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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.

From ‘Cork Truck’ to ‘Garden-Rainbow-Space-Mushroom-Whatever’: The Minnesota ArtCars Parade Celebrates 30 Years

From ‘Cork Truck’ to ‘Garden-Rainbow-Space-Mushroom-Whatever’: The Minnesota ArtCars Parade Celebrates 30 Years

In Minneapolis, children at Articulture’s ArtCar camp creatively transform a Toyota hatchback as part of a local tradition where art cars, decorated and driven daily, partake in a vibrant parade celebrating its 30th anniversary around Lake Harriet.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Critical DMs: The brat and the brät, or the semiotics of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz

Critical DMs: The brat and the brät, or the semiotics of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz

MPR News’ Max Sparber and Alex V. Cipolle discuss the presidential campaign in terms of aesthetic and generational coding, highlighting how Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, though close in age, symbolize different generations — Gen X and Boomer, respectively — through their public personas and stylistic choices.
by Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Third annual Anishinaabe Arts Festival offers community engagement — and food 

Third annual Anishinaabe Arts Festival offers community engagement — and food 

More than 50 artists are expected at the third annual Anishinaabe Arts Festival in Bemidji this weekend. The organizers promise art works ranging from traditional to modern, food and a lot of socializing.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Cube Critics discuss ‘Fly Me to the Moon‘ and ‘Twisters‘

Cube Critics discuss ‘Fly Me to the Moon‘ and ‘Twisters‘

Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Mandy Thalhuber discuss a historical fiction that was confusing and a movie about weather-obsessed individuals doing anything they possibly could to die.
by Jacob Aloi and Mandy Thalhuber

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What is it about Chappell Roan?

What is it about Chappell Roan?

From TikTok feeds to television, breakout performances at Coachella and Governors Ball, the rising pop star has felt inescapable — and for good reason.
by Hazel Cills

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Art Hounds: Judy Ofronio’s organic sculptures

Art Hounds: Judy Ofronio’s organic sculptures

Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community. This week, they recommend art by Judy Ofronio at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, two exhibits at the Nemeth Art Center and “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).”
by Emily Bright

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