State of the Arts Blog

Art Hounds: Mixing it up
One of the delights of the late summer is that it's time when local arts folks mix it up a little.
Davis Guggenheim and the feathered fish
Sceptics warned him "An Inconvenient Truth" would fail. He's hoping for similar failure with his new film.
Ruben Trejo, one of the country's premier Mexican-American artists, has died.
A Twin Cities sound artist will explore the unheard world with a new microphone
What film will you watch this weekend?
Kate DiCamillo’s latest: The Magician’s Elephant
One of the great joys of being an arts reporter is the occasional surprise package that shows up in the mailbox.
The Lakeville City Ballet has been robbed of dozens of costumes and some major set pieces for its annual production of "The Nutcracker."
The Guthrie reports: big ticket sales, but still a small deficit
There seem to be generally happy sounds coming out of the Guthrie Theater with the release of its annual report covering fiscal year 2008-2009, The headline is simple: Guthrie attendance up 9 percent, but still produces a small deficit.