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State of the Arts Blog

Cutting away at our nature

Cutting away at our nature

Sonja Peterson explores the similarities between the wilds of untamed nature and the jungle on Wall Street.
by Marianne Combs

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MIA pours on the French charm

MIA pours on the French charm

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has purchased a rare French ewer to add to its decorative arts collection.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: N&E, M.C.M.E., R.J.Q.

Art Hounds: N&E, M.C.M.E., R.J.Q.

It's a music-minded installment this week with a Minneapolis dance party/live jam session, a Chinese/American classical music exchange and a quartet of local jazz stalwarts all on the hounds' arts calendar.
by Chris Roberts

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Your Weekend Outlook: A Whirlwind

Art-a-Whirl, amusement parks, time travel and futurist poets are just some of the bright ideas out there this weekend.
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota Opera Pres Kevin Smith retires

After 29 years with the opera, President and CEO Kevin Smith decides it's time for a change.
by Marianne Combs

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Sidewalk Poetry winners announced

Poetry is alive and well on the streets of St. Paul.
by Marianne Combs

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The future of our parks

The future of our parks

This Thursday the Minneapolis Parks Foundation launches a public debate on how to preserve and strengthen the city's open spaces in the 21st century.
by Marianne Combs

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A Moment in Time

Photographers around the world captured a moment in time, and now you can travel the virtual globe through their images.
by Marianne Combs

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A new bridge between two distinct cultures

A new bridge between two distinct cultures

Theatre Novi Most explores the strange relationship between the U.S. and Russian through an extremely physical style of drama.
by Marianne Combs

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