MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE of ART and DESIGN A Continual Process of Forming and TransformingMCAD invites exploration and experimentation in your creative practice. Choose from courses ranging from fine arts and design to entrepreneurship and sustainability. With so many choices, where do you see yourself on this journey? Explore Our Programs Gaby Beilke Why MCAD? Offering a transformative education open to all backgrounds, MCAD gets you ready to confidently lead and practice in an ever-evolving world. It’s where students find their personal and professional purpose as creative leaders. Learn About Us Amara Agba Claire McKevitt MCAD's student body includes more than 800 students from 45 states and 15 countries. Explore Endless Creativity Previous Slide Image Reghan Sage Image Jamie Kubat Image Hannah Butala Image Lane Lincecum Image Molly Sullivan Image Sophia Groves Image Nicholas C. Lents Image Hollie Leggett Image Daniel Acevedo Image Jacob Pearson Next Slide Get Involved MCAD welcomes you. Through unique events, lectures, alumni programs, and more, there are endless opportunities for everyone to join in. Events 15 October 2024Faculty Forum: When Feeling Becomes Knowledge: Fred Wilson’s ‘Un-Natural’ Histories (Dr. Anna Chisholm)12:15 PM Auditorium 140 18 October 2024Visualizing Sustainable Futures7:00 PM Auditorium 150 22 October 2024Faculty Forum: Jessica Dandona12:15 PM Auditorium 140 View all events Image Deadly Sins animation still by Steven Vander Meer Alumni Profile Steven Vander Meer BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design MCAD alumni are accomplished makers, culture shapers, and problem solvers. Yinfan Huang BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Jin Meyerson BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design MFA, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art Bri Heu BS in Entrepreneurial Studies Mallory Heyer BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Amanda Donahue BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Kehayr Brown-Ransaw BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design More than 97% of MCAD students receive some kind of financial aid. Support MCAD’s mission to offer a world-class education to all. Ways to Give News 11 October 2024MCAD Considered in Top U.S. Art Schools Image The Minneapolis College of Art and Design has been ranked as one of the top fifteen art schools in the United States (as of 2025) by the website Art & Object. News 10 October 2024Busko to Publish Watercoloring Tutorial Book for Beginners 09 October 2024Szyhalski's Labor Camp War Reports on Display in Minneapolis 08 October 2024Labovitz Unveils Monumental Love Letter to Lake Superior 06 October 2024“Flights of Fantasy,” Nygren's 11th Solo Show at Douglas Flanders & Associates View all news
Image Deadly Sins animation still by Steven Vander Meer Alumni Profile Steven Vander Meer BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design