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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.

From antique furniture to odd metal aliens, Gold Rush Days brings thousands to Oronoco

From antique furniture to odd metal aliens, Gold Rush Days brings thousands to Oronoco

This weekend, the quiet downtown area in Oronoco becomes an antique mecca as hundreds of sellers of well aged and vintage collectables descend on this small southeast Minnesota town for Gold Rush Days, which is taking place for the 53rd year.
by Catharine Richert

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New books this week: investigating rehab, fighting wildfires and a Slaughter thriller

New books this week: investigating rehab, fighting wildfires and a Slaughter thriller

Just published this week: A portrait of the lucrative drug-treatment industry; a memoir of a female firefighter; debut fiction from an Emmy-winning TV writer; and a brand new Karin Slaughter thriller.
by Colin Dwyer

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‘A Marriage at Sea’ by Sophie Elmhirst

‘A Marriage at Sea’ by Sophie Elmhirst

This week on Big Books and Bold Idea, author Sophie Elmhirst joins Kerri Miller to talk about the true story of a British couple who survived more than a hundred days together on the open seas after a whale sunk their boat. Even more amazing: When it was over, their marriage was stronger than ever.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Looking back at the nuclear age of filmmaking

Looking back at the nuclear age of filmmaking

Movies can tell us a lot about what scares us. And ever since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the fear of nuclear war has reverberated across decades of film.
by Emily Kwong, Geoff Brumfiel and Sacha Pfeiffer

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MN Shortlist, Aug. 15-21: Magicians return, Finnish folk tales in puppetry and more

MN Shortlist, Aug. 15-21: Magicians return, Finnish folk tales in puppetry and more

MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst and Alex V. Cipolle

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A photo of her grandmother in moccasins sparked Cindy Godin Hamilton’s artistic awakening

A photo of her grandmother in moccasins sparked Cindy Godin Hamilton’s artistic awakening

Cindy Godin Hamilton’s artistic and cultural awakening came in her adult years. Now her solo exhibit at the Warroad RiverPlace Gallery includes hand-stitched mittens, mukluks and gauntlets featuring intricately beaded animals and flowers, as well as oil and pastel paintings of Native faces garbed in traditional regalia.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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In conversation with McKnight Distinguished Artist Carolyn Holbrook

In conversation with McKnight Distinguished Artist Carolyn Holbrook

Carolyn Holbrook is an author and arts advocate who has founded three arts organizations over the years, all designed to create space for writers and amplify the voices of writers of color.
by Emily Bright, Aleesa Kuznetsov and Stephanie Curtis

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