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Fragments Reimagined: A Call to Action to End Gun Violence NowMay 30–August 8, 2026MCAD Main Gallery Opening reception: ...
05/28/2026

Fragments Reimagined: A Call to Action to End Gun Violence Now
May 30–August 8, 2026
MCAD Main Gallery
Opening reception: Saturday, May 30, 3:00–6:00 p.m.

"Fragments Reimagined" aims to end gun violence through art that sparks dialogue and inspires change.

Inspired by New Orleans' "Guns in the Hands of Artists," Art Is My Weapon empowers artists to transform weapons into art, addressing gun violence while fostering hope for a safer future.

With over 35 participating artists, this exhibition seeks to ignite change and build a community committed to combating gun violence.

Art is My Weapon MN is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to using creativity for social change.

Martino Nguyen ’07 is one of six co-founders of the new nonprofit Vietnamese Minnesotan Museum.Founded in March 2025, th...
05/27/2026

Martino Nguyen ’07 is one of six co-founders of the new nonprofit Vietnamese Minnesotan Museum.

Founded in March 2025, the museum maintains an online archive and hosts traveling exhibitions while working to secure a physical space.

The collection includes photographs, calligraphy, paintings, documentaries, contemporary art, traditional clothing, and oral history recordings.

“I have been part of the artistic community, and I felt my people’s art, culture, and history were missing from Minnesota’s multicultural scene,” Nguyen told the Sahan Journal.

Learn more: mcad.edu/news/martino-nguyen-co-founder-vietnamese-minnesotan-museum

Monica Helland ’10 is showcasing her unique printmaking style through a collaboration with the Minnesota Timberwolves. A...
05/26/2026

Monica Helland ’10 is showcasing her unique printmaking style through a collaboration with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

As part of the team's Women’s History Night, she created a limited-edition sweatshirt featuring a powerful wolf surrounded by geometric patterns inspired by playing cards.

Her design incorporates intricate illustrations of folkloric creatures, botanical elements, and symbols like moons and a third eye, reflecting her interest in the mythical and otherworldly.

Learn more: mcad.edu/news/monica-helland-featured-timberwolves-artist-series

A photograph by Pao Houa Her ’09 was featured in a New York Times Opinion piece by Thomas L. Friedman, highlighting Minn...
05/20/2026

A photograph by Pao Houa Her ’09 was featured in a New York Times Opinion piece by Thomas L. Friedman, highlighting Minnesota’s ongoing resilience through the ICE Surge Operation.

As Friedman describes the resistance as “a spontaneous uprising of civic activism propelled by a single idea—I am my neighbor’s keeper, whoever he or she is and however he or she got here.”

The article reflects the sentiment captured in the photograph, which features a handwritten sign on a fence that reads: “THE RESISTANCE IS ROOTED IN LOVE. ICE OUT!”

Her’s background as a Hmong woman directly informs her photography, as she chooses to uplift Hmong voices and histories often pushed to the wayside.

Learn more: mcad.edu/news/pao-houa-hers-photography-featured-new-york-times-opinion-piece

Winners of our Self Portrait Contest!Congratulations to our talented artists. Their amazing work, along with other entri...
05/19/2026

Winners of our Self Portrait Contest!

Congratulations to our talented artists. Their amazing work, along with other entries, will be featured on a poster sent to high schools across the country. Huge thanks to everyone who entered! We loved seeing so much creativity from MCAD and can’t wait to inspire students nationwide.

Give Us A Smile!
Selas-Semira Kokayi ’29

Bird Brain
Valentina Alessi ’27

Freak Daughter
Ella Ratliff ’27

Here’s to the classes who came before, the late nights that led here, and the graduates getting ready for tomorrow.Throw...
05/15/2026

Here’s to the classes who came before, the late nights that led here, and the graduates getting ready for tomorrow.

Throwback to MCAD’s MFA Class of 1995 on the eve of commencement. 🎓

Scott Werner ’17 has launched the Minnesota Music Archive, a first-of-its-kind digital platform to preserve and share of...
05/06/2026

Scott Werner ’17 has launched the Minnesota Music Archive, a first-of-its-kind digital platform to preserve and share officially released music by Minnesota artists.

Through collaboration with DEMO (Diverse Emerging Music Organization), the archive creates a centralized resource for researchers, educators, musicians, and the broader community.

Werner Elements led the user experience strategy, front-end design, creative direction, and project management for this initiative.

They believe their time in the Bachelor of Science program at MCAD helped lay the groundwork for their contribution to the project.

Congratulations to Scott on this significant achievement.

Learn more: mcad.edu/news/minnesota-music-archive-project-launches

Celebrating the achievements of our MCAD community!May Ling Kopecky ’22, MFA, Learning Center Coordinator, is featured i...
05/05/2026

Celebrating the achievements of our MCAD community!

May Ling Kopecky ’22, MFA, Learning Center Coordinator, is featured in the January–February 2026 issue of Practical Neurology.

Their painting graces the cover, and their biography is included on the magazine’s About the Cover Artist page. Kopecky creates paintings and drawings that visualize her experience living with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis.

Their work responds to the skepticism often surrounding chronic illness and invisible disabilities, translating personal medical experience into vivid visual form.

The feature highlights how their artistic practice brings visibility to the lived realities of chronic illness and challenges misconceptions about disability.

Learn more: mcad.edu/news/may-ling-kopecky-featured-practical-neurology

Graduation is right around the corner! We're looking forward to honoring our graduates.Commencement Ceremony+ Saturday, ...
05/04/2026

Graduation is right around the corner! We're looking forward to honoring our graduates.

Commencement Ceremony
+ Saturday, May 16, 3:00 p.m.
+ Children’s Theatre Main Stage
+ Please note that due to limited seating, tickets are required for admission to the ceremony.

Undergraduate Exhibition and Reception
+ On view: May 5–16
+ Reception: Saturday, May 16, immediately following the ceremony.
+ Main Gallery and Auditorium 150

Master of Fine Arts Exhibition and Reception
+ On view: May 9, 10, 16, and 17
+ Reception: Friday, May 15, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
+ MFA Gallery

Graciela DeAnda, MFA student at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, was recently featured in Bold Journey.DeAnda’...
04/29/2026

Graciela DeAnda, MFA student at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, was recently featured in Bold Journey.

DeAnda’s creative practice blends photography and multimedia storytelling to explore themes of migration, memory, and community.

As the child of Mexican immigrants, they approach each project with care and a sense of responsibility, honoring both personal and collective narratives.

From analog photography and traditional darkroom techniques to installations incorporating textiles and sound, their work highlights the resilience and beauty of often-overlooked communities.

Their vision demonstrates the transformative power of creative storytelling.

Learn more: mcad.edu/news/graciela-deanda-featured-bold-journey

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