best of minnesota 2015 art
Best of Minnesota 2015: Art
The best in music, galleries, theater, movies and more.
Best classical mashup - Liquid Music
Best nonurban rapper - Baby Shel
Best theater for diversity - Mixed Blood
Band reunion - Babes in Toyland
Best theater website - Minnesota Playlist
Best new art space - Ordway Concert Hall
Best must-see new band - Hippo Campus
Best renovated art space - Northrop Auditorium
Best new music festival - Palomino
Best place to see movies long before wide release - Talk Cinema
Best new gallery - Instinct
Best locally produced web series - Theater People
Best art surprises - Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Best dance company derring-do - Black Label Movement
Best fashion art gallery - Goldstein Museum of Design
Best new music venue - Red Herring Lounge
Best place to buy vinyl - Hymie's
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