Exhibitions
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MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Residency XVII
Main Gallery
MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Residency XVII
Main Gallery

October 31, 2024–January 4, 2025

Main Gallery
Emmett Ramstad: Tall Paths
Outlook Gallery
Emmett Ramstad: Tall Paths
Outlook Gallery

October 12, 2024–January 25, 2025

Outlook Gallery 
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Outlook Gallery

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Upcoming Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
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The 2024 MCBA Prize
Main Gallery
The 2024 MCBA Prize
Main Gallery

August 17, 2024–October 12, 2024

Main Gallery
Yuka Petz: The Reality You Were Always a Part of Wasn’t the Reality You Knew
Outlook Gallery
Yuka Petz: The Reality You Were Always a Part of Wasn’t the Reality You Knew
Outlook Gallery

August 10, 2024–October 5, 2024

Outlook Gallery
For/Word: MCBA’s Artist Collective Exhibition
Main Gallery
For/Word: MCBA’s Artist Collective Exhibition
Main Gallery

June 13, 2024–August 3, 2024

Main Gallery
Nicole Sara Simpkins: Binding/Unbinding
Outlook Gallery
Nicole Sara Simpkins: Binding/Unbinding
Outlook Gallery

May 3, 2024–August 3, 2024

Outlook Gallery
Shift-lab: Ten Years of Collaboration
Main Gallery
Shift-lab: Ten Years of Collaboration
Main Gallery

February 17, 2024–June 1, 2024

Main Gallery
Caitlin Skaalrud: somewhere to rest
Outlook Gallery
Caitlin Skaalrud: somewhere to rest
Outlook Gallery

February 3, 2024–April 27, 2024

Outlook Gallery
Jody Williams: A Life in Art
Literary Commons
Jody Williams: A Life in Art
Literary Commons

January 26, 2024–March 23, 2024

Literary Commons
MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Mentorship Series VIII
Main Gallery
MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Mentorship Series VIII
Main Gallery

November 10, 2023–February 3, 2024

Main Gallery
Hilke Kurzke: Others
Outlook Gallery
Hilke Kurzke: Others
Outlook Gallery

October 7, 2023–January 27, 2024

Outlook Gallery
Craft & Conceptual Art: Reshaping the Legacy of Artists’ Books
Main Gallery
Craft & Conceptual Art: Reshaping the Legacy of Artists’ Books
Main Gallery

August 26, 2023–October 21, 2023

Main Gallery
Victor Sanchez: The Benevolent Tornado
Outlook Gallery
Victor Sanchez: The Benevolent Tornado
Outlook Gallery

August 8, 2023–September 30, 2023

Outlook Gallery
New Arrivals: MCBA’s Artist Collective
Offsite Exhibition
New Arrivals: MCBA’s Artist Collective
Offsite Exhibition

August 5, 2023–September 25, 2023

Offsite Exhibition
Patrick Vincent: The Clouds We Share
Outlook Gallery
Patrick Vincent: The Clouds We Share
Outlook Gallery

April 22, 2023–July 22, 2023

Outlook Gallery
Paper Is People: Decolonizing Global Paper Cultures
Main Gallery
Paper Is People: Decolonizing Global Paper Cultures
Main Gallery

April 14, 2023–August 12, 2023

Main Gallery
Sage Dawson: Pattern Storage
Outlook Gallery
Sage Dawson: Pattern Storage
Outlook Gallery

February 3, 2023–April 16, 2023

Outlook Gallery
The 2020 & 2021 McKnight Fellowship Exhibition
Main Gallery
The 2020 & 2021 McKnight Fellowship Exhibition
Main Gallery

January 21, 2023–April 1, 2023

Main Gallery
MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Residency Series XVI
Main Gallery
MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Residency Series XVI
Main Gallery

November 5, 2022–January 7, 2023

Main Gallery
Rachel Epp Buller: In/Visible Care
Outlook Gallery
Rachel Epp Buller: In/Visible Care
Outlook Gallery

October 14, 2022–January 14, 2023

Outlook Gallery
Sun Young Kang: In Between Presence and Absence: The Illusionary Reality
Outlook Gallery
Sun Young Kang: In Between Presence and Absence: The Illusionary Reality
Outlook Gallery

July 15, 2022–October 2, 2022

Outlook Gallery
Cynthia Weiss: Mismatch / Murmuration / Memory
Outlook Gallery
Cynthia Weiss: Mismatch / Murmuration / Memory
Outlook Gallery

March 26, 2022–July 9, 2022

Outlook Gallery
Poetry Is Not a Luxury
Main Gallery
Poetry Is Not a Luxury
Main Gallery

March 18, 2022–May 14, 2022

Main Gallery
Irene Chan: Chiroptera
Outlook Gallery
Irene Chan: Chiroptera
Outlook Gallery

January 20, 2022–March 20, 2022

Outlook Gallery
2022 Minnesota Book Artist Award: Works by Cathy Ryan
Main Gallery
2022 Minnesota Book Artist Award: Works by Cathy Ryan
Main Gallery

January 13, 2022–March 6, 2022

Main Gallery
Yazmín Hidalgo: El Origen
Outlook Gallery
Yazmín Hidalgo: El Origen
Outlook Gallery

November 12, 2021–January 16, 2022

Outlook Gallery
MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Fellowship Series XV
Main Gallery
MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Fellowship Series XV
Main Gallery

October 28, 2021–January 2, 2022

Main Gallery
Kay Healy: Victory
Outlook Gallery
Kay Healy: Victory
Outlook Gallery

August 27, 2021–November 7, 2021

Outlook Gallery
Sarita Zaleha: Minnesota Mines
Outlook Gallery
Sarita Zaleha: Minnesota Mines
Outlook Gallery

May 20, 2021–August 22, 2021

Outlook Gallery
Power of the Press Print Installation
Outlook Gallery
Power of the Press Print Installation
Outlook Gallery

April 2, 2021–April 18, 2021

Outlook Gallery
Ben Blount: Eyes Wide Shut
Outlook Gallery
Ben Blount: Eyes Wide Shut
Outlook Gallery

January 11, 2021–March 28, 2021

Outlook Gallery
Ruthann Godollei: The Wish Machine
Outlook Gallery
Ruthann Godollei: The Wish Machine
Outlook Gallery

September 11, 2020–January 5, 2021

Outlook Gallery