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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.

In 'Singing Bones,' an artist recasts the Grimm tales -- literally

In 'Singing Bones,' an artist recasts the Grimm tales -- literally

Illustrator Shaun Tan puts his skills to a new test in "The Singing Bones." He's taking the familiar Grimm fairy tales and condensing each one down to a single, wordless photo of one of his sculptures.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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Listen: Theater Latte Da reviving 'Ragtime'

Listen: Theater Latte Da reviving 'Ragtime'

Theater Latte Da is keeping E.L. Doctorow's surprisingly relevant conversations about capitalism, police brutality, and immigration going with a staging of "Ragtime."
by MPR News Staff

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Joni Mitchell topic of seminar at U's School of Music

Joni Mitchell topic of seminar at U's School of Music

"Voice Seminar: The Songs of Joni Mitchell" is a community engagement lecture and recital featuring local musicians who will perform and discuss the singer/songwriter's compositional style, rise to stardom, musical legacy and even her paintings.

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A cookbook for healthy eating -- in prison

A cookbook for healthy eating -- in prison

Behind bars, it takes ingenuity, other prisoners and a little help from the commissary to approximate a proper diet. That's what rapper Prodigy of hip-hop's Mobb Deep learned after going to prison.
by Tove Danovich

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Growing up as a bank robber's daughter in 'Bandit'

Growing up as a bank robber's daughter in 'Bandit'

Kids eventually realize their parents are real people, says author Molly Brodak. But in her new memoir, she talks about another sort of realization: That her father was dishonest, and a criminal.

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