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Art

The exterior of the Soap Factory as seen on Sunday. The Soap Factory is scheduled to go on a break starting December.

After the scare

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 17, 2015
Local arts community members remain cautiously optimistic the Soap Factory will reopen after its hiatus.
Twin Cities artist Ta–coumba T. Aiken poses with a selection of his rhythm paintings in the Show Gallery Lowertown on Tuesday. Aiken's exhibition opened to the public last night, November 4.

How to simplify complexity

by Grant Tillery
Published November 5, 2015
Ta-coumba Aiken’s latest show gives a glimpse into the life of the Lowertown legend.
Members of the Girls Only Comic Club meet to discuss what comics they've been reading as of late at the Kitty Cat Klub on Thursday.

A girls-only geeky get-together

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 5, 2015
Every Thursday night, the Girls Only Comic Club provides a safe space for female comic-lovers to nerd out.
The Walker Art Center's latest exhibit - Hippie Modernism: The Struggle for Utopia - opens Friday Oct. 23. The show features works from the late 1960s and early 1970s that critique society at large and provide an alternative blueprint to the mainstream experiences of the time.

Counterculture at work

by Grant Tillery
Published October 22, 2015
“Hippie Modernism” exhibit creates the first official canon for era’s modernist art.
The Great Minnesota Lit-Together

The Great Minnesota Lit-Together

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 13, 2015
The Twin Cities Book Festival returns to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Onlookers walk around the "Suburbia" exhibit at the Minnesota History Center on Tuesday. The exhibit will open to the public on Saturday.

‘Suburbia’ hits the Twin Cities

by Grace Kramer
Published October 8, 2015
The Minnesota History Center opens its new exhibit that celebrates the history of the Twin Cities suburbs.
Michael Thomsen inspects the top part of his sculpture for symmetry at his home studio on Monday. Thomsen's newest show, inspired by Masonic history, classical thought and mythology will be opening at Public Functionary on Saturday.

Mysterious vibes

by Grant Tillery
Published October 1, 2015
Michael Thomsen’s Mystery School brings Freemasonry and occult lore to Public Functionary.

University honors program showcases students

by Isabella Romano
Published September 29, 2015
Artistic students across majors will show their talents at Northrop Auditorium.
Local artist Andrew Forbes plays the bagpipes for participants at the Interact Center on Tuesday afternoon.

Interact Center participates in Art Access Chautauqua

by Grace Kramer
Published September 24, 2015

For almost 20 years, Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts has challenged preconceived notions of what it means to be a disabled artist.    Consisting of disabled artists from the...

Local artist Megan Moore poses with her paintings outside her home on Monday. Moore's work will be featured as a stop on the League of Longfellow Artist's art crawl taking place this Saturday, September 19.

Local artist featured in Art Crawl

by Grace Kramer
Published September 17, 2015

Drawing inspiration from nature, Megan Moore’s artwork is simple, calming and beautiful. Starting with a wood canvas and oil paints, Moore paints scenes of birds perched on treetops and the changing...

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