Featuring a number of artist-to-artist conversations, including Ruben Nusz & Ute Bertog, veteran arts journalists Ann Klefstad & Laurie Hertzel, an interview with tuba player Stefan Kac, and the playwrights of the Workhaus Collective
In this issue: Artists in Conversation
We're featuring a number of candid conversations between a variety of artists about the day-to-day practice of their chosen craft, whether that's painting or news-gathering, playwriting or jazz improvisation, the resulting exchanges offer illuminating, unexpected glimpses into the choices, both pedestrian and lofty, which inform these artists' creative work.
- HOMEPAGE: Highlights include an interview with Books Page editor Laurie Hertzel about her forthcoming memoir about her days at the Duluth News-Tribune by fellow newspaper veteran Ann Klefstad; two conversations, one between painters Ruben Nusz and Ute Bertog, and the other with tuba player and composer Stefan Kac; and a roundtable discussion about the evolutions in playwriting by the playwright members of the Workhaus Collective. Also: a hugely engaging essay by Michael Fallon on the architectural, aesthetic, and cultural merits of the Twins' new ballpark
- NEWS YOU CAN USE: A brand-new selection of artist opportunities and job openings drawn from mnartists.org's daily-updated community bulletin board
- YOU ARE HERE: A handpicked selection of area arts events, from dance to literary events, from theater and music to visual arts and a passel of outdoor arts festivals to help you while away the summer
PLUS: Art of This is hosting a big, old-fashioned art-scene meet-and-greet, OPEN EXCHANGE, this weekend