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.

March 5, 2018 7:41 AM

Andrew Lloyd Webber's genius is 'Unmasked' in new memoir

The famed composer of "Evita," "Cats," "The Phantom of the Opera" and many more tells his story in a new memoir.

by Renee Montagne and Ned Wharton

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March 5, 2018 5:39 AM

Frances McDormand brings 'inclusion rider' into spotlight

The best actress winner capped her Oscar speech with a rousing call for inclusion riders, which refers to using business contracts as a vehicle to further gender and racial diversity in Hollywood by adding a clause that mandates it.

by The Associated Press

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March 5, 2018 5:21 AM

'Shape of Water' triumphs at an Oscars awash in change

"The Shape of Water," which came in with 13 nods, took a leading four awards, including best production design, best score and best director for Guillermo del Toro.

by The Associated Press

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March 4, 2018 6:46 PM

Oscars 2018: The List Of Winners So Far

The 90th Academy Awards ceremony starts Sunday night at 7 p.m.

by Nicole Cohen

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March 4, 2018 3:02 PM

Food stall serves up a social experiment: White customers asked to pay more

To highlight racial income disparity, a chef in New Orleans opened a food stall at which he asked whites to pay $30 and people of color to pay $12 for the same meal. How did it play out?

by Maria Godoy

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March 4, 2018 10:32 AM

A sister shares 'Horrible and Wonderful' memories of her brother's life and death

Comedy writer and TV producer Harris Wittels died of an overdose in 2015; a new book by his sister Stephanie Wittels Wachs came from her desperate need to talk to him, even yell at him after he died.

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March 4, 2018 12:00 AM

Chinese classic 'Condor Heroes' takes wing in English

Jin Yong's wildly popular historical series "Legends of the Condor Heroes" has been adapted many times for Chinese TV, movies and comics, and now the first volume has been translated into English.

by Alan Yu

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March 3, 2018 4:00 AM

'Based on a True Story': A creepy, twisty page-turner

Bookseller Morgan Miller recommends a novel built around a writer who finds sudden success, and a new acquaintance: "It's both very literary, and also just a really good, creepy, twisty thriller."

by Tracy Mumford

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March 3, 2018 12:00 AM

Deep, compassionate 'Tess of the Road' contains a whole world

Rachel Hartman follows up "Seraphina" and "Shadow Scale" with the story of Tess, a rebellious young woman who runs away to escape being sent to a nunnery, and finds pain and growth along her road.

by Amal El-Mohtar