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State of the Arts Blog

Art Hounds: Haunted Basement, ARENA Dances and one-liners with line breaks

Art Hounds: Haunted Basement, ARENA Dances and one-liners with line breaks

This week the Hounds introduce us to a truly frightening haunted factory, an athletic dance company and the funniest man in Minneapolis. (Want to be an art hound? Sign up!) Betsy Maloney, a dance teacher at the Main Street School of Performing Arts, will be taking her students to see “not so good at standing…
by Chris Roberts

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Top Secret Rosies

Top Secret Rosies

A new documentary honors the American women who served as "human computers" in World War II.
by Marianne Combs

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Does money help or hurt creativity?

Which is worse for the arts - a recession, or generous funding?
by Marianne Combs

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Monster as metaphor

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro talks about our fascination with vampires.
by Marianne Combs

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Fall art harvest

Fall art harvest

The fall batch of "community supported art" shares are now on sale, and almost gone.
by Marianne Combs

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5 under 35 honors young literary talent

5 under 35 honors young literary talent

This year the National Book Foundation's young awardees include an author published by local Graywolf Press.
by Marianne Combs

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The beauty is in the detail

The beauty is in the detail

An Italian website lets you get closer to some masterworks than a museum guard would allow.
by Marianne Combs

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Video break: Under Pressure

Video break: Under Pressure

A video about homelessness uses rock-and-roll and puppets to make an empassioned plea.
by Marianne Combs

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