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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.

Movies bypass Asian and Pacific Islander actors and directors, study finds

Hollywood's top grossing films rarely include Asian and Pacific Islander roles and when they do actors are cast in stereotypical roles. The exception: Dwayne Johnson, who accounts for a third of all API lead actor roles.
by Vanessa Romo

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Seth Rogen on the comedy advice he got at 12 that he still thinks about

Seth Rogen on the comedy advice he got at 12 that he still thinks about

Rogen's first comedy teacher taught him to write material based on conflict, so he focused his first stand-up routine on his grandparents. His new book of personal essays is “Yearbook.”
by Terry Gross

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Questions for Zen Cho, author of 'Black Water Sister'

Questions for Zen Cho, author of 'Black Water Sister'

In Zen Cho's new novel, a young woman begins to hear a voice in her head: It's the dead, estranged grandmother she never knew. Wronged in life, the grandmother wants revenge after death.
by Petra Mayer

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'Things can come home again': Sacred birch bark scroll to return to White Earth Nation

'Things can come home again': Sacred birch bark scroll to return to White Earth Nation

A birch bark scroll that Ojibwe people consider among their most important cultural items will be returning to the White Earth Nation after being held for decades by collectors. Experts say it's a small success in what is a constant struggle to find and reclaim culturally significant items taken from Indigenous people and sold among private collectors.
by Dan Gunderson

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'Love letter to black boys': Memoir explores masculinity against Appalachian backdrop

'Love letter to black boys': Memoir explores masculinity against Appalachian backdrop

“Punch Me Up To The Gods” opens with Brian Broome's father beating him when he was 10. The blows by his father were meant to pound manliness into him — to be the "toughest guy in the room."
by Steve Inskeep

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10 Minnesota cultural organizations led by people of color get $500,000 each

10 Minnesota cultural organizations led by people of color get $500,000 each

Ten Minnesota cultural organizations including Theater Mu, Mizna and Juxtaposition Arts will each receive unrestricted grants of at least half a million dollars under a new philanthropic program announced Tuesday.
by Euan Kerr

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