State of the Arts Blog

January 14, 2010 4:05 AM

The Minnesota Effect

Do artists living in Minnesota produce work that is particularly "Minnesotan?"

by Marianne Combs

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January 14, 2010 2:08 AM

Art Hounds: The Room, Melody Gilbert, Sounds of Cinema

Film still from “Urban Explorer,” courtesy Melody Gilbert This installment is geared toward the cinephile as the hounds lead us to a film that’s become a cult hit, a you-pick showcase of documentarian Melody Gilbert’s work and movie scores courtesy of Minn. Orch. (Want to be an art hound? Sign up here!) Clarence Wethern is…

by Chris Roberts

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January 13, 2010 9:37 AM

Your Weekend Arts Forecast: Things are warming up

A new burst of creative activity is hitting Twin Cities stages and galleries this weekend.

by Marianne Combs

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January 13, 2010 6:00 AM

Brush strokes 50 feet high

A new Imax film presents Vincent Van Gogh's paintings in a way they've never before been seen.

by Marianne Combs

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January 12, 2010 5:50 AM

Good-bye, Mr. Papatola, good-bye

The table was turned on departing theater critic Dominic Papatola last night as actors, directors and fellow critics each took their turn reviewing him.

by Marianne Combs

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January 11, 2010 10:47 AM

From the Fringe to the Guthrie: four companies are “Singled Out”

The Guthrie Theater presents four short plays by small local companies, many of whom got their start in the Minnesota Fringe Festival.

by Marianne Combs

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January 11, 2010 4:45 AM

Minnesota Poetry: Sun Yung Shin’s “The House”

Our poetry series continues with the work of Korean-American poet Sun Yung Shin.

by Marianne Combs

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January 8, 2010 10:43 AM

Public art for our high-tech times

A new public art sculpture in St. Louis Park reacts to the human touch.

by Marianne Combs

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January 7, 2010 3:37 AM

Art Hounds: Honey, New Eyes Festival, Amplified Life

The hounds kick off the new year with talk of a jazzy new eatery, some new plays being offered up for audience scrutiny and a hip hop showcase that reaches into Minnesota schools and prisons.

by Chris Roberts