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Date Posted: 04/26/2010




The Next Now: Inauguration at MCAD

 
 

Photo by Caitlin Longley '08

On Saturday, April 17, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design celebrated the inauguration of its sixteenth president, Jay Coogan.

In his inaugural address, President Coogan said: "Although we are here today to inaugurate a new president, we are really gathered to celebrate the spirit of young artists: their endless artistic quests, their hard work in search of perfection, and their drive to pioneer and make new trails."

Today we are celebrating this moment, poised as it is, between the past and the future. We are honoring the traditions of an institution that is anything but traditional. And we are committing ourselves to what is next for our community--committing ourselves to the next now for MCAD.

Download the inaugural address, view photos, and watch video of Inauguration Day.

Whittier Storefront Project Open House

 
 

MCAD's "Art in Community" class, in conjunction with the Whittier Alliance and Whittier Business Association, will be presenting work made for vacant Nicollet Avenue storefronts. The project was recently covered in a front-page story in the Southwest Journal.

Public Unveiling
When: Saturday, April 24, 3-6 p.m.
Where: Vacant PayDay America Building, 2600 Nicollet Avenue




Emerging Talent Showcase

 
 

Next month, new MCAD graduates have the opportunity to show off their work to more than 100 prospective employers at the Emerging Talent Showcase, where graduates across various disciplines are selected to exhibit and speak about their work.

This incredible opportunity enables graduates to network with employers as a means to integrate recent alumni into the industry.

If you would like to attend, kindly RSVP by Friday, April 30 to Christine Daves, director of Career Services.

Review
When: Friday, May 7, 1 p.m.
Where: MCAD

Visualizing the Future Exhibition

 
 

Human Touch by Josh Ritenour. Photo Courtesy of Zamin Dharsi

The work of 10 MCAD students has been selected for exhibition at the Science Museum of Minnesota in an exhibit called Visualizing the Future.

Reception
When: Friday, April 30, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Where: Science Museum of Minnesota, 6th floor




Karen Wirth Named to Fellowship Programs

 
 

Karen Wirth, chair of Fine Arts, was recently named as the recipient of two prestigious fellowships: the American Council on Education's ACE Fellows Program and the Bush Foundation's Leadership Fellows Program.









Windgate Fellows

 
 

Photo Courtesy of David Skaurud

The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design recently announced that MCAD furniture design student David Skaurud is one of ten 2010 Windgate Fellows, selected from 92 applications representing 50 universities from throughout the United States.

In the three years that MCAD has been eligible to submit nominees, the College has had two fellowship winners and one alternate runner up.









Seeworthy and Noteworthy

  • Celebrate the grand opening of Blacklist Vintage where MCAD students receive 10% off their purchase. The new store is open at 25 E 26th Street, one block off of Nicollet Avenue.
  • The Hewitt Gallery of Art presents Telling Tales, paintings by Ed Rath '74 and Robin Ross. Rath examines the phenomenon of how history gets reorganized through the replacement of one set of symbols with another.
  • An exhibit of hand-painted skate decks will be opening at Cal Surf this weekend. The show is a collaboration between MCAD Illustration & Products students and Cal Surf's local artist, Garrett Perry. The opening is Saturday, April 24, 6-11 p.m. The exhibition runs through May 7.
  • MCAD alum Adam Michaels' firm, Project Projects, is opening the exhibition Fast Trash: Roosevelt Island's Pneumatic Tubes and the Future of Cities on Roosevelt Island in New York. The firm also recently launched the graphic identity and journal for the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City.
  • The Whittier Studios has an open house featuring work from the May 2011 degree candidates. Opening Reception: Friday, April 23, 8 p.m.
  • The MCAD Art Cellar recently won Best Art Supplies in City Pages' Best of the Twin Cities. Some of the lowest prices and the fact the proceeds go towards a scholarship within MCAD helped contribute to this win.
  • Mark Mallman '95 also received an award in *City Pages*' Best of the Twin Cities. He won Best Live Performance * for his local concerts that change continuously.
  • Finding the Surface Painted and Carved Wood, a solo exhibition featuring work by Stephen Klassen, MFA '09, will be hosted at Gallery at Ditch Edit. Opening Reception: Thursday, May 6.
  • Jodi Reeb-Myers '95 will be featured at the 15th Annual Open Studio at Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art #220 on May 1, 5-9 p.m.
  • Gregory Euclide MFA '08 has a solo exhibition at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in L.A. The show will run through May 8.

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