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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.

Keith Richards was born in crossfire hurricane

According to a biography of Keith Richards, the first line of the song, "I was born in a crossfire hurricane," is a reference to the fact that Richards was born near London during World War II in the midst of a German air raid.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'The Melody' will draw you in, then take you somewhere unexpected

'The Melody' will draw you in, then take you somewhere unexpected

Jim Crace's superb new novel is a trickster -- it seems to be a bittersweet tale of late-life love, but then it becomes a meditation on gentrification and the toll poverty can take on human beings.
by Bethanne Patrick

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Paul McCartney turns 76

Late Late Show host James Corden says "Drive My Car" by the Beatles was the first song he sang with Paul McCartney when they drove together in Liverpool recently while taping a new carpool karaoke segment.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'Where the Nightmares Go' maps the territory of fear

'Where the Nightmares Go' maps the territory of fear

C. Robert Cargill's new story collection covers the globe and genres of horror from classic to modern, with ghost stories, thrillers, gore and puzzles that would be right at home on premium cable.
by Jason Sheehan

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Inside 'The Secret Life of Cows'

Farmer Rosamund Young's book will charm people who want to lap up more evidence that animals have personalities, but may not warm hearts of animal lovers who don't eat meat.
by Barbara J. King

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In 'Fight No More,' life rushes by, but sometimes there's beauty

In 'Fight No More,' life rushes by, but sometimes there's beauty

Lydia Millet's latest is a novel about death, disguised as a short story collection about real estate, alternately wrenching and hilarious, and full of joys on every scale.
by Lily Meyer

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Puerto Rico faces a 'Battle for Paradise'

Puerto Rico faces a 'Battle for Paradise'

Bookseller Sam Faulkner recommends a topical read on the competing opinions over how to reshape the hurricane-damaged areas of Puerto Rico.
by Tracy Mumford

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Celebrated Somali singer coming to Minnesota

Aar Maanta, who leads one of the few active touring bands in the world that plays Somali music, is coming to Minnesota for a month-long residency sponsored by the Cedar Cultural Center.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Made-in-Minnesota Father's Day gift ideas

Made-in-Minnesota Father's Day gift ideas

Here are just a few gift ideas for dad, all of which are made right here in Minnesota.
by Sara Porter

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