[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 [...]

The Master of Fine Arts 2023 graduates at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design invite you to our Thesis Exhibition. This is the culminating exhibition by our 2023 MFA candidates who have spent the past year on their research. MFA Candidates include: Lauren Nicole Alfaro Núñez Eric Butler Nick Chatfield-Taylor Shilun Chen Rosario Parker [...]

The MFA class of 2024 finished Mid-Program Reviews last week, with a final reception the evening of Friday, March 31. We were joined by students from the University of Minnesota’s MFA program, who were able to connect with MCAD MFA students and see a few of our studios. Here’s a look at the MPR installations [...]

Second year MFA student Nick Chatfield-Taylor works with spaces and supporting-act objects—disposable party decorations, plastic packaging, air, fog—to elevate these forgotten materials and separate them from their former lives, while making a minimal impact on the surrounding environment. Nick’s work was recently on exhibit at the Soo Visual Arts Center (SooVAC) for their juried group [...]

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, [...]

Written by Alexis Schramel | Pictures by Eric Butler Congratulations to current MFA students May Ling Kopecky ’22, Anna Lyle ’23, Jordyn Brennan ’22, and Lukas Carlson ’22 who recently showcased their work at MCAD’s student-run Gallery 148! May Ling curated the group exhibition, Human, which represents the relationship between painting/drawing and meaning using the [...]

Pictures provided by Alexis Schramel This past February, MCAD MFA candidates (Shoshana Fink ’22, Ali Yager ’23, and Alexis Schramel ’23) and friends visited Franconia Sculpture Park for a free snowshoe tour guided by Franconia’s Executive Director & Chief Curator Ginger Shulick Porcella. Participants traversed the snow-covered prairie and viewed contemporary sculptures, afterwards they were [...]

Written by Alexis Schramel | Pictures by Eric Butler A BIG congratulations to Joy Li! This past semester Joy Li ’23 curated Soft Power highlighting the relationship between experimentation in textiles and concepts surrounding strength. Fifteen university faculty members were chosen across Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Recently I was lucky enough to interview her regarding [...]

Photography: Kay Heino / Written by Kay Heino I had the opportunity to go see an exhibition that had many people from the MCAD community. The Land Within Us is being hosted at the Fresh Eye Gallery in Minneapolis. Curator Alondra Garza ’21 brought together a group of 31 artists from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, California, [...]

Written by Kay Heino In the MCAD Library we have an interactive installation art work created by Anda Tanaka ’22 and Genie Hien Tran ’22. The name of this exhibition is called I’ll Meet U There. It’s filled with many different mediums ranging from fibers, ceramics, drawings, paintings, installations and even a Dinosaur! This installation [...]