State of the Arts Blog

Miles Mendenhall: the show isn’t over
The Minneapolis artist talks about his experience on Bravo's reality show "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist."
Your weekend outlook: sticky
Pop surrealist paintings, bluegrass music, an Irish fair and a tribute to "This is Spinal Tap" are just some of the highlights this weekend.
The University of Minnesota's College of Continuing Education is to offer new Master of Professional Studies in Arts and Cultural Leadership.
Art Hounds: Comic book art and bluegrass music
Listen as the hounds wax poetically on a local comic book convention in a box, a Pakistani "Sex in the City" at the Fringe, and the premier Minnesota bluegrass event of the year.
Illuminating the St. John’s Bible
Minneapolis calligrapher Diane von Arx was chosen to help illuminate the St. John's bible, a project the Pope has called "a work for eternity."
Video break: German street life in miniature
A Munich design student pieced together this impressive short film for his thesis project.
Just in time for the primaries, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts releases a report on where 2010 political candidates and federally elected officials stand on the arts.