State of the Arts Blog

SPCO contract negotiations continue… slowly
Musician contract negotiations have been underway for seven months now, but opinions differ on what progress, is any, has been made.
Why museums often shy from taking donated works
Museums such as the Minneapolis Institute of Arts are often forced to decline gifts of art if they can't determine whether the item was legally put on the market.
Your weekend, four ways
Does the weekend ahead look pretty tame? Here are four ways to add a little zing.
Summer Shakespeare troupe shines light on emerging talent
Public Theater of Minnesota has been keeping a low profile while building a grassroots following in the west metro presenting summer productions of Shakespeare in Wolfe Park.
Art Hounds: Ice Rod, Field of Reads, and depictions of a Duluth childhood
Picture a freestyle rapper making up rhymes about people on Chatroulette. Imagine sitting in a field reading books with complete strangers. Think of what emotionally moving oil pastel drawings of a Duluth childhood might be like. Now you've identified what the hounds will be talking about this week.
Johnny Clegg: still political, after all these years
South African musician Johnny Clegg - often referred to as the "white Zulu" - will perform with his band at the Cedar Cultural Center this Thursday.