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.

Justice Ginsburg will make her operatic debut - sort of
The Supreme Court justice is set to play a nonsinging role on opening night of the Donizetti opera "The Daughter of the Regiment" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Bank Stadium to open doors to runners, skaters
The new home of the Vikings will open 16 times through mid-March for runners and in-line skaters, continuing a tradition that started at the Metrodome before it was torn down, officials said Friday.
Here's the only good thing -- books! -- about the Lynx losing the WNBA championship
The mayors of Minneapolis and Los Angeles staged a friendly wager over the game: The loser has to send a shipment of books by local women authors to the winning city. Minneapolis is preparing to send the books next week.
Twitter takes off with Trump's 'nasty woman' comment
When Trump called Clinton a "nasty woman" during the last presidential debate of the year, he reintroduced the nation to a feminist anthem.
Shelia E. to perform song about when she met Prince
On Sunday night, Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis will host the Purple Philanthropy Shelia E. Benefit Concert. Longtime Prince collaborator Shelia E. will perform.
Novel offers a fierce hymn to troubled small towns
A Minnesota writer uses her skill at sharp storytelling to portray life in a place beset by hard times and hard drugs.
'American Crime Story' to tackle the tale of a serial killer with Minnesota connections
The third season of the television show will tell the story of Andrew Cunanan, who killed fashion designer Gianni Versace in Florida in 1997 — after a killing spree that began in Minnesota just weeks before.