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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 recommend art-based road trips in Minnesota

Art Hounds recommend art-based road trips in Minnesota

An Art Hounds road trip includes a stop at the Nemeth Art Center in Park Rapids, Minn. and the T. L. Solien exhibit “See the Sky.” Then it’s off to Ely and a children’s picture book written and illustrated by local residents, about a familiar scene during wildfire season.
by Emily Bright

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Ask a Bookseller: 'The Netanyahus'

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Netanyahus'

Hal Hlavinka of Community Bookstore in Brooklyn, N.Y., says he's been telling everyone about a new novel by Joshua Cohen, out June 22: "The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family."
by Emily Bright

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Author Lionel Shriver on her new book, ‘Should We Stay or Should We Go’

Author Lionel Shriver on her new book, ‘Should We Stay or Should We Go’

Is it better for life to end before it decays into something unrecognizable? That’s the question at the heart of Lionel Shriver’s new novel, which touches on themes of dementia, aging and how to die with dignity — but in a surprisingly playful way.
by Kerri Miller, Kelly Gordon and Marcheta Fornoff

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A traveling Iron Range exhibit celebrates the Ancient Cedars trail, and other Art Hounds ‘likes’

A traveling Iron Range exhibit celebrates the Ancient Cedars trail, and other Art Hounds ‘likes’

Also, Dameun Strange’s 24-hour Sol Soundgarden installation has music blooming across the Rondo and Frogtown neighborhoods in St. Paul, and Gwen Partin’s show pairs paper and textile arts in Minneapolis.
by Emily Bright

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'Forget The Alamo' author says we have the Texas origin story all wrong

'Forget The Alamo' author says we have the Texas origin story all wrong

In a new book, Bryan Burrough and co-writers Chris Tomlinson and Jason Stanford challenge the historical lore of the Alamo — including the story that Davy Crockett refused to surrender.
by Dave Davies

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In 'Somebody's Daughter' Ashley C. Ford confronts the crimes of her father

In 'Somebody's Daughter' Ashley C. Ford confronts the crimes of her father

For many years, Ford didn't know why her dad was in prison. As a teenager, she was shocked to learn he'd been convicted of rape. "With rape, there's no mistake about the intention to harm," she says.
by Terry Gross

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