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Chavonn Williams Shen reads pieces of her poetry at Honey in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Shen was one of the featured artists at art collective Err's 36th event.

Err celebrates emerging artists and creative collaboration

by Ksenia Gorinshteyn
Published January 21, 2019
Err, a Minneapolis based art collective, hosts monthly variety shows and accepts rolling submissions for their magazine “Errata.”
The Wellbeing Experience Indoor Festival happens on Friday, Nov. 16 at Northrop.

Speaking self-care at the ‘Wellbeing Experience’

by Sophie Vilensky
Published November 19, 2018
Self-care isn't as easy as a hammock and a sweet potato for dinner — but those things are nice too.
Artist Ashley Mary

Ashley Mary embodies the rainbow — in work and in spirit

by Liv Martin
Published November 15, 2018
The Minneapolis-based artist and designer spreads her colorful work around the Twin Cities.

Culture compass: Moose patrols, Scrooge and photons

by Samir Ferdowsi
Published November 15, 2018

Friday: Victor Shores w/ Pierre and Heart to Gold Nothing says "punk show" like a good ol' Minneapolis dive bar. Catch a locally-stacked lineup of basement punk bands as they perform new music specifically...

Culture compass: Herbal tea, building bridges and a cappella

by Ksenia Gorinshteyn
Published November 1, 2018

Friday: "A Cappell-Off" The "A Capell-Off" returns for another year, with five a capella groups competing for a $250 cash prize. The night will be jam-packed with a capella renditions of your favorite...

Paul Simon plays for a packed crowd of the weekend on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Eaux Claires in Wisconsin. "Anger breeds anger," said the 75-year-old artist as he delivered a short monologue.

Review: Oh, Eaux Claires – A look at Wisconsin’s biggest festival

by Katie Lauer and Gunthar Reising
Published June 21, 2017
A&E looks back at Justin Vernon’s two-day festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin that brought tunes, dance moves and rain showers.
The Good Neighbor Fund has chosen the Dinkytown Business Alliance to be a recipient of a grant to help restore and seal murals in Dinkytown.

Fresh paint for Dinkytown murals

by Maraya King
Published May 29, 2017
Dinkytown's famous murals, like the Bob Dylan painting on 4th Street, will be refurbished this summer after a decade since their original creation.
Two women look at a piece of art on September 15, 2008 at the Voice to Vision art exhibit at the Regis Center for Art. The exhibit allowed artists to collaborate with genocide survivors and tell their stories through paintings, drawings and mixed media.

One UMN professor is helping genocide survivors find a voice through art

by Maddy Folstein
Published May 4, 2017
With “Voice to Vision” a coalition of artists, professors, students and survivors use art to preserve memories and stories.
People view James Rosenquist's mural "World's Fair Mural" at Weisman Art Museum on April 12, 2017.

James Rosenquist, UMN alum and pop art icon, dies at 83

by Natalie Rademacher
Published April 20, 2017
Weisman Art Museum staffers reflect on his impact at the University and in the national pop art scene.
A group of girls look on as Frank Kamish displays his book "Frank Henry and the Zooband Band" at Elmcrest Park in Ramsey on Saturday. Frank, a fifth grader at Lake Harriet elementary, illustrated the book, which he created alongside his father, Paul, and his uncle, David.

Meet Frank, the fifth-grader who illustrates children’s books

by Maddy Folstein
Published October 6, 2016
With the help of his dad and his uncle, fifth grader Frank Kamish has created a series of children’s books, and has his eyes set on Hollywood.

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