“Lord build me a sculpture”
Amy Toscani doesn’t take herself too seriously, and that’s why the local artist decided to commission some chainsaw art for her upcoming exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.One year ago, she...
View ArticleSt. Paul gets crafty this Saturday
By: Jackie RenzettiThe annual indie art festival, “Craftstravaganza,” will return to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds this Saturday, May 10th for its ninth year.A&E Blogread more
View ArticleFiguring out fallout
By: Joe KellenRosalux Gallery’s upcoming exhibit “Incident” got on its feet by mistake.Earlier this year, painter Duane Ditty, one of two artists featured in “Incident,” worked on a new painting in his...
View ArticleRight in the G.U.T.
By: Joe KellenScience can be dumb — or at least misinformed, according to photographer Eric William Carroll.“The thing I love about humans doing science is that humans are inherently wrong,” he said.A...
View ArticlePlaying with gravity
By: Joe KellenPerci Chester started her artistic career as a painter, thanks to her father.“I thought he was very magic,” she said. “He probably played a part in the reason why I feel most art is...
View ArticleThe writing on the wall
By: Grant TilleryEditor’s note: Multiple sources in this article requested to go by a pseudonym because of the nature of their work. read more
View ArticleAmerican Swedish Institute celebrates Nordic Christmas traditions
By: Grace KramerAs an annual holiday tradition, Lena Norrman sets out a bowl of porridge to please the tomte — a folkloric elf-like character who visits children on Christmas Eve.Norrman, who is the...
View ArticleIllustrators draw up center stage
By: Brenda TranThroughout his long career working for clients ranging from Coca-Cola, Disney and General Mills, artist and illustrator Jim Dryden has noticed a reoccurring theme: a lack of opportunity...
View ArticleA Conversation with Eric Hanson
By: Joe KellenBy Brenda TranEric Hanson is an illustrator and writer based in Minneapolis whose career spans decades. His artwork has graced the pages of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Rolling Stone,...
View ArticleAn evening of art and wine
By: Brenda TranA new crawl has cropped up in Minneapolis — and it doesn’t involve zombies or pubs. read more
View ArticleCutting-edge American art
By: Danylo LoutchkoThe curators of a new exhibition have attempted to create a complete experience about American art as it exists today. “State of the Art,” an upcoming exhibition at the Minneapolis...
View ArticleAlumni collab promotes art post-graduation
By: Olivia JohnsonA warm weather weekend put the brakes on an icehouse art project but not the group behind the installation. read more
View ArticleRemixing history
By: Jared HemmingThe importance of citing sources is an early learned lesson for most college students.For University of Minnesota associate professor Jenn read more
View Article47th Annual Iron Disco
The 47th annual Iron Pour at the Regis Center for Art was quite lively this year due to the addition of a disco theme. The theme is supposed to emulate the multi-step choreographed process that it...
View ArticleBeginnings on the bridge
By: Sophia VilenskyWhen artist Sam Fleming traveled to Chicago last weekend, he wasn’t going to a show at Second City or taking a picture by the Bean — the 19-year-old was working his booth at the...
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