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Top 10 art events in the Twin Cities in 2024
The re-creation of a '90s era Black-owned gay bar, a visual art show that explored taste, sound, touch and hearing, and several Indigenous-focused shows are among the best in visual arts this year.
10 places to shop for the art lover in your life this holiday season
Find last-minute gifts at artist markets and studios.
Review: Women peer into the lives of others in two Minneapolis art exhibitions
Sophie Calle's "Overshare" is at the Walker Art Center and JoAnn Verburg's "Aftershocks" is at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
5 artists to keep an eye on from 2024's Minneapolis College of Art and Design art sale
Nearly 500 artists showcased their works at the 27th annual event.
Minneapolis awards $200,000-plus in grants for Vibrant Storefronts Initiative
Five artist-run organizations will use the money to subsidize rent in previously vacant Loring Park storefronts.
Buy artwork from $2 to $2,000 at Minneapolis College of Art and Design's annual art sale
The 27th annual sale runs Thursday through Saturday and is open to all MCAD alumni and current juniors and seniors.
Minnesota Museum of American Art finishes $14.5M new wing that triples gallery space
The makeover of the St. Paul museum includes a restoration of the 1889 Cass Gilbert-designed stained glass arcade ceiling.
BareBones Productions' annual Halloween puppet show is a family affair
The 31st year of BareBones kicks off on Thursday and includes more than 25 puppets.
Inclement weather forces BareBones to cancel opening night on Halloween
The 31st anniversary of the show will instead kick off Friday.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Minneapolis' giant pencil dressed like Superman
The famous Lake of the Isles giant pencil artwork wears a Halloween costume for the first time.
A tale of two haunted Twin Cities museums
Those who have been spooked at the American Swedish Institute and the Minneapolis Institute of Art have lived to tell their tales.
Photographer Wing Young Huie makes pictures of everyday Minnesota life available to everyone
Over the course of five years, 5,000 pictures will be available at the Minnesota Historical Society and in its online collections.
Best spooky artsy Halloween events in the Twin Cities
Hear "Nosferatu" with a live symphony, discover tales of Baba Yaga or go on a haunted scavenger hunt.
5 must-see events at Twin Cities Art Week
For five days this fall, more than 25 venues across the Twin Cities celebrate art.
Photographer Alec Soth's new book offers tongue-in-cheek advice for young artists
Soth took pictures at 25 art schools across America, including the University of Minnesota and MCAD.
City of Minneapolis awards nearly $700,000 in first-ever Cultural Districts Arts Fund
There were nearly 300 applicants for funds ranging from $5,000 to $16,500
Artist Kara Walker's work examining race in the antebellum South comes to Weisman Art Museum
The MacArthur "genius" grant winner has annotated etchings from Civil-War era magazine Harper's Weekly.
Master printer Cole Rogers starts over with C&C Editions
The retired co-founder of Highpoint Center for Printmaking has created a new, intimate, low-key space for artists in Uptown Minneapolis.
'Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room' finds permanent home at Minneapolis Institute of Art
More than 200 objects dating from the 1300s to the early 1900s are the gift of New York collector Alice S. Kandell.
10 must-see Twin Cities art exhibitions in fall 2024
Time travel back to 19th century Paris, enter the world of contemporary Latina Minnesota, remember the uprising after George Floyd's murder, and more.
Did French artist Sophie Calle anticipate the rise of social media?
At the Walker Art Center, curator Henriette Huldisch opens a survey show of the visionary French artist's works.
Minnesota's biggest arts prize of $100K goes to social justice leader whose artwork calls for change
McKnight winner Ricardo Levins Morales builds community through art and social justice by the people, for the people.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design President Sanjit Sethi to depart after six years
Sethi started his job shortly before the pandemic, becoming the college's 19th president.
7 funny sculptures to catch at the Minnesota State Fair
Pepe the Pronto Pup, a giant rubber ducky and a withering wooden clown are just a few of the quirky sculptures.
Top 10 funniest crop artworks at the Minnesota State Fair
Crop artists from East Bethel, St. Paul, Fridley, Minneapolis and other cities joke about politics, cats and the weirdness of seed art itself.
Top 10 artworks to see at the Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition
A record number of 2,821 artworks were submitted. Only 333 made it into the show.
10 Minnesota public outdoor artworks worth the road trip
From North Mankato to Fergus Falls, visit a giant Godzilla, big fingers, historic Black shadows, a Somali healing hut and more.
Chalk drawings of Tim Walz at this downtown Minneapolis art festival? Could be.
The sixth annual Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival this weekend signals that summer is almost over.
Rising New York art world star Walter Price debuts solo show at Walker Art Center
This is Walker curator Rosario Güiraldes' first show since starting the job last May
Midway Contemporary Art reopens in a former limousine garage that's now environmentally friendly
The Minneapolis arts nonprofit worked with internationally acclaimed Berlin-based architecture firm b+ that specializes in reusing old buildings.
3 art shows to see before the State Fair takes over Minnesota
Art is hot at Kolman & Reeb Gallery, NE Sculpture Gallery Factory and Bockley Gallery.
University of Minnesota professor finds joy — and solace — in gardening
A 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship winner, Lamar Peterson will travel to Georgia to research marginalized artists.
Minneapolis launches a Cultural Districts Arts Fund grant program
The Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department expects to award about $690,000 in grants each year.
5 not-to-miss artworks in Walker Art Center's reinstallation of its permanent collection
Wild blue horses, Native revisionist stories, abstract gems and more offer a peek into the 12,000+ works in the permanent collection.
Minnesota State Fair ends popular commemorative art program
The program has run for 20 years and featured 19 artists.
Karin Larsson: The new focus of the American Swedish Institute's exhibition
Karin Larsson, an artist in her own right and wife of popular Swedish artist Carl Larsson, finally gets her due.
Minneapolis Institute of Art declines show after artist is accused of sexual assault
Mia was considering the show for its 2025 exhibition schedule.
3 Twin Cities art events that get weird with it
A puppet murder play, an ode to the chair and a cabaret-style show devoted to weird art are among the strangest things to do in Minnesota this month.
New American studio glass exhibit at Shoreview museum goes beyond Dale Chihuly
A new exhibit at the Cafesjian Art Trust Museum offers a broader look at the artists who shaped the art glass movement.
Artist Keith Haring painted a mural for the Walker Art Center. Where did it go?
The internationally acclaimed artist and activist made the artwork while an artist-in-residence in Minneapolis in 1984.
Timberwolves co-chaplain Matt Moberg finds healing through art
Matt Moberg, who has a solo show at Douglas Flanders & Associates gallery, got into painting in rehab.
Minnesota Historical Society will return 'Mankato Hanging Rope' to Prairie Island Indian Community
The tribe filed a claim under the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and has won its case.
9 Twin Cities summer art festivals to check out
From June to August, get outside and enjoy the warm weather and hot art while they last.
6 ways to make your own art at this year's Art-A-Whirl
There are 32 hands-on art-making opportunities to check out Friday through Sunday.
Native American Art curator departs Minneapolis Institute of Art
She is the second Mia curator to leave this year.
Walker Art Center debuts major exhibition by 1980s art star Keith Haring
Former Walker curator Adam Weinberg brought Haring to Minneapolis for a residency in 1984.
Prairie Island Indian Community requests the return of 'Mankato Hanging Rope'
The noose, owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, was used to hang an ancestor of the community at Fort Snelling during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
Korean art at Minneapolis Institute of Art spans issues of gentrification, memory, identity
This is the first exhibition of contemporary Korean art in the United States in 15 years.
Italy halts loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art following dispute over 'Doryphoros' sculpture
In 2022, the Italian court demanded Mia return the ancient sculpture. Mia did not comply.
On Thursday evenings, there's a 'Black gay bar, for everyone' at Walker Art Center
Artist Sadie Barnette created an artwork and functional bar celebrating her father's first Black-owned gay bar in '90s San Francisco.
Sculptor Zoran Mojsilov has rocked the Twin Cities for more than 40 years
The Yugoslavia-born, Twin Cities-based artist, who works with big natural materials, has a solo exhibition at the Museum of Russian Art and a short film in the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.
6 Black art exhibitions in the Twin Cities highlight artists to know
From the Walker Art Center to the Minnesota African American History Museum and Gallery, Black history, culture and joy thrive.
Where the rivers meet, a new exhibit offers fresh approach to Historic Fort Snelling
The exhibition "Many Voices, Many Stories, One Place" tells 10,000 years of the site's complicated history, shining light on under-represented stories
Firing at Mia sparks union accusations of toxic work environment
Jan. 9 firing of Bob Cozzolino was the last straw for the union and the art community, but Mia said he was fired for cause.
Three Indigenous art exhibitions signal a shift in the Twin Cities
Concurrent shows at American Swedish Institute, the University of Minnesota and All My Relations Gallery point toward Indigenous futures in art.
Don't look at the art: Taste it, touch it, smell it or just listen at the Weisman Art Museum
The exhibition "The Other Four" considers art that focuses on every sense but sight.
Art Shanty Projects close after one week because of warm temperatures, melting ice
The annual winter art event was postponed for one week because of weather conditions.
New rules on the display of Native objects don't affect Minnesota museums and historical societies
Recent updates to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) accelerate returns of any human remains
Art Shanty Projects celebrates 20 years on ice
Delayed a week because of unsafe ice conditions and construction woes, the project celebrates huge growth since the early days on Medicine Lake.
Tetsuya Yamada draws on skateboarding, punk rock, Japanese tea ceremony for Walker Art Center show
Yamada moved to Minneapolis more than 20 years ago and is a professor at the University of Minnesota.
Minnesota Historical Society acquires Minnesota Wild goalie mask designed by Native artist
Mask designer Cole Redhorse Taylor was a Native American Artist-in-Residence at MNHS in 2018.
Art Shanty Projects delays opening one week because of lack of ice and construction woes
The 20th anniversary of the beloved annual winter event will kick off Jan. 27.
Review: Gordon Parks' 'American Gothic' still resonates in Minneapolis Institute of Art exhibit
An art critic and a theater critic walk into a museum...
Review: Explore the huge Native photography show 'In Our Hands' at Minneapolis Institute of Art
Spanning more than 100 years and around 150 photographs, the show offers a starting point for learning about Native photography.
Top 10 art events in the Twin Cities in 2023
Art from Central and South America, beloved Ojibwe artist Jim Denomie and Filipina-American artist Pacita Abad are among the best in visual arts this year.
The St. Paul cathedral that Capecchi helped build
A look into the archives at the Cathedral of St. Paul uncovers more about the art inside made by Italian immigrant Joseph A. Capecchi.
6 places to buy holiday gifts for the art lover in your life
From artist studios in northeast Minneapolis to high-end artworks in Edina, there's an art gift for everyone.
Evan Maurer, who made the Minneapolis Institute of Art free to all, dies at 79
A scholar of Surrealism, African art and Native art, Maurer transformed Mia.
