State of the Arts Blog

Guthrie Theater hires new director of Dowling Studio
Minneapolis native Lauren Ignaut is the new Director of Studio Programming, which involves serving as a liaison with visiting theater companies.
Get with the FLOW this weekend
Inject your weekend with some laughter, be a part of a Soul Train, celebrate the Mississippi River, and rock your heart out.
Report from the Orchard: On tour with Luverne Siefert
Luverne Siefert is almost half way through the Cherry Orchard tours of historic houses around Minnesota. He reports it's hot - but satisfying
Art Hounds: Cig Harvey, Kevin Steinman, and dance as a collection of observed patterns
On the hounds radar this week...a photographer and a songwriter who each create a powerful intimacy with their own self-inspection, and a celebrated Minneapolis choreographer whose new piece is devoted to human patterns, in what we see, hear, touch and how we behave.
The love story behind Rembrandt’s ‘Lucretia’
MIA curator Tom Rassieur believes Rembrandt's 'Lucretia' was not just a master portrait of a pivotal woman in Roman history, but also his tribute to a lost love.