2026 Faculty Biennial Exhibition and Forum | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

2026 Faculty Biennial Exhibition and Forum

Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 9:00 a.m.—Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Main and Concourse Galleries
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Exhibition: August 22–October 31, 2026
Reception: Friday, September 11, 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Throughout the fall, the gallery will spotlight the art and research undertaken by both full- and part-time faculty in the 2026 MCAD Faculty Biennial. Some fifty faculty members in the college’s Creative Entrepreneurship, Design, Fine Arts, Media Arts, and Liberal Arts Departments will be participating in an exhibition in the Main and Concourse Galleries. Participating faculty will also be presenting papers, film screenings, performances, and readings as part of a Faculty Forum Series in Auditorium 140.

The wide variety of media and formats will showcase the breadth of the faculty’s expertise and offer audience members multiple in-person and remote engagement opportunities.

Faculty Biennial Forum Lectures

All lectures will take place from 12:10–12:50 p.m. in Auditorium 140 unless otherwise noted.

September

  • Tuesday, September 15: Lightning in the Middle: Researching Lightning Origins with First Nations in Minnesota, Turtle Island, and Australia, Dr. Bon Mott
  • Wednesday, September 16: Bizarre Solutions: Building Collective Economic Dignity for Artists, Designers and Everyday Entrepreneurs, David Ly
  • Tuesday, September 29, Room 105: Read and Snack with George, George Hogland
  • Wednesday, September 30, Outdoors (meet in the main gallery and move outside as a group): Social Sound: Group humming session, Sarah Peterson

October

  • Thursday, October 1: Carry van Biema’s Nine-Part Color Triangle and the Question of the Missing Attribution by Josef Albers, Ed Charbonneau
  • Tuesday, October 6: The Apocalypse of Prince, Gabriel Mindel
  • Tuesday, October 13: How I spent my summer vacation…, Dr. Anna Chisholm
  • Wednesday, October 14, Gray Studio: Noon Projections, Sam Hoolihan
  • Tuesday, October 20: The Columbus Monument at the Capitol: Public Interventions, Democratic Intentions, Jen Caruso
  • Tuesday, October 27: The Pleasure-Dome: Screening and Process, Marcie LaCerte
  • Wednesday, October 28: Laborers: A Docupoetic Collaboration, Leslie Grant and Kathryn Savage

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