2026/27 Merit Scholarship Recipient: Adelaide Meyer | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

2026/27 Merit Scholarship Recipient: Adelaide Meyer

June 03, 2026
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Things Stay Ancient, a series of photos by Adelaide Meyer.
Adelaide Meyer ’29

She/Her
Sophomore, Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting
Foundation Studies Merit Scholarship
Marine on Saint Croix, MN

Why did you decide to come to MCAD?

I love Minneapolis, and the size of the campus and student body seemed perfect. I had friends that were already attending MCAD before I applied, so I got a feel for the environment ahead of time and knew I'd be surrounded by an awesome community of other artists.

Why did you decide to come to MCAD?

I love Minneapolis, and the size of the campus and student body seemed perfect. I had friends that were already attending MCAD before I applied, so I got a feel for the environment ahead of time and knew I'd be surrounded by an awesome community of other artists.

Describe the work you submitted for merits.

I mostly submitted photography, as I am a spring semester student and the work I’ve done with my foundation classes has largely been digital.

Favorite thing about college life (so far)?

I love all of it, especially my lovely friends and the other artists that go to MCAD. Minneapolis is a great city, and the school is close to a whole bunch of small businesses and restaurants which has been so convenient. Also, because of the size of the school, the web of artists and friends is much tighter knit than it would be at a larger college.

Things Stay Ancient, Adelaide Meyer

Adelaide Meyer, Things Stay Ancient

Adelaide Meyer, Things That Glow

Adelaide Meyer, Things That Glow

What's next for your practice? Anything you're really excited to make?

I want to study every medium I can get my hands on, and am so excited for a ton of intro classes, but my absolute favorite is oil paint. I can't wait to be able to learn painting techniques in a studio setting!

What inspires your creative self?

Being able to show visual metaphors and symbolism straight onto a canvas is the most comfortable form of communication to me, especially because I mostly think in pictures. A big piece of advice in creative spaces is "show don't tell" when it comes to story telling, and I feel like through making paintings and photography,I'm able to "explain" feelings exactly how I mean them.

What's the best thing you've found on the Free Shelf?

So many cool, old magazines I used for making wall collages!

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