News
In Minneapolis, Artists Mobilize to Crush ICE
From screen-printed posters to apparel, beaded earrings, and even spell-casting, the message is clear: Artists want ICE out of Minnesota.
Minnesota
Art Review
For Dyani White Hawk, Love Is an Act of Resistance
Her exhibition "Love Language" invites viewers into the vibrant cultural legacies of Native art, and connections to land, lineage, and community.
Opinion
On Being a Somali Artist in Minnesota
Violence has a way of turning familiar places into guarded ground. And yet, I ask not what has been taken, but what we will continue to build from what remains.
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Announcement
Announcing the 2025 McKnight Visual Artist Fellows
Designed to support mid-career Minnesota artists, the fellowships provide each recipient with a $25,000 stipend, professional development, a residency, and more.
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Penumbra Theatre Sets the Stage for Black American Artistry and Healing
The St. Paul company that gave August Wilson his start has embedded itself into the lives of its community for nearly 50 years.
Art
Wall-to-Wall Walz at the Minnesota State Fair Seed Art Show
Local artists get political in painstakingly crafted mosaics at the only state fair crop art display in the United States.
News
Minnesota Nonprofit Takes the Lead in Guaranteed Income for Artists
Springboard for the Arts is ramping up guaranteed income advocacy with a new exhibition of public works by recipients of its monthly payment pilot.
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Announcement
Announcing the 2024 McKnight Visual Artist Fellows
Designed to support mid-career Minnesota artists, fellows each recieve a $25,000 stipend, professional development, a residency, and more.
Art
Sowing Discord at Minnesota's Seed Art Competition
At the Minnesota State Fair, some crop artists promoted timely political messages with corn, quinoa, and flax seeds.
Books
A 350-Page Tribute to Pacita Abad's Boundless Art
A new exhibition catalogue illustrates the artist’s dedication to humanity, managing a tender balance between self-expression and true global consciousness.
News
Professor Fired for "Islamophobia" Was Unjustly Vilified, Report Says
The American Association of University Professors condemned Hamline University’s dismissal of a professor who showed artworks of the Prophet Muhammad.
News
Museum Visitor Trips and Damages Ancient Chinese Bronze
The owl sculpture has been removed from an exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and will be repaired.