Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often anthropomorphic illustrator, fine artist, muralist and children’s art instructor from St.Paul, MN, with a BFA in illustration from the College of Visual Arts (CVA).  He has done artist residencies at Jackson Elementary and the St. Paul University Club, and his work has been displayed in venues both locally and abroad, […] Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often…

If you’re a subscriber to access+ENGAGE (and if not, you really should be), you likely noticed something different about the look and feel of the issue that hit your inbox this morning. Since the launch of our e-mag nearly seven years ago, so much has changed — in the kind and diversity of offerings available […] If you’re a subscriber to access+ENGAGE (and if not, you really should be), you likely…

“I live in the room with no ceiling, the one made out of water, forest and sky.”– Ann Klefstad Of course, all of us here in the Twin Cities, or perhaps nearly all of us, live in the room with a ceiling, with no forest or sky.  We live in rooms made of steel and […] “I live in the room with no ceiling, the one made out of water, forest and sky.”– Ann Klefstad Of course, all of us here in the Twin Cities, or…

A new exhibition sheds light on “one of the most infamous examples of red-baiting and censorship in the pre-McCarthy era”—and one of the Walker’s first curators was at the center of it all.