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State of the Arts

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Archives for October 2009

Teens honor Day of the Dead at the MIA

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs October 30, 2009, 4:45 PM Oct 30, 2009

Students from El Colegio have spent the last several weeks creating ofrendas for Day of the Dead. Their work is now on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

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Dan Graham on Bob Dylan’s heart

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs October 30, 2009, 2:30 PM Oct 30, 2009

Artist Dan Graham thinks Bob Dylan is trying to recreate his image as someone “with a heart.”

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Arts 101: Theater company vs. theater building

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs October 30, 2009, 12:16 PM Oct 30, 2009

Some theater companies perform in their own buildings, while other companies rent somebody else’s theater to put on a show. That can lead to confusion in the audience, and even donations to the wrong people.

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Birth of a star is just one the reasons to see “An Education”

Euan KerrEuan Kerr October 30, 2009, 11:28 AM Oct 30, 2009

Carey Mulligan is one to watch

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Gazing into “The Minnesota Eye”

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs October 29, 2009, 3:00 PM Oct 29, 2009

The College of Visual Arts presents some of Minnesota’s best photographers…and misses a few.

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Art Hounds

Art Hounds: The Mayhem Poets, The Minnesota Eye, and Jazz Implosion

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs October 29, 2009, 8:29 AM Oct 29, 2009

This week the ‘hounds’ are hunting down a showcase of the state’s best photographers, some east coast slam poets and a premier jazz event…held in a basement.

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Independent publishing in the modern age

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs October 28, 2009, 8:24 PM Oct 28, 2009

In its 25 years, Coffee House Press has gone from hand-printing art books on a letter press to publishing e-books that can be read on a Kindle. But its love of the written word remains the same.

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Artists vote in four new representatives at the MIA

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs October 28, 2009, 2:55 PM Oct 28, 2009

Local artists step up to represent their peers in the MIA’s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program.

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Your Weekend Outlook

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs October 28, 2009, 10:51 AM Oct 28, 2009

Your chance of seeing some great art this weekend? Very, very good.

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A new home for Twin Cities photographers

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs October 27, 2009, 4:57 PM Oct 27, 2009

The MPC offers photographers studio space, digital labs, darkrooms, and a whole host of classes aimed at helping them get to the next level of their hobby or profession.

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