Art Hounds: Textiles and timelines, tabletop fantasy and a gallery launch

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Art Hounds discuss local art exhibitions and upcoming tabletop gaming events in Minnesota.

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here . ‘Our What Ifs Became Real Life’ Kayla Maria of Fort Ripley is an avid arts consumer, and she recommends a visit to the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids. She appreciated the multi-disciplinary show “Our What Ifs Became Real Life” by Amber Buckanaga and James Harvin, on view through March 27. She describes the “intimate moments” of the exhibit. Kayla says: As you walk into the exhibit, you're basically walking through time and through the timelines of James and Amber's ancestors and even thinking into the future. There were components like poetry, textiles, fashion, design and painting. There was a moment where they were talking about Amber's family history with boarding schools and relating that to James's family escaping slavery. — Kayla Maria ‘Monsters Not Monoliths! A DnD Actual Play’ Eli Effinger-Weintraub is really looking forward to seeing “ Monsters Not Monoliths! A DnD Actual Play,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday…

People in this episode

Guests: Kayla Maria, Eli Effinger-Weintraub

Topics covered

• textiles
• art exhibition
• tabletop gaming
• local art
• family history
• Dungeons and Dragons

Keywords

• art
• exhibition
• Dungeons and Dragons
• local artists
• family history
• tabletop games
• Minnesota arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MacRostie Art Center, MPR News

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