State of the Arts Blog

Remembering Luke the Drifter
A new play - set in a real funeral home - looks at how we remember people who lived less than stellar lives.
The Jayhawks pitch a public radio show
Gary Louris and Mark Olson pitch a radio show about songwriting to NPR in the middle of an interview.
Did Albrecht Durer leave secret messages in his art?
A collector of his prints says she's found allusions to centuries-old scandals hidden in his detailed engravings.
Women take on the media in ‘Miss Representation’
A provocative new documentary looks at how the media shapes the way women are viewed, and how they view themselves.
Performing arts jobs in steep national decline
According to latest figures, performing arts employment is at its lowest level since 1990.
Art Hounds: Dan Israel, Spelling Bee, and Lake Superior in photographs
The hounds are following a St. Louis Park songwriter who sings from the heart, a photographic portrait of the biggest Great Lake, and a spelling bee re-imagined as musical theater.