With students returning to school, Art Hounds this week features artists returning to their alma maters to exhibit their photography and perform shows, plus a review of indie music venue Cloudland.
The Cactus Blossoms released a new album, “Every Time I Think About You,” featuring artwork by Minnesota artist George Morrison, whose work reflects themes in the album.
The Burl Community Art Gallery in St. Paul hosts “Rejected!”, an exhibition featuring around 70 Minnesota artists whose works were not accepted into the State Fair’s Fine Arts Competition.
Critical DMs are lightly edited Slack conversations by members of the MPR News arts team about Minnesota art and culture. This week, arts editor Max Sparber, senior arts reporter and critic Alex V. Cipolle and arts reporter Jacob Aloi discuss locally created comics.
“Seeking for the Lost” displays sepia-toned portraits, reimagining individuals from historical ads in a Black newspaper, exploring family searches post-slavery and reclaiming Black identities from the Reconstruction era.
Plus: Artist Star WallowingBull is awarded, The Walker needs choreographers, the Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival returns, championship cornhole and more.
Katie Marshall has led the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids, Minn., for 13 years, making it a welcoming community hub that hosts diverse exhibitions and supports local and Native artists.
Critical DMs are lightly edited Slack conversations by members of the MPR News arts team about Minnesota art and culture. This week, arts editor Max Sparber and senior arts reporter and critic Alex V. Cipolle respond to the nation’s limited reference points for Minnesota by suggesting a handful of iconic but overlooked Minnesota cultural items.