Recent content from Alicia Eler
Prairie Island Indian Community requests the return of 'Mankato Hanging Rope'
The noose, owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, was used to hang an ancestor of the community at Fort Snelling during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
Korean art at Minneapolis Institute of Art spans issues of gentrification, memory, identity
This is the first exhibition of contemporary Korean art in the United States in 15 years.
Italy halts loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art following dispute over 'Doryphoros' sculpture
In 2022, the Italian court demanded Mia return the ancient sculpture. Mia did not comply.
On Thursday evenings, there's a 'Black gay bar, for everyone' at Walker Art Center
Artist Sadie Barnette created an artwork and functional bar celebrating her father's first Black-owned gay bar in '90s San Francisco.
Sculptor Zoran Mojsilov has rocked the Twin Cities for more than 40 years
The Yugoslavia-born, Twin Cities-based artist, who works with big natural materials, has a solo exhibition at the Museum of Russian Art and a short film in the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.
6 Black art exhibitions in the Twin Cities highlight artists to know
From the Walker Art Center to the Minnesota African American History Museum and Gallery, Black history, culture and joy thrive.
Where the rivers meet, a new exhibit offers fresh approach to Historic Fort Snelling
The exhibition "Many Voices, Many Stories, One Place" tells 10,000 years of the site's complicated history, shining light on under-represented stories
Firing at Mia sparks union accusations of toxic work environment
Jan. 9 firing of Bob Cozzolino was the last straw for the union and the art community, but Mia said he was fired for cause.
Three Indigenous art exhibitions signal a shift in the Twin Cities
Concurrent shows at American Swedish Institute, the University of Minnesota and All My Relations Gallery point toward Indigenous futures in art.
Don't look at the art: Taste it, touch it, smell it or just listen at the Weisman Art Museum
The exhibition "The Other Four" considers art that focuses on every sense but sight.