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.

March 31, 2017 8:56 AM

Hendrix burned his hands when he lit his guitar on fire

He repeated the stunt at the Monterey Pop Festival. In 2008, the scorched Fender Stratocaster guitar that Hendrix burned that night sold for more than $450,000 at auction.

by MPR News Staff

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March 31, 2017 6:22 AM

#ThanksForTyping spotlights unnamed women in literary acknowledgments

A professor shared book acknowledgment pages, where men thanked their wives for typing their manuscripts. #ThanksForTyping soon sparked a conversation on women and their uncredited roles in academia.

by Cecilia Mazanec

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March 30, 2017 3:56 PM

Despite historic gaffe, the Oscars are keeping PwC as accounting firm

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says there'll be a few new safeguards following the Best Picture flub, including not allowing electronic devices backstage.

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March 30, 2017 10:59 AM

Something completely different at McDonald's: Fresh beef

The fast food giant said Thursday that it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its U.S. locations.

by Associated Press

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March 30, 2017 8:56 AM

Club Noveau's 'Lean On Me' was No. 1 30 years ago

It was the fifth song to reach the top of the charts by two different artists. Bill Withers, who wrote the song, had a No. 1 hit with it in 1972.

by MPR News Staff

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March 30, 2017 7:33 AM

Where Bob Dylan was while keeping silent about his Nobel Prize

Dylan received criticism last fall after greeting the announcement of his Nobel Prize for Literature with silence. It turns out he was just busy revisiting his artistic development.

by Andrew Flanagan

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March 30, 2017 4:00 AM

Review: Vets tell spellbinding stories in 'She Went to War'

Four women describe their experiences in a unique Guthrie show.

by Eric Ringham

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March 30, 2017 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: 'At Home with Monsters' offers a look into del Toro's imagination

This week, the Art Hounds recommend a creepy art exhibit, "The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin" and "Our Mighty Mississippi."

by Marianne Combs

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March 29, 2017 3:34 PM

Crayola to retire a color; but which one will it be?

Crayola says the announcement revealing which color is getting retired will be livestreamed on Facebook on Friday morning.

by Associated Press

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March 29, 2017 2:37 PM

Author: How the Mall of America could become 'as toxic and uninhabitable as Chernobyl'

In his new book, "Deadliest Enemy," epidemiologist Michael Osterholm argues that we are more vulnerable to an infectious disease outbreak now than at any other time in history.

by Tom Weber and MPR News Staff

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