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The exhibit, open until Sept. 21, displays Sully's artwork alongside historical Indigenous tribe regalia to highlight how her Dakota culture influenced her work.

‘Mary Sully: Native Modern’ gives innovative Dakota artist her due

by Sommer Wagen
Published May 9, 2025

Visitors to “Mary Sully: Native Modern” at the Minneapolis Institute of Art may wonder about how Mary Sully would react to seeing her first solo exhibition, over 60 years after her death.In season...

Photographer David Fallon spent months capturing images of life on the street for this series. Courtesy of David Fallon

‘No More Turning Away’ documents homelessness in the Twin Cities

by Gabriel Brito
Published April 28, 2025

“No More Turning Away,” a photography exhibit documenting homelessness in the Twin Cities, opened Friday at the Kenwood Burroughs Art gallery in downtown Minneapolis.Photographer David Fallon said...

Second-year graduate student Mai Tran created enormous woodblock prints showcasing the Star Rosette Lichen, a common species in Minnesota.

Walking in a lichen wonderland

by Sommer Wagen
Published April 28, 2025

If you were walking down the brick path between the Regis Center for Art and the Barbara Barker Center for Dance on Thursday afternoon, you may have seen about 30 people crouched near the rain-soaked ground...

Flower artist, Sally Johnson, explains her floral bouquet to museum guests on opening day of the exhibition.

Art in Bloom celebrates spring at the Mia

by Sophia Arndt
Published April 25, 2025

For 41 years, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has celebrated spring with its four-day event, "Art in Bloom," drawing together florists from across the state to create unique floral displays for...

The streamers, which first went up on Feb. 28, serve as bird strike mitigators by creating a space birds can perceive and won’t fly into.

Regis Center skyway streamers serve to mitigate bird strikes, promote sustainability

by Sommer Wagen
Published April 24, 2025

As home to the art department, the Regis Center for Art is no stranger to spontaneous art installations, but the silver streamers lining its skyway do more than just beautify the space.Created by University...

The Armpit will be open to the public on weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting May 16. Courtesy of Jackie Fay.

New gallery The Armpit to be newest iteration of Como’s DIY spirit

by Sommer Wagen
Published April 22, 2025

Since last November, artist and University of Minnesota alum Jackie Fay has been putting deodorant on what will eventually become The Armpit gallery, a new and unique iteration of Como’s DIY spirit.Deodorant,...

Nearly 50 venues are participating this year.

St. Paul Art Crawl begins Friday

by Gabriel Brito
Published April 20, 2025

The St. Paul Art Crawl, a multiple-weekend public art festival organized by the St. Paul Art Collective, starts April 25 and goes until May 11.Each weekend, a different St. Paul gallery, restaurant,...

Lead dancer Rosa Prigan brought elegance and emotion to the role of Emily Dickinson. Courtesy of Alexis Lund.

‘The Untold Verse’ ballet takes life of Emily Dickinson from page to stage

by Sommer Wagen
Published April 15, 2025

The world premiere of “Emily Dickinson: The Untold Verse” ran from Friday to Sunday at Ballet Co.Laboratory’s intimate Studio Theatre in a strip mall just west of the St. Paul Downtown Airport.Despite...

Walker Worker Union rallies against president and secretary layoffs

Walker Worker Union rallies against president and secretary layoffs

by Sommer Wagen
Published April 13, 2025

After three-and-a-half years as the Walker Art Center volunteer coordinator, former Walker Worker Union president Michelle Maser said she only got 10 minutes to clean out her desk.Maser was elected...

The exhibit runs until May 18. Courtesy of Weisman Art Museum.

Incarcerated artists display their work at Weisman

by Gabriel Brito
Published April 7, 2025

“SEEN,” an exhibit showcasing works by currently incarcerated artists, is on display at the Weisman Art Museum on East Bank until May 18. Organized by non-profit group We Are All Criminals, the...

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