Arts in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Minneapolis (pronounced [ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs]) is the largest city in the state of Minnesota in the United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.

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[edit] City plan

The Warehouse District adjoining downtown was a hub of studio and gallery activity in the 1980s, but most artists have been driven out by high rents. Due in part to the success of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association, in 2003 the city formally recognized the vibrant visual arts community northeast as the Northeast Arts District.[1]

[edit] Visual art

Two-Way Mirror Punched Steel Hedge Labyrinth, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Photo: Wendy Seltzer
Two-Way Mirror Punched Steel Hedge Labyrinth, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Photo: Wendy Seltzer

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts founded in the late 1890s and early 1900s is located near the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in south central Minneapolis. Already the largest art museum in the city, the institute completed a second major expansion in 2006. The Minneapolis Park Board collaborated with the Walker Art Center to build the outdoor Minneapolis Sculpture Garden near downtown and across the street from the center. The home of modern and contemporary art, the Walker recently doubled in size. The Warehouse District adjoining downtown was a hub of studio and gallery activity in the 1980s, but artists have been driven out by high rents. Today Northeast Minneapolis is perhaps the most vibrant visual arts community in the city, including the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District established in 2001, and the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association. Art-a-Whirl in May and Art Attack at the Northrup-King building in November are open-studio events in Northeast Minneapolis. The Stone Arch Festival is held on the riverfront across from downtown. The Uptown Art Fair and art fairs in Loring Park and Powderhorn Park are held during August. Founded during the 1970s to include women who are often missing in the male-dominant history of the art world, the Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) collective and gallery was in Minneapolis until it moved to Saint Paul where it continues as a volunteer organization.[2]

Orchestra Hall
Orchestra Hall
First Avenue
First Avenue

[edit] Music

Minneapolis is fortunate to have live music performances of all kinds. Koerner, Ray & Glover played West Bank cafes while the Metropolitan Opera stopped at Northrop Auditorium. The State Theatre, Orpheum Theatre, Dakota, Walker Art Center and Guthrie Theater bring new music to Minneapolis. Classical music is performed at Orchestra Hall as well as small venues like the Bakken Library and Museum. The Minnesota Opera moved back to Minneapolis from Saint Paul in 1990. Concerts at stadiums and theaters in the area continue to draw the world's finest musicians. The MacPhail Center for Music founded in 1907 built new facilities near the Mississippi riverfront in 2006. Prince is Minneapolis's most famous musical progeny. With fellow local musicians, many of whom recorded at Twin/Tone Records.[3] he helped make First Avenue & 7th Street Entry and Minneapolis one of the most important music venues in the United States.[4]. The Time, The Replacements, Soul Asylum, Boiled in Lead and Tapes 'n Tapes are well known Minneapolis bands. The city has garnered notice for rap and hip hop and the underground group Atmosphere. A home to poetry readings in live music venues, Minneapolis has also developed a vibrant spoken word community.

[edit] Theater

Guthrie Theater
Guthrie Theater

The region is second only to New York City in live theater per capita and is the third-largest theater market in the U.S., supporting Theatre de la Jeune Lune, the Jungle, Mixed Blood and Penumbra theaters, the Brave New Workshop, Theater Latté Da and the Children's Theatre Company.[5][6]

The Guthrie Theater has 32,000 subscribers and moved in 2006 to a riverfront complex designed by Jean Nouvel for three stages—thrust (1,100 seats), proscenium (700 seats) and experimental (200 seats). The 178-foot cantilevered bridge to the Mississippi is open to visitors during box office hours.[7] Founder Tyrone Guthrie who directed a modern-dress production of Hamlet for the opening in 1963, was devoted to innovation. For the opening of the new Guthrie, artistic director Joe Dowling chose The Real Thing.[8]

Minneapolis purchased and renovated three historic theaters on Hennepin Avenue which are leased and managed through 2035 by a non-profit trust and guaranteed by Clear Channel Communications subsidiary SFX Entertainment and spin-off Live Nation. The Orpheum (2,618 seats), the State (2,122 seats) and the Pantages (900 seats) were built between 1916 and 1921 for vaudeville, movies and music and now offer concerts and Broadway and off-Broadway shows.[9]

[edit] Literature

The Loft Literary Center founded in 1974 and the Minnesota Center for Book Arts support many of the writers and poets who flourish in the area.

[edit] Dance

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ City of Minneapolis (undated). City of Minneapolis Plan for Arts and Culture: Process for Development. Retrieved on March 18, 2007.
  2. ^ Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (1962-1992). WARM Records. Minnesota Historical Society, PALS number: 09-00027956. Retrieved on January 14, 2007.
  3. ^ The Twin/Tone Records (1978-1998). The Twin/Tone catalog. Retrieved on January 15, 2007.
  4. ^ Minnesota Historical Society, Catalog ID 002942632 (1999-2004). First Avenue & 7th Street Entry Band Files. Retrieved on January 14, 2007.
  5. ^ The McClatchy Company (2007). Newspapers: Star Tribune. Retrieved on February 11, 2007.
  6. ^ Horwich, Jeff (April 6, 2005). Council moves closer to theater deal, but concerns remain. Minnesota Public Radio. and City of Minneapolis (1997-2007). Music & Theater. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
  7. ^ Joubert, Claire (May 2006). Boom Town. Minneapolis St. Paul. and Baenen, Jeff (May 5, 2006). Guthrie Theater brings curtain down on original home. AP. and Guthrie Theater (2006). Theater History. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
  8. ^ Minnesota Historical Society (2007). Guthrie Theater. and Guthrie Theater (July 14, 2006). Press Release #1157. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
  9. ^ City of Minneapolis (2005). Lease agreement with Hennepin Theatre Trust. and Hennepin Theatre Trust (2002-2007). Theatre History. and Preliminary Official Statement, Series 2005-1 Bonds (December 2005). and Clear Channel Communications (2007). Company History. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
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