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More than 1,000 arts leaders descend upon Minneapolis for giant conference

A new show of massive portraits along Hennepin Av. will greet visitors arriving for the Americans for the Arts annual convention.

By Alicia Eler

June 13, 2019 at 6:56PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Bob Dylan mural on Hennepin Avenue in Downtown Minneapolis by Eduardo Kobra.
(Photo by Bill Hickey, Courtesy of Meet Minneapolis/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Alicia Eler is the Minnesota Star Tribune's visual art reporter and critic, and author of the book “The Selfie Generation. | Pronouns: she/they ”

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