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Jan 29, 2010
access+ENGAGE Issue 49.2: Art in an Outpost
aE 49.2: Art in an Outpost
Highlights include several new essays on regionalism in the arts in our "Feeling Minnesota" series, a preview of the Best of the Midwest Burlesk Festival, a review of "Call Cutta in a Box", and the AOT Tuesday Night music series
Jan 18, 2010
aE 49.1: Feeling Minnesota
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Highlights for this issue include a month-long series on regionalism in MN arts, a review of "Benches & Binoculars," a profile of Catalyst Dance founder Emily Johnson, and a conversation on improvisation with Adam Linz
Dec 18, 2009
aE Issue 48: Art of the Now
aE Issue 48: Art of the Now
Highlights include Sean Smuda's journal from Art Basel-Miami, an essay on the "masterpiece" conundrum, a profile of Joseph Scrimshaw's latest project, Joking Envelope, and some ruminations on Dan Graham's prescient vision of our highly mediated age.
Nov 13, 2009
aE Issue 47: Art for All
aE Issue 47: Art for All
Highlights include an extensive listing of Holiday art sales and shows, a newly commissioned mnLIT story, two profiles of notable MN poets, and a review of Mixed Blood's "Ruined."
Oct 23, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 46.2: Gods and Monsters
aE Issue 46.2: Gods and Monsters
Features include a handpicked selection of arty Halloween festivities, an incisive review of Rob Fischer's exhibition at Franklin Artworks, a profile of the creative duo who are remaking the old-time radio show for younger audiences.
Oct 8, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 46.1: Heart's Desire
aE Issue 46.1: Heart's Desire
Features include an essay on poet Jim Lenfestey's cinematic pilgrimage to Cold Mountain, an early look at Stuart Pimsler's new dance work "Tales from the Book of Longing," and a review of Jill Breckenridge's poetry collection "The Gravity of Flesh".
Sep 25, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 45.2: The Worlds We Make
aE Issue 45.2: The Worlds We Make
Featured articles include a mini-history of the Iveys, an essay on the perennial allure of precious objects, a review of Ananya Dance Theatre's latest, and a profile of the "Combat Paper Project"
Sep 10, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 45.1: The Objects of Our Affection
aE Issue 45.1: The Objects of Our Affection
Highlights include the new ARTmn exhibition, "The Precious Object," a review of the new book art exhibition at Traffic Zone Art Center, a tribute to the Northern Printmakers' Alliance, and an early look at the latest from Hijack.
Aug 21, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 44.2: Field Day
aE Issue 44.2: Field Day
Details on mnartists.org's FIELD DAY festival (August 27) and the ARTmn exhibition, reviews of the 2008-09 MCAD/McKnight Visual Arts Fellows show, a profile of filmmaker David Ash, a new month of Some Assembly Required and much more
Aug 6, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 44.1: Art Harvest
aE Issue 44.1
Featured articles and event listings include a Minneapolis art fair triple-play, a review of Thomas Barry's "Summer Invitational III," and a slew of dispatches from this year's Fringe Festival
Jul 23, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 43.2: Emerging Talent
access+ENGAGE Issue 43.2: Emerging Talent
Featured articles include a profile of artist Gudrun Lock, a review of work in the first weekend's Momentum show, and a dispatch from this year's Bram Stoker Awards conference by a local author and nominee
Jul 9, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 43.1: Sideways and Byways
aE Issue 43.1: Sideways and Byways
Featured articles include a review of the Karel Funk paintings exhibition at RAC, a profile of playwright Aditi Kapil, a remembrance of fiber artist Jean Matzke, and a photographic chronicle of the Mad Ripple Hootenanny scene
Jun 25, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 42.2: For Art's Sake
aE Issue 42.2: For Art's Sake
An engaging analysis of a new poetry collection by Duluth's unofficial poet laureate, Ellie Schoenfeld, an inviting profile of a St. Cloud musician's quirky, DIY pop creations & a roundtable chat with the Rockstar Storytellers
Jun 11, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 42.1: Everyday Wonders
aE Issue 42.1: Everyday Wonders
Featured articles include reviews of the McKnight Fellows' exhibition at Northern Clay Center and the Tom Arndt photography retrospective at the MIA; features on the catch-all category "chick lit," and the utopian architectural creations of Tomas Saraceno
Jun 4, 2009
Otherworldly Realms in Your Own Backyard
Andy Sturdevant
Artist, raconteur, and gentleman scholar Andy Sturdevant offers a mini-history of one of Minnesota's most exciting and quietly revolutionary public art projects: Franconia Sculpture Park.
May 21, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 41.2: Trailblazers
aE Issue 41.2: Trailblazers
Featured articles include short reviews of new shows up at Midway and the Walker, a profile of the filmmakers behind the groundbreaking project "Nation Undead," a close reading Chris Schlichting's body of work, and the "Edunia".
May 7, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 41.1: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
aE Issue 41.1: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Featured articles on the craft of making art -- a profile on MN Book Award winning poet Heid Erdrich, a review of Robb Quisling's exhibition at the DAI, an IM interview about how to make a conceptual art show, Ten Thousand Things' Raskol and more.
Apr 23, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 40.2: Minnesota Arts Mixtape
aE Issue 40.2: Minnesota Arts Mixtape
Highlighted articles on this year's Mpls/St. Paul International Film Festival, new dance work by NYC-MN transplant Chris Yon, and the MN Book Awards
Apr 9, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 40.1: Dreams and Illusions
aE Issue 40.1: Dreams and Illusions
Featuring a secret history of Farm Accident, a writer's tale of moving from town to country, and a look inside the Guthrie's "Kushner Celebration"
Mar 26, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 39.2: Breaking Ground
aE Issue 39.2: Breaking Ground
Highlights include a roundup of reviews on three new shows with very different interpretations on the landscape genre, a break-down of the recent dance work on stage in "Renovation," and a pitch for making a special trip up to Duluth for Homegrown 11.
Mar 12, 2009
STORY: Stefanie Robinson
Josh Casey
Josh Casey, our grand prize-winning author from the winter 2008-09 cycle of miniStories, offers a brand-new story about all manner of unrequited love -- it's poignant and a bit creepy, surprisingly wry, and altogether satisfying.
Mar 12, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 39.1: Relics and Souvenirs
aE Issue 39.1: Relics and Souvenirs
Features include the launch of a new year of mnLIT and a new call for MN writers for What Light and miniStories. ALSO: a brand new story by the winter 2008 grand prize-miniStories winner, Josh Casey.
Feb 26, 2009
access+ENGAGE Issue 38.2: Facing Forward
aE Issue 38.2: Facing Forward
Highlights include a look into Minnesota's shadow gallery circuit, a defense of difficult art, and a look at the quiet revival of painterly portraiture
Jan 23, 2009
a+E Issue 37.2: The Year that Was - Performance, Books and Film
aE 37.2: The Year that Was - Performance, Books and Film
mnartists.org finishes its four-part series taking stock of both the turmoil and accomplishment in the local arts scene last year with a discipline specific pair of features hitting the high points of 2008 in MN books, performance and film.