January 2022 witnessed the annual Wisher Residency in Park Rapids, Minnesota as a part of MCAD MFA Launch Programming with Kendall Dickinson ’20, Genie Tran ’22, and Alexis Schramel ’23. This residency is generously sponsored by MCAD alumnus Rob Fischer (BFA ’93) and partner Sara Woster at their summer-studio/winter-AirBnB for up to three MCAD MFA participants. Along [...]

Written by Alexis Schramel | Photos by Amanda Rose Drum roll please! Congratulations to Amanda Rose ‘23! Amanda has been selected as the new gallery assistant for Homewood Studios as part of our latest Launch Program. Homewood Studios is located in the Homewood neighborhood of North Minneapolis and run by Beverly and George Roberts. Their dedication [...]

This summer and fall, Jocelyn Suzuka Figueroa ’21 had a solo exhibition, Ghosts of the Negative: The Last Soldiers, at Rochester Art Center, a venue which offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art. The artist was selected through a jurying process by curator Alex [...]

This August we sent Heather Lamanno ’19 and Dan McAvey ’22 to our inaugural Art-in-Motion Residency, which is one of our funded Launch Programs. Art in Motion is located on the Lake Wobegon trail. It builds unity and art appreciation through incubating artists and their art, teaching creative students of all ages, hosting an open community space, and serving [...]

This July we sent Alondra Garza ’21 and Anika Schneider ’19 to our inaugural Art-in-Motion Residency, which is one of our funded Launch Programs. Art in Motion is located on the Lake Wobegon trail. It builds unity and art appreciation through incubating artists and their art, teaching creative students of all ages, hosting an open community space, [...]

This summer, Bo Young An ’22 participated in our first ever Launch Program with the Highlights Foundation by attending a two-week workshop, Deep Dive into Children’s Book Illustration. The Highlights Foundation positively impacts children by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inform, educate, and inspire children to become their best selves. Tran was one of five MCAD MFA artists who attended [...]

This summer, our recent alum Shirin Ghoraishi ’20 traveled to Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. This was a part of the MCAD/Arrowmont University Fellows Matching Scholarship, supported by the Windgate Foundation. This is a unique program in which two MFA students are awarded a free week-long summer workshop, plus room, board, and a travel stipend during [...]

This summer, our recent alum Alonzo Pantoja ’20 traveled to Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. This was a part of the MCAD/Arrowmont University Fellows Matching Scholarship, supported by the Windgate Foundation. This is a unique program in which two MFA students are awarded a free week-long summer workshop, plus room, board, and a travel stipend during [...]

This summer, our current student Shoshana Fink ’22 traveled to Mildred’s Lane, located in the Pennsylvania woods on the Upper Delaware River. During this residency experience, fellows and practitioners apply tools and concepts of contemporary art to landscape, vernacular architecture, installation art, sculpture, history, archaeology, natural sciences, utopian studies, and creative domesticity. This program is just [...]

This past spring, Genie Tran ’22 participated in our first ever Launch Program with Forecast Public Art as a funded design/illustration fellow. Forecast Public Art is a nonprofit organization that activates, inspires, and advocates for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity. Please enjoy this short interview: What were some of your goals going into this fellowship?  [...]