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Copies of Minnesota Manga are available at The Book House in Dinkytown and Source Comics & Games in Roseville.

Minnesota Manga brings creators’ passions to life

by Sommer Wagen
Published October 1, 2024

A new University of Minnesota publication has entered the scene this semester with a unique focus on the art form of manga, or comics and graphic novels from Japan. Minnesota Manga, which is now available...

Visitors of all backgrounds attended Saturday’s opening day of “Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)” at the Weisman.

WAM and Kara Walker: What is history?

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 30, 2024

This year’s Weisman Art Museum (WAM) fall exhibition peers into the shadows of America’s glorified history and beckons forth what has been disremembered. WAM opened “Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial...

University sophomore Xaria Williams sits in her living room at Radius Apartments in Dinkytown, which she collaboratively decorated with her roommates.

Avoiding ‘hospital lighting’ and other college living decor tips

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 23, 2024

For many students, college is their first time moving away from home — their first time inhabiting their own space. These spaces, from dorms to apartments to duped-out houses, aren’t always what...

Jordan Powell-Karis’s iconic wooden fist sculpture is the centerpiece of this exhibition steeped in emotion.

“Art and Artifact” — collective memory, collective action

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 15, 2024

Staring out of the entrance of the Katherine E. Nash Gallery is a portrait of George Floyd’s face painted in vibrant blues set against a rough white background. To the left of the portrait stands the...

A fursuit group photo before the Furry Migration 2024 fursuit parade. Courtesy of Adam Oachs

The whimsical world of furries

by Gabriel Brito
Published September 10, 2024

Over 2,000 furries from across the nation and around the globe came to Minneapolis for this year’s Furry Migration, an annual convention organized by the non-profit MNFurs.  The three-day convention...

The annual Uptown Art Fair will showcase an eclectic selection of works by local artists, including this illustration by Brit Sigh.

Uptown Art Fair to highlight over one hundred local artists

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 29, 2024

The 60th annual Uptown Art Fair will showcase over 150 local artists who specialize in different mediums on Aug. 3 and 4.  The fair is usually hosted outdoors on Hennepin Avenue but has been moved...

The exhibition is on view at the Schmidt Artist Lofts Landmark Gallery until Aug. 2.

STARGAZER: A whole universe in one small room

by Sommer Wagen
Published July 23, 2024

On display at Schmidt Artist Lofts Landmark Gallery in St. Paul on Saturday were many different iterations of Camden Stevens’ distinctive character — a lanky figure, clad in a plain T-shirt, jeans...

The new mural was brought on by a two-year community effort to brighten up the concrete walls of the brutalist apartment building.

A new mural graces side of Dinkytown’s tallest building

by Gabriel Brito
Published July 22, 2024

A new mural featuring colorful renditions of the flora and fauna present in Dinkytown’s natural surroundings has been painted on the side of the Chateau Student Housing Co-op building. The mural is...

Blanca Kirkland gives festivalgoer Rikki a forearm tattoo on Sunday, July 14 at the Twin Cities Tattoo Festival.

Tattoo artists and styles come together at Twin Cities Tattoo Festival

by Gabriel Brito
Published July 15, 2024

From Friday to Sunday, the whirring of tattoo machines filled the St. Paul RiverCentre as tattoo artists from all over the country gathered for the second annual Twin Cities Tattoo Festival.  Some...

Films of Chapultepec park shown at Cucarachalandia. Picture courtesy of Seth Dahlseid.

‘Cucarachalandia’ celebrates Chicano and Mexican culture

by Gabriel Brito
Published July 8, 2024

“Cucarachalandia,” an art installation at the Northeast Sculpture Gallery Factory, combined artists and mediums to tell an immersive story about resilience, showcasing the importance of the cockroach...

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