Editing Bloomington, Minnesota (section)

==Arts and media==

===Museums===
The Works is an experiential technology learning museum for youth.

The Bloomington History Museum focuses on the history of Bloomington, ranging from the prehistoric period through the present day and operates out of a historic town hall building.

The NWA History Museum documents the history of [[Northwest Airlines]].

===Theater===
Artistry is a professional theater and visual arts nonprofit that produces musicals and plays in the 366-seat Schneider Theater at the municipally owned and operated Bloomington Center for the Arts.

The Theater program at [[Normandale Community College]] presents five productions during the academic year.<ref>[http://www.normandale.edu/departments/humanities/theatre/current-season Current season] of Theater program at Normandale College</ref>

The high school theater companies at Jefferson and Kennedy each stage three full length productions, a one-act, and a combined fifth production in the summer, annually.

===Visual arts===
Artistry curates two galleries in the Bloomington Center for the Arts.

Mhiripihri Gallery features [[Zimbabwe]]an sculpture in a {{convert|3000|sqft|abbr=on}} gallery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shonasculpturemhiripir.com/ |title=Mhiripihri Gallery |publisher=Shonasculpturemhiripir.com |access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref>

===Public art===
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Muralist Erik Pearson's<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.erikpearsonart.com/ |title=Erik Pearson Art |access-date=October 26, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823085901/http://www.erikpearsonart.com/ |archive-date=August 23, 2015}}</ref> 2007 work "Creating Together" adorns the flyloft of the theater at Bloomington Center for the Arts. Pearson also created the mural "Science and Nature" in the city's South Loop district, at the Bass Ponds trailhead entrance.

2015 marked the unveiling of "Convergence", by sculptor James Brenner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamesbrenner.com/now-blog/2015/9/10/convergence-unveiling-ceremony |title=Convergence Unveiling Ceremony â€" JAMES BRENNER SCULPTURE |publisher=Jamesbrenner.com |access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> Bloomington also adopted a creative placemaking plan for its South Loop District near the Mall of America and established the Creative Placemaking Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2015 |title=A Plan for Creative Placemaking in the South Loop |url=https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/SL%20Creative%20Placemaking%20Plan_10-27-2015_LOWresolution.pdf |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=City of Bloomington MN}}</ref>

In 2018, the Wright's Lake Park mural, "Seasons of Becoming", was completed by GoodSpace Murals. It is located on Old Cedar Avenue facing Wright's Lake Park. It was inspired, designed, and painted both by the general public and by students from Valley View Middle School, from a gifted program called Nobel, focused on creativity.

In 2021, the WE Mural was completed. WE, a tapestry of murals was curated and produced by Ua Si Creative, and commissioned by the City of Bloomington as part of their creative placemaking efforts; an initiative by the City of Bloomington and the nonprofit arts organization, Artistry, to establish the South Loop as a vibrant, distinctive community. The mural faces American Boulevard and 30th Avenue South along two walls of an Xcel Energy Substation in Bloomington's South Loop District. WE Artists include: Andrés Guzman + Xee Reiter, City Mischief featuring Thomasina Topbear and Tom Jay, Reggie LeFlore, Marlena Myles, Martzia Thometz, and Ua Si Creative.

Also in 2021, The Goldfinch sculpture was installed in South Loop District, by artist Donald Lipski with support from sculptor Christopher Collins, fabricators Yetiweurks and FAST Fiberglass, and project manager John Grant. It is located at the intersection of Old Shakopee Road and Killebrew Drive. Artist Donald Lipski was inspired by the more than 250 species of birds that pass yearly through the nearby, spectacular Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. He entrusted the choice of species to a public poll, and the goldfinch was the overwhelming favorite.

Bloomington adopted a citywide creative placemaking plan in 2025 in order to improve community spaces in alignment with the city's strategic plan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-01 |title=Mayor’s memo Citywide creative placemaking plan approved {{!}} City of Bloomington MN |url=https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/cc/news/mayors-memo-citywide-creative-placemaking-plan-approved-2025-04-01 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.bloomingtonmn.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===Television===
[[Comcast]] provides access to four Bloomington [[cable television]] stations for [[public, educational, and government access]] (PEG) programming. They include The Bloomington Channel 14, a comprehensive source of Bloomington information and programming. The [[government-access television]] (GATV) channel features City Council and school board meetings, a weekly news magazine show called "Bloomington Today", "Roll Call", a weekly update on public safety news produced by the Bloomington Police Department, arts events, and sports. Bloomington Educational Community Television (BEC-TV) highlights educational and school-based programs from the Bloomington's public and private schools. Programming on this channel includes [[Distance learning|educational-access television]] content, concerts, choir shows, graduations, and sporting events. Two student produced shows are also on BEC-TV. Tomorrow's Voices Today (TVT) is a teen news show that highlights the good things teens are doing around the city and talks about teen related issues. YRU-Up was a late night call-in [[Public-access television]] [[cable TV]] talk show, airing from 1991 to 2017. Skits for the show were produced by students and the show was live every Friday night (Sat. Morning) at 12:30am on TBC (Channel 14). A third channel, BCAT, (Bloomington Cable Access Television)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/cityhall/dept/commserv/commun/bcat/bcat.htm |title=BCAT: Bloomington Community Access Television &#124; City of Bloomington MN |publisher=City of Bloomington, MN |website=bloomingtonmn.gov |access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> is a Public-access channel that allows individuals and organizations to learn video production and create television shows. The schedules for these channels can be found on a channel called the B.R.A.I.N. The PEG channels are funded by [[Cable television franchise fee]]s collected in the city.

===Film===
Parts of the [[Coen brothers]] film ''[[A Serious Man]]'' were filmed in an East Bloomington neighborhood. The neighborhood was chosen for its original suburban [[ranch-style houses]] and young trees (due to a storm knocking older ones down), giving it a 1960s new-development look.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/main_top/4_news/briefing/bf2008/10_08bf/10_08bf3.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404041034/http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/main_top/4_news/briefing/bf2008/10_08bf/10_08bf3.pdf |archive-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref>