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.

A guide to Ivanka Trump's manual for 'Women Who Work'
Trump's new book is billed as a resource for women trying to reach their dream professional lives, but it is fairly short and nonspecific about how to get there.
With book, Ivanka Trump must walk complicated ethical line
While Trump has opted to donate proceeds to charity and avoid a publicity tour, the book has generated a rash of media coverage -- and some fresh questions about whether she could profit from her rising profile,
'I belonged nowhere': A story of displacement, from a novelist who knows
'Salt Houses' traces several generations of a displaced Palestinian family. Author Hala Alyan says she experienced firsthand the 'intergenerational trauma that went along with losing a homeland.'
Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods' comes to TV
In the new Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman's beloved fantasy novel, gods from all over the world are drawn to America when their worshippers arrive here -- whether as immigrants, explorers, or slaves.
Willie Nelson out with new album
The singer celebrated his 84th birthday over the weekend.
Eerie 'Fen' is full of dazzling, hard-to-explain stories
Daisy Johnson's story collection is set in the marshlands of eastern England -- now mostly, catastrophically drained. It's beautifully creepy but easy to read over and over again.