Then and now at the Fair: Architecture of the miniature city
Think of the Minnesota State Fair as a miniature city. Like a city, the fairgrounds have been built up over more than 150 years, with different architecture styles.
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Think of the Minnesota State Fair as a miniature city. Like a city, the fairgrounds have been built up over more than 150 years, with different architecture styles.
Experience the history and evolution of sun-inspired fashion from the 19th century to the present, as captured in the “Solar Flair: Dressing for the Sun” exhibition at the Goldstein Museum of Design, where societal norms, beauty ideals and technology intersect in the form of beachwear.
"Plastic Rapt" traces the use of the ubiquitous material in everything from billiard balls to dress shirts.
Longtime Designer, Author, Educator, Leader Patrick Michael Redmond, M.A., an Irish American graphic designer, artist, author, former art director and retired educator, has received an inaugural 2021 Irish Echo Arts & Culture Award. He was honored with several other award recipients – only Patrick was primarily identified as “designer” or “graphic designer” – in a virtual celebration broadcast from Ireland in late April. The honorees are “arts and culture heroes of the pandemic from across Irish America who have kept our spirits high since March 2020 with their music, acting, ar...