Fri, Jan 24, 2025, 6 –8 pm Main Gallery Gallery Exhibition Reception Image Exhibition: January 17–March 1, 2025Panel Discussion: Thursday, February 27, 6:00–7:00 p.m., Moderated by writer Juleana Enright The Reception event is in person only. Refreshments, including beverages and light bites, will be provided as supplies last. On behalf of the Jerome Foundation, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is pleased to announce the four recipients of the 2023/24 MCAD–Jerome Foundation Fellowships for Early Career Artists: Zoe Cinel, Leeya Rose Jackson, Prerna, and Ziba Rajabi. The Jerome Foundation has generously supported this fellowship program since its inception in 1981.The artists were selected from 94 Minnesota-based applicants by a panel of arts professionals that included Alex Buffalohead (Bdewakantowan Dakota), Director of Communications, Branding, and Partnerships at the Native American Community Development Institute and All My Relations Arts Gallery; Carol A. Stakenas, Director and Chief Curator of Providence College Galleries; and Jade Yumang, artist and Associate Professor in the Department of Fiber and Material Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Jade Yumang stated: “I am excited to see the rise of early-career artists coming from Minnesota, especially with the caliber of applications we saw. There is an intense dedication to research and craft. They are pushing their work with such inventiveness and thought-provoking questions. I can't wait to experience the diverse worlds that they open up.” This competitive fellowship provides a $12,000 award to each recipient for the production of new work. In addition to being featured in a group exhibition at the MCAD Gallery, fellows will have an opportunity to meet with visiting critics over the course of the fellowship year, write an essay about their work for the exhibition catalog, and participate in a public panel discussion.The Jerome Foundation has generously supported this fellowship program since its inception in 1981.Learn More aboutThe Jerome FoundationPast Recipients Gallery Visitor PolicyThe MCAD Gallery is open to the public the following hours:Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m–7:00 p.m.Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.All visitors must enter through the north (main) entrance, sign in at the welcome desk in the main lobby, and stay in designated gallery areas.Accessibility InformationThe gallery has limited padded and non-padded seating. Some artworks contain light, projections, sound, screens, and scent. The Main Gallery is on the first floor of the building, at the main entrance off Stevens Avenue and 25th Street. The Concourse Gallery is on the second floor and can be accessed via elevator or stairs. The building is equipped with wheelchair-accessible and gender-neutral bathrooms and accessible entrances from the main and parking lot entrances. MCAD is committed to providing students, faculty, staff, and visitors with disabilities equitable access to MCAD-sponsored programs and events. For more information or any disability accommodations, please contact MCAD Gallery staff at 612.874.3667 or gallery@mcad.edu.Transportation and ParkingThere is disability-accessible parking at two locations: the main entrance off Stevens Avenue and 25th Street and the MCAD parking lot off 26th Street and Second Avenue South. General event parking can be found in the MCAD parking lot off 26th Street and Second Avenue South, street parking along Stevens Avenue, or the Mia parking ramp.For more information on how to find us and where to park. Event parking is free in the MCAD lot for the opening reception.