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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.

Vernon Neal on his unconventional path to YourClassical MPR host

Vernon Neal on his unconventional path to YourClassical MPR host

Vernon Neal is a late-night weekend voice on YourClassical MPR and host of the Rhapsody in Black podcast. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Vernon about growing up in Belize and his unconventional path to loving — and sharing — classical music.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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2024 Met Gala Red Carpet: Looks we love

2024 Met Gala Red Carpet: Looks we love

Monday is the Met Gala, known as fashion’s grandest event, where celebrities from various realms come together at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate fashion and each other.
by Anastasia Tsioulcas, Ciera Crawford and Estefania Mitre

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‘I did not feel like a human’: Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia

‘I did not feel like a human’: Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia

Griner's new memoir recounts being humiliated by guards, of the pain from squeezing her 6-foot-9 frame into cramped beds and cage, and cutting her locs because it was so cold that her hair froze.
by Juana Summers, Ashley Brown and Elena Burnett

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Rochester students put a new spin on quinceañera celebration

Rochester students put a new spin on quinceañera celebration

On Saturday, a group of high school students in Rochester celebrated a traditional Mexican rite of passage — but in a non-traditional way. The student group Latines Unides at Mayo High School joined forces with neighboring John Marshall High School to host a “community quinceañera.”
by Heidi Raschke, Matthew Alvarez and Tom Crann

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Minneapolis band Red Thread live in-studio with new Serbian and Yiddish album, ‘Immigrantke’

Minneapolis band Red Thread live in-studio with new Serbian and Yiddish album, ‘Immigrantke’

Red Thread’s album is called Immigrantke, which means “female immigrant” in Yiddish. The songs are a mix of originals and traditional, sung in English, Serbian and Yiddish.
by Max Sparber

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