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A Room of Their Own: Artspace Projects’ Kelley Lindquist Believes that for Artists, There’s No Place Like Home

A comic book-style mural by Minneapolis artist Greg Gossel brings to life the electric energy of Hennepin Avenue in a scene bursting with bright hues, dramatic characters and pop art wit.

He runs a celebrated theater company, reimagines Broadway musicals and constantly creates new theatrical work. But nationally acclaimed director Peter Rothstein feels his most important job is telling stories that are real and relevant.

From the mountains of Japan to the Mighty Mississippi, the art of muralist Yuya Negishi spans continents, conventions and cultures.

As a 19-year-old student in Ecuador, he sensed his calling in life: Ministry. Today, Reverend Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen guides a large, urban congregation on a spiritual journey that emphasizes arts and culture.

Dudley Riggs invented improv as we know it today after falling from a trapeze during his aerial circus act. (True story.) Nearly six, side-splitting decades later, his "Brave New Workshop" is the nation's longest-running, live-sketch comedy improv company.

A tale of two city blocks: The dual heritage of Minnesota's premiere center for dance is a story more than 125 years in the making.

Artspace Creates the Ultimate Work/Life Balance for Artists.

It’s one of the world’s most important venues for visual, performing, and media arts. And it began life in a living room in Minneapolis.

Today, Hennepin Theatre Trust owns and programs some of the finest historic theaters in the Midwest. And most of them barely survived the 20th century.