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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.

Minnesota artists brace for federal funding cuts

Minnesota artists brace for federal funding cuts

President Trump's proposed budget would eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, an important source of support for arts groups.
by Marianne Combs

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The early days at MPR: When music and news shared a call sign

The early days at MPR: When music and news shared a call sign

In celebration of MPR's 50th anniversary, here's a taste of how the news was presented on Minnesota Public Radio when we were just starting out.
by MPR News Staff

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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Elie Wiesel on what makes us moral

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Elie Wiesel on what makes us moral

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the words of the late Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner who remained firm in his belief that we simply cannot be indifferent to the suffering of others.
by MPR News Staff

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Actress Erin Moran, Joanie of 'Happy Days,' dies at 56

Actress Erin Moran, Joanie of 'Happy Days,' dies at 56

The Harrison County Sheriff's Department says Moran was found unresponsive after Indiana authorities received a 911 call on Saturday afternoon
by Emma Bowman

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Photos: 'Tonight feels like heaven,' partying in Prince's memory

Photos: 'Tonight feels like heaven,' partying in Prince's memory

Prince fans celebrated the Minnesota musician's life during the Late Night Dance Party at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Friday, the anniversary of his death.
by Tom Baker

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'If you ever want to understand the immigrant experience,' read this book

'If you ever want to understand the immigrant experience,' read this book

Angela Maria Spring picked up Daisy Hernandez's memoir thinking she would just read the first few chapters. By the time she finished, she was crying on the phone to her mother.
by Tracy Mumford

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Paisley Park: 'The heartbeat of the building was music'

Paisley Park: 'The heartbeat of the building was music'

Guitarist and musical peer to Prince, Donna Grantis, talks with MPR News and The Current about her time at the Park with the music icon.
by Jeff Jones and Tom Weber

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Prince's first bandmate: 'I almost feel like this is some weird dream'

Prince's first bandmate: 'I almost feel like this is some weird dream'

MPR News and The Current teamed up for a live broadcast outside Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minn. on the one year anniversary of Prince's death. One of Prince's earliest collaborators spoke with them there.
by Jeff Jones and Tom Weber

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