Search
Sections

Weather Forecast

Close

art

    November 15, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Ron Adams shows the sketches he made before creating the final mural that will be hung in the Willmar Community Center.
    Graceland: Ron Adams' mural to be unveiled Sunday at Willmar Community Center
    WILLMAR — Ron Adams' latest community mural, Graceland, is a symphony of music, dance and diversity. So it is only fitting the artwork...
    entertainment/artNovember 15, 2018 - 12:47pm
    October 4, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Jo, left, and Dale Pederson pose for a photo in their studio in Granite Falls. Their rustic furniture and wooden structure frames will be open for the public to see during the 2018 Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl this weekend.
    Featured Meander artists discover what matters in rural landscape near Granite Falls
    GRANITE FALLS — For over three decades, Dale and Jo Pederson have built a reputation for the rustic furniture and timber frame structures...
    entertainment/artOctober 4, 2018 - 7:03am
    September 21, 2018
    Tammy Swift creates a variety of art in her home studio in West Fargo. David Samson / Forum News Service
    Back to the drawing board: Columnist Swift rediscovers love for art after career in writing
    WEST FARGO — In a beautiful townhome in West Fargo, the smell of freshly baked peanut butter cookies tickles the nose and warmth radiates...
    entertainment/artSeptember 21, 2018 - 7:08am
    September 15, 2018
    Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.
    Nazis stole a Jewish man's century-old Renoir painting in 1941. Now it's been returned to his only living heir.
    Alfred and Marie Weinberger escaped Nazi-occupied Paris at the onset of World War II, but they couldn't take their paintings with them. The Jewish...
    entertainment/artSeptember 15, 2018 - 8:00am
    August 20, 2018
    THIS IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 7 A.M. MONDAY, AUG. 20, 2018. Wing Young Huie will be announced next week as McKnight's 2018 Distinguished Artist. He is a photographer who focuses on the cultural complexities of American society. He is photographed in his studio in Minneapolis Thursday, August 16, 2018. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press)
    McKnight's 2018 Distinguished Artist: Wing Young Huie's camera helps us all see more clearly
    ST. PAUL — With a camera hanging on a strap around his neck, close to his heart, Wing Young Huie stands in his art gallery and thinks...
    entertainment/artAugust 20, 2018 - 7:05am
    August 9, 2018
    Bailey Hovland / Tribune Candy Anderson walks the new Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee! poster art around the room, showcasing Kari Weber's oil painting. The poster unveiling was part of a public event leading up to the Sept. 15 festival.
    Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee! Poster, raffle art unveiling prelude to September festival
    WILLMAR — The 2018 Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee! poster and raffle art was revealed Aug. 2 at the Event Center of The Barn Theatre....
    entertainment/artAugust 9, 2018 - 8:05am
    June 15, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Toni Bonnema looks at a ceramic mug made by Grace Johnson. Johnson is one of more than 20 artists who opened her studio starting Friday evening for the 14th annual Studio Hop. The event continues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
    From paintings to pottery: Artists participate in Studio Hop
    WILLMAR – More than 20 artists from the Willmar, Spicer, and New London area are participating in the 14th annual Studio Hop that opened Friday...
    entertainment/artJune 15, 2018 - 11:46pm
    April 28, 2018
    Tanner Spicer carves a wood figure in his garage in Chisago City Friday, April 20, 2018. 'I find it very relaxing,' he says of his self-taught hobby. But for the veteran Mendota Heights cop, it also provides him a source of calm and solace following a summer day in 2014 when he was one of the first responders when his co-worker, officer Scott Patrick, was fatally shot during what was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. Jean Pieri / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Police sergeant at the scene after fellow officer was killed finds solace in woodcarving
    ST. PAUL—For Tanner Spicer, woodcarving is a respite from the rigors of everyday life. He sits in his garage workspace for hours at a time,...
    entertainment/artApril 28, 2018 - 10:52am
    March 26, 2018
    Tom Cherveny / Tribune Paul Heyl, a supporter of the arts in Bird Island, discusses the importance of the recent study on the economic importance of the arts in Renville County, presented Tuesday at the Bird Island Culture Centre.
    Emerging arts economy offers nearly $1 million impact in Renville County
    BIRD ISLAND — An arts economy is taking root in Renville County, a new study suggests, and there are plenty of people who want to see it...
    entertainment/artMarch 26, 2018 - 6:02am
    February 12, 2018
    Left: Former President Barack Obama's portrait by Kehinde Wiley, oil on canvas, unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. Image by Kehinde Wiley. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama's portrait by Amy Sherald, oil on linen, unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. Image by Amy Sherald.
    Commentary: The Obamas' portraits are not what you'd expect and that's why they're great
    WASHINGTON - The National Portrait Gallery has unveiled the official portraits of former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama,...
    entertainment/artFebruary 12, 2018 - 11:04am
    February 2, 2018
    Belling carved this raven in front of the Red Raven Espresso Parlor. Dave Samson / Forum News Service
    Chainsaw sculptor gets a kick out of his switch to ice
    FARGO — If you've driven down Main Avenue in Fargo this January, you may have seen a lone man with an American flag bandana leaning over...
    entertainment/artFebruary 2, 2018 - 11:29am
    January 26, 2018
    Maurizio Cattelan's "America", is a solid gold, fully functioning toilet that was installed in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 2016. The museum's curator has offered it to the Trumps for use in the White House. MUST CREDIT: Photo courtesy of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation/© Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
    Trumps asked to borrow Van Gogh for White House. The Guggenheim offered gold toilet instead
    The emailed response from the Guggenheim's chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: the museum could not accommodate a request to...
    entertainment/artJanuary 26, 2018 - 1:26pm
    January 1, 2017
    'Bambi' artist dies at 106
    LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Tyrus Wong, whose paintings served as visual inspiration for Disney's animated classic "Bambi," died Friday, Dec. 30. He was 106. Wong's death was announced on his Facebook page. "With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Tyrus Wong," the post read....
    entertainment/artJanuary 1, 2017 - 2:24pm
    September 29, 2016
    Meander weekend features celebration of art, community
    Hours for the annual Meander are from noon until 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more information call 866-866-5432, or go online at www.artsmeander.org. Social media fans can access information on Facebook at "meanderartcrawl." Brochures...
    entertainment/artSeptember 29, 2016 - 5:00pm
    Doug Pederson enjoys the quiet time of creating art in his shop. His works celebrating the beauty of the Upper Minnesota River Valley region have served to inspire many to explore its rivers, woodlands and open prairie. (Tom Cherveny / Tribune)
    Celebrating the spirit of the landscape he loves
    Doug Pederson still loves to paddle to his favorite fishing holes and hike the trails where he hunts shed deer antlers and captures the images...
    entertainment/artSeptember 29, 2016 - 11:11am
    PageOlder »