State of the Arts Blog

From the MIA to the Smithsonian, via Iraq
Cori Wegener has combined her military experience with her expertise in the arts to become a leader in protecting cultural heritage worldwide.
When asked whether the SPCO was preparing to lock out its musicians, Interim President Dobson West responded that the orchestra couldn't keep the current 'play and talk' process going much longer.
Mn poetry: (Demilitarized Zone) by Sun Yung Shin
Sun Yung Shin will read from her new collection of poetry at Banfille-Locke Center for the Arts this Friday night.
A Hip Hop/R&B album his mother would be proud of
Minneapolis composer Spencer Wirth-Davis has created an album in memory of his mother and to raise money for ovarian cancer research.
Arts in education: high standards, seldom met
As schools work to increase student test scores in math, science and reading, arts education is often pushed aside, according to a survey to be released today by the Perpich Center for Arts Education.
Art Hounds: Joyce Sutphen, Big Cats, and the anonymity of refugees
What's clicking for the hounds this week? A performance by Minnesota's Poet Laureate in Brainerd, a rising beat maker's instrumental homage to his mother, and a play about the lives of refugees in America.
Threat of zombies forces theater to cancel show
Theatre in the Round Players will go dark Saturday night, rather than have it's production of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke be interrupted by zombies howling for brains.