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From Minnesota Public Radio News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art.

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June 23, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Cambodian rock music and bold murals

“Cambodian Rock Band” at the Jungle Theater features classic and new Cambodian music. Chroma Zones’ Summer Mural Meet in St. Paul brings mural and graffiti artists together.

by Emily Bright

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June 16, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Three shows that bring joy

Cabarave offers an immersive, euphoria-themed show with music, dance, and circus arts in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Boychoir celebrates 60 years with a concert. Kristin Peterson’s drawings and watercolors at the Owatonna Arts Center celebrate nature.

by Emily Bright

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June 9, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Northern Spark returns; Ta-coumba Aiken's abstract art on display

Guggenheim fellow artist Ta-coumba T. Aiken has a solo show, “Awakenings,” at Dreamsong Gallery. Northern Spark returns to the Frogtown and Rondo neighborhoods, with a sunrise event on Raspberry Island. The Lakeshore Players close out their season with a 10-minute play festival running through Sunday.

by Emily Bright

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June 2, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Bakken Trio performs with crowd-sourced puppet story

Carolyn Kleinberger’s large portraits allow the viewer to get “Up Close from a Distance” at Hopkins Center for the Arts. The Bakken trio closes its season with Pavel Haas’ “From the Monkey Mountains” — featuring a puppet performance from Z Puppets Rosenschnoz. Duluth abstract painter David Austin paints live on Instagram on Saturdays.

by Emily Bright

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May 19, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Photographer's art reflects on parenthood and the pandemic

Form + Content Gallery in Minneapolis celebrates 15 years with its “Thoughtful Dialogue” exhibit. Photographer Andy Richter’s exhibit “Walking with Julien” is on view both at Artspace Jackson Flats in Minneapolis and on storefronts in Northeast Minneapolis where the photographs were taken. And Duluth Dylan Fest caps the city’s “Year of Dylan” with a week-long festival of music.

by Emily Bright

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May 12, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds recommend photography on the struggle for racial justice

The Art Hounds suggest a visit to photojournalist KingDemetrius Pendleton’s exhibit “The Movement Never Stops” at Block Portrait Studios in St. Paul. Connect with the healing powers of art and nature in J.G. Everest’s immersive Sound Garden at Riverside Park in Minneapolis. Have a laugh over “Much Ado About Nothing” by Fearless Comedy Productions, in its final weekend at the historic Mounds Theatre.

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May 5, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds recommend folk music and international film

The Ukrainian Village Band uses their Easter European folk music to raise awareness and funds for Ukraine. Minneapolis’s Pooja Goswami Pavan sings ballads of love and harmony written during tumultuous times. The Minneapolis St. Paul Film Festival launches at the refurbished St. Anthony Main Theatre along with other Minnesota venues.

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April 28, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds describe when art forms collide and complement each other

Autumn Cavender’s exhibit “Wowicakekage: Dakota Art Encoded” in Granite Falls finds the connections between Dakota quillwork and glitch art. The 21st annual Red Wing Poet Arts Collaboration asks artists to illustrate a poem. The Midwest Music Fest rocks multiple venues in Winona Friday and Saturday.

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April 21, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Art studios open for spring visitors and a musical stages in a car dealership

The weather may be more like winter, but one spring art tour commences this weekend in the Driftless Region with the Bluff Country Studio Art Tour. In Zumbrota, Art Hounds recommend the book launch-concert for Becky Schlegel’s “The Lullaby Collection.” And, Minneapolis Musical Theater stages “Hands on a Hardbody,” about vying to win a new truck, at a Roseville auto dealer.

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April 14, 2022 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Creative work abounds this spring

The University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA class of ‘22 take to the stage after a pandemic hiatus with the farce “The School for Lies.” Cecilia Rolando’s bright paintings light up the walls at the Front Porch Coffee & Tea Co. in Ely. And it’s the final weekend for the new, intergenerational play “The Family Line” from Stage North at the Capri Theater.

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