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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.

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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.

Most Americans want to read more books. We just don’t.

Most Americans want to read more books. We just don’t.

When we worry about the declining rates of literacy and a lack of reading skills, it’s often about children. But how often are adults reading these days? And what are we reading? A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds out.
by Andrew Limbong

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‘The Great Gatsby’ turns 100. What’s it like teaching it today?

‘The Great Gatsby’ turns 100. What’s it like teaching it today?

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel has spent years on high school reading lists. How are literature professors teaching it today? And do students still find it relevant?
by Andrew Limbong

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Who gets to be a critic? And why are some so ‘bad’?

Who gets to be a critic? And why are some so ‘bad’?

Andrea Long Chu and Britney Luse discuss why art is a “fossil record” of desire, what kind of authority critics have, and why we might need to rethink what criticism should do for us.
by Brittany Luse, Liam McBain, Barton Girdwood, Neena Pathak and Veralyn Williams

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A National Public Housing Museum opens in Chicago

A National Public Housing Museum opens in Chicago

The National Public Housing Museum is now open in Chicago. Installations, exhibits and stories about public housing’s successes as well as its challenges are on display.
by Alison Cuddy

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Chanhassen Dinner Theatres names new artistic director

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres names new artistic director

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres has named longtime vice president Tamara Kangas Erickson as its new president and artistic director.
by Max Sparber

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MN Shortlist: April 10-16

MN Shortlist: April 10-16

MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Graphic Gatsby: K. Woodman-Maynard on adapting a classic for comics

Graphic Gatsby: K. Woodman-Maynard on adapting a classic for comics

Minnesota graphic novelist K. Woodman-Maynard discusses her adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” into a graphic novel, reflecting on its visual style, classroom potential and enduring themes as the original novel turns 100.
by Jacob Aloi

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