Soo Visual Arts Center is now reopen to in person visits. However our online programming will continue...stay tune for dates and times in November, we are just getting started. For now visit the archives of all the previous Virtual Connections programming.
Starting again on November 14th, Saturday - Sunday 11am - 4pm, you can come into the gallery and see the work in person - a limit of 10 guests at a time and masks are required. For alternate days please contact Carolyn at to make an appointment.
Read MoreHeld every year the weekend before Thanksgiving, the MCAD Art Sale is your chance to buy one-of-a-kind art created by students and recent graduates at unbeatable prices.
The MCAD Art Sale has gained a tremendous reputation as the metro’s top destination for affordable, appreciable artwork by leading-edge artists who are creating not only what’s new, but what’s next.
Read MoreThe Auction at MCAD is a unique art party for the creative community featuring exceptional quality artworks created by MCAD alumni, faculty, and staff sold via silent and live auction.
Learn more about the event and how to buy tickets.
Read MoreLots of exciting new art and artists will be on display in March including one piece you'll be sure to notice.
In addition to the new art, we are planning a smaller scale Art Crawl to coincide with our Third Friday gatherings. Join us in the River Room on March 16 at 6pm and meet MCAD artists and representatives to learn more about the Spring 2018 exhibit.
Read MoreOur first ever Art Crawl was wonderful on all counts - great turnout and an incredible team representing MCAD with presentations from MCAD Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement Cindy Theis, MCAD President Jay Coogan and artists Ed Charbonneau, Toni Dachis and Joel Terry.
Read MoreWINE, HORS D’OEUVRES, CONVERSATION AND INSIGHTS FROM THE CURATORS AND ARTISTS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (MCAD) WHO PARTNER WITH PHOENIX ON THE RIVER TO PROVIDE A ROTATING COLLECTION OF ART TO GRACE OUR WALLS.
Read MoreThank you to all that generously pledged to grow the Permanent Collection by purchasing 4 pieces from the Fall 2016 MCAD Exhibition. We were able to successfully fund the campaign in only 4 days!
Read MoreThe Phoenix Permanent Collection is expanded through artwork donations and collective purchases made by residents. Please help us continue our mission to expand the Collection allowing us to exhibit art throughout the shared spaces which reflect the vibrancy of the global community we live in by participating in this amazing opportunity and further increase our participation in supporting MCAD artists.
Read MoreThe nineteenth annual MCAD Art Sale is your chance to buy one-of-a-kind art created by students and recent graduates at unbeatable prices. This Minnesota tradition—featuring more than 7,000 pieces of art by nearly 400 emerging artists and designers, during three thrilling days of art sales—supports MCAD students and alumni directly. We're proud to report that 100% of the proceeds go directly to the artists, designers, and the MCAD Art Sale Scholarship Fund.
Read MoreOn the stadium concourse's north side, the 17-by-127-foot mural The Golden Pass depicts a series of spiraling football forms with large shards within the composition that reference the architecture of the building. The dominant color? Vikings purple, of course.
Read MoreThe Phoenix has acquired a new pastel, “Red Flyer” by Stephanie Molstre-Kotz as part of our permanent collection. Stephanie is a graduate of MCAD and some her works are displayed at Minneapolis Children’s Hospital, IDS financial Services, and the University of Wisconsin. “Red Flyer” is currently hanging in the Main street elevator lobby and had been included in a previous MCAD rotation.
Read MoreThe nineteenth annual MCAD Art Sale is your chance to buy one-of-a-kind art created by students and recent graduates at unbeatable prices. This Minnesota tradition—featuring more than 7,000 pieces of art by nearly 400 emerging artists and designers, during three thrilling days of art sales—supports MCAD students and alumni directly. We're proud to report that 100% of the proceeds go directly to the artists, designers, and the MCAD Art Sale Scholarship Fund.
Read MoreIn just a few days, 200 new MCAD students will be arriving on campus. Help us guarantee that each one of those students is welcomed with a kit of introductory art supplies.
We still need your help. Please consider being a part of this MCAD tradition by providing one, two, or three Welcome Kits with a gift of $25, $50 or even $75.
Your support is sincerely appreciated.
Read MoreThe Minneapolis College of Art and Design MFA program is pleased to presentAPOPTOSIS, our fall exhibition showcasing the work of first- and second-year MCAD MFA students. Presenting a variety of disciplines including photography, painting, animation, printmaking, illustration, sculpture, and graphic design, the exhibition will feature work by 32 artists and designers. It will take place at the program's spacious new studio and gallery space, right up the street from MCAD’s main campus, and just one block from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Read MoreThe Ranks recently purchased Nate Flink's Lake through the MCAD and Phoenix on the River partnership.
Read MoreNate Flink's Lake was purchased by a private collector and is no longer on display on the 3rd floor of the Tower. In its place, Nate Flink has installed another untitled piece for the duration of the Spring 2016 exhibit.
Read MorePieces United features drawing and paper collages showcasing Toni Dachis's unique techniques that make ordinary items extraordinary.
Read MoreThe Auction at MCAD, an exclusive art party, is attended by a group of roughly 400 members of the creative community. The event features exceptional quality artworks created by MCAD alumni, faculty, and staff sold via silent and live auction.
Act now, space is limited!
Read MoreThis annual juried exhibition features the best work submitted by current MCAD students pursuing degrees in design, fine arts, media arts, and entrepreneurial studies.
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