arts and culture

Photographer Lori Anne Yang tells us about her Images of Edina submission "Walking Each Other Home." Read more about Images of Edina: Feathered Friends

At the center of Stand with Heart is a specialized collection of photographs taken by Sara Shuster … and also a very difficult story. Read more about 'The Story Isn't Over': Mother's Grief Grows into Inspiring Art Project

When Anagha Deshmukh lost her mother three years ago, she felt a deep chasm between grief and day-to-day life. Read more about 'Painting Changed My Life': Edina Woman Channels Grief Into Art

Collaborative effort brings new sculpture to Centennial Lakes Park. Read more about 'Better Together': Community Collaborates on Public Art Project

Journalist, graphic novelist, and bestselling author of Between the World and Me and We Were Eight Years in Power, Ta-Nehisi Coates’s first novel, The Water Dancer, is a great work of suspenseful storytelling. Read more about Recommended Reading: 'The Water Dancer'

We asked Molly Andresen, a photographer with a small business focused on families and weddings, to tell us about her photo titled “Baseball High Five.” Read more about Images of Edina: 'A Perfect Summer Evening'

When Nathalie Carrigan and her husband bought a house three years ago, it had a large open wall where Carrigan wanted to hang a piece of art. She studied studio art in college and thought maybe she could create something suitable for the space. She never dreamed she would create a business and even be spotlighted on an HGTV show. Read more about Hand-dyeing Hobby Becomes Business Venture for Local Artist

By day, Edina resident Jackie Dummer works in marketing and graphic design. She flexes her creative muscles via a pet portraiture side project. Read more about Picture This: Local Artist's Creative Pet Portraits 'Bring a Little Joy'

The story behind the mural on the wall of Caribou Coffee in Edina is as interesting as the mural itself. Read more about Local Artists Hope to Bring Community Together with Caribou Coffee Mural

In The World That We Knew, Alice Hoffman has written a novel that is charged with magical realism, but framed in history. Read more about Recommended Read: 'The World That We Knew'