Minnesota has never been known for its great climate, but Minnesota has long been celebrated for its creative climate and its abundant artistic community. Minnesota’s unique landscape and collaborative spirit has always attracted people who make their living in the arts. Click here to read about Minnesota Original in an article from the Minnesota Daily.
mn original cameras have been capturing the creative process in arts studios for months, and will take viewers behind the scenes to meet the elders and the emerging talents in all of the arts disciplines – musicians, visual artists, poets, writers, dancers, filmmakers, architects and designers - all of whom make up the vast array of creative talent living and working in Minnesota.
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What is this and who is this for?
Twin Cities Public Television has created a series of segments highlighting Minnesota artists that explore the range of talent held by people in our state. The main theme for all of these segments is creative expression. In order to make these documentary segments accessible to the classroom teacher, tpt has partnered with the Minnesota Humanities Center to create companion guides to go along with each episode of MN Original.
Resources and activities related to each mn original episode are available, along with printable PDFs and downloadable video segments for classroom and personal use.