Rochester Art Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art. Ivonne Yáñez, ’23, received a joint award from the Rochester Art Center and the MCAD MFA Launch program for a financially supported solo exhibition last year. We had a brief interview with her to [...]

[Blanchard Dam in Royalton, MN, roughly one hour from Art In Motion on bicycle via the Soo Line Trail.] For the past 5 years, the MCAD MFA program has partnered with other arts organizations to co-sponsor funded MFA Launch programs, providing opportunities for MFA students and alumni to create new work. This past summer, as [...]

Written by Melanie Dowding ’24 | Images courtesy of La.dy.like Art The Harry M. Drake Gallery, quaintly tucked away in a corner of St. Paul Academy and Summit School, has been transformed into a dynamic and digital feminine space this October. La.dy.like, a twin-cities art project, has put together a group of femme artists who [...]

MCAD MFA 2018 alum and former program faculty Zoe Cinel has a solo exhibition at Second Shift Studio, part of their year-long residency with the gallery. Less is Enough features multimedia artwork that explores Zoe’s experience with chronic illness and care through an individual and community lens. I caught the opening reception at the Second [...]

| Written by Amanda Rose ’23 and Rosario Parker Gordon ’23 | Something unique about being an interdisciplinary Visual Studies MFA program is that  MCAD MFA graduates can take a variety of diverse paths post-graduation. During their time in the MFA program, some students find that they gain an interest in curatorial studies and use [...]

Written by Rosario Parker Gordon ’23 | featured photograph courtesy Kathryn Savage via Instagram (@kdsreads)   As we end 2022 and move into 2023, we are lucky enough to be able to reflect on the various accomplishments of not only our MFA students, but those in our greater MFA Community, such as faculty members and [...]

Written by Amanda Rose ’23 | Images provided by Bill Jeter MFA ’98 I am very excited to share this fascinating interview with the MCAD MFA community. I had the opportunity to have an interesting conversation with an alumnus of the MCAD MFA program, Bill Jeter MFA ’98. Bill has a BA in Art from [...]

Twin Cities Art Week is a celebration of the vibrant local contemporary art scene in 24 venues across Minneapolis and St. Paul. From October 12-16, the Twin Cities Art Week will offer a full calendar of events including a gallery crawl, live performances, exhibition walkthroughs, film screenings, artist talks, parties and more. Spearheaded by Dreamsong, [...]

MCAD MFA has several resources to support students and alumni interested in teaching. The recently created, Teaching Art and Design Online Certificate (3 credits) each fall through MCAD Continuing Education is very popular and counts as one of our MFA electives. Additionally, MFA alumni can take Continuing Education classes for just $25 each (call to [...]

See & Say Time: An Exhibition of Paintings is an exhibition that showcases recent work by Keith Christensen ’95. Christensen has also self-published a book showcasing this work. Further information available at Keith Christensen’s website. This exhibition will be on view June 6-24, 2022 by appointment (contact Ellen Mueller at emueller@mcad.edu). MCAD MFA Gallery & [...]