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Arts and Culture

MPR News has you covered with news and stories about local art and culture happenings across Minnesota.

Art Hounds: Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. You can explore arts events here, or become an Art Hound today.

Cube Critics: Stay up to date with our weekly art and culture chats with MPR News’ Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle, Max Sparber, Aron Woldeslassie and guests. Listen to or read Cube Critics here

Art Reviews: Our arts team offers insight on the latest in theater, music, visual arts and more. We explore the breadth of creativity and innovation found throughout Minnesota, offering audiences a deeper understanding of the works and artists shaping our cultural landscape. Read more here.

Art Friend: Everyone needs an art friend. Art Friend is a new segment with our arts team. Art spaces can feel exclusive and art can be confusing, obtuse, and even boring. But, especially with the right context, everyone can be a critic. So let us be your guide- your Art Friend. Listen or read Art Friend stories here.

Our arts coverage is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

All aboard the Flotsam! Ragtag circus floats on a Mississippi River adventure

All aboard the Flotsam! Ragtag circus floats on a Mississippi River adventure

The group of musicians, comedians and actors created a spectacle from found objects and handmade things. Over the course of about a month, they'll wind their watery way down to St. Louis, Mo., stopping at towns along the way.
by Olivia Stevens

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Review: Theater Mu’s Kung Fu Zombies Saga is a thought-provoking spectacle 

Review: Theater Mu’s Kung Fu Zombies Saga is a thought-provoking spectacle 

Theater Mu’s “Kung Fu Zombies Saga” at the Luminary Arts Center in Minneapolis offers a gripping two-act epic that combines family, grief and survival — with elements of hip hop, Southeast Asian mythology and 1980s cinema — delivering standout performances and fight choreography through Aug. 13.
by Jacob Aloi

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This writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality

This writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality

From the special series Enlighten Me with Rachel Martin: Sometimes we find belonging in the most unexpected places. And sometimes, we find it buried deep in our own histories — in our own family legacies, as Patty Krawec did.
by Rachel Martin

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Fire devastated this NYC Chinatown bookshop — community has rushed to its aid

Fire devastated this NYC Chinatown bookshop — community has rushed to its aid

Yu & Me Books was a fairly new business when a fire caused substantial damage to the shop. Now, owner Lucy Yu is working to repair not just the physical bookstore but the community around it as well.
by Kat Chow

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Kala' is a rip-roaring thriller

Ask a Bookseller: 'Kala' is a rip-roaring thriller

Matt Nixon of A Capella Books in Atlanta, Ga., has been eagerly awaiting publication of Colin Walsh's debut novel “Kala,” which he says is both an intricate character study and rip-roaring thriller.
by Emily Bright

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Art Hounds: Duluth goes country

Art Hounds: Duluth goes country

This week, the Art Hounds recommend a Jewish makers market, a women-centered variety show and an outdoor country music concert.
by Heidi Raschke

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