Community
The Twin Cities (ranked "the most literate city in America" in 2008) is a nationally recognized center for cultural activity in visual arts, music, theater, dance, film, writing, reviewing, and literary publishing. Major funding organizations offer annual awards and fellowships to artists at every level, including students. Readings by nationally distinguished authors take place at area bookstores, libraries, museums, coffee houses, and other performance venues virtually every night of the week. The area provides a lively environment for experimental and cross-cultural writing, performance art, and collaborative work among artists.
Writer's Organizations
The Loft Literary Center
1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
612-215-2575
The Loft is the nation's largest nonprofit literary center. In addition to monthly readings by local and nationally recognized authors, the Loft sponsors a Mentor Series, a year-long program in which emerging Minnesota writers work with established authors from across the US. Applications are accepted in early spring and writers spend the year workshopping and giving readings with visiting writers. The Loft also offers various grant opportunities.
- Also home to Open Book and the Minnesota Center for Book Arts!
Minnesota State Arts Board
Park Square Court
400 Sibley Street, Suite 200, St. Paul
651-215-1600
Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis
612-871-4444
Springboard for the Arts
308 Prince St. #270
St. Paul, 651-292-4381
MN Artists
1750 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Literary Presses
Coffee House Press
27 North 4th St., Minneapolis
612-338-4125
Graywolf Press
2402 University Ave. #203, St. Paul
Holy Cow! Press
P.O. Box 3170, Mount Royal Station, Duluth
218-724-1653
Milkweed Editions
Suite 300, Open Book
1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
612-332-3192
Spout Press
P.O. Box 581067, Minneapolis, MN 55458
Publications
Conduit & dislocate
Publications by graduate students in the MFA Program at the University of Minnesota
Paper Darts & Rain Taxi Review of Books
P.O. Box 3840, Minneapolis
Water~Stone Review
Graduate School of Liberal Studies:
Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104-1284
Independent Bookstores
Birchbark Books and Native Arts
2115 West 21st St.
Minneapolis, 612-374-4023
Booksmart
2914 Hennepin Ave. S.
Minneapolis, 612-823-5612
Magers and Quinn
3038 Hennepin Ave. S.
Minneapolis, 612-822-4611
Micawber's
2238 Carter Ave.
St. Paul, 651-646-5506
Midway Books
1579 University Ave. W.
St. Paul, 651-644-7615
Theatres, Museums, and Galleries
Guthrie Theatre
818 South 2nd St.
Minneapolis, 612-377-2224
Jungle Theatre
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
Minneapolis, 612-822-7063
Mixed Blood Theatre
1501 S. 4th St.
Minneapolis, 612-338-6131
Penumbra Theatre
Martin Luther King Center
270 N. Kent St.
St. Paul, 651-244-3180
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
University of Minnesota
333 E. River Road
Minneapolis, 612-625-9494
Katherine E. Nash Gallery
University of Minnesota
405 21st Ave. S.
Minneapolis, 612-624-6518
Minnesota Institute of Arts
2400 3rd Avenue S.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
The Soap Factory
2nd Street S.E.
Minneapolis, 612-623-9176
The Walker Art Center/Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
725 Vineland Place
Minneapolis, 612-375-7622