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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.

State Fair's newspaper museum preserves piece of journalism's past

State Fair's newspaper museum preserves piece of journalism's past

The Minnesota Newspaper Museum has been running for 31 years at the State Fair. They feature a simulation of a 1930s-era newspaper press with Linotype, printing press and folder machines. As print newspapers today face down growing challenges, the museum hopes to keep the tradition alive.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Paul Taylor, giant of modern dance, has died

Paul Taylor, giant of modern dance, has died

Among the most prolific and influential choreographers of 20th century movement, his movements were often inspired by everyday people doing everyday things. He died Wednesday at age 88.
by Andrew Limbong

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Church launches campaign to replace ancient fair ovens

Church launches campaign to replace ancient fair ovens

The Minnesota State Fair's oldest food vendor needs four new ovens. The popular Hamline Church Dining Hall is getting by with a backup oven this year. But it hopes to raise $25,000 so it can buy new stoves before next year's fair.
by Tim Nelson

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Alice Cooper to rock the Ordway

The Ordway Center's audience will get a dose of music a little different from the usual opera or classical performances Thursday night.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'Gross Anatomy' turns humor on taboos about the female body

'Gross Anatomy' turns humor on taboos about the female body

Author Mara Altman got tired of hiding her hairy, sweaty self from the world, and set out to reframe the shame in her latest book of essays -- part memoir, part scientific exploration, part manifesto.
by Ailsa Chang and Alyssa Edes

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At Renaissance Festival, women recount years of harassment

At Renaissance Festival, women recount years of harassment

With the entertainment director of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival facing criminal sexual misconduct charges, dozens of women who worked there allege the festival managers did little to protect them.
by Marianne Combs

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Carter recommends city libraries shelve fines

Carter recommends city libraries shelve fines

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter says he's making the city's library system the first in the state to eliminate late fees.
by MPR News Staff

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'The Air You Breathe' is a glorious, glittery saga of friendship and loss

'The Air You Breathe' is a glorious, glittery saga of friendship and loss

Frances de Pontes Peebles' new novel about two women in Brazil -- and later Hollywood -- who take the music world by storm can sometimes slip into corniness, but it's a genuinely exciting read.
by Lily Meyer

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Devo's landmark debut album released 40 years ago

The band was started by students at Kent State University. They were on campus in 1970 when members of the National Guard shot and killed four unarmed students during an anti-war protest. That experience helped shape the band's belief that civilization was in a state of de-evolution.
by MPR News Staff

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