State of the Arts Blog

Stagefighting: the blood is fake but the sweat is real
The Great River Shakespeare Festival shows just how much work goes into making swordplay look like child's play.
Reminder: Celebrate Minnesota Architecture
Submit a photo of your favorite building in your neighborhood, and tell us why you love it.
MN teen wins national musical theater award
18-year-old Ryan McCartan of Minnetonka took home the award for Best Actor in National High School Musical Theater Awards in New York City.
MIA hires new director of External Affairs
Mary Jane Drews comes to the MIA from the Art Institute of Chicago
Bookbinding: antique values, modern practicality
An educational video from the 1960s documents the 'people who make the pen mightier than the sword.'