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Co-owner and art director Cassie Garner speaks with gallery patron Sam Morgen at Gamut Gallery in Minneapolis on Sept. 29, 2018.

Annual lobbying day for the arts goes online

by Megan Phillips
Published January 28, 2021
Amid a state budget deficit, advocates lobby for “essential” art funding as part of Arts Advocacy Day.
The site of Black Table Arts, a new cooperative space for black artists to gather, discuss community issues, collaborate, and create on Friday, Jan. 22.

Black Table Arts Cooperative set to open new space

by Nina Raemont, Arts & Entertainment Reporter
Published January 25, 2021
The multi-purpose creative space for Black artists opens on Feb. 25, and puts art and community organizing at the center of their mission.
“A year ago my sister gave me this wood-burning kit and I have loved drawing all sorts of animals, showing the beauty with these creatures” Sarah Copeland discusses her love of wood-burning and nature in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Students use ‘pandemic hobbies’ to look forward to post-pandemic life

by Nina Raemont
Published January 22, 2021
Students and recent grads have found positive ways to occupy themselves as the pandemic rages on.
The Minneapolis Institute of Art on Monday, Dec. 7. The MIA will be reopening to the public on January 28.

Open or closed? Local museums welcome back visitors as COVID-19 restrictions lift slowly

by Frankie Carlson, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published January 22, 2021
As we emerge from a period of statewide closures mandated by Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order in November, some local museums are beginning to reopen.
Heat of the week: Profanity, bad boys and a new cafe

Heat of the week: Profanity, bad boys and a new cafe

by Frankie Carlson
Published January 20, 2021
Need some pop culture inspiration for your week? Keep your finger on the pulse of all things A&E with this week’s heat.
Acting student and artist Nnamdi Darlington poses for a portrait in his studio in front of his artwork in Como on Tuesday, Dec. 1. “I’m so grateful because I’ve really learned how to love where you come from,” said Darlington, a Twin Cities artist. “At the end of the day, it’s the place that has shaped you and molded you into who you are, and you can’t remove that. You can’t separate the environment from the experience.”

UMN theater student builds himself an empire of artistry

by Meg Bishop, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published December 8, 2020
Nnamdi Darlington talks about collaborative efforts with local artists and plans for his upcoming first EP.
Elizabeth Abraha stitches a new mask at her home on Monday, Nov. 30. “I’ve always been a creative person, and now this is my way of making my thoughts real.”

Local artist stitches politics into handmade masks

by Frankie Carlson, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published December 1, 2020
Elizabeth Abraha started a business selling face coverings embroidered with powerful political statements on Instagram.
A digital image hangs on the wall of the Mineapolis Institue of Art on Saturday, Nov. 14.  The artist, Cara Romero, descends from the Chemehuevi people and comes from a family of potters. According to the museum’s description, the woman represents the spirit “Clay Lady,” who provides clay for potters.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month every month through Mia’s virtual offerings

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published November 21, 2020
Though November is nationally recognized as Native American Heritage Month, celebration and education of Indigenous art is available at the Minneapolis Institute of Art year-round.
The new sculpture outside the Health Science Education Center on Wednesday, Nov. 4.

New East Bank art installation creates “Dialogue” through sculptures

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published November 5, 2020
Two new sculptures outside the Health Sciences Education Center highlight the importance of conversation in the medical field.
Cover design of The Tower's 2020 issue.

The Tower Magazine highlights 2020 from students’ perspectives with upcoming issue

by Meg Bishop, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published November 3, 2020
Students have the chance to share how they see the world with The Tower magazine’s 2020 theme “catchlight.”

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