Made at MCAD 2026: All-Student Juried Exhibition | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Made at MCAD 2026: All-Student Juried Exhibition

Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m. —Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Main Gallery
Gallery Exhibition
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Opening Reception and Award Ceremony: Friday, March 27, 6:00–8:00 p.m.

This annual juried exhibition features the best work submitted by current MCAD students pursuing all degrees in design, fine arts, media arts, and entrepreneurial studies. Participants have a chance to win five $250 cash prizes.

Juror: Francesca Bernardi
Francesca Bernardi is a Minneapolis-based curator, gallery director, visual and performance artist, and licensed mental health therapist whose work centers community engagement and contemporary visual culture. They served as Gallery Director and co-owner at Gamut Gallery for two years, acting as lead curator for eight exhibitions and supporting five additional shows. Across their curatorial practice, Bernardi has worked with nearly 300 artists across solo and group exhibitions, as well as with performers and event-based creatives. Their curatorial approach is guided by strong visual intuition and an interest in work that feels timely, emotionally compelling, and thoughtfully executed.

Gallery Visitor Policy

The 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 buzz in and enter through the north (main) entrance, sign in at the welcome desk in the main lobby, and stay in designated gallery areas.

Accessibility Information

The 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 Parking

There 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.

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The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) acknowledges it is located on traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of Indigenous people. This is the ancestral homeland of the Dakota and Ojibwe people, who were forcibly exiled from the land because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. We recognize that this place has a complex and layered history. As a community dedicated to creativity, MCAD is committed to ongoing efforts to support and advocate for American Indian Nations and peoples.


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