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Artist and attendees gather at the Red Eye Theater for the first LaLa festival. The festival featured artist who identify as women, LGBTQ or people of color and looked at the role of critical conversations and criticism within art.

At LALA Festival, art and intimate conversation

by Katie Lauer
Published July 31, 2017
The three-day event worked to present voices from artists identifying as women, people of color and LGBT.

Street style: Pebbles in the Garden

by Gunthar Reising
Published July 25, 2017
At Rock the Garden, select audience members whipped out ensembles worthy of a picture with the spoon and cherry.
Hannah Maccarone practices her poses before performing in the River Rats Aquatennial Show on the Mississippi in Minneapolis on Fri. July, 2017.

River Rats bring their love of waterskiing to the Mississippi

by Katie Lauer
Published July 25, 2017
The 100 team members put on weekly shows filled with tricks, pyramids and family fun.
Headliner Justin Vernon of Bon Iver plays to a sold out crowd at Rock the Garden on July 22, 2017 at the Walker Art Center.

Rock the Garden: A lukewarm festival in tropical heat

by Gunthar Reising
Published July 25, 2017
Last Saturday, the Walker Art Center hosted Rock the Garden with headliner Bon Iver.
Izaak Davison-Kerwood works on his ceramic project at Regis Center For Art on Thursday.

Summer classes are short, ceramics are forever

by Katie Lauer
Published July 19, 2017
In this University course, hyper-accelerated exploration of ceramics takes just eight weeks.
Minneapolis artist Scott Seekins poses for a portrait at CC Club in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, July 14 in Uptown. The painter, known for his black or white attire, frequents bars in the area to socialize and sell his work.

Q&A: Scott Seekins on Minneapolis art

by Gunthar Reising
Published July 19, 2017
A&E sat down with artist and Minneapolis icon Scott Seekins to talk the Minneapolis art scene, Britney Spears and neo-fascism.
Deforis Nash, left, spars with Chris Polys on Friday at Van Cleve Park.

Live action role play group calls Van Cleve Park home

by Katie Lauer
Published July 19, 2017
Local Dagorhir realm Frozen North finds comradery in foam swords, wooden shields and sparring.
Mark Rivard instructs children how to draw during a workshop on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at the Harold Mezile North Community YMCA Youth & Teen Enrichment Center. The visual artist runs workshops locally and abroad to inspire children to follow their dreams through experiential learning that points toward art.

Coming soon to the Twin Cities art scene: The art of skating

by Katie Lauer
Published July 12, 2017
The Minneapolis X Games will celebrate action sports and art — together
Andrew Friedman delivers a monologue during a rehearsal in Blegen Hall on Tuesday, July 11, for the upcoming Fringe Festival production Hot Air.

U students to bring film noir to Fringe Festival

by Katie Lauer
Published July 12, 2017
“Hot Air” features moron detectives, a murder mystery and dumb fun.
Suud Olat, a contributor to "A Stray" and former Kenyan refugee, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood. The 25-year-old, who is also an interpreter at St. Cloud Hospital, hopes that sharing his story through the film will improve the impression of the Somali community in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

“A Stray” depicts Somali American life in Minneapolis while confronting stereotypes

by Gunthar Reising
Published July 11, 2017
Last Wednesday, Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar introduced “A Stray,” a film exploring Somali identities, at the Walker.

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