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What’s the future of the arts?

20under40 is a project to collect unique perspectives on the future of the arts and arts education.
by Marianne Combs

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Three artists, three enduring visions

Three artists, three enduring visions

Three artists will each receive $100,000 to continue their work.
by Marianne Combs

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What does your kid know about art?

What does your kid know about art?

The number of students reporting they went on an art-related field trip in the last year has dropped to just 16 percent.
by Marianne Combs

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Northland Poster Collective to close

Founding member artist Ricardo Levins Morales noted "After thirty years of undermining Wall Street, it finally fell on us."
by Marianne Combs

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How much is a standing ovation worth these days?

How much is a standing ovation worth these days?

I finally made it to “Caroline, or Change” at the Guthrie Theater last night. The show has received several rave reviews, and according to David Hawley at MinnPost, it’s “one of those transcendent events that one experiences only rarely in a lifetime of going to the theater.” So it should be of no surprise that…
by Marianne Combs

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Is your home your castle? Your fortress? A wasteland?

Is your home your castle? Your fortress? A wasteland?

Both Anthony Marchetti and Tom Wik deal with personal space, although one looks at the walls we put up from the outside, while the other haunts the sad interiors we leave behind.
by Marianne Combs

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Jorja Fleezanis bids farewell to Minnesota Orchestra

Jorja Fleezanis bids farewell to Minnesota Orchestra

Tonight was the first of three concerts which mark Jorja Fleezanis' last performances as Minnesota Orchestra's concertmaster.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: To the lifeboats!

Art Hounds: To the lifeboats!

Certainly the biggest event opening this weekend is the Science Museum of Minnesota's "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition."
by Marianne Combs

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