Minnesota Arts

July 3, 2024 12:21 PM

‘Tangled’: Madison Rubenstein paints what it feels like to live with invisible illness

Madison Rubenstein, a painter and visual artist from Bloomington, creates large-format paintings in their Minneapolis studio, drawing on experiences of chronic illness and disability.

by Alex V. Cipolle

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June 27, 2024 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Shakespeare in a sculpture park

Art Hounds discuss “Twelfth Night” at Franconia Sculpture Park, Teatro del Pueblo’s “Love in a Time of Hate” and “The Seeker” at Lake Superior

by Emily Bright

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June 25, 2024 4:00 AM

Post-Depot: The Duluth Art Institute reopens in U.S. Bank building downtown

The Duluth Art Institute has relocated to a new gallery space on the fourth floor of the U.S. Bank Building in downtown Duluth.

by Alex V. Cipolle

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June 21, 2024 2:10 PM

Arts Briefs: Arise, sir art knight — a Walker curator is honored

In this week’s arts briefs: A curator is knighted, Uptown Arts Fair relocates, new music for an old movie and more!

by Max Sparber

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June 21, 2024 4:00 AM

The journey to pink pride: The ‘sickly sweet’ art of Duluth’s Cherry Koch

Cherry Koch, a Duluth artist awarded a grant for her “Homebody” project, explores themes of identity, trauma and religion through surrealist portraits of friends holding dollhouse-sized structures she builds.

by Alex V. Cipolle

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June 20, 2024 1:10 PM

Honed on the Range: A Minneapolis theater director goes north for an Iron Range story

Mixed Blood grounded the play in the real-life experiences of its Iron Range cast.

by Jacob Aloi

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June 20, 2024 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Recommendation for Pride, a play about looking for romance

Also, “Babe Train Presents: B24 Improvised Films” parodies independent movies. In Winona, two dancers make a connection with the Mississippi River.

by Emily Bright

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June 13, 2024 4:00 AM

From Verona to Nogales with a Latino adaptation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Teatro del Pueblo’s adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” integrates Latin American culture, Spanish language and spoken word poetry into Shakespeare’s classic tragedy.

by Jacob Aloi

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June 11, 2024 1:30 PM

‘It’s a loss’: The State Fair Foundation sunsets the Commemorative Art program

The Minnesota State Fair’s Commemorative Art program, which began in 2004 and featured work from 19 artists to expand connections to the arts community and generate revenue, has ended.

by Alex V. Cipolle