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After the snow comes the cold. Fresh snow will keep us cold with subzero wind chills across the state today. It is looking cold for the rest of the work week and a chance for some flurries tomorrow. Find the latest on Updraft.
Latino art's variety in Minnesota focus of an upcoming book

Two years ago, Afton Press approached William Gustavo Franklin Torres about the idea for a book focusing on Latino art in Minnesota. The result is “Latin Art in Minnesota: Conversations and What’s Next" to be published next year, which  will be one of the first books about Latin art from Minnesotans.

The book features 12 artists whose work spans the artistic spectrum. And Franklin also wanted to include established and emerging artists.

He was quick to point out one thing.
“It's a coffee-table book. I'm not writing an encyclopedia about the whole history. It’s actually a book as seen through my lens,” he said.

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