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    February 16, 2019
    A 1946 photo of Frida Kahlo in New York. She was photographed for Vogue, Time and Vanity Fair by some of the most famous photographers of the period. Photo from Brooklyn Museum.
    The pain of Frida Kahlo
    NEW YORK - There is a shame for any serious artist in being understood. Many artists cultivate a mystique precisely to avoid being explained...
    entertainment/artFebruary 16, 2019 - 11:34am
    February 15, 2019
    Tom Cherveny Tribune / A native of Ukraine, Olga Krasovska was trained in realistic, academic art but now celebrates the freedom of expression she enjoys in Minnesota by creating abstract modern conceptual art.
    UPDATED: Granite Falls artist makes up for a lost century; reception rescheduled
    GRANITE FALLS — By her own account, Olga Krasovska missed the 20th century. She is making up for it in a very big way. Her art works today...
    entertainment/artFebruary 15, 2019 - 12:21pm
    February 4, 2019
    Adam Turner, Jaymie Stocks and Heather Friedli are pictured with their winning work Saturday, Feb. 2, at the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, Wis. Courtesy photo
    Underdogs win U.S. snow-sculpting title 
    ST. PAUL — When the No. 1 snow-sculpting team from Minnesota was bumped from the national competition over the political theme of its entry,...
    entertainment/artFebruary 4, 2019 - 8:42pm
    January 19, 2019
    Mark Boyce uses a drawknife to remove bark from a black ash log. Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service
    Weaving hard work and history: Basket-makers rely on knowledge passed down over years
    DULUTH -- It was like a Norman Rockwell painting. Four people hoisted a large log onto their shoulders. Through the snow, they trudged about...
    entertainment/artJanuary 19, 2019 - 3:25pm
    January 3, 2019
    In June 2009, Warren MacKenzie pauses to think about how he wants to glaze a pot in his studio. The acclaimed Minnesota potter, who lived in Grant, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. He was 94. Jean Pieri / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    World-renowned Minnesota potter wanted his wares to be used, not shown
    GRANT, Minn. - Warren MacKenzie could have charged astronomical prices for his pottery, but he believed people should be able to use and enjoy...
    entertainment/artJanuary 3, 2019 - 9:53am
    November 27, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune A mural such as this one on Fourth Avenue Southwest in downtown Willmar could be one type of project that Willmar and Olivia expect to pursue after both communities were selected to join the Artists on Main Street program. The two-year program provides funds, training and resources to help create art-based physical, economic and social solutions for downtowns.
    Willmar, Olivia look to brighten up downtowns with the arts
    WILLMAR — The cities of Olivia and Willmar hope the Artists on Main Street program will bring new excitement to their downtowns, which...
    entertainment/artNovember 27, 2018 - 6:04am
    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
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