State of the Arts Blog

Ordway announces 2012-2012 season
Season includes range of Broadway musicals, world music and dance,
Irrigating the central corridor with art
An update on a $1 million dollar creative place-making project that's accompanying light rail construction.
The winners of the 2012 Oscars
'The Artist' won the Oscar for Best Film, becoming the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago.
Coffee House Press’ Allan Kornblum receives Kay Sexton Award
The founder and long-time editor-in-chief of Coffee House Press will be honored for his dedication to fostering books and reading at this year's Minnesota Book Awards.
Lifelike: Nothing is as it seems at the Walker
The Walker's latest exhibition presents the viewer with a series of glorious fakes.
Chico and Rita, a jazz love story
An Oscar nominee for best animated feature, "Chico and Rita" recounts the stormy relationship of two lovers while also telling the story behind some of the most innovative jazz of the Golden Era of Cuban music in the 1940s and 50s.
Tales of a rural rapper
NikeeJS raps in praise of small town life.