State of the Arts Blog

January 6, 2014 9:46 AM

In bad weather, the show must go on

This morning newscasters were warning pedestrians that “exposed flesh will freeze in two to five minutes.” Lovely. Thankfully Mother Nature’s version of payback has hit the Twin Cities on a Monday, a day when most performance companies and arts venues are dark. But don’t think today’s cold weather would have stopped artists from giving their Read more →

by Marianne Combs

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January 3, 2014 10:12 AM

Photographer Alec Soth floods New Yorker’s Instagram feed with chilling images

Steam rolls off the Mississippi River in the pale blue morning. A snowman is given a criminal air by the glare of car headlights. A Wallace Stevens poem struggles to emerge on the page of an under-inked typewriter. These are a few of the images — both photos and videos — that Minnesota photographer Alec Read more →

by Marianne Combs

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January 3, 2014 9:14 AM

Cube Critics’ most anticipated movies of 2014

Stephanie and Euan are pretty excited about the coming year in film, even though it’s been labeled “the year of the sequel.” Here are their top picks: Euan’s top pick: Grand Hotel Budapest, directed by Wes Anderson and starring Ralph Fiennes. Stephanie’s top pick: Foxcatcher, starring Steve Carell and Channing Tatum. Euan’s other Read more →

by Chris Roberts

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January 2, 2014 10:45 AM

Art Hounds: Resolutions for 2014

From Randall Davidson, composer, publisher, producer and administrative director of the National Lutheran Choir: In the coming year, I resolve to listen patiently to musicians, management, and the board of directors of the Minnesota Orchestra, about issues related to the ongoing lockout — the costs of remodeling Orchestra Hall, the compensation demands, and the aspirations Read more →

by Chris Roberts

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January 2, 2014 9:49 AM

Duluth Art Institute’s executive director steps down

Kat Eldred is leaving her position as executive director of the Duluth Art Institute. Eldred has served on the DAI’s board of directors since March 2010, and has led the institute since May 2012. Under her leadership the institute created its new “Artistic Duluth Art Auction” as well as its “Steampunk Spectacular.” Eldred grew up Read more →

by Marianne Combs

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January 2, 2014 9:27 AM

Group urges Minneapolis to take over Orchestra Hall

UPDATED at 5.30 with full management statement Save Our Symphony Minnesota, a group working to end the 15-month contract dispute that has brought the Minnesota Orchestra to a halt, is calling on the City of Minneapolis to assume control of the Orchestra Hall — and the Orchestra’s multi-million dollar endowment. In a letter to the Read more →

by Euan Kerr

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January 2, 2014 4:14 AM

Author Kate DiCamillo named Ambassador of Young People’s Literature

Minneapolis’ Kate DiCamillo is the new Ambassador of Young People’s Literature for the Library of Congress.

by Marianne Combs

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December 31, 2013 9:15 AM

Peavey Plaza named top U.S. preservation win of 2013

The saving of Minneapolis’ iconic Peavey Plaza from reconstruction tops the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of preservation successes from the past year. On the Trust’s PreservationNation blog it states: Peavey Plaza, a modernist “park plaza” designed by M. Paul Friedberg and Associates, is one of the few works of landscape architecture listed on Read more →

by Marianne Combs

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December 31, 2013 5:26 AM

2013: A look at the year’s top arts stories

Any way you slice it, 2013 was a big year for the arts. While the orchestras and their respective contract battles dominated the news, plenty of other major events kept the year humming along, and we paid our final respects to a number of great artists and arts supporters. Here’s a look back at the Read more →

by Marianne Combs

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December 30, 2013 7:57 AM

In generosity to the arts, Twin Cities scores highest in the nation

It’s not uncommon for Minnesotans to tout the state’s strong support for the arts. It’s rare, however, that someone backs it up with more than anecdotal proof. A recent report by Accenture, the global management and technology consulting company, found that 47 percent of people in the Twin Cities give to arts organizations, ranking the Read more →

by Marianne Combs

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