State of the Arts Blog

Art Hounds: The Gateway District, Robert Finkler and Jackie Robinson
This week's hounds are truly hypnotic as they delve into a children's play about the courageous struggles of baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson, a Mankato painter who's mastered his own brand of abstract expressionism, and a strictly rock band from Minneapolis that will warm your winter ravaged body.
Native American artists take back the headdress
An exhibition at All My Relations Gallery pokes fun at popular culture for appropriating Native imagery, then presents its own take on contemporary Native life.
Among them, Minneapolitans Jack Riebel of 'Butcher & the Boar' and Michelle Gayer of 'Salty Tart' will be vying for the 'Best Chef: Midwest' award.
The relentless photography of W. Eugene Smith
Weinstein Gallery presents some of Smith's most iconic photographs from his years documenting war, poverty and injustice.
Art Hounds: Kingdom Undone, Other Desert Cities, and Six Characters in Search of an Author
A theater saturated segment from the hounds this week, who are following an earthy Passion play, a drama about keeping secrets in an upper crust California family, and a play that bends your perception of reality.