Minnesota Arts

MN Shortlist: Songs, stories and spells — six picks for Oct. 25–29
A weekly lineup of standout arts and culture happenings, handpicked by the MPR News team for those who like their weekends with a little extra spark. From indie pop hauntings to living memory onstage, this week hums with art that lingers long after the lights go down.
Art Hounds: Glowing puppets, a haunted theater and Midwest folk music
Writer Kathleen Kenney Peterson, musician Greg Herriges and folk artist Sarah Larsson share their picks for spooky storytelling, microscopic spectacle and polka-powered dancing.
Ojibwe artist George Morrison’s family relishes his first solo exhibit at The Met
A few dozen Minnesotans traveled to New York to celebrate Ojibwe painter George Morrison, as the Metropolitan Museum of Art unveiled his first solo exhibition and placed the Minnesota-born artist among the giants of American modernism.
Lowertown St. Paul gallery spotlights Minnesota artists exploring gender and identity
A new Lowertown St. Paul exhibit brings together artists from across Minnesota whose work examines gender, queerness and the fight for justice — inspired by one family’s personal story.