State of the Arts Blog

Art Hounds: Alison Hiltner, MaLLy, Roseville Area High School Jazz Band
This week, the hounds introduce us to a rapper with a mainstream sound but deeply introspective lyrics, an artist who takes us to a beautiful and unsettling future, and a group of a young people playing rarely performed music by a 1960s South African band.
If it’s summer, it’s ‘Music & Movies’
During the winter, we Minnesotans pack survival kits in our cars in case we get stranded. Your summer enjoyment kit should include blankets, picnic baskets and clothes you don’t mind getting grass stains on when you trek to the Walker’s much beloved Summer Music & Movies series. The Walker released this year’s lineup and it’s…
Art Hounds: The Bombay Sweets, Altsie, and making art in a condemned home
The hounds make their feelings known about a new way to see somewhat obscure but decent indie films, an art installation in a home destined for demolition, and Minneapolis indie rock that's a stylistic smorgasbord.