State of the Arts Blog

Art Hounds:  Trudy Johnson, Post-Traumatic funk, and an art fest on the Continental Divide
Western and central Minnesota is the Art Hounds domain this week as the hounds uncover a young artist who tells her life story in vivid, abstract paintings, a funky, classic rock oriented classical concert and an art festival in one of central Minnesota's artsiest communities.
Molly Beth Griffin of Minneapolis will receive a cash prize of $10,000 and her debut novel for young readers, 'Silhouette of a Sparrow,' will be published in September.
On David Rakoff
Writer David Rakoff who has died at age 47 visited MPR a number of times, and always left a quiet but strong impression