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Apr 22, 2010
access+ENGAGE issue 52.2: Give and Take
aE 52.2: Give and Take

Highlights include reviews of Mixed Blood's production by Kristoffer Diaz, and Skewed Visions' "Cubicle," plus conversations with improvisors Ellen Lease and Pat Moriarty, painter Cherith Lundin; and an essay on ballet's fetish for technique.
Apr 8, 2010
access+ENGAGE Issue 52.1: Natural Analogues
aE 52.1: Natural Analogues

Highlights include Paula McCartney's "Bird Watching," seeing the arts as an ecosystem, a 100-year-old Minnesota art historical scandal, how the online hive mind solves real-world crises, and a mnLIT Original poem by 2009 What Light winner, Jeff Johnson
Mar 29, 2010
access+ENGAGE Issue 51.2: Northern Lights
aE 51.2: Northern Lights

Highlights include reviews of John Jodzio's debut story collection and Aaron Van Dyke's "'Photographs' and Paintings", and an inspired collaboration determined to animate poetry for the masses.
Mar 12, 2010
access+ENGAGE Issue 51.1: Dystopian Dreams
aE 51.1: Dystopian Dreams

Highlights include reviews of two new dance works, by Akram Khan and Morgan Thorson/Low; an elegiac story by mnLIT grand prize-winner Kris Woll; a profile of the design duo behind Landland and a preview of the Walker's "King for Two Days" festival
Feb 25, 2010
access+ENGAGE Issue 50.2: Playing in the Margins
aE 50.2: Playing in the Margins

Highlights include a new community supported art (CSA) program for MN artists, interviews with musician Milo Fine and artist Bruce Tapola, a preview of "Minneapolis New Breed," and a look into the Weisman's expansion plans
Feb 11, 2010
access+ENGAGE Issue 50.1: Exploring New Frontiers
aE 50.1: Exploring New Frontiers

Highlights include the final essay in our "Feeling Minnesota" series, on the regional accents in local architecture, a review of James Sewell Ballet's winter concert, and a profile of the musicians behind the "One Nation" symphony
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"

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