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State of the Arts

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Tag: Public Art

Art Hounds

Art Hounds: The Kirkbride, TuckUnder and two songstresses forge new paths

Chris RobertsChris Roberts September 26, 2013, 9:09 AM Sep 26, 2013
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The hounds talk up a former insane asylum, artists daydreaming on the job and two throwback singer songwriters who’ve updated their sounds. Read more →

Art Hounds

Art Hounds: The Black Experience, Ficciones Typografika, and tattoo art

Molly BloomMolly Bloom August 29, 2013, 11:18 AM Aug 29, 2013
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Jessica Paxton is a radio host and show promoter/booker in Northfield. She’s excited to see Nick Sinclair’s new exhibit: This Saturday, Aug. 31 from 6-9 p.m., local artist Nick Sinclair will present “Lost Souls Found Art,” a new exhibit at High Noon Tattoos and Gallery in Northfield. In the exhibit, Sinclair (an established ‘hot rod’ Read more →

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In Linden Hills, a modern mandala for our minds

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 21, 2013, 11:49 AM Aug 21, 2013
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Perhaps artist Barbara Cummard was channeling her ancestors when she set out to create her latest sculpture — a mandala. Cummard, an English born sculptor and photographer, said the mandala reminds her of her Celtic forefathers who established standing stones and ancient circles as a part of the British landscape. “Mandala is a Sanskrit word Read more →

Northern Spark Artistic Director Steve Dietz prepares to present more than 70 projects during this weekends St Paul-based eventSteve Dietz prepares for a St Paul “Spark”

Euan KerrEuan Kerr June 7, 2013, 4:26 PM Jun 7, 2013
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Northern Spark Artistic Director Steve Dietz prepares to present more than 70 projects during this weekends St Paul-based event

Steve Dietz tells a story about the first Northern Spark. It was three years ago, and as artistic director he was scheduled to say a few words to open the event. The problem was, he didn’t know if anyone would be there to listen to what he said. “We had no idea,” he said. “So I was Read more →

Travel through time and your imagination at St. Paul’s Union Depot

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs April 10, 2013, 4:38 PM Apr 10, 2013
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New works commissioned for the Union Depot will take you on a trip… without ever leaving the station.

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Art Hounds

Art Hounds: 2012 visual art and music highlights

Chris RobertsChris Roberts December 31, 2012, 12:03 PM Dec 31, 2012
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We’ve asked our Art Hounds to tell us about their Minnesota arts and culture highlights of 2011. Here are the music and visual art highlights that we didn’t have to get to on air.

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City of St. Paul adds two artists in residence

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs December 6, 2012, 3:56 PM Dec 6, 2012

Amanda Lovelee and Sarah West are joining Marcus Young in bringing an artistic sensibility to city planning and management.

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On 9/11, Franconia remembers Michael Richards

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 11, 2012, 1:01 PM Sep 11, 2012
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The acclaimed sculptor was working in his studio in the World Trade Center on 9-11-2001; Franconia has recast one of his sculptures and is dedicating it tonight.

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Art Hounds

Art Hounds: Mount Eerie, Helena Hernmarck, and the smallest of libraries

Chris RobertsChris Roberts August 30, 2012, 7:45 AM Aug 30, 2012
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This week’s hounds put their stamp of approval on a haunting singer-songwriter from the Northwest, a fiber artist whose oversized pieces are as detailed as photographs, and giant bird houses that books fly in and out of.

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Forecast awards new public art award to Randy Walker

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 29, 2012, 2:49 PM Aug 29, 2012

The $50,000 award for a mid-career public art project is the largest of its kind in the country.

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