Marianne CombsA new exhibition at the Minnesota Museum of American Art — “From There to Here” — takes a closer look at the people affected by the Green Line, and the train itself. Read more →
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Seven months after ending a contentious labor dispute and lockout of its musicians, the Minnesota Orchestra has inspired confidence in some major donors. The orchestra has received four anonymous gifts totaling $13.2 million, including one gift for $10 million. The gifts are a “tremendous shot in the arm at a very critical moment,”Interim President and Read more →
Chaun Webster, co-owner of Ancestry Books in Minneapolis, has been wrestling with the shooting of Michael Brown, the ongoing upheaval in Ferguson, and the history of violence on black and brown people in the United States. Read more →
Dread Scott, one of the artists featured in the Walker Art Center‘s “Radical Presence” exhibition, has written an essay for the museum criticizing the actions of police in Ferguson, and looking at the cultural ramifications of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Scott says people are increasingly questioning the legitimacy of the police and other Read more →
The Minneapolis comedy institution Brave New Workshop is expanding its presence downtown. The company has bought a five-story property at 727 Hennepin Avenue, located just across the street from the theater’s main stage, which it purchased in 2011. It will replace the space it leased for nearly 50 years in Uptown, also on Hennepin Avenue, Read more →
First Fargo, now Stillwater. According to Deadline.com, Howie Deutch is directing and producing a new one-hour drama named after the riverfront tourist haven. Deutch is best known for being the co-executive director of HBO’s “True Blood.” According to the report, “‘Stillwater’ follows a New York City cop as his life spirals out of control when Read more →
“Sugar in its original form is a beautiful thing.” Such a statement might seem odd coming from a man whose first novel was inspired by the horrors of America’s processed food industry, but Stefan Erik Clark, author of “Sweetness #9,” is no health food fanatic. He’s simply a fan of real food made with real, Read more →
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, which funds and organizes the annual MayDay Parade and Festival, announced today that it is making cuts to its staff and programming to stay financially viable. The theater has placed its staff members on a two-week furlough through the end of August. They will return Read more →
The old Brave New Workshop space in Minneapolis will become a space more suitable as a rental venue for theater, dance and performance art. Read more →
After a several year hiatus from arts funding, the Bush Foundation is getting back in the game. The new “Community Creativity Cohort” marks the foundation’s first step in developing a new arts funding strategy. Read more →