State of the Arts Blog

A look at what arts stories are making headlines
Artists in full “flourish”
The latest exhibition of Minnesota artists at the MIA reveals four artists at the peak of their game.
Paintings seeking to be something more
The exhibition of Jerome Fellowship artists at MCAD features four painters not satisfied with the traditional practice of painting.
MN Original: The Art of Craft
MN Original profiles potter Warren MacKenzie, metal sculptor Heather Doyle and wood worker Virgil Leih.
Weekend outlook: farcical
Farce, a film festival and fraternizing are all features this weekend.
A look at the arts stories making headlines
City art, country art?
Are there intrinsic differences between art that's made in a bucolic setting and art that's created in a noisy urban environment?
A look at what arts stories are making headlines.
Art Hounds: Blissful harmonies, a cabaret for improvisers and a solo tour-de-force
This week's hounds sniff out a cabaret where improvisation rules, an actor 'fully committed' to over 40-roles and a pair of vintage country crooners who harmonize like they came out of the same womb...and they did.