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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.

Art Hounds: Peyton Scott Russell's retrospective at White Bear Lake's art center

Art Hounds: Peyton Scott Russell's retrospective at White Bear Lake's art center

A 40-year retrospective of Peyton Scott Russell’s art is on view at the White Bear Center for the Arts. Free Little Art Galleries across Minnesota make creativity shareable with anyone who walks by. MacPhail’s Spotlight series combines live music with Eyenga Bokamba’s visual art to create “Translucent Beauty.”
by Emily Bright

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From the archives: Emily St. John Mandel on her smash book 'Sea of Tranquility'

From the archives: Emily St. John Mandel on her smash book 'Sea of Tranquility'

Deepti Kapoor’s new novel, “Age of Vice,” is one of the most anticipated releases of 2023. We’ll talk to her on this Friday’s Big Books and Bold Ideas. While you wait, enjoy this interview with Emily St. John Mandel, who wrote one of the most anticipated novels of 2022, “Sea of Tranquility.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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The meditative, ambient calm of Kelela's 'Raven'

The meditative, ambient calm of Kelela's 'Raven'

If the singer was taking herself apart before, she is now presenting a unified and independent version of herself, all while actively maintaining a sense of distance from the audience.
by Vrinda Jagota

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2022 Books We Love: Nonfiction

2022 Books We Love: Nonfiction

NPR's Books We Love is full of stories. The feature rounds up fiction and nonfiction of many different kinds, and it gives you lots of ways to find what you might love, too. Today, we're diving into the category of nonfiction and highlighting some of our favorite picks.
by Linda Holmes, Eric Deggans, Candice Lim, Rommel Wood and Jessica Reedy

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Minneapolis musician Obi Original blends his influences into something new

Minneapolis musician Obi Original blends his influences into something new

Using his lived experience as inspiration, Obi Original pays homage to his influences while carving a new path for himself and Ozone Creations.  

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How 'Collapsing Stars' aligned to create understated, yet captivating, music

How 'Collapsing Stars' aligned to create understated, yet captivating, music

Not quite Americana and not quite folk, Collapsing Stars are anchored by Nelson’s guitar and Strycharske’s cello, which seem to sonically support one another without competing. Just as Strycharske’s expansive, gorgeous, and often cinematic playing is about to knock you over, Nelson introduces a melody, warming the cello’s raw power.

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Ask a Bookseller: 'River, Sing Me Home'

Yani Rodriguez of Copperfish Books in Punta Gordo, Fla., was quick to share her staff pick with Ask a Bookseller. She loves the historical fiction novel “River, Sing Me Home,” by Eleanor Shearer.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota author Shannon Gibney on her new speculative fiction memoir

Minnesota author Shannon Gibney on her new speculative fiction memoir

How do you tell the story of your life when straightforward memoir isn’t enough? Shannon Gibney chose to get creative. The result is her new book, “The Girl I Am, Was and Never Will Be,” which uses both traditional memoir and speculative fiction to examine her life as a transracial adoptee.
by Kelly Gordon

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