Alicia Eler
Critic / Reporter
Visual ArtAlicia Eler is the Star Tribune's visual art reporter and critic, and author of the book “The Selfie Generation. | Pronouns: she/they ”
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Stage & Arts
City of Minneapolis awards nearly $700,000 in first-ever Cultural Districts Arts Fund
There were nearly 300 applicants for funds ranging from $5,000 to $16,500
October 1, 2024
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Artist Kara Walker’s work examining race in the antebellum South comes to Weisman Art Museum
The MacArthur “genius” grant winner has annotated etchings from Civil-War era magazine Harper’s Weekly.
September 30, 2024
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Master printer Cole Rogers starts over with C&C Editions
The retired co-founder of Highpoint Center for Printmaking has created a new, intimate, low-key space for artists in Uptown Minneapolis.
September 24, 2024
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‘Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room’ finds permanent home at Minneapolis Institute of Art
More than 200 objects dating from the 1300s to the early 1900s are the gift of New York collector Alice S. Kandell.
September 17, 2024
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Did French artist Sophie Calle anticipate the rise of social media?
At the Walker Art Center, curator Henriette Huldisch opens a survey show of the visionary French artist’s works.
September 13, 2024
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10 must-see Twin Cities art exhibitions in fall 2024
Time travel back to 19th century Paris, enter the world of contemporary Latina Minnesota, remember the uprising after George Floyd’s murder, and more.
September 13, 2024
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Minnesota’s biggest arts prize of $100K goes to social justice leader whose artwork calls for change
McKnight winner Ricardo Levins Morales builds community through art and social justice by the people, for the people.
September 12, 2024
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design President Sanjit Sethi to depart after six years
Sethi started his job shortly before the pandemic, becoming the college’s 19th president.
September 11, 2024
Stage & Arts
Did French artist Sophie Calle anticipate the rise of social media?
At the Walker Art Center, curator Henriette Huldisch opens a survey show of the visionary French artist’s works.
September 13, 2024
Stage & Arts
10 must-see Twin Cities art exhibitions in fall 2024
Time travel back to 19th century Paris, enter the world of contemporary Latina Minnesota, remember the uprising after George Floyd’s murder, and more.
September 13, 2024
Stage & Arts
Minnesota’s biggest arts prize of $100K goes to social justice leader whose artwork calls for change
McKnight winner Ricardo Levins Morales builds community through art and social justice by the people, for the people.
September 12, 2024
Stage & Arts
Minneapolis College of Art and Design President Sanjit Sethi to depart after six years
Sethi started his job shortly before the pandemic, becoming the college’s 19th president.
September 11, 2024