State of the Arts Blog

Your daily round-up of arts stories making news headlines.
This week’s Minnesota originals
Featuring the MN Historical Society, mosaic artist Sharra Frank, fiber artist Randy Walker, and a performance by the Honeydogs.
The reviews are in for “Heaven”
Critics deem "Heaven" to be everything from "compelling" and "fearless" to "tacky" and "awkward."
Your daily round-up of arts stories making news headlines.
Art Hounds: Jack Klatt, Rogue Valley, and a painter’s impressions of Minnesota
The hounds are following a "feel-good" musician whose style touches Tin Pan Alley, a prolific indie pop/folk band whose songs are tied to the cycle of the seasons, and a mildly impressionistic octogenarian painter who captures the subtle majesty of the land of 10,000 landscapes.
Kansas City Museum to honor former Walker director
Work about to begin on installation of huge sculpture commissioned by Martin Friedman
Los Van Van still inspires
The Cuban music group is the subject of a documentary showing tomorrow night at St. Anthony Main.
Arts 101: Film and Video Lingo
We continue our series explaining unusual words and phrases in the arts by looking at the language of film and video.