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 in St. Paul. Heyer is a self-taught artist from Nodine, Minn. Cunningham describes Heyer’s subject matter as “that rolling country that the last ice age didn’t get to.”

Her oil and watercolors, some painted outdoors year-round, are inspired the land her family has farmed for generations.

“There’s a real intent in trying to share the specificity of that light, that day, that season, in that painting,” says Cunningham.

The show is up through March 27 online and in-person. 

 always keeps an eye out for events put on by 

 in Minneapolis. M.A.C. stands for Mastering the Art of Communication, and it’s a Black-owned artist collective that coordinates arts and community service events.

“I think it’s just a pillar for the arts community,” says Shahidi. “For artists to have a space to share their arts, especially inside the Black community … it’s a space for young artists as well to connect and share their art.”

 at the Underground Music Café in Minneapolis. The show runs 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Masks are required, and attendance is limited to 25 percent building capacity in accordance with the state’s COVID-19 guidelines.

 is looking forward to the premier of “

,” a contemporary dance film about listening and what it would mean to listen a lot more. The production is a collaboration between dance choreographer Berit Ahlgren and theater-maker Nathan Keepers.

The show was scheduled to be performed last March. Miles says the production got to its final dress rehearsal before theaters were closed due to the pandemic. Over the past year, the show has been expanded and reimagined to respond to this summer’s social justice movement, the election, and COVID-19.

 website, with a live Q&A to follow. The video will be available on-demand through the weekend.

Emily Bright

Author

An artist captures the landscapes of the Driftless Region in southeastern Minnesota, Plus, M.A.C. House Gifted Variety Show puts emerging artists on stage, and a dance film’s world premiere invites audiences to listen well.

A plein-air artist captures the landscapes of the Driftless Region in southeast Minnesota, M.A.C. House Gifted Variety Show puts emerging artists on stage, and a dance film’s world premiere invites audiences to listen well.

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"March Fields" by artist Hannah C. Heyer.

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