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Minnesota visual arts organizations feel the impact of NEA and NEH grant cuts
Smaller organizations focused on a Minnesota arts triennial, fire arts and Middle Eastern artists are among the many that lost grants.
In Carolyn Mazloomi's artwork, a quilt is not just a quilt
Her 50-year-plus quiltmaking career has tackled issues of social justice, Black lives and fighting for equality.
3 artsy things to do with mom this Mother's Day weekend
Visit an art fair, take a scenic drive to the St. Croix Valley or arrange flowers and sip champagne
Minnesota artist George Morrison will have his work on exhibition at New York's Met in July
The Met tapped permanent collections at the M, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota Historical Society, Tweed Museum of Art in Duluth and more.
In Jonathan Thunder's painting, the Pink Panther meets Ojibwe cultural mythologies and Surrealism
The Duluth-based Ojibwe artist's solo exhibition "The Artist as Storyteller" is on view at the U's Quarter Gallery.
Artworks become floral masterpieces for Art in Bloom at Minneapolis Institute of Art
More than 160 artists create floral artwork inspired by a piece in Mia's collection for annual Art in Bloom.
Holocaust survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith's second solo show comes courtesy of her only son
The Krakow-born artist's first exhibition was in 2002.
Spring 2025 St. Paul Art Crawl spans three weekends and seven city wards
The crawl has been a staple of the St. Paul arts community since 1977.
Native artist Mary Sully gets her due at Minneapolis Institute of Art
The mostly self-taught artist's intricate drawings were inspired by celebrity culture and Native aesthetics.
Review: Two solo art exhibitions in Minneapolis ponder past, present and future
From protests to ancient rock formations, two international artists ponder big questions.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design names Gwendolyn Freed its 20th president
Twin Cities higher education leader replaces Sanjit Sethi who was asked to step down.
Walker Art Center workers rally against 'union busting'
More than 100 supporters, Walker employees and former employees rallied on Thursday evening.
'Seeds of Justice' crop art exhibition at U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis takes on the law
Seventeen crop artists display work that plants questions about law, social justice and protests.
Solving a 1960 St. Paul home's nature mural mystery brings more lost art to light
Forgotten Minnesota artist Henry Hayek's paintings and murals have popped up in Bloomington, Brooklyn Park and Shoreview.
Painting found at Minnesota garage sale deemed not a real Van Gogh
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam believes "Elimar" is a fake.
Exhibition 'Puppetry! In Minnesota!' features puppets from the 1970s to today
More than 80 puppets are on display at the Anderson Center in Red Wing.
How the Insights 2025 Design Lecture Series brings design down to an everyday, human level
At Walker Art Center's annual design series, four speakers discuss how design shapes us.
An art critic's guide to Paris, from the Louvre to Dali
Cruise around the magical French capital by visiting one art museum after another.
Review: 'Giants' at Minneapolis Institute of Art delivers bold, big, colorful works
The show, culled from the collection of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, features artists of the Black diaspora.
Five things to know about Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz's 'Giants' show at Minneapolis Institute of Art
The exhibition includes nearly 100 works by artists of the global Black diaspora.
See how Katsushika Hokusai inspired Claude Monet at Minneapolis Institute of Art show
The "Hokusai|Monet" exhibit at Mia offers a deeper look at the Edo-era Japanese printmaker and the French Impressionist painter.
Who painted the nature mural in a 1960 St. Paul home? A decades-old mystery is solved.
For years, the Jensens have been puzzled by a huge nature mural in their home near the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Review: Two photography exhibitions examine America, past and present
Shows by Paul Shambroom at the U and Ernest Cole at the Minneapolis Institute of Art consider race, the military industrial complex and portraiture.
Three Minnesota visual artists win prestigious $60K Jerome Hill Foundation fellowships
Katayoun Amjadi, Roshan Ganu and Amy Usdin won in the visual arts category.
Possible Van Gogh painting found at Minnesota garage sale
Whether it's authentic is being determined and will take time.
See works of the Swedish photographer who inspired cinematographers of the TV show 'Severance'
Selections from two of Lars Tunbjörk's famous series "Winter" and "Office" are part of the exhibition at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis.
Artists and fairgoers question Uptown Art Fair rebranding as SoMi Art Fair
The fair will celebrate its 61st year in its new home: the parking lot of Bachman's flagship store.
Review: 3 Minneapolis art exhibitions to see during the sleepiest week of 2024
"At the Moulin Rouge," "How High the Moon" and "Collection in Focus: Banu Cennetoğlu" can be explored between the holidays.
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.
