If you've never seen live professional wrestling, you're missing out. The combination of spectacle, sport, and hilarity is something you can't find anywhere else, and the crew at F1RST Wrestling is taking it to a whole other level this week at First Avenue. Wrestlepalooza will feature... More >>

This Sunday, MN Unearthed Film Series returns to showcase unusual award-winning films by local filmmakers. The evening, however, will open with a screening of two films penned by British scholar Neil Fox: the mourning-themed It's Natural to Be Afraid and the French new wave/noir style... More >>

Northeast Minneapolis doesn't merely have a couple of art galleries along its main drags. Rather, it has quite a few buildings full of dozens galleries and studios in multiple spots. On the first Thursday of each month, many artists open their work and showroom spaces for special... More >>

This Sunday, Jawaahir dance studio will open its door and invite folks to partake in a celebration of Middle Eastern arts. The party kicks off with a short performance from Jawaahir Dance Studio. Afterward, the dance floor will open up for all revelers with informal dance instruction, music,... More >>

Whether viewing a mountain in Mongolia via iPad video or examining the fine ink lines proscribing a murder of crows, a newcomer to Zhang Meng's quiet work quickly becomes lost in contemplation. Meng, who is dean of the School of Digital Media Arts at the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, explores... More >>

Folks looking to add some ink to prime real estate on their bodies may want to check out the fourth annual Minneapolis Tattoo Arts Convention. Over the next three days, artists from around the country will be in town to showcase their work, chat with potential clients, and tattoo skin. Do you... More >>

By deploying his triple-threat artistry — as a printmaker, paper maker, and book artist — Jeff Rathermel investigates the almost-microscopic detail of the infinite universe in his new show. Of his varied investigations, in which simple type or images are reiterated to invoke the... More >>

In abstract art, the use of color can form a narrative, suggest an emotion, or speak to its audience in a language all its own. Artists Shawn McNulty and Silvana LaCreta Ravena use multiple layers of color in their paintings to tell a story and explore various concepts. McNulty stacks color... More >>

Nicolai Fechin, a Russian-born impressionist painter who spent half his career in the United States, will be featured at the Museum of Russian Art as part of its "Discovering 20th Century Russian Masters" series. Of the 35 works by Fechin, many will be showcased for the first time in Minnesota,... More >>

Sid Kaplan calls them "snaps." They're the images he captures with a 1955 35mm Leica, using black-and-white film and a shutter speed of 1/25th of a second while shooting from a moving car. A true New Yorker, Kaplan doesn't drive. Which is how he discovered his métier — from the... More >>

Choreographer Merce Cunningham's infamous and revelatory collaborations usually included having the dancers' costumes imagined by pals (and visual artists) like Robert Rauschenberg. During "Dance Works I" (the series explores aspects of the Merce Cunningham Dance Collection, which the Walker... More >>

Reviewers have called her "photography's angel provocateur," "the strongest and finest American artist of her time," and "a poster child for a coterie of postmodernism's theory-driven critics." They're talking about Cindy Sherman, most recently in reference to her blockbuster retrospective at... More >>

They say you have to give a little to get a little. This is certainly the case for "Minnesota Nice," a benefit art exhibition. At this group show, local print artists will be exhibiting and selling limited-edition, signed, and numbered pieces that all have a healthy dose of Minnesota flavor.... More >>

Joan Vorderbruggen has been busy bringing her projects to life, animating vacant spaces in the Whittier neighborhood with engaging art installations. The success of her first two ventures has led to a third, which will include 32 artists, 20 storefront exhibits, and pop-up performance art along... More >>

Some people look forward to turning 16, others eagerly await the day they can retire. The First Emperor of China, Qin Shihuang (259-210 BCE), looked forward to death. But before he could kick back and enjoy immortality in the afterlife, the ruler had to make sure that he went out in style. He... More >>

If Schoolhouse Rock taught kids of the '70s and '80s anything, it was that three is a magic number. It shows up frequently in religious texts, mathematical equations, science theories, and history. For Altered Esthetics' latest group show, artists will be exploring the influence and impact... More >>

Dreamscapes, bright colors, and surreal imagery are highlighted in "The Bedtime Story Show," the latest exhibition at Stevens Square Center for the Arts. The group event highlights work by over 20 individuals. Anthony R. Whelihan is a celebrity portrait artist who has previously worked with the... More >>

Rebecca Krinke's multimedia installations — particularly those in public places — elicit strong reactions. Tears. Memories. Storytelling. She has a remarkable ability to tap into the deepest recesses of emotion with seemingly simple concepts that invite viewers into a complexity of... More >>

If you're not careful you might just learn something — along with getting some laughs — at this month's Encyclopedia Show Minneapolis, which will explore the topic of "obsolete diseases." The live variety show and reading series is an offshoot of a Chicago happening that started in... More >>

Classroom drawing sessions are important for beginners; studio and freelance work help pay the bills; and setting up an easel by the lake is a nice way to spend an afternoon. Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School is a slightly different experience from all of these things. Every fourth Sunday... More >>

The Regis Center for Art at the U of M opens its 10th anniversary celebration with "Minnesota Funk." The group exhibition — featuring video and sculpture by new art-department faculty member Chris Larson — takes a playful look at what makes our "Funkytown" so groovy. Is it the fungi... More >>

This edition of Free First Saturday will be taking a page from the Walker's ongoing exhibition highlighting the work of Cindy Sherman. Here, kids and teens will be invited to examine a world of alter egos, alternative personas, and random characters. Sherman is known for self-portrait... More >>

"Surreal" as an evocative descriptor loses all meaning when a show like the Walker Art Center's "Midnight Party" goes up. As if one film by Matthew Barney isn't bizarre enough to incite a week's worth of nightmares and/or inspire a streak of creativity sure to have critics and family members... More >>

A year ago, artists working in St. Paul's Lowertown launched Lowertown First Fridays, building upon the momentum of the Lowertown Spring and Fall Art Crawls. This Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the monthly event, and in celebration Artists of Lowertown, in conjunction with the St.... More >>